A decision support framework for sustainable waste management

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 33-50

  Kijak, Robert ^a,b   Moy, David ^a,c  

^a c/o Environ Protect Agy S Reg ^*  (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Integrated waste management (IWM); Life cycle assessment (LCA); Life cycle assessment interpretation; Multiattribute utility theory (MAUT); National Pollutant Inventory (NPI); Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA (LGA); SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 8844262615     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/1088198042442306     Document Type: Review

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