The feasibility of including sustainability in LCA for product development

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 289-298

  Andersson, Karin ^a,b   Eide, Merete Høgaas ^a   Lundqvist, Ulrika ^c   Mattsson, Berit ^a  

^a SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b CIT Ekologik   (Sweden)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental performance; Life cycle assessment; Sustainability principles

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LIFE CYCLE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RECYCLING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA);

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0032305347     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0959-6526(98)00028-6     Document Type: Article

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