Development of impact assessment methodologies for environmental sustainability

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 681-690

  Bare, Jane C ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Impact assessment; LCA; LCIA; Life cycle assessment; Life cycle impact assessment; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; WATER CONSERVATION;

ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; IMPACT ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LCIA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84905709124     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-013-0685-4     Document Type: Article

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