On the link between economic and environmental performance of Swiss dairy farms of the alpine area

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 706-719

  Jan, Pierrick ^a,b   Dux, Dunja ^a   Lips, Markus ^a   Alig, Martina ^a   Dumondel, Michel ^b  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Dairy farming; Eco efficiency; Farm economic performance; Farm environmental performance; Life cycle assessment (LCA)

Indexed keywords

ALPINE AREA; ARTICLE; DAIRYING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; EUTROPHICATION; FAMILY; INCOME; LAND BIOME; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RENEWABLE ENERGY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SWITZERLAND; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 84865133747     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-012-0405-z     Document Type: Article

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