The use of temporal dynamics for the automatic calculation of land use impacts in LCA using R programming environment: A case study for increased bioenergy production in Luxembourg

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 500-516

  Vázquez Rowe, Ian ^a   Marvuglia, Antonino ^a   Flammang, Katja ^a   Braun, Christian ^a   Leopold, Ulrich ^a   Benetto, Enrico ^a  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

GIS; LANCA model; Land use impact; Luxembourg; Markov chains; Soil organic content; Spatial differentiation

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC CARBON;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOTIC PRODUCTION; CALCULATION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EROSION RESISTANCE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT; LAND USE; LAND USE INDICATOR VALUE CALCULATION TOOL; LANDSCAPE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LUXEMBOURG; MAIZE; MECHANICAL FILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL FILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON METHOD; SOIL PROPERTY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84898814650     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0669-y     Document Type: Article

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