Designing Sustainable Technologies, Products and Policies
From Science to Innovation
by Enrico Benetto, Kilian Gericke, Mélanie Guiton
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Book Description
This book provides insight into the implementation of Life Cycle approaches along the entire business value chain, supporting environmental, social and economic sustainability related to the development of industrial technologies, products, services and policies; and the development and management of smart agricultural systems, smart mobility systems, urban infrastructures and energy for the built environment. The book is based on papers presented at the 8th International Life Cycle Management Conference that took place from September 3-6, 2017 in Luxembourg, and which was organized by the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) and the University of Luxembourg in the framework of the LCM Conference Series.This open book is licensed under a Creative Commons License (CC BY). You can download Designing Sustainable Technologies, Products and Policies ebook for free in PDF format (11.7 MB).
Book Details
Title
Designing Sustainable Technologies, Products and Policies
Subject
Business and Economics
Publisher
Springer
Published
2018
Pages
498
Edition
1
Language
English
ISBN13
9783319669809
ISBN10
331966980X
ISBN13 Digital
9783319669816
ISBN10 Digital
3319669818
PDF Size
11.7 MB
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