Pollinators in life cycle assessment: towards a framework for impact assessment

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 140, Issue , 2017, Pages 525-536

  Crenna, Eleonora ^a   Sala, Serenella ^b   Polce, Chiara ^b   Collina, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agri food sector; Ecosystem services; LCA; LCIA; Pollination; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPETITION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD SUPPLY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; LAND USE; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOOD SECTOR; LCIA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT; POLLINATION; PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84961226052     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.058     Document Type: Article

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