Spatial differentiation in Life Cycle Assessment LCA applied to an agricultural territory: Current practices and method development

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 2472-2484

  Nitschelm, Laure ^a   Aubin, Joël ^a   Corson, Michael S ^a   Viaud, Valérie ^a   Walter, Christian ^a  

^a UMR SAS   (France)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Life Cycle Assessment; Spatial differentiation; Territory

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND USE; LOCATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTIC; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS; SENSITIVITY AND UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DIFFERENTIATION; TERRITORY;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84958580556     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.138     Document Type: Article

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