Double-counting in life cycle calculations

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 583-599

  Lenzen, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumers; Decision making; Environmental policy; Industrial ecology; Input output analysis (IOA); Producers

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CONSUMERS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; PRODUCERS;

LIFE CYCLE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

EID: 56749182274     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2008.00067.x     Document Type: Article

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