Scoping organizational LCA—challenges and solutions

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 829-841

  Martínez Blanco, Julia ^a   Inaba, Atsushi ^b   Finkbeiner, Matthias ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b KOGAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Organization; Product LCA; Reporting flow; Reporting organization; Reporting unit; System boundary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT EMISSION; DIRECT RESOURCE USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL UNIT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; INDIRECT EMISSION; INDIRECT RESOURCE USE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; REFERENCE FLOW; REFERENCE PERIOD; REPORTING FLOW; REPORTING ORGANIZATION; REPORTING UNIT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SCIENTIST; SYSTEM BOUNDARY;

EID: 84929835721     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-015-0883-x     Document Type: Article

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