Application typologies for life cycle assessment

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 237-240

  Weidema, Bo ^a  

^a Institute for Product Development   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Application areas, LCA; Application typologies, LCA; Decision making, LCA; LCA; Life Cycle Assessment; Methodological requirements

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVENTORY CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE; MARKETING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0031783366     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02977574     Document Type: Review

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