In my work I have contributed to the field of life cycle assessment (LCA) and environmental impact analysis.
My work encompasses a wide range of topics, including the environmental impacts of food production, land use management practices, and the simplification of LCA. My research also extends to assessing the environmental impact of dietary choices and rethinking product functions using LCA in manufacturing. I have worked in assessing the impacts of processing techniques to extract protein from fisheries by-products. In terms of methodological development, I have been involved in the development of and applied innovative approaches to LCA, such as fuzzy thinking, to bridge the gap between land use practices and biodiversity conservation goals in LCA. I am also interested in bringing an explicit location perspective to the assessment of the impacts of products.
Publications
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Fish beyond fillets : Life cycle assessment of cross-processing herring and lingonberry co-products into a food product
Carla R.V. Coelho, Gregory Peters, Jingnan Zhang, Mehdi Abdollahi, Ingrid Undeland
(2023) Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 188
Journal articleA comparative life cycle assessment of cross-processing herring side streams with fruit pomace or seaweed into a stable food protein ingredient
Carla R.V. Coelho, Gregory Peters, Jingnan Zhang, Bovie Hong, Mehdi Abdollahi, et al.
(2022) Future Foods, 6
Journal articleMoving beyond land use intensity types : assessing biodiversity impacts using fuzzy thinking
Jan Paul Lindner, Ulrike Eberle, Eva Knuepffer, Carla R.V. Coelho
(2021) International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 26 p.1338-1356
Journal articlePerforation Potential in Life Cycle Assessment: a Method for the Identification of Land Use Activities in Remote Areas
Carla R V Coelho
(2021)
DissertationMethods to simplify diet and food life cycle inventories : Accuracy versus data-collection resources
Franck Pernollet, Carla R.V. Coelho, Hayo M.G. van der Werf
(2017) Journal of Cleaner Production, 140 p.410-420
Journal articleEnvironmental life cycle assessment of diets with improved omega-3 fatty acid profiles
Carla R.V. Coelho, Franck Pernollet, Hayo M.G. Van Der Werf
(2016) PLoS ONE, 11
Journal articleA comparison of three methods to assess land use impacts on biodiversity in a case study of forestry plantations in New Zealand
Ottar Michelsen, James E. McDevitt, Carla R.V. Coelho
(2014) International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 19 p.1214-1225
Journal articleLand use impacts on biodiversity from kiwifruit production in New Zealand assessed with global and national datasets
Carla R V Coelho, Ottar Michelsen
(2014) International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 19 p.285-296
Journal articleRethinking a product and its function using LCA - Experiences of New Zealand manufacturing companies
Carla R.V. Coelho, Sarah J. McLaren
(2013) International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 18 p.872-880
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