Manufacturing and the science of Sustainability

Glocalized Solutions for Sustainability in Manufacturing - Proceedings of the 18th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 32-39

  Gutowski, Timothy G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eco systems ecology; Genuine investment; Human well being; Panarchy; Resource accounting; Scale; Triple bottom line; Weak Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); LIFE CYCLE; MANUFACTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PANARCHY; RESOURCE ACCOUNTINGS; SCALE; TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE; WELL BEING;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 80052112431     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-19692-8_6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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