Sustainability indicators for environmental performance and sustainability assessment of the productions of four fine Italian wines

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 275-282

  Marchettini, Nadia ^a,b   Niccolucci, Valentina ^a,b   Bastianoni, Simone ^a,b   Borsa, Stefano ^b   Panzieri, Margherita ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b ARCA (Associazione Ricerca e Consulenza Ambientale)   (Italy)

^c RINA SPA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emergy analysis; Environmental certification; Long term sustainability; Sustainability indicators; Thermodynamic analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; EMERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; STANDARD (REGULATION); SUSTAINABILITY; VINEYARD;

ITALY;

VITIS SP.;

EID: 0141976669     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500309469805     Document Type: Article

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