Social impact assessment in LCA using the Preston pathway: The case of banana industry in Cameroon

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 490-503

  Feschet, Pauline ^a   MacOmbe, Catherine ^b   Garrabé, Michel ^c   Loeillet, Denis ^a   Saez, Adolfo Rolo ^a   Benhmad, François ^c  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UMR ITAP   (France)

^c UMR ART Dev   (France)

Author keywords

Banana; Cameroon; Health; Pathway; Preston curve; Social LCA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANANA; CAMEROON; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD INDUSTRY; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84878498367     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-012-0490-z     Document Type: Article

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