The Grand Objectives: A Framework for Prioritized Grouping of Environmental Concerns in Life-Cycle Assessment

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 51-64

  Graedel, Thomas E ^a,b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Design for the environment; Environmental objectives; LCA; Life cycle assessment; Prioritization; Streamlined life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006327179     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jiec.1997.1.2.51     Document Type: Article

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