Reducing epistemological uncertainty in life cycle inventory

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 369-388

  Von Bahr, B ^a   Steen, B ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Data accessibility; Data quality; Database; Epistemological; LCA practitioner; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Life Cycle Inventory (LCI); Relevance; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; INVENTORY CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE; PROGRAM COMPILERS;

DATA QUALITY; EPISTEMOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0344944162     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-6526(02)00197-X     Document Type: Article

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