On the meaning of the distance-to-target weighting method and normalisation in life cycle impact assessment

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 211-218

  Seppala J ^a   Hamalainen R P ^b  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Comparisons; Damage functions; Environmental impacts; LCA; LCIA; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA); Multiattribute value measurement; Normalisation; Theories; Tradeoffs; Weighting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034887625     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02979376     Document Type: Article

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