A lifecycle-based sustainability indicator framework for waste-to-energy systems and a proposed metric of sustainability

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 56, Issue , 2016, Pages 797-809

  Chong, Yih Tng ^a   Teo, Kwong Meng ^a   Tang, Loon Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Index; Indicator; Lifecycle sustainability assessment; Sustainability; Sustainability metric; Sustainable development; Waste to energy

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE;

INDEX; INDICATOR FRAMEWORKS; LIFECYCLE SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; LITERATURE REVIEWS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; SUSTAINABILITY METRICS; UNDERLYING FACTORS; WASTE TO ENERGY; WASTE-TO-ENERGY SYSTEMS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84950257499     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.11.036     Document Type: Review

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