Review of criteria for evaluating LCA weighting methods

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 840-849

  Johnsen, Fredrik Moltu ^a   Løkke, Søren ^b  

^a Ostfold Research   (Norway)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Criteria; ILCD; ISO 14044; LCA; LCIA; Life cycle assessment; Valuation; Weighting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITERION VARIABLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HARM REDUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; RELIGION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIETY;

EID: 84876410011     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-012-0491-y     Document Type: Article

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