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It would be comforting to claim that an approach to product Life Cycle Design (that is, reducing both consumption and emissions/waste) can also have economically sound results. Here, in fact, we would not have to worry, but unfortunately the degradation and increasing risks to our ecosystems prove otherwise.
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That is, without legislative interventions that would favour some processes and hinder others, as in the case of eco-taxes and different eco-incentives.
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Vezzoli et al. (2014).
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Vezzoli, Kohtala, Srinivasa, above-mentioned book.
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For further details, cf. Chap. 6 of this part.
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For further details cf. Vezzoli et al. (2014).
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Vezzoli, C. (2018). Constraints and Opportunities for a Product LCD Approach. In: Design for Environmental Sustainability. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-7364-9_11
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