Essential perspectives for design for environment. Experiences from the electronics industry

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 45, Issue 18-19, 2007, Pages 4021-4039

  Boks, C ^a   Stevels, A ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Design for Environment; Ecodesign; Green engineering; Industrial application; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PRODUCT DESIGN;

DESIGN FOR ENVIRONMENT; ECODESIGN; GREEN ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT;

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY;

EID: 34548454529     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540701439909     Document Type: Article

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