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| Author: | Frey, S.D. Harrison, D.J. Billett, E.H. |
| Title: | Ecological footprint analysis applied to mobile phones |
| Journal: | Journal of industrial ecology
2006 : WINTER/SPRING, VOL. 10:1-2, p. 199-216 |
| Index terms: | ecology environmental protection information technology mobile phones |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Ecological footprints (EF) analysis measures the bioproductive areas required to produce resources such as crops and timber, the directly occupied areas for infrastructure, and areas for infrastructure, and areas for absorbing waste flows (mostly limited to carbon dioxide) in a given year for a defined population. The need to extend ecological footprint analysis to electronic products arose since so far, mobile phones have mainly been evaluated using life-cycle assessments with a focus on toxicity, end-of-life management, and energy use, thus ignoring the wider sustainability implications. This paper presents the footprint results from three mobile phone case studies. |
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