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ILCD Handbook: Framework and requirements for LCIA models and indicators First edition
3 Requirements for Areas of Protection
Table 3-1 summarizes the Areas of Protection (AoPs) and associated damages, as well
as example indicators for Human Health, Natural Environment and Natural Resources. The
following sub-sections present the general description and recommendations for each AoP in
the LCIA framework.
Table 3-1 Damage categories and possible damage indicators (modified from Margni et al.,
2008)
Subject
considered
Damages
related to
intrinsic values
Human life Human health
(intrinsic)
Biotic
environment
Abiotic
environment
Biotic natural
environment
and ecosystem
stability
(biodiversity)
Abiotic natural
environment
(e.g. rapids)
Man-made
abiotic
environment,
cultural objects
Damages related
to functional
values
Human health
(labour and
productivity)
Biotic productivity:
biotic natural
resources (e.g.
tuna) and manmade
biotic
environment
Abiotic natural
resources (e.g.
water, minerals)
Man-made abiotic
environment (e.g.
houses)
Damage
measured
Both mortality
and morbidity
over time and
space
Loss in
productivity
Loss or
disappearance
of species over
time and space
Biotic
productivity loss
Intermediary
towards
damages on
biodiversity and
human welfare
Physical
destruction or
impairment of
objects
Damage
indicators
Number and age
of death; number,
type and duration
of diseases, YLL,
YLD, DALY
Usually not
considered,
related to
indicators for
intrinsic damages
on Human Health
PDF∙m 2 ∙yr
Net Primary
Production
expressed in
monetary units of
productivity losses
MJ surplus energy
Cost for repair or
loss in monetary
units
Abbrevations: YLL: Years of Life Lost; YLD: Years of Life Disabled; DALY: Disability-
Adjusted Life Years; PDF: Potentially Disappeared Fraction; MJ: megajoule
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