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	Analisi dei Flussi di Materiali (MFA)	Valutazione del Ciclo di Vita (LCA)
Campo	Sostenibilità	Sostenibilità
Famiglia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anno di origine	2004	2009
Ideatore	Brunner & Rechberger	ISO 14040 framework; Finnveden et al.
Tipo	Quantitative systems accounting method	Environmental impact accounting pipeline
Fonte seminale	Brunner, P. H., & Rechberger, H. (2004). Practical Handbook of Material Flow Analysis. Lewis Publishers. ISBN: 978-1-56670-604-9	Finnveden, G., et al. (2009). Recent developments in life cycle assessment. Journal of Environmental Management, 91(1), 1–21.
Alias	Substance Flow Analysis, Bulk-MFA, Material Flux Analysis, Malzeme Akış Analizi	Life Cycle Analysis, Cradle-to-Grave Analysis, Ecobalance, Yaşam Döngüsü Değerlendirmesi
Correlati	3	3
Sintesi	Material Flow Analysis (MFA) is a systematic method for quantifying the flows and stocks of materials within a defined system boundary over a specified time period. Introduced comprehensively by Paul H. Brunner and Helmut Rechberger in their 2004 handbook, MFA applies mass-balance principles to track how raw materials, products, wastes, and emissions move through industrial, urban, or national metabolisms, enabling evidence-based resource management and waste policy.	Life Cycle Assessment is a systematic, ISO-standardized methodology for quantifying the environmental impacts of a product, process, or service across its entire life span — from raw material extraction through production, use, and end-of-life disposal. Codified in ISO 14040 and ISO 14044, and comprehensively reviewed by Finnveden et al. (2009), LCA enables decision-makers to compare alternatives, identify environmental hotspots, and support eco-design, with applications spanning products, buildings, energy systems, and public policy.