An integrated theoretical framework to enhance resource efficiency, sustainability and human health in agri-food systems

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 120, Issue , 2016, Pages 164-169

  Horton, Peter ^a   Koh, Lenny ^b   Guang, Victor Shi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agrifood systems; Food security; Life cycle assessment; Resource efficiency; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; FOOD SUPPLY; ITERATIVE METHODS; LIFE CYCLE;

AGRI-FOOD SYSTEM; COLLABORATIVE DECISIONS; FOOD SECURITY; INTEGRATED DECISION MAKINGS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); RESOURCE EFFICIENCIES; THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84960805243     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.08.092     Document Type: Article

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