Assessing the eco-efficiency improvements of Sinistra Ofanto irrigation scheme

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 138, Issue , 2016, Pages 208-216

  Mehmeti, Andi ^a   Todorovic, Mladen ^a   Scardigno, Alessandra ^a  

^a ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

EcoWater project; Energy saving; Irrigation technologies; Life Cycle Assessment; Water management; Water saving

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; AGRICULTURE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FERTILIZERS; GAS EMISSIONS; INNOVATION; IRRIGATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS; ECOWATER PROJECT; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; WATER - SAVINGS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84963963794     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.085     Document Type: Article

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