Life Cycle Assessment of waste management systems in Italian industrial areas: Case study of 1st Macrolotto of Prato

Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 613-622

  Tarantini, Mario ^a   Loprieno, Arianna Dominici ^a   Cucchi, Eleonora ^b   Frenquellucci, Ferdinando ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Industrial areas; Italy; Life Cycle Assessment; Waste management

Indexed keywords

DOORS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; INDUSTRY; LIFE CYCLE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

AREA MANAGEMENTS; CRITICAL POINTS; EUROPEAN COMMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL AREAS; ITALY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; SUPPORTING TOOLS; SYSTEM MODELLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TRANSPORT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PRATO [TUSCANY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY;

EID: 67349247502     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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