Development of a social impact assessment methodology for recycling systems in low-income countries

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1106-1115

  Aparcana, Sandra ^a   Salhofer, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Formalisation; Low income countries; Recyclers; Recycling system; Social life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PERU; PHILIPPINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84879503186     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0546-8     Document Type: Article

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