life cycle thinking

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003762",
  "term": "life cycle thinking",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "LCT is a concept that integrates existing consumption and production strategies, preventing a piece-meal approach. LCT and other approaches can be used to improve the way we think about problem solving and use available information. Life cycle approaches help avoid shifting problems from one life cycle stage to another, from one geographic area to another and from one environmental medium (air, water, soil) to another.",
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "industrial ecology",
    "life cycle assessment",
    "material flow analysis",
    "problem solving",
    "life cycle design",
    "economic impact"
  ],
  "references": [
    "US Environmental Protection Agency",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "perspectiva de ciclo de vida"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/life-cycle-thinking/"
}