Happiness and sustainable consumption: Psychological and physical rebound effects at work in a tool for sustainable design

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 11, Issue SPEC. ISS. 1, 2006, Pages 105-115

  Hofstetter, Patrick ^a   Madjar, Michael ^b   Ozawa, Toshisuke ^c  

^a Büro für Analyse and Ökologie BAO   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS NORTHWESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Back fire effects; Induced effects; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Materialism; Needs; Quality of life; Rebound assessment; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

BASIC NEEDS; CONSUMER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EVALUATION; HAPPINESS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33646256175     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/lca2006.04.018     Document Type: Review

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