An integrated method for environmental assessment and ecodesign of ICT-based optimization services

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 144-154

  Bonvoisin, Jeremy ^a,b   Lelah, Alan ^a   Mathieux, Fabrice ^a,c   Brissaud, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT); Life cycle assessment (LCA); Service ecodesign; Wireless sensor networks (WSN)

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

ECODESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL MODEL; ICT INFRASTRUCTURES; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INTEGRATED FRAMEWORKS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA);

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84897107371     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.003     Document Type: Article

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