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Decomposition of integrated hybrid life cycle inventories by origin and final-stage inputs
Teh, Soo Huey; Wiedmann, Thomas - In: Journal of economic structures : JES; the official … 7 (2018) 15, pp. 1-15
product. We present such a decomposition for the example of life cycle inventories for different types of concrete and compare … cycle assessment. The approach extends the decomposition method described by Wiedmann (Econ Struct 6:11, 2017. https … it to one where the life cycle inventories have been decomposed by origin. …
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Implementing hybrid LCA routines in an input-output virtual laboratory
Yu, Man; Wiedmann, Thomas - In: Journal of Economic Structures 7 (2018) 33, pp. 1-24
Hybrid life cycle assessment (LCA) has been developed for almost 40 years, but its applications are still limited to certain products/industries. This study endeavors to expand the accessibility of hybrid LCA from specialists to practitioners by developing a streamlined and semi-automated hybrid...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013288234
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Implementing hybrid LCA routines in an input-output virtual laboratory
Yu, Man; Wiedmann, Thomas - In: Journal of economic structures : JES; the official … 7 (2018) 33, pp. 1-24
Hybrid life cycle assessment (LCA) has been developed for almost 40 years, but its applications are still limited to certain products/industries. This study endeavors to expand the accessibility of hybrid LCA from specialists to practitioners by developing a streamlined and semi-automated hybrid...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011972318
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Carbon footprinting of electronic products
Vasan, Arvind; Sood, Bhanu; Pecht, Michael - In: Applied Energy 136 (2014) C, pp. 636-648
In order to mitigate the effects of global warming, companies are being compelled by governments, investors, and customers to control their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Similar to the European Union’s legislation on the airline industry, legislation is expected to require the electronics...
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Effect of rubber crumb on the microstructural properties of concrete
Akinyele, J. O.; Salim, R. W.; Kupolati, W. K. - In: African journal of science, technology, innovation & … 8 (2016) 5/6, pp. 467-474
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Why Work More? The Impact of Taxes, and Culture of Leisure on Labor Supply in Europe
Mocan, Naci; Pogorelova, Luiza - 2015
. We construct measures of "taste for leisure" in the country of origin of each immigrant father. We employ average and …
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The Origins of the SPAR-H Method's Performance Shaping Factor Multipliers
Ronald L. Boring; Harold S. Blackman - 2009
SPAR-H such as NUREG/CR-6883 do not provide a clear account of the origin of these multipliers. The present paper redresses …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436153
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WHERE IS BASMATI RICE COMING FROM? A GLOBAL TRADE–RELATED OVERVIEW
Giraud, Georges; Pirzada, Syed Wajid H. - 2009
Rice contributes on 20% towards human calorie intake of the world population and 30% of Asian population. Worldwide paddy rice crop was 668 million tonnes in 2008, while rice trade during the year was 30 million tonnes. Trade represents 7% of overall rice cropping. Basmati rice export counts for...
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Immigrant Pupils' Scientific Performance: The Influence of Educational System Features of Origin and Destination Countries
Dronkers, Jaap; de Heus, Manon; Levels, Mark - 2012
This paper explores the extent to which educational system features of destination and origin countries can explain … countries of destination and origin, in order to measure the importance of differentiation, standardization, and the … attributed to individual characteristics. Educational system characteristics of countries of destination and origin are also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532693
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Immigrants' Children Scientific Performance in a Double Comparative Design: The Influence of Origin, Destination, and Community
Dronkers, Jaap; de Heus, Manon - 2012
from the 2006 PISA survey, features of immigrant children's countries of origin, countries of destination, and communities … (the specific origin-destination combination) are taken into account in order to explain macro-level differences in … explained by compositional differences. Contextual attributes of origin countries, destination countries, and communities matter …
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