Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Secondary Extraction

This lab focuses on: LCA principles and their application in sustainable resource management.
Case studies on secondary resource extraction, urban mining and waste-to-energy solutions.

Practical training in the use of LCA tools such as OpenLCA and Brightway2.

This workshop is organised in collaboration with Build Neutral Inc.
Contact: Shiva Zargar, Founder & Director of Science and LCA, Build Neutral Inc.

Activities of the lab

THE IMAGINARY OF SECONDARY EXTRACTIVISM IN URBAN AND RURAL CONTEXTS

The extraction of natural resources has characterised economies, societies and landscapes for centuries, and has given rise to complex and multi-layered social imaginaries, practises of domination and exploitation, and ambivalent relationships with the natural and urban environment. In an era characterised by environmental crises, climate change, energy transition and the need for sustainable models, in this lab we want to explore the social imaginaries that are formed in relation to the new possibilities of extracting raw materials in both urban and more rural contexts. The aim is therefore to understand how such practises can generate new ecological imaginaries. Reflections may include theoretical contributions, case studies, historical analyses, ethnographic research and interdisciplinary considerations.
Contact: Francesco Barbalace, Coordinator of Research on the Social Imaginary