Aggregating and evaluating the results of different Environmental Impact Assessment methods

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-138

  Daniel, Stavros E ^a   Tsoulfas, Giannis T ^a   Pappis, Costas P ^a   Rachaniotis, Nikos P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Analytic Hierarchy Process; Environmental index; Impact Assessment methods; LCA polygon

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; LIFE CYCLE; PUBLIC POLICY; RAW MATERIALS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; ENVIRONMENT INDEX; IMPACT ASSESSMENT METHODS; LCA POLYGON;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 2342655835     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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