Sustainability, Lean and Eco-Efficiency Symbioses

Innovation, Technology and Knowledge Management

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 91-112

  Alves, Anabela ^a   Moreira, Francisco ^a   Abreu, Florentina ^a   Colombo, Ciliana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clean Production; Continuous Improvement; Industrial Symbiosis; Triple Bottom Line; United Nations Environment Programme

Indexed keywords

EID: 85121716050     PISSN: 21975698     EISSN: 21975701     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-29677-7_7     Document Type: Chapter

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