Toward a sectorwide design for environment support system for the rail industry

Environmental Management

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-190

  Dewulf, Wim ^a   Duflou, Joost ^a   Ander, Asa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Design for Environment; Eco efficiency; Environmental performance indicators; Product oriented environmental management; Rail sector

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATERIALS SCIENCE; PRODUCT DESIGN; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RAILROAD CARS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; STANDARDIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL PEFORMANCE; RAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAILWAY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EUROPE; RAILROADS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 4544301872     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-2921-5     Document Type: Review

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