Drs. ing. R. (René) Kleijn - Staff - CML

Drs. ing. R. (René) Kleijn

Position:

Assistant professor

Telephone number:	+31 (0)71 527 1498
E-Mail:	kleijn@cml.leidenuniv.nl
Faculty / Department:	Centrum voor Milieuwetenschappen Leiden, CML/Industriele Ecologie
Office Address:	Van Steenis gebouw Einsteinweg 2 2333 CC Leiden Room number A322

Professional experience

René Kleijn graduated in 1990 in chemistry from Leiden University. He then started his work at the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) at Leiden University. Methodological research focused on industrial ecology tools like Substance Flow Analysis (SFA) including Dynamic SFA, Material Flow Accounting (MFA) Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Sustainability Indicators. With regard to case studies research focused on chlorine and chlorinated compounds, agriculture and watermanagement. Currently his main topics of research are the material constraints of (energy) technologies and eco-innovation.

He is employed at CML as an assistent professor, senior researcher and project leader. Together with collegues from Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam he initiatiated the Interuniversity MSc Programme on Industrial Ecology. He is a member of the Steering Committee of ConAccount. Since the founding meeting in January 2000, he has played an active role in the International Society for Industrial Ecology ISIE and has served on the Council of the ISIE from (2003-2006). Furthermore, he has been the MFA/SFA subject editor of the Journal of Industrial Ecology (2001-2007).

Research topics

Industrial Ecology
Substance Flow Analysis (SFA)
Material Flow Accounting
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Chlorine and chlorinated compounds
Material Flow Accounting (MFA)
Sustainability Indicators

2012

Henriksson, P.J.G. & Guinée, J.B. & Kleijn, R. & Snoo, G.R., de (2012)
Life cycle assessment of aquaculture systems - a review. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 17 (3), pp. 304-313.
(Article)

2011

Wolf, O. & Pérez-Domínguez, I. & Rueda-Cantuche, J.M. & Tukker, A. & Kleijn, R. & Koning, A., de & Bausch-Goldbohm, S. & Verheijden, M. (2011)
Do healthy diets in Europe matter to the environment? A quantitative analysis. Journal of Policy Modeling, 33, pp. 8-28.
(Article)
Tukker, A. & Goldbohm, R.A. & Koning, A., de & Verheijden, M. & Kleijn, R. & Wolf, O. & Pérez-Domínguez, I. & Rueda-Cantuche, J.M. (2011)
Environmental impacts of changes to healthier diets in Europe. Ecological Economics, 70 (10), pp. 1776-1788.
(Article)
Kleijn, R. & Voet, E., van der & Kramer, G.J. & Oers, L., van & Giesen, C.C., van der (2011)
Metal requirements of low-carbon power generation. Energy, 36 (9), pp. 5640-5648.
(Article)
Henriksson, P.J.G. & Guinée, J.B. & Kleijn, R. (2011)
Proposed LCA methodology revisions for aquaculture SEAT Life Cycle Assessment studies: Focusing on South-East Asian Aquaculture Systems for Tilapia, Pangasius Catfish, Peneid Shrimp and Macrobrachium Prawns. Leiden: Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) Leiden University.
(External research report)
Kleijn, R. & Guinée, J.B. (2011)
T.R. - Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
(Contribution for newspaper or weekly magazine)

2010

Guinée, J.B. & Henriksson, P.J.G. & Kleijn, R. (2010)
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of South-East Asian Aquaculture Systems for Tilapia, Pangasius Catfish, Peneid Shrimp and Macrobrachium Prawns; goal & scope definition report. Leiden: Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) Leiden University.
(External research report)
Henriksson, P.J.G. & Guinée, J.B. & Kleijn, R. (2010)
Life cycle assessment on aquaculture systems – a review article. In Notarnicola, B., Settanni, E., Tassielli, G., Giungato, P. (Eds.) LCAFood 2010 VII international conference on life cycle assessment in the agri-food sector Vol. I (pp. 287-292). Bari: Università degli studi di bari aldo moro.
(Article in monograph or in proceedings)
Kleijn, R. & Voet, E., van der (2010)
Resource constraints in a hydrogen economy based on renewable energy sources: An exploration. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 14 (9), pp. 2784-2797.
(Article)
Kleijn, R. & Guinée, J.B. (2010)
T.R. - Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
(Contribution for newspaper or weekly magazine)

2009

Tukker, A. & Bausch-Goldbohm, S. & Verheijden, M. & Koning, A., de & Kleijn, R. & Wolf, O. & Domínguez, I.P. (2009)
Environmental impacts of diet changes in the EU. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Commission.
(External research report)
Kleijn, R. & Guinée, J.B. (2009)
T.R. - Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
(Contribution for newspaper or weekly magazine)

2008

Cantono, S. & Heijungs, R. & Kleijn, R. (2008)
Environmental accounting of eco-innovations through environmental input-output analysis: the case of hydrogen and fuel cell buses. Economic Systems Research, 20 (3), pp. 303-318.
(Article)
Kleijn, R. (2008)
T.R. - Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
(Contribution for newspaper or weekly magazine)
Kleijn, R. & Voet, E., van der & Udo de Haes, H.A. (2008)
The need for combining IEA and IE tools: The potential effects of a global ban on PVC on climate change. Ecological Economics, 65 (2), pp. 266-281.
(Article)

2007

Heijungs, R. & Guinée, J.B. & Kleijn, R. & Rover, V. (2007)
Bias in normalization: causes, consequences, detection and remedies. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 12 (4), pp. 211-216.
(Article)
Hobbes, M. & Kleijn, R. (2007)
Local material flows in social context at the forest fringe in the Sierra Madre, Philippines. Vienna: Social Ecology Vienna, IFF.
(External research report)

2006

Guinée, J.B. & Heijungs, R. & Kleijn, R. & Voet, E., van der & Koning, A., de & Oers, L.F.C.M., van & Elshkaki, A. & Huele, R. & Huppes, G. & Suh, S. & Wegener Sleeswijk, A. (2006)
Human and ecological life cycle tools for the integrated assessment of systems (HELIAS). International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 11 (Spec iss 1), pp. 19-28.
(Article)
Hobbes, M. & Kleijn, R. (2006)
Local material flow analysis in social context in Tat hamlet, Northern Mountain region Vietnam. Vienna: Social Ecology Vienna (IFF).
(External research report)

2005

Heijungs, R. & Suh, S. & Kleijn, R. (2005)
Numerical approaches to life cycle interpretation. The case of the Ecoinvent'96 database. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 10 (2), pp. 103-112.
(Article)

2004

Voet, E., van der & Nikolic, I. & Huppes, G. & Kleijn, R. (2004)
Integrated Systems Analysis of Persistent Polar Pollutants in the Water Cycle. Water Science and Technology, 50 (5), pp. 243-251.
(Article)
Voet, E., van der & Nikolic, I. & Kleijn, R. (2004)
Integrated Systems Analysis of Persistent Polar Pollutants in the Water Cycle. In Schroeder, H.F. (Ed.) Proceedings of the 4th IWA specialised conference on assessment and control of hazardous substances in water (pp. 29-1). Aachen Germany
(Article in monograph or in proceedings)
Huppes, G. & Rooijen, M., van & Kleijn, R. & Heijungs, R. & Koning, A., de & Oers, L., van (2004)
Life cycle costing and the environment. Bilthoven: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment.
(External research report)
Lifset, R. & Brattebo, H. & Ehrenfeld, J. & Gordon, E. & Myrup, C. & Brown, M. & Guide, D. & Guile, B. & Jolliet, O. & Kleijn, R. & Pennington, D.W. & Tukker, A. & Berkel, R., van (2004)
T.R. - Journal of Industrial Ecology. Journal of Industrial Ecology
(Contribution for newspaper or weekly magazine)

2003

Kleijn, R. & Voet, E., van der (2003)
De oogst van de industriële ecologie. In: Boersema, J.J., Pulles, T., Straaten, J., van der, Bertels, J. (Eds.), de oogst van milieu, pp. 134-146. Amsterdam: Boom.
(Part of book or chapter of book)
Voet, E., van der & Nikolic, I. & Huppes, G. & Kleijn, R. (2003)
Integrated Systems Analysis of Persistant Polar Pollutants in the Water Cycle. In Schroeder, H.F. (Ed.) Proceedings of the 4th IWA specialised conference on assessment and control of hazardous substances in water (pp. 29-1-29-10).
(Article in monograph or in proceedings)
Lifset, R. & Brattebo, H. & Ehrenfeld, J. & Gordon, E. & Myrup, C. & Brown, M. & Guide, D. & Guile, B. & Jolliet, O. & Kleijn, R. & Pennington, D.W. & Tukker, A. (2003)
T.R. - Journal of Industrial Ecology. Journal of Industrial Ecology
(Contribution for newspaper or weekly magazine)

2002

Kleijn, R. & Voet, E., van der (2002)
Co-benefits & co-damages of environmental policies: using the principles of industrial ecology in environmental policy making: with the case of PVC. Proceedings of the fifth international conference on ecobalance - practical tools and thoughtful principles for sustainability, 6-8 November 2002, Tsukaba, Japan (pp. 659-662). Tokyo: The society of non-traditional technology.
(Article in monograph or in proceedings)
Oers, L.F.C.M., van & Kleijn, R. & Voet, E., van der (2002)
Dematerialisation for urban waste reduction: effectiveness and side-effects. Leiden: Institute of Environmental Sciences CML.
(External research report)
Guinée, J.B. & Gorrée, M. & Heijungs, R. & Huppes, G. & Kleijn, R. & Koning, A., de & Oers, L.F.C.M., van & Wegener Sleeswijk, A. & Suh, S. & Udo de Haes, H.A. & Bruijn, H., de & Duin, R., van & Huijbregts, M.A.J. (2002)
Handbook on life cycle assessment: operational guide to the ISO standards. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
(Book (monograph))
Voet, E., van der & Baas, L. & Hendriks, Ch. & Kleijn, R. & Mulder, K. & Roome, N. & Udo de Haes, H.A. (2002)
Interuniversity masters curriculum industrial ecology. Proceedings conference engineering education in sustainable development, 24-45 october 2002, Delft University of Technology (pp. 501-509). Delft: University of Technology.
(Article in monograph or in proceedings)
Guinée, J.B. & Gorrée, M. & Heijungs, R. & Huppes, G. & Kleijn, R. & Koning, A., de & Oers, L.F.C.M., van & Wegener Sleeswijk, A. & Suh, S. & Udo de Haes, H.A. & Bruijn, H., de & Duin, R., van & Huijbregts, M.A.J. (2002)
Levenscyclusanalyse: de ISO-normen uitgewerkt in een praktijkgerichte handleiding. Den Haag: Ministerie VROM.
(Book (monograph))

2001

Heijungs, R. & Kleijn, R. (2001)
Numerical approaches to live-cycle interpretation. Five examples. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 6 (3), pp. 141-148.
(Article)

1998

Bringezu, S. & Fischer-Kowalski, M. & Kleijn, R. & Palm, V. (Eds.) (1998)
Analysis for action support for policy towards sustainability by regional and material flow accounting: proceedings of the ConAccount conference 11-12 september 1997, Wuppertal. Wuppertal: Wuppertal Institute.
(Book editorial)
Kleijn, R. & Voet, E., van der (1998)
Chlorine in Western Europe. Leiden: Centre of Environmental Science.
(External research report)
Tukker, A. & Kleijn, R. & Oers, L.F.C.M., van & Smeets, E.R.W. (1998)
Combining SFA and LCA: the Swedish pvc analysis. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 1 (4), pp. 93-116.
(Article)
Copius Peereboom, E.R. & Kleijn, R. & Lemkowitz, S. & Lundie, S. (1998)
Influence of inventory data sets on life cycle assessment results: a case study on pvc. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2 (3), pp. 109-130.
(Article)
Kleijn, R. & Bruijn, H., de & Huppes, G. (1998)
Positionering van huidig milieu-instrumentarium en doorkijk naar de toekomst. Lelystad: RIZA.
(External research report)
Bringezu, S. & Fischer-Kowalski, M. & Kleijn, R. & Palm, V. (1998)
The ConAccount agenda: the concerted action on material flow analysis and its research & development agenda. Wuppertal: Wuppertal Institute.
(External research report)
Bringezu, S. & Fischer-Kowalski, M. & Kleijn, R. & Palm, V. (1998)
The ConAccount inventory: a reference list for MFA activities and institutions. Wuppertal: Wuppertal Institute.
(External research report)

1997

Kleijn, R. & Voet, E., van der (1997)
Chlorine in Western Europe, a MacTempo case study. In: Brunner, P. (Ed.), Materials accounting as a tool for decision making in environmental policyWien: TU Wien.
(Part of book or chapter of book)
Kleijn, R. & Tukker, A. & Voet, E., van der (1997)
Chorine in the Netherlands, part I: an overview. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 1 (1), pp. 91-112.
(Article)
Tukker, A. & Kleijn, R. & Voet, E., van der & Smeets, E.R.W. (1997)
Chorine in the Netherlands, part II: Risk Management in Uncertainty for Chlorine. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 1 (2), pp. 91-110.
(Article)
Sas, H. & Voet, E., van der & Corten, F.G.P. & Huele, R. & Kleijn, R. (1997)
Extraction of biotic resources: development of a methodology for incorporation in LCAs, with case studies on timber and fish. The Hague: Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment.
(External research report)
Udo de Haes, H.A. & Voet, E., van der & Kleijn, R. (1997)
From quality to quantity: Substance Flow Analysis (SFA), an analytical tool for integrated chain management. In: Bringezu, S., Fischer-Kowalski, M., Kleijn, R., Palm, V. (Eds.), Regional and national material flow accounting: from paradigm to practice of sustainability (Wuppertal special), 4. , pp. 32-43. Wuppertal: Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy.
(Part of book or chapter of book)
Tukker, A. & Jasser, A.S. & Kleijn, R. (1997)
Material suppliers and industrial metabolism. Environmental Science and Pollution Research International, 4 (2), pp. 113-120.
(Article)
Bringezu, S. & Fischer-Kowalski, M. & Kleijn, R. & Palm, V. (Eds.) (1997)
Regional and national material flow accounting: from paradigm to practice of sustainability. Wuppertal: Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy.
(Book editorial)
Bringezu, S. & Kleijn, R. (1997)
Short review of the MFA work presented. In: Bringezu, S., Fischer-Kowalski, M., Kleijn, R, Palm, V. (Eds.), Regional and national material flow accounting : from paradigm to practice of sustainability (Wuppertal special), 4. , pp. 306-309.
(Part of book or chapter of book)
Huele, R. & Kleijn, R. (1997)
Signal processing - a useful mathematical technique in MFA. In: Bringezu, S., Fischer-Kowalski, M., Kleijn, R., Palm, V. (Eds.), Regional and national material flow accounting: from paradigm to practice of sustainability (Wuppertal special), 4. , pp. 93-96. Wuppertal: Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy.
(Part of book or chapter of book)
Tukker, A. & Kleijn, R. (1997)
Using SFA and LCA in a precautionary approach: the case of chlorine and PVC. In: Bringezu, S., Fischer-Kowalski, M., Kleijn, R., Palm, V. (Eds.), Regional and national material flow accounting: from paradigm to practice of sustainability (Wuppertal special), 4. , pp. 66-72. Wuppertal: Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy.
(Part of book or chapter of book)

1996

Tukker, A. & Kleijn, R. & Oers, L.F.C.M., van & Smeets, E.R.W. (1996)
A PVC substance flow analysis for Sweden. Part I: Main report. Apeldoorn: Netherlands organisation for applied scientific research.
(External research report)
Tukker, A. & Kleijn, R. & Oers, L.F.C.M., van & Smeets, E.R.W. (1996)
A PVC substance flow analysis for Sweden. Part II:Mass flows and emissions by PVC chain section. Apeldoorn: Netherlands organization for applied scientific research.
(External research report)
Tukker, A. & Kleijn, R. & Oers, L.F.C.M., van & Smeets, E.R.W. (1996)
A PVC substance flow analysis for Sweden. Part III: Methodological backgrounds. Apeldoorn: Netherlands organization for applied scientific research.
(External research report)
Tukker, A. & Kleijn, R. & Oers, L.F.C.M., van & Smeets, E.R.W. (1996)
A PVC substance flow analysis for Sweden. Part IV: Spreadsheets & calculations. Apeldoorn: Netherlands organisation for applied scientific research.
(External research report)
Wegener Sleeswijk, A. & Kleijn, R. & Meeusen-van Onna, M.J.G. & Leneman, H. & Sengers, H.H.W.J.M. & Zeijts, H., van & Reus, J.A.W.A. (1996)
Application of LCA to agricultural products: 1. Core methodological issues; 2. Supplement to the LCA guide; 3. Methodological background. Leiden, Utrecht, The Hague: Centre of Environmental Science, CLM, LEI-DLO.
(External research report)
Mulder, P. & Kleijn, R. (1996)
Milieuanalyse potplantentrays : technische reportage. Leiden: Institute of Environmental Sciences CML.
(External research report)
Gorree, M. & Kleijn, R. (1996)
Screening-LCA voor de verwijdering van baggerspecie. Leiden: Institute of Environmental Sciences CML.
(External research report)

1995

Tukker, A. & Kleijn, R. & Voet, E., van der (1995)
A chlorine balance for the Netherlands. Part 1: Summary and main report. Apeldoorn: Netherlands organization for applied scientific research.
(External research report)
Tukker, A. & Kleijn, R. & Voet, E., van der (1995)
A chlorine balance for the Netherlands. Part II; Substance documents. Apeldoorn: Netherlands organization for applied scientific research.
(External research report)
Tukker, A. & Kleijn, R. & Voet, E., van der (1995)
A chlorine balance for the Netherlands. Part III; Background documents, appendices and peer-review. Apeldoorn: Netherlands organization for applied scientific research.
(External research report)
Voet, E., van der & Kleijn, R. & Oers, L.F.C.M., van & Heijungs, R. & Huele, R. & Mulder, P.A.A. (1995)
Mulder. Substance flows through the economy and environment of a region. Part I: systems definition. Environmental Science and Pollution Research International, 2 (2), pp. 90-96.
(Article)
Voet, E., van der & Heijungs, R. & Mulder, P.A.A. & Huele, R. & Kleijn, R. & Oers, L.F.C.M., van (1995)
Substance flows through the economy and environment of a region. Part II: modelling. Environmental Science and Pollution Research International, 2 (3), pp. 137-144.
(Article)

1993

Huele, R. & Kleijn, R. & Voet, E., van der (1993)
Natural Resource Accounting - the search for a method. 's-Gravenhage: Ministry of Environment.
(External research report)

1992

Loo, F.A., van der & Huele, R. & Kleijn, R. (1992)
Duurzaam gebruik van milieuvoorraden: op zoek naar normstelling. 's-Gravenhage: Ministerie van VROM.
(External research report)

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