Participatory approach, acceptability and transparency of waste management LCAs: Case studies of Torino and Cuneo

Waste Management

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1712-1721

  Blengini, Gian Andrea ^a,b   Fantoni, Moris ^a   Busto, Mirko ^c   Genon, Giuseppe ^a   Zanetti, Maria Chiara ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attributional life cycle assessment; LCA assumptions; Municipal solid waste; Participatory approach; Stakeholders engagement; Waste management

Indexed keywords

FULL SCALE; LCA ASSUMPTIONS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LOCAL SCALE; NORTHERN ITALY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS; RESIDUAL WASTES; SITE-SPECIFIC; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

LIFE CYCLE;

LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DATA PROCESSING; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ITALY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS MODEL; RECYCLING; RESIDUAL WASTE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ITALY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CUNEO; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; TORINO [PIEDMONT];

EID: 84864501910     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2012.04.010     Document Type: Article

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