Economics of Life Cycle Assessment: Inefficiency of the Present Approach

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Economics of Life Cycle Assessment: Inefficiency of the Present Approach. / Schaltegger, Stefan.
in: Business Strategy and the Environment, Jahrgang 6, Nr. 1, 1997, S. 1-8.

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Schaltegger S. Economics of Life Cycle Assessment: Inefficiency of the Present Approach. Business Strategy and the Environment. 1997;6(1):1-8. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0836(199702)6:1<1::AID-BSE84>3.0.CO;2-D

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