Increasing the sustainability of pasta production through a life cycle assessment approach

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 415, Issue , 2013, Pages 383-392

  Ruini, Luca ^a   Ferrari, Emilio ^a   Meriggi, Pierluigi ^b   Marino, Massimo ^c   Sessa, Filippo ^c  

^a Barilla Ge R Fratelli SpA   (Italy)

^b Horta Srl   (Italy)

^c Life Cycle Engineering   (Italy)

Author keywords

Durum wheat; Food; LCA; Life cycle assessment; Pasta

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTIFICIAL LIFE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COST REDUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD PRODUCTS; FOOD SAFETY; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRONOMIC PRACTICES; CROPPING SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS); DURUM WHEATS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PASTA; PASTA PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION COST;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84978301499     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: 1868422X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-41263-9_48     Document Type: Conference Paper

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