A selection of safeguard subjects and state indicators for sustainability assessments

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 861-874

  Steen, Bengt ^a   Palander, Sara ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Basic needs; Eco design; Eco innovation; Impact indicators; Life cycle assessment; Safeguard subjects; Satisfiers; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC RESOURCE; ACCESS TO WATER; AIR; ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; CLOTHING; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICAL SAFEGUARD SUBJECT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARD SUBJECT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FOOD; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH CARE; HOUSING TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN BASIC NEEDS; HUMAN NEEDS; HUMAN RELATION; HYGIENE; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE; LAND AVAILABILITY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PEACE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFEGUARD SUBJECT; SAFETY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SAFEGUARD SUBJECT; SOCIAL SECURITY; STATE INDICATOR; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY; TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY; TOP DOWN APPROACH; TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84957538662     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-016-1052-6     Document Type: Article

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