Use of Life Cycle Assessment methodology in the analysis of Ecological Footprint Assessment results to evaluate the environmental performance of universities
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- 作者：Vanesa G. Lo-Iacono-Ferreiraa ; valoia@epsa.upv.es" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Juan Ignacio Torregrosa-Ló ; peza ; jitorreg@iqn.upv.es" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Salvador F. Capuz-Rizob ; scapuz@dpi.upv.es" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Life Cycle Assessment ; Ecological Footprint Assessment ; Universities ; Scope ; Functional Unit ; System Boundaries
- 刊名：Journal of Cleaner Production
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：1 October 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：133
- 期：Complete
- 页码：43-53
- 全文大小：760 K
文摘
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LCA approach has proven to be adequate for detecting critical points of EFA.
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There are important methodological challenges on EFA.
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There is an inherent difficulty in defining the function of a university.
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Defining the function of a university is vital to establish its functional unit.
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The EFA methodology can be improved by introducing LCA principals.