Consumption-as-usual instead of ceteris paribus assumption for demand: Integration of potential rebound effects into LCA
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E-commerce's changes to physical space have impacts on supply chain dynamics, redistributing the environmental footprint of operations, logistics and transportation.
“This, in turn, has impacts on supply chain dynamics, redistributing the environmental footprint of operations (e.g. heating and cooling), logistics and transportation [41].”
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- Authors
- Girod, B., de Haan, P., & Scholz, R. W.
- Affiliations
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Girod, Bastien
- Venue
- The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
- Published
- 2010-11-03
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 3-11
- ISSN
- 0948-3349 (ISSN-L)
- 1614-7502
- OpenAlex
- W1522205808
- Cited by
- 68
- References
- 28
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment (publishedVersion)
- reroDoc Digital Library (submittedVersion)
- Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- ETH Zürich Research Collection
- Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (112475, 105212)
- Universiteit Leiden
- Paul Scherrer Institut
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Keywords
- rebound effect, ceteris paribus assumption, household consumption, household demand, household resources, mobility, transport modes, sustainable consumption, ISO 14040, environmental impact assessment, product modification, household preferences, purchasing power, living space, time use, sustainable transport policy, sustainable consumption policy
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