Materials and sustainable development

Progress in Natural Science: Materials International

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-29

  Koltun, Paul ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eco efficiency; Exergy analysis; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Sustainability measurement

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EXERGY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INVESTMENTS; PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECO-EFFICIENCY; ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC; ECOLOGICAL OBJECTIVES; ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES; EXERGY ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES; SOCIAL OBJECTIVES; SUSTAINABILITY MEASUREMENTS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84861440243     PISSN: 10020071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1002-0071(12)60002-1     Document Type: Article

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