A systems approach to green design, with illustrations from the computer industry

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 497-510

  Hersh, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer industry; Environmental impact; Green design; Life cycle analysis; Systems approaches; Waste reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032209911     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1743(199811/12)15:6<497::AID-SRES212>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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