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A Tiered Hybrid Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Water Resources Management in Iraq

Civil and Environmental Engineering
Volume 21 (2025): Issue 2 (December 2025)
By: Riyadh Alsultani,  Abdulrazaq Khudhur Abdulwahd,  Aqeel Rwayyih Hasan and  Haitham Abdulmohsin Afan  
Open Access
|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2025-0098 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6512 | Journal ISSN: 1336-5835
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Language: English
Page range: 1348 - 1360
Published on: Sep 5, 2025
Published by: University of Žilina
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
TH-LCA framework,
Water resource management,
External impact,
Input-output analysis (IOA),
Process-based approach,
Water sustainability
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Economic theory, systems and structures,
Business management,
Industries,
Environmental management

© 2025 Riyadh Alsultani, Abdulrazaq Khudhur Abdulwahd, Aqeel Rwayyih Hasan, Haitham Abdulmohsin Afan, published by University of Žilina
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