Life Cycle Assessment of apple and peach production, distribution and consumption in Mediterranean fruit sector

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 149, Issue , 2017, Pages 313-320

  Vinyes, Elisabet ^a   Asin, Luis ^b   Alegre, Simó ^b   Muñoz, Pere ^a,b   Boschmonart, Jesús ^a   Gasol, Carles M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; Integrated fruit production; LCA; Supply chain; Sustainable farming

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRUITS; SALES; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; DIFFERENT STAGES; ENTIRE LIFE CYCLES; ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION; FRUIT PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE APPROACH; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SUSTAINABLE FARMING;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 85015722591     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.02.102     Document Type: Article

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