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Foreground Systems

Foreground Systems is the subsystem of a product system in Life Cycle Assessment that comprises the unit processes whose selection, design, or operation is directly determined or controlled by the decision-maker, in contrast to the background system of generic upstream and downstream processes.

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2017–2026

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Temporal differentiation of background systems in LCA: relevance of adding temporal information in LCI databases

Ariane Pinsonnault, Pascal Lesage, Annie Levasseur et al. · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · 2014 · 70 citations

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Calculating MIPS 2.0

Mathieu Saurat, Michael Ritthoff · Resources · 2013 · 60 citations · Full text

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Sensitivity Analysis of Environmental Process Modeling in a Life Cycle Context: A Case Study of Hemp Crop Production

Andrianandraina, Anne Ventura, Tristan Senga Kiessé et al. · Journal of Industrial Ecology · 2015 · 50 citations

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Comparison of two versions of an EPD, using generic and specific data for the foreground system, and some methodological implications

Ingunn Saur Modahl, Cecilia Askham, Kari-Anne Lyng et al. · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · 2012 · 44 citations

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Authors

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  1. PL
    Pascal Lesage

    Polytechnique Montréal, Canada

    1 publications · 70 citations

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  2. IS
    Ingunn Saur Modahl

    Norwegian Institute for Sustainability Research, Norway

    1 publications · 44 citations

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  3. AV
    Anne Ventura

    Institut de Recherche en Génie Civil et Mécanique, France

    1 publications · 50 citations

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  4. TS
    Tristan Senga Kiessé

    Sol Agro et hydrosystème Spatialisation, France

    1 publications · 50 citations

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  5. AL
    Annie Levasseur

    Polytechnique Montréal, Canada

    1 publications · 70 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Université Nantes Angers Le Mans

    Nantes, France

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    100 citations

  2. Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy

    Wuppertal, Germany

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    120 citations

  3. Centre d'Études et d'Expertise sur les Risques, l'Environnement, la Mobilité et l'Aménagement

    Bron, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    50 citations

  4. Norwegian Institute for Sustainability Research

    Kråkerøy, Norway

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    220 citations

  5. Polytechnique Montréal

    Montreal, Canada

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    280 citations

  6. Institute of Science and Technology

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    100 citations

  7. Centre Hospitalier Saint-Nazaire

    Saint-Nazaire, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    50 citations

  8. Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    50 citations

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Venues

  1. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

    LCA · 2 publications · 114 citations

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  2. Resources

    1 publications · 60 citations

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  3. Journal of Industrial Ecology

    1 publications · 50 citations

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