Assessing greenhouse gas emissions from university purchases

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 225-235

  Thurston, Matthew ^a   Eckelman, Matthew J ^b  

^a Recreational Equipment Inc   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Campus sustainability; Economic input output analysis; Global warming; Greenhouse gases; Indirect emissions; Life cycle assessment; Supply chain management; University procurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960356044     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676371111148018     Document Type: Article

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