Post-consumer wood in environmental decision-support tools
Author(s) -
Frank Werner,
HansJörg Althaus,
Klaus Richter
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
schweizerische zeitschrift fur forstwesen
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2235-1469
pISSN - 0036-7818
DOI - 10.3188/szf.2002.0097
Subject(s) - decision support system , life cycle assessment , process (computing) , sustainability , business , sustainable development , material flow analysis , environmental resource management , industrial ecology , environmental impact assessment , decision process , environmental planning , environmental science , computer science , engineering , process management , ecology , economics , waste management , artificial intelligence , production (economics) , biology , macroeconomics , operating system
Environmental decision-support tools, such as life cycle assessment or material flow analysis, only support the decision-making process if, in addition to the causalities of the systems under study, their role within sustainable development is adequately depicted. This article outlines the basis of the two requirements for post-consumer wood in Switzerland.
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