Accounting for ecosystem sewices in life cycle assessment part I: A critical review

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2232-2242

  Zhang, Y I ^a   Singh, Shweta ^a   Bakshi, Bhavik R ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-CAPACITY; CRITICAL REVIEW; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; EMERGY ANALYSIS; EXISTING METHOD; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MONETARY VALUATIONS; MULTIPLE LEVELS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES; THERMODYNAMIC METHODS;

ECONOMICS; EXERGY; FORESTRY; RESOURCE VALUATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EMERGY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMODYNAMICS; WELLBEING; NATURAL SCIENCE;

CARBON;

CARBON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; NATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 77950447185     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9021156     Document Type: Review

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