A review of life-cycle approaches coupled with data envelopment analysis within multi-criteria decision analysis for sustainability assessment of energy systems

M Martín-Gamboa, D Iribarren, D García-Gusano… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
Achieving sustainable energy systems involves complex decision-making processes. This
article addresses the combination of life-cycle (LC) approaches and Data Envelopment …

Operations research for sustainability assessment of products: A review

C Thies, K Kieckhäfer, TS Spengler… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The environmental and social impacts of products are being increasingly scrutinized. This
necessitates systematic assessment methods. Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) …

How does telecommunications infrastructure affect eco-efficiency? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

C Tang, Y Xue, H Wu, M Irfan, Y Hao - Technology in Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Informatization and digitization have become breakthrough topics in China's economic
development and environmental governance. In the same vein, knowledge, technology …

[HTML][HTML] A survey and analysis of the first 40 years of scholarly literature in DEA: 1978–2016

A Emrouznejad, G Yang - Socio-economic planning sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the number of publications related
to theory and applications of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Charnes, Cooper, and …

Environmental efficiency analysis and estimation of CO2 abatement costs in dairy cattle farms in Umbria (Italy): A SBM-DEA model with undesirable output

L Cecchini, S Venanzi, A Pierri, M Chiorri - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
Livestock activity is one of the most contributors to climate-change emissions in the
agriculture sector. European environmental policies face with the challenge of increasing …

Assessing farming eco-efficiency: a data envelopment analysis approach

AJ Picazo-Tadeo, JA Gómez-Limón… - Journal of environmental …, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper assesses farming eco-efficiency using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)
techniques. Eco-efficiency scores at both farm and environmental pressure-specific levels …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing biofuels through the lens of sustainability: A data envelopment analysis approach

R Cabrera-Jiménez, JM Mateo-Sanz, J Gavaldà… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Liquid biofuels can facilitate the transition towards a more sustainable transportation sector
by curbing carbon emissions while maintaining most of the current vehicle fleet. Today, a …

Assessing 28 EU member states' environmental efficiency in national waste generation with DEA

G Halkos, KN Petrou - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the efficiency of the 28 European Union (EU) Member States for the
years 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014 by employing Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and …

Sustainability assessment of US manufacturing sectors: an economic input output-based frontier approach

G Egilmez, M Kucukvar, O Tatari - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2013 - Elsevier
Due to increasing concerns related to emerging environmental problems as a result of
industrial activities, sustainable manufacturing has become a topic of considerable interest …

Eco-efficiency of small-scale farming in Poland and its institutional drivers

S Stępień, B Czyżewski, A Sapa, M Borychowski… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The concept of eco-efficiency, which can be defined as the simultaneous ability to achieve
economic results with the least possible degradation of the environment, has recently …