Modelling the economic and environmental performance of engineering products: A materials selection case study

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 678-688

  Simões, Carla L ^a   Pinto, Lígia M Costa ^a   Bernardo, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Environmental costs; Externalities; Life cycle assessment; Life cycle costing; Lighting columns; Metals; Societal costs

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; FOSSIL FUEL; GLASS; POLYMER; STEEL;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MATERIALS; METAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SAFETY;

EID: 84865151214     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-012-0414-y     Document Type: Article

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