A Delphi Approach to Understanding Varying Expert Viewpoints in Sustainability Communication: The Case of Water Footprints of Bio-Based Fiber Resources

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 412-422

  Sutterlüty, Andrea ^a   Hesser, Franziska ^a   Schwarzbauer, Peter ^a   Schuster, Kurt Christian ^a   Windsperger, Andreas ^a   Stern, Tobias ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Argument Delphi; generalized statements; groundwater; industrial ecology; sustainability; water use inventory

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; LAND USE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WOOD;

ARGUMENT DELPHI; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; GENERALIZED STATEMENTS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS; PRODUCTION CHARACTERISTICS; REFERENCE SITUATION; WATER USE;

WATER RESOURCES;

COMMUNICATION NETWORK; CULTIVATION; DELPHI ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXPERT SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INVENTORY; KNOWLEDGE; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER FOOTPRINT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ECOLOGY; INVENTORY CONTROL; WATER;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 85017537670     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12427     Document Type: Article

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