Analysis of the link between a definition of sustainability and the life cycle methodologies

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1440-1449

  Jørgensen, Andreas ^a   Herrmann, Ivan T ^a   Bjørn, Anders ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Capital theory; LCA; LCC; LCSA; Life cycle sustainability assessment; Poverty; SLCA; Sustainability; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; KNOWLEDGE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 84884350426     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0617-x     Document Type: Review

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