Tools for environmental assessment of the built environment

Building and Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 223-228

  Forsberg, Anna ^a,b   von Malmborg, Fredrik ^c  

^a Carl Bro Stockholm Konsult AB   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Built environment; City district; Environmental assessment; LCA; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METABOLISM; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

LIFE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0344944125     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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