An approach to scenario analysis of the sustainability of an industrial sector applied to clothing and textiles in the UK

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1234-1246

  Allwood, J M ^a   Laursen, S E ^a   Russell, S N ^a   de Rodríguez, C Malvido ^a   Bocken, N M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clothing and textiles; Industrial sector; Scenario analysis; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; GARMENT MANUFACTURE; GRAPHIC METHODS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GRAPHIC EQUALIZERS; SOCIAL IMPACTS;

TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 44149097144     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.06.014     Document Type: Article

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