A holistic framework for the integrated assessment of urban waste management systems

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 94, Issue , 2018, Pages 24-36

  Chifari, Rosaria ^a   Lo Piano, Samuele ^a   Bukkens, Sandra G F ^a   Giampietro, Mario ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Metabolic network; MuSIASEM; Naples; Performance indicators; Socio ecological system; Urban waste management system

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; METABOLISM;

METABOLIC NETWORK; MUSIASEM; NAPLES; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; URBAN WASTE MANAGEMENT;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HOLISTIC APPROACH; METROPOLITAN AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN SYSTEM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; ITALY; NAPLES; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA];

EID: 84962575364     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.03.006     Document Type: Article

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