Adapting the LCA framework to environmental assessment in land planning

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1533-1548

  Loiseau, Eléonore ^a,b   Roux, Philippe ^b   Junqua, Guillaume ^c   Maurel, Pierre ^d   Bellon Maurel, Véronique ^b  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b UMR ITAP   (France)

^c ECOLE DES MINES D ALÈS   (France)

^d UMR TETIS   (France)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; Land planning; Land use functions; Life cycle assessment; Territory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GEOGRAPHY; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 84884352758     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0588-y     Document Type: Article

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