Eco-sustainable energy and environmental strategies in design for recycling: The software "ENDLESS"

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 101-118

  Ardente, Fulvio ^a   Beccali, Giorgio ^a   Cellura, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Design for environment; Design for recycling; Multi Attribute Decision Making method

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DESIGN METHOD; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 0037404733     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(02)00418-0     Document Type: Article

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