Modelling and quantification of Eco-functional Index: The concept and applications of eco-functional assessment

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 26, Issue , 2013, Pages 33-43

  Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan ^a   Li, Yi ^a   Hu, Jun Yan ^a   Mok, Pik Yin ^a   Lin, Mouguang ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Eco functional Index; Ecological properties; Functional properties; Shopping bags

Indexed keywords

ECO-FUNCTIONAL INDEX; ECOLOGICAL PROPERTY; ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTIC; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; HUMAN IMPACT; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE; RESEARCH STUDIES; SHOPPING BAGS; SINGLE PLATFORM; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; TEXTILE PRODUCTS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANUFACTURE; RESEARCH; TEXTILES;

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84868703336     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.10.018     Document Type: Article

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