LCA of the South African sugar industry

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 793-807

  Mashoko, Livison ^a   Mbohwa, Charles ^b   Thomas, Valerie M ^c  

^a Logistics and Quantitative Methods   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Environmental; Farming; Greenhouse gas; Sugar

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SUGAR CANE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 77955406885     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.488120     Document Type: Article

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