Food and life cycle energy inputs: Consequences of diet and ways to increase efficiency

Ecological Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 293-307

  Carlsson Kanyama, Annika ^a   Ekström, Marianne Pipping ^b   Shanahan, Helena ^b  

^a Environ Strategies Res G   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Consumption; Diet; Energy; Food; Life cycle

Indexed keywords

DIET; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

SWEDEN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037348351     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(02)00261-6     Document Type: Article

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