An integrated approach for the consideration of uncertainty in decision making supported by Life Cycle Assessment

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-176

  Basson, L ^a,b   Petrie, J G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision making; Life Cycle Assessment; Multivariate statistical analysis; Uncertainty; Valuation

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE; POWER PLANTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALUATION;

DECISION MAKING;

DECISION MAKING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 33749255758     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2005.07.026     Document Type: Article

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