Sustainability Science Approaches to Consumption Pattern and Lifestyle
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1880-2761,1881-0519
DOI: 10.3370/lca.13.370