A framework for environmental analyses of fish food production systems based on systems engineering principles

Systems Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-118

  Fet, Annik Magerholm ^a   Schau, Erwin M ^a,b   Haskins, Cecilia ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; CO2 emission; Environmental analyses; Fish; Fish food production system; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Product declarations; Systems engineering

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; CO2 EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PRODUCT DECLARATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISH; FISHERIES; FISHING VESSELS; LIFE CYCLE; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

MEATS;

EID: 77956874366     PISSN: 10981241     EISSN: 15206858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sys.20136     Document Type: Article

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