Towards a more holistic sustainability assessment framework for agro-bioenergy systems — A review

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 62, Issue , 2017, Pages 61-75

  Arodudu, Oludunsin ^a,b   Helming, Katharina ^a,d   Wiggering, Hubert ^a,b   Voinov, Alexey ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d Fachhochschule Eberswalde   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agro ecological; Agronomic factors; LCA; Life cycle sustainability assessment; Life cycle thinking; Sustainability assessment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AGRONOMY; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY SECURITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD SUPPLY; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; SEED; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AGRO-ECOLOGICAL; AGRONOMIC FACTORS; LIFE CYCLE SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE THINKING; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT;

LIFE CYCLE;

AGROECOLOGY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOENERGY; CARBON BALANCE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HOLISTIC APPROACH; LAND USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84991577020     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2016.07.008     Document Type: Review

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