A suggested three-tiered approach to assessing the implications of nanotechnology and influencing its development

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 899-909

  von Gleich, Arnim ^a   Steinfeldt, Michael ^a   Petschow, Ulrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b Institute for Ecological Economy Research (I W)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eco profiles; Hazard; Leitbild; Nanotechnology; Prospective technology assessment; Resource efficiency

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HAZARDS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ANALYSIS;

ECOPROFILES; LEITBILD; PROSPECTIVE TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; RESOURCE EFFICIENCY;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 38949101440     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.04.017     Document Type: Article

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