Application of neural network on environmental impact assessment tools

International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 100-121

  Li, Jianzhi ^a   Wu, Zhenhua ^a   Zhang, Hong Chao ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^b Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

ANN; Artificial neural network; Environmental impact assessment; Life cycle analysis; Product analysis

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; NEURAL NETWORKS;

ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES; ELECTRONIC PRODUCT; ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MISSING DATA; PRODUCT ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84863338391     PISSN: 17427223     EISSN: 17427231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSM.2008.019229     Document Type: Article

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