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Dr L. Milà i Canals, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD

Visiting Fellow

Short Biography:

Llorenç Milà i Canals worked in CES from November 2004 to December 2007 as a Research Fellow on a RELU funded project aiming to draw up an inventory of the gains and losses associated with expanded domestic fruit and vegetables production. Llorenç has academic qualifications in Environmental Sciences, and had previously worked teaching and researching on LCA and eco-design related issues in three different university schools in Barcelona (Spain). His research interests focus on the sustainability of agricultural systems in general, and more specifically on the assessment of land use impacts and freshwater within LCA. From October 2006 he is the subject editor for ‘Land use in LCA’ in The International Journal of LCA. After a brief period in a Spanish research centre on organic waste management, Llorenç moved on to a new job in Unilever’s SEAC (Safety & Environmental Assurance Centre) in March 2008, where he now works as a Life Cycle Assessment Manager.

Publications include:

• Milà i Canals L, Chenoweth J, Chapagain AK, Orr S, Antón A, Clift R (2009): Assessing Freshwater Use Impacts in LCA Part I: Inventory Modelling and Characterisation Factors for the Main Impact Pathways. Int J Life Cycle Ass 14(1) 28-42 DOI:10.1007/s11367-008-0030-z
• Muñoz I, Milà i Canals L, Clift R (2008): Consider a spherical man – A simple model to include human excretion in Life Cycle Assessment of Food products. J Ind Ecol 12(4) 521-538 DOI:10.1111/j.1530-9290.2008.00060.x
• Edwards-Jones G, Milà i Canals L, Hounsome N, Truninger M, Koerber G, Hounsome B, Cross P, York EH, Hospido A, Plassmann K, Harris IM, Edwards RT, Day GAS, Tomos AD, Cowell SJ, Jones DL (2008): Testing the assertion that ‘local food is best’: the challenges of an evidence based approach. Trends Food Sci Tech 19 (2008) 265-274. DOI:10.1016/j.tifs.2008.01.008
• Milà i Canals L, Muñoz I, Hospido A, Plassmann K, McLaren SJ, Edwards-Jones G, Hounsome B (2008): Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Domestic vs. Imported Vegetables. Case studies on broccoli, salad crops and green beans. CES Working Papers 01/08
• Milà i Canals L, Muñoz I, McLaren SJ (2007): LCA Methodology and Modelling Considerations for Vegetable Production and Consumption. CES Working Papers 02/07
• Muñoz I, Milà i Canals L, Clift R, Doka G (2007): A Simple Model to Include Human Excretion and Wastewater Treatment in Life Cycle Assessment of Food Products. CES Working Papers 01/07
• Milà i Canals L, Sim S (2007): How much carbon for an apple? The carbon footprint of fruit production. The 64th National Fruit Show 2007. Handbook, pp. 24-27
• Milà i Canals L, Cowell SJ, Sim S, Basson L (2007): Comparing Local versus Imported Apples: A Focus on Energy Use. Env Sci Pollut Res 14(5) 338-344 DOI:10.1065/espr2007.04.412
• Milà i Canals L, Romanyà, J Cowell SJ (2007): Method for assessing impacts on life support functions (LSF) related to the use of ‘fertile land’ in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). J Cleaner Production 15 1426-1440 DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.05.005
• Milà i Canals L, Bauer C, Depestele J, Dubreuil A, Freiermuth Knuchel R, Gaillard G, Michelsen O, Müller-Wenk R, Rydgren B (2007): Key elements in a framework for land use impact assessment in LCA. Int J Life Cycle Ass 12(1)5-15 DOI:10.1065/lca2006.05.250
• Milà i Canals L, Müller-Wenk R, Bauer C, Depestele J, Dubreuil A, Freiermuth Knuchel R, Gaillard G, Michelsen O, Rydgren B (2007): Letters to the Editor: Response to Helias Udo de Haes. Int J Life Cycle Ass 12(1) 2-4 Available on-line
• Milà i Canals L (2007): Editorial: Land Use in LCA: A new Subject Area and Call for Papers. Int J Life Cycle Ass 12(1) 1 Available on-line
• Milà i Canals L, Basson L, Clift R, Müller-Wenk R, Bauer C, Hansen Y, Brandão M (2006): Expert Workshop on Definition of Best Indicators for Biodiversity and Soil Quality for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Proceedings and Conclusions. Guildford, 12-13 June 2006. CES Working Paper 02/06
• Milà i Canals L, Clift R, Basson L, Hansen Y, Brandão M (2006): Expert Workshop on Land Use Impacts in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). 12-13 June 2006 Guildford, Surrey (UK). Int J Life Cycle Ass 11(5) 363-368 Available on-line
• Milà i Canals L, Burnip GM, Cowell SJ (2006): Evaluation of the environmental impacts of apple production using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): case study in New Zealand. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 114 226-238. DOI:10.1016/j.agee.2005.10.023
• Muñoz I, Rieradevall J, Doménech X, Milà i Canals L (2004): LCA Application to Integrated Waste Management Planning in Gipuzkoa (Spain). Int J Life Cycle Ass 9 (4) 272 – 280. DOI:10.1065/lca2004.04.156
• Milà i Canals L (2003): Contributions to LCA Methodology for Agricultural Systems. Site-dependency and soil degradation impact assessment. PhD thesis. Available on-line. (ISBN: 84-688-3285-5)
• Milà i Canals L, Clemente Polo G (2003): LCA of fruit production. In: Mattsson B. & Sonesson U. (eds.) ‘Environmentally-friendly food processing’. Woodhead Publishing Ltd. Cambridge (UK), pp. 29-53. (ISBN 1-85573-677-2)
• Milà i Canals L, Domènech X, Rieradevall J, Fullana P, Puig R (2002): Use of Life Cycle Assessment for the Establishment of the Ecological Criteria for the Catalan Eco-label of Leather, Int J Life Cycle Ass 7(1) 39-46. DOI:10.1065/lca2001.07.059

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