A collection of databases for calculating the true costs of food using Life Cycle Assessment methodologies. The data, provided by Wageningen University & Research, can be used to assess environmental and social effects and to monetize these impacts. The paper emphasizes the necessity of collecting specific primary data depending on the assessment goal.
Use Cases
- Conducting environmental Life Cycle Assessments of food products based on the described LCA methodologies.
- Calculating the social and human costs of food production based on the described social LCA databases.
- Monetizing environmental and social impacts of food systems based on the referenced monetization databases.
- Supporting True Cost Assessments for food policy or corporate sustainability reporting based on the aggregated data sources.
Strengths
- The data is associated with a paper from a recognized research institution, Wageningen University & Research.
- The description references several established databases for environmental and social Life Cycle Assessments.
- The dataset is licensed under Open Access (gold), facilitating reuse.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count, file formats, and data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Wageningen University & Research
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from several existing databases for Life Cycle Assessment and impact monetization.