An input-output based framework to evaluate human labour in life cycle assessment

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 795-812

  Rugani, Benedetto ^a   Panasiuk, Daryna ^a   Benetto, Enrico ^a  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Environmentally extended input output table (EEIOT); Household consumption; Human labour; Hybrid LCA; Input output LCA; Process LCA; Purchased power standard (PPS); Working hour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN LABOUR; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 84865134889     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-012-0403-1     Document Type: Article

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