Practical recommendations for supporting agricultural decisions through life cycle assessment based on two alternative views of crop production: The example of organic conversion

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 331-339

  Hayashi, Kiyotada ^a  

^a FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arable farming; Decision criteria; Functional unit; Organic conversion; Trade off; Win win

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; DECISION MAKING; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; FARMING SYSTEM; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; OZONE DEPLETION; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREND STUDY;

EID: 84878477658     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-012-0493-9     Document Type: Article

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