Evaluating holistic environmental consequences of brownfield management options using consequential life cycle assessment for different perspectives

Environmental Management

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 323-337

  Lesage, Pascal ^a   Deschênes, Louise ^a   Samson, Réjean ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brownfield management; Brownfield rehabilitation; Consequential life cycle assessment; Contaminated site; Life cycle assessment; Site remediation

Indexed keywords

BROWNFIELD MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); STAKEHOLDERS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; OPTIMIZATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

LAND USE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BROWNFIELD SITE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAMINATED LAND; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HOLISTIC APPROACH; LAND MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34547117130     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-005-0328-6     Document Type: Review

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