Multi-method and multi-scale analysis of energy and resource conversion and use

NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-36

  Sergio, Ulgiati ^a   Ascione, Marco ^a   Bargigli, Silvia ^a   Cherubini, Francesco ^b   Federici, Mirco ^c   Franzese, Pier Paolo ^a   Raugei, Marco ^d   Viglia, Silvio ^a   Zucaro, Amalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^d Environmental Management Research Group GiGa   (Spain)

Author keywords

Emergy; Integrated evaluation; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952159950     PISSN: 18746519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9565-7_1     Document Type: Article

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