Enhanced data envelopment analysis for sustainability assessment: A novel methodology and application to electricity technologies

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 90, Issue , 2016, Pages 188-200

  Galán Martín, Ángel ^a   Guillén Gosálbez, Gonzalo ^a,b   Stamford, Laurence ^c   Azapagic, Adisa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b Centre for Process Systems Engineering   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electricity generation; Enhanced data envelopment analysis; Life cycle sustainability assessment; Order of efficiency; Sustainability efficiency; Sustainability targets

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; LIFE CYCLE; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

DEA METHODOLOGIES; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; LIFE CYCLE SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS; NOVEL METHODOLOGY; POLICY MAKERS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES; UNITED KINGDOM;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84979894053     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2016.04.022     Document Type: Article

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