Life cycle environmental impacts of fruits consumption in the UK

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 248, Issue , 2019, Pages

  Frankowska, Angelina ^a   Jeswani, Harish Kumar ^a   Azapagic, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Energy; Environmental sustainability; Food; Life cycle assessment; Water footprint

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRUIT JUICES; FRUITS; GREENHOUSE GASES; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BALANCED DIET; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FRUIT CONSUMPTION; HEALTHY DIET; HIGH IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NATIONAL LEVEL; WATER FOOTPRINT;

LIFE CYCLE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER FOOTPRINT;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; APPLE; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; BANANA; CANNED FOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD STORAGE; FROZEN FOOD; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; HEALTHY DIET; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MANGO; MUSKMELON; NONHUMAN; ORANGE (FRUIT); UNITED KINGDOM; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPE; MALUS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ENVIRONMENT; EUROPE; FRUIT; MALUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85071755640     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.06.012     Document Type: Article

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