TY  - BOOK
AU  - Recchia,Lucia
AU  - Boncinelli,Paolo
AU  - Cini,Enrico
AU  - Vieri,Marco
AU  - Garbati Pegna,Francesco
AU  - Sarri,Daniele
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Multicriteria Analysis and LCA Techniques: With Applications to Agro-Engineering Problems 
T2  - Green Energy and Technology,
SN  - 9780857297044
U1  - 620 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - London
PB  - Springer London
KW  - ENGINEERING
KW  - ENGINEERING ECONOMY
KW  - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
KW  - FARM ECONOMICS
KW  - ENGINEERING, GENERAL
KW  - ENGINEERING ECONOMICS, ORGANIZATION, LOGISTICS, MARKETING
KW  - ENERGY ECONOMICS
KW  - AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
N1  - 1. Introduction -- 2. General Theory of Multicriteria Analysis (MCA) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) -- 3. Energetic Use of Biomass and Biofuels -- 4. Agricultural and Forestry Mechanization -- 5. Olive Oil Production Chain -- 6. Oil Palm Farming Chain
N2  - Multicriteria Analysis and LCA Techniques introduces the reader to the basic principles of multicriteria analysis (MCA) and life cycle assessment (LCA) techniques. The use of these tools is rapidly becoming essential in any feasibility study for comparing different solutions, selecting the most suitable ones, and for analyzing the interface of economy and environment. The main feature of Multicriteria Analysis and LCA Techniques is the application of a new approach to the analysis of energy balance and environmental impact of agro-industrial production chains. It gives detailed descriptions of a number of food and non-food agro-industrial applications of MCA and LCA, thereby providing the reader with practical examples of the implementation of these tools in the field of agro-industry. Multicriteria Analysis and LCA Techniques represents a subsidiary reference book for both undergraduate and graduate students, and can also be used for basic or applied academic research
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-704-4
ER  -