A theoretical foundation for life-cycle assessment: Recognizing the role of values in environmental decision making

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-28

  Hertwich, Edgar G ^a,d   Hammitt, James K ^b   Pease, William S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD CENTER FOR RISK ANALYSIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Economic damage index (EDI); Epistemology of science; Global warming potential (GWP); Impact assessment; ISO 14042; Life cycle assessment (LCA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033673101     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/108819800569267     Document Type: Review

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