The relevance of site-specific data in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The case of the municipal solid waste management in the metropolitan city of Naples (Italy)

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 142, Issue , 2017, Pages 445-460

  Ripa, M ^a   Fiorentino, G ^a   Vacca, V ^a   Ulgiati, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Municipal solid waste; Predictive scenarios; Waste management

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHAINS; DECISION MAKING; LIFE CYCLE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLID WASTES; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

BIOPHYSICAL ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MECHANICAL-BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); PREDICTIVE SCENARIOS; PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

EID: 85028273557     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.149     Document Type: Article

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