Consumption-as-usual instead of ceteris paribus assumption for demand : Integration of potential rebound effects into LCA

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-11

  Girod, Bastien ^a   De Haan, Peter ^a   Scholz, Roland W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Feedback loops; Household consumption; ISO LCA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOUSEHOLD; INCOME; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79951622950     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-010-0240-z     Document Type: Article

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