Methodology for the sustainability assessment of marine technologies

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 155-164

  Basurko, Oihane C ^a,b   Mesbahi, Ehsan ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ballast water management; Holistic; Marine sustainability; Marine technologies; Sustainability assessment

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE; MARINE ENGINEERING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; HOLISTIC; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MARINE TECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84897110568     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.01.022     Document Type: Article

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