Aggregated indicator to assess land use impacts in life cycle assessment (LCA) based on the economic value of ecosystem services

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 94, Issue , 2015, Pages 56-66

  Cao, Viêt ^a,b   Margni, Manuele ^a   Favis, Basil D ^b   Deschênes, Louise ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic valuation; Ecosystem services; Impact assessment; Land use; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOPHYSICS; CARBON; COST ESTIMATING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; EROSION; FORESTRY; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; POLYESTERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STARCH; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ECONOMIC VALUATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MILLENNIUM ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENTS; TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY; UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 84928761984     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.01.041     Document Type: Article

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