Resource footprint of Europe: Complementarity of material flow analysis and life cycle assessment for policy support

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 367-376

  Mancini, Lucia ^a   Benini, Lorenzo ^a   Sala, Serenella ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Life cycle assessment; Material flow analysis; Material resources; Resource criticality; Resource efficiency; Resource policy; Targets

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 84939442414     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2015.07.025     Document Type: Article

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