Life Cycle Impact Assessment - Where we are, trends, and next steps: A late report from a UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative workshop and a few updates from recent developments

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1413-1420

  Rack, Mireille ^a   Valdivia, Sonia ^b   Sonnemann, Guido ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNEP DTIE   (France)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES MOLÉCULAIRES   (France)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Global guidance; Life cycle assessment; Life cycle impact assessment; Rio + 20 voluntary commitments; UNEP SETAC Life Cycle Initiative; Workshop report

Indexed keywords

ASIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUROPE; FRANCE; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SWITZERLAND; TREND STUDY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 84887613193     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0569-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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