Sustainability assessment of energy systems: Integrating environmental, economic and social aspects

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 80, Issue , 2014, Pages 119-138

  Santoyo Castelazo, Edgar ^a   Azapagic, Adisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy; Life cycle assessment; Mexico; Multi criteria decision analysis; Scenario analysis; Sustainability assessment

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMERCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; SOCIAL ASPECTS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

ENERGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); ME-XICO; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84905110404     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.05.061     Document Type: Article

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