Comparing environmental product footprint for electronic and electric equipment: a multi-criteria approach

International Journal of Sustainable Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 360-373

  De Felice, F ^a   Elia, V ^b   Gnoni, M G ^b   Petrillo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

absolute model; analytical hierarchy process; electronic and electric products; environmental product footprint

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; MANUFACTURE; OBSOLESCENCE; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PRODUCT DESIGN; TERMINALS (ELECTRIC);

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRIC PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS; MULTI-CRITERIA APPROACH; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING MODELS; TECHNOLOGICAL OBSOLESCENCE;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84912000337     PISSN: 19397038     EISSN: 19397046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2013.865811     Document Type: Article

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