Life cycle assessment of bean production in the Prespa National Park, Greece

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 41, Issue , 2013, Pages 89-96

  Abeliotis, Konstadinos ^a   Detsis, Vassilis ^a   Pappia, Christina ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Beans; Carbon balance; Greece; Life cycle assessment; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CONSERVATION; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZERS; GLOBAL WARMING; LAND USE;

BEANS; CARBON BALANCE; GREECE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PROTECTED AREAS;

LIFE CYCLE;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84868655578     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.09.032     Document Type: Article

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