The Relative Mass-Energy-Economic (RMEE) method for system boundary selection: Part 2: Selecting the boundary cut-off parameter (Z(RMEE)) and its relationship to overall uncertainty

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 96-104

  Raynolds, Mario ^a   Fraser, Roydon ^b   Checkel, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comparative assertions; LCA; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Relative mass energy economic (RMEE); RMEE; System boundary selection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034004806     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02979731     Document Type: Article

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