Sustainability assessment tools to support aquaculture development

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 32, Issue , 2012, Pages 183-192

  Samuel Fitwi, Biniam ^a,b   Wuertz, Sven ^a,b   Schroeder, Jan P ^b   Schulz, Carsten ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b Gesellschaft für Marine Aquakultur ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Assessment; Ecological footprint; Environment; Life cycle assessment; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; ASSESSMENT TOOL; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FOOD SECTOR; FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM; HUMAN HEALTH; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MULTI-IMPACT; OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES; POLICY FORMULATION; POTENTIAL RISKS; PRODUCTION AREA; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH NEEDS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; STANDARDIZED METHODS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; LIFE CYCLE; RATING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

AQUACULTURE;

EID: 84860279340     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.03.037     Document Type: Review

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