Evaluating the ability of current energy use assessment methods to study contrasting livestock production systems

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 199-212

  Vigne, Mathieu ^a   Vayssières, Jonathan ^b   Lecomte, Philippe ^b   Peyraud, Jean Louis ^a  

^a PEGASE   (France)

^b UMR SELMET   (France)

Author keywords

Ecological footprint; Emergy synthesis; Energy analysis; Environmental assessment; Livestock systems

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; EMERGY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FARMING SYSTEM; LIVESTOCK FARMING; SOLAR RADIATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

ENERGY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOSSIL ENERGY; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; RENEWABLE ENERGY; REVIEW; SOLAR RADIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84865417027     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.07.017     Document Type: Review

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