Streamlining life cycle inventory data generation in agriculture using traceability data and information and communication technologies - Part I: Concepts and technical basis

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-66

  Bellon Maurel, Véronique ^a   Short, Michael D ^b,c   Roux, Philippe ^a   Schulz, Matthias ^b,d   Peters, Gregory M ^b,e  

^a UMR ITAP   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Dekra Industrial GmbH   (Germany)

^e CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agricultural LCA; Information and communication technology; Streamlined life cycle inventory; Traceability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; DATA ACQUISITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL LCA; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY DATUM; TRACEABILITY; TRACEABILITY INFORMATION;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84897441595     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.079     Document Type: Review

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