Review of life-cycle approaches coupled with data envelopment analysis: Launching the CFP + DEA method for energy policy making

Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Vázquez Rowe, Ian ^a,b,c   Iribarren, Diego ^a,d  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^d IMDEA ENERGY INSTITUTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CALCULATION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; POLICY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 84947649780     PISSN: 23566140     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/813921     Document Type: Review

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