Describing values in relation to choices in LCA

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 277-283

  Steen, Bengt A ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Documentation format; Ethics; Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA); Theory of science; Valuation; Values; Weighting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICISM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EPISTEMOLOGY; ETHICS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION;

EID: 33746752159     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/lca2005.10.227     Document Type: Article

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