Allocation of environmental burdens in multiple-function systems

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 101-119

  Azapagic, Adisa ^a   Clift, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allocation; Life Cycle Assessment; Linear Programming; Marginal Values; System Analysis

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LIFE CYCLE; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS ALLOCATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MARGINAL VALUES; MULTIPLE FUNCTION SYSTEMS;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0032665093     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0959-6526(98)00046-8     Document Type: Article

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