LCC - The Economic Pillar of Sustainability: Methodology and Application to Wastewater Treatment

Environmental Progress

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 241-249

  Rebitzer, Gerald ^a   Hunkeler, David ^b   Jolliet, Olivier ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b AQUA+TECH Specialties SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LIFE CYCLE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

LIFE CYCLE COSTING ANALYSIS (LCC); TRANSACTION COSTS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 1442281029     PISSN: 02784491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.670220412     Document Type: Article

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