A review of studies applying environmental impact assessment methods on fruit production systems

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2277-2286

  Cerutti, Alessandro K ^a   Bruun, Sander ^b   Beccaro, Gabriele L ^a   Bounous, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ecological footprint analysis; Emergy analysis; Life cycle assessment; Orchard management; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DATA COLLECTION; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS; EMERGY ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING METHODOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; FOOD PRODUCTION; FRUIT PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; ORCHARD MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

FRUITS;

ALGORITHM; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; EMERGY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FRUIT PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; ORCHARD; STANDARDIZATION;

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS; EMERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FRUIT; HARVEST; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; ORCHARD; PEER REVIEW; PEST MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; WEATHER; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 79960840576     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.04.018     Document Type: Review

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