Life cycle thinking in impact assessment-Current practice and LCA gains

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 72-79

  Bidstrup, Morten ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Environmental impact assessment; Impact assessment; Life cycle assessment; Life cycle thinking; Strategic environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CURRENT PRACTICES; DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS; GENERIC FRAMEWORKS; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE THINKING; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS; TOOL APPLICATIONS;

LIFE CYCLE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84930960118     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2015.05.003     Document Type: Article

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