Better - but is it good enough? On the need to consider both eco-efficiency and eco-effectiveness to gauge industrial sustainability

Procedia CIRP

Volumn 29, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-7

  Hauschild, Michael Z ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Absolute sustainability; Carrying capacity; Cradle to cradle; Eco effectiveness; Eco efficiency; IPAT equation; Midpoint LCA; Normalization; Person equivalent; Planetary boundaries

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY (CABLES); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE;

CRADLE TO CRADLES; ECO EFFECTIVENESS; ECO-EFFICIENCY; IPAT EQUATION; MIDPOINT LCA; NORMALIZATION; PERSON EQUIVALENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84939601020     PISSN: 22128271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2015.02.126     Document Type: Conference Paper

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