A review of emergy theory, its application and latest developments

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 882-888

  Amaral, Luís P ^a   Martins, Nélson ^a   Gouveia, Joaquim B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Emergy; Sustainability; System Analysis

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT; EMERGY; EMERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; ITS APPLICATIONS; LATEST DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS; SUSTAINABILITY EVALUATIONS; URBAN AREAS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84946599814     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.10.048     Document Type: Review

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