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Itecons - Institute for Research and Technological Development in Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability

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Scopus Author ID: 55454652100

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Environmental management, Industrial Ecology, Life cycle assessment, Life cycle sustainability assessment, Carbon footprint

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Employment (7)

Itecons - Institute for Research and Technological Development in Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability: Coimbra, PT

2023-06-01 to present | Researcher and Consultant (Sustainability section)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Rita Garcia

Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics: Coimbra, PT

2019-04-01 to 2023-05-31 | Researcher (Center for Industrial Ecology)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Rita Garcia

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial: Coimbra, PT

2017-06-01 to 2019-03-31 | Post-doctoral fellow (Center for Industrial Ecology)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Rita Garcia

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial: Coimbra, PT

2016-04 to 2019-03-31 | Postdoctoral researcher (Laboratório Associado em Energia, Transportes e Aeronáutica)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Rita Garcia

Universidade de Coimbra: Coimbra, Coimbra, PT

2016-06-20 to 2017-05-31 | Postdoctoral researcher (Center for Industrial Ecology - Department of Mechanical Engineering)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Rita Garcia

Universidade de Coimbra: Coimbra, Coimbra, PT

2010-05 to 2016-06 | Researcher (Center for Industrial Ecology - Department of Mechanical Engineering)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Rita Garcia

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial: Coimbra, PT

2010-05 to 2016-03 | Researcher (Laboratório Associado em Energia, Transportes e Aeronáutica)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Rita Garcia

Education and qualifications (2)

University of Coimbra: Coimbra, PT

2010-09 to 2016-03 | PhD in Sustainable Energy Systems (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
Education
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Rita Garcia

University of Coimbra: Coimbra, PT

2006-01 to 2010-09 | Integrated MSc in Environmental Engineering (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
Education
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Rita Garcia

Funding (6)

Sustainable energy and material uses of biomass for the circular bioeconomy

2019-04-01 to present | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

CEECIND/00417/2017
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Sustainability Assessment of Forest Biomass Cascade Chains

2017-06-01 to 2019-03-31 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisbon, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

SFRH/BPD/114869/2016
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CIÊNCIAVITAE

Clean Energy Supply

2016-06 to present | Grant
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, PT)
Source: Self-asserted source
Rita Garcia

Sustainable mobility: Perspectives for the future of biofuel production

2014-11 to 2015-12 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (Lisbon, PT)
Source: Self-asserted source
Rita Garcia

Dynamic fleet-based life cycle assessment

2010-11-01 to 2014-10-31 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisbon, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

SFRH/BD/51299/2010
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CIÊNCIAVITAE

Biofuel systems for transportation in Portugal: A "well-to-wheels" integrated multi-objective assessment

2010-05 to 2010-10 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (Lisboa, PT)
Source: Self-asserted source
Rita Garcia

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Life-cycle assessment of current and future electricity supply addressing average and marginal hourly demand: An application to Italy

Journal of Cleaner Production
2023-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136563
Contributors: Joana Bastos; Matteo Giacomo Prina; Rita Garcia
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Material flow analysis of forest biomass in Portugal to support a circular bioeconomy

Resources, Conservation and Recycling
2021-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105507
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-3289561

ISSN: 0921-3449
Contributors: Gonçalves, Mariana; Freire, Fausto; Garcia, Rita
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Life cycle assessment of lightweight aggregates produced with ashes from municipal solid waste incineration

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10163-020-01079-2
DOI: 10.1007/s10163-020-01079-2
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-2048519
Contributors: Quina, M.J.; Garcia, Rita; Simões, Ana S.; Quinta-Ferreira, Rosa M.
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A meta-analysis of the life cycle greenhouse gas balances of microalgae biodiesel

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
2020-09-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-020-01780-2
Contributors: Rita Garcia; Filipa Figueiredo; Miguel Brandão; Marika Hegg; Érica Castanheira; João Malça; Astrid Nilsson; Fausto Freire
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Accounting for Biogenic Carbon and End-of-Life Allocation in Life Cycle Assessment of Multi-Output Wood Cascade Systems

Journal of Cleaner Production
2020-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122795
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-2048893
Contributors: Garcia, Rita; Alvarenga, Rodrigo A.F.; Huysveld, Sophie; Dewulf, Jo; Allacker, Karen
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Global warming implications from increased forest biomass utilization for bioenergy in a supply-constrained context

Journal of Environmental Management
2020-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110292
Part of ISSN: 0301-4797
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Rita Garcia

Comparative life cycle assessment of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles addressing capacity fade

Journal of Cleaner Production
2019-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.026
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-798761

ISSN: 0959-6526
Contributors: Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Kulay, Luiz; Freire, Fausto
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Life-cycle sustainability assessment of key electricity generation systems in Portugal

Energy
2019-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.03.166
Contributors: Jeremiah Kabayo; Pedro Marques; Rita Garcia; Fausto Freire
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Dynamic and static assessment of the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of wood pellets for residential heating

EUBCE 2019 – 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
2019-05 | Conference poster
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-798888
Contributors: Garcia, Rita; Pedro augusto marques; Fausto Miguel Cereja Seixas Freire
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The challenging paradigm of interrelated energy systems towards a more sustainable future

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
2018-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2018.07.023
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Rita Garcia
grade
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Avaliação Ambiental de Ciclo de Vida dos principais sistemas de geração de eletricidade em Portugal

LALCA: Revista Latino-Americana em Avaliação do Ciclo de Vida
2018-11-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.18225/lalca.v2iEspec.4467
Contributors: Pedro Augusto Marques; Jeremiah Kabayo; Rita Garcia; Fausto Freire
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State of the Art of Waste Prevention and Management Strategies in “Urban_Wins” Countries and Municipalities

European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 690047
2017 | Report
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439403
Contributors: Garcia, Rita; Lídia Vendrell; Mireia Mesas; Florina Stan; Adriana Gheorghe; Alexandra Ghenea; Linda Spatzierer; Stefan Schweiger; Harald Mattenberger
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Sustainability and Life-Cycle Assessment of Algal Bioenergy

State of Technology Review – Algae Bioenergy
2017 | Book chapter
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439401

ISBN: 978-1-910154-30-4
Contributors: Filipa Figueiredo; Garcia, Rita; Castanheira, Érica; Malça, João; Freire, Fausto; Miguel Brandão; Frank, E.D; et al.
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Sustainability assessment of the Portuguese forest sector

LCM 2017 Conference
2017 | Conference poster
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439400
Contributors: Ana Cláudia Dias; Paula Quinteiro; Tamíris Costa; Luis Arroja; Castanheira, Érica; Garcia, Rita; Marques, Pedro; Malça, João; Freire, Fausto
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A review of fleet-based life-cycle approaches focusing on energy and environmental impacts of vehicles

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
2017-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.05.145
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Rita Garcia
grade
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Effects on greenhouse gas emissions of introducing electric vehicles into an electricity system with large storage capacity

Journal of Industrial Ecology
2017-05-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12593
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Rita Garcia
grade
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Avaliação de ciclo de vida da geração de eletricidade em Portugal incluindo variabilidade temporal

V Congresso Brasileiro em Gestão do Ciclo de Vida
2016 | Conference paper
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439397
Contributors: Garcia, Rita; Marques, Pedro; Freire, Fausto
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Dynamic Fleet-Based Life-Cycle Assessment: Addressing Environmental Consequences of the Introduction of Electric Vehicles in Portugal

2016 | Dissertation or Thesis
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439471

HANDLE: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/30192
OTHER-ID:

101511884
Contributors: Garcia, Rita Pinheiro
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Temporal variability in the environmental life-cycle assessment of electricity in Portugal

CEM 2016 – Mechanical Engineering Conference
2016 | Conference abstract
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439396
Contributors: Garcia, Rita; Marques, Pedro; Freire, Fausto
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Marginal Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Electricity Generation in Portugal and Implications for Electric Vehicles

Resources
2016-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/resources5040041
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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A dynamic fleet-based life-cycle approach to assess greenhouse gas emissions from electric vehicle adoption

2nd Discussion Forum on Industrial Ecology and Life-Cycle Management
2015 | Conference abstract
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439381
Contributors: Garcia, Rita; Jeremy Gregory; Freire, Fausto
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Applying multi-criteria decision analysis to the life-cycle assessment of vehicles

Journal of Cleaner Production
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.05.086
EID:

2-s2.0-84942984359
Contributors: Domingues, A.R.; Marques, P.; Garcia, R.; Freire, F.; Dias, L.C.
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Rita Garcia via Scopus - Elsevier
grade
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Book of abstracts of the 2nd Discussion Forum on Industrial Ecology and Life-Cycle Management

UC
2015 | Book
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439383

ISBN: 978-989-99080-2-4
Contributors: Freire, Fausto; Caldeira, Carla; Rodrigues, C.; Castanheira, É.G.; Bastos, Joana; Malça, J.; Garcia, R
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Dealing with multifunctionality in LCA of wastewater-based microalgae biodiesel

ISIE Conference 2015 - Taking stock of Industrial Ecology
2015 | Conference poster
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439392
Contributors: Garcia, Rita; Filipa Figueiredo; Castanheira, Érica; Freire, Fausto
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Life Cycle Assessment of Wood-Based Composites: State-Of-The-Art and Opportunities for Reducing Environmental Impacts

Non-conventional building materials based on agro-industrial wastes
2015 | Book chapter
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439382

ISBN: 978-85-69233-00-8
Contributors: Silva, Diogo Aparecido Lopes; Ometto, Aldo Roberto; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto; Varanda, Luciano; André Christoforo
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Life-cycle assessment of electric vehicle batteries – LiMn2O4 versus LiFePO4

Energy for Sustainability 2015 – Designing for People and the Planet
2015 | Conference paper
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439388
Contributors: Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Kulay, L.; Freire, Fausto
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Life-cycle assessment of electricity in Portugal – attributional and consequential approaches

WAM 2015: Workshop on Assessment Methodologies – energy, mobility and other real world applications
2015 | Conference abstract
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439387
Contributors: Garcia, Rita; Marques, Pedro; Freire, Fausto
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Life-cycle assessment of microalgae biodiesel: a review

Energy for Sustainability 2015 – Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet
2015 | Conference paper
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439469

HANDLE: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3007
OTHER-ID:

Figueiredo, F.; Garcia, R.; Gonçalves, M.S. [et.al.]. - Life-cycle assessment of microalgae biodiesel: a review. In: Energy for Sustainability 2015: Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet, Coimbra, Portugal, 14-15 May, 2015, 8 p.

ISBN: 978-989-98949-2-1
Contributors: Figueiredo, Filipa; Garcia, Rita; Gonçalves, Margarida S.; Castanheira, Érica; Malça, João; Oliveira, A. C.; Matos, Cristina T.; et al.
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Life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of displacing internal combustion engine vehicles by electric vehicles in the Portuguese passenger car fleet

Energy for Sustainability 2015 – Designing for People and the Planet
2015 | Conference paper
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439385
Contributors: Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto; Jeremy Gregory
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Primary energy and greenhouse gas emission factors for electricity in Portugal

Energy for Sustainability 2015 – Designing for People and the Planet
2015 | Conference paper
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439386
Contributors: Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto
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The introduction of electric vehicles in the Portuguese car fleet: A dynamic fleet-based life-cycle approach

ISIE Conference 2015 - Taking stock of Industrial Ecology
2015 | Conference poster
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439391
Contributors: Garcia, Rita; Jeremy Gregory; Freire, Fausto
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Dynamic fleet-based life-cycle greenhouse gas assessment of the introduction of electric vehicles in the Portuguese light-duty fleet

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
2015-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-015-0921-8
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Rita Garcia
grade
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Avaliação comparativa de ciclo de vida de veículos elétricos e convencionais incorporando variabilidade

VII Encontro Nacional do Colégio Engenharia Mecânica
2014 | Conference paper
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439377
Contributors: Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto
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Avaliação de ciclo de vida da eletricidade em Portugal

VII Encontro Nacional do Colégio Engenharia Mecânica
2014 | Conference paper
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cv-prod-id-439376
Contributors: Garcia, Rita; Marques, Pedro; Freire, Fausto
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Book of abstracts of the Discussion Forum on Industrial Ecology and Life-Cycle Management

UC
2014 | Book
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439393
Contributors: Freire, Fausto; Dias, Luis C.; Caldeira, Carla; Rodrigues, Carla; Castanheira, Érica; Garcia, Rita
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Carbon footprint of particleboard: A comparison between ISO/TS 14067, GHG Protocol, PAS 2050 and Climate Declaration

2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.11.073
EID:

2-s2.0-84893731733
Contributors: Garcia, R.; Freire, F.
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Rita Garcia via Scopus - Elsevier
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Dynamic fleet-based LCA of electric vehicle systems

Discussion Forum on Industrial Ecology and Life-Cycle Management
2014 | Conference abstract
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439379
Contributors: Garcia, Rita; Jeremy Gregory; Freire, Fausto
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Integrating LCA and multi-criteria decision analysis

Discussion Forum on Industrial Ecology and Life-Cycle Management
2014 | Conference abstract
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439394
Contributors: Dias, Luis C.; Domingues, Ana Rita; Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto
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Integrating life-cycle assessment in environmental impact assessment to support the selection of alternatives

17th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production
2014 | Conference abstract
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-799128
Contributors: Ana Rita Domingues; Garcia, Rita; Carlos Miguel Batista Ferreira; Tomás Ramos
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Life-cycle assessment of electricity in Portugal

2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.08.067
EID:

2-s2.0-84919475606
Contributors: Garcia, R.; Marques, P.; Freire, F.
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Rita Garcia via Scopus - Elsevier
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Primary and secondary use of electric mobility batteries from a life cycle perspective

2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.03.092
EID:

2-s2.0-84898421050
Contributors: Faria, R.; Marques, P.; Garcia, R.; Moura, P.; Freire, F.; Delgado, J.; De Almeida, A.T.
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Rita Garcia via Scopus - Elsevier
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A fleet-based life cycle assessment of electric vehicles in Portugal

Energy for Sustainability 2013 - Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet
2013 | Conference paper
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439369
Contributors: Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto
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Avaliação comparativa de ciclo de vida de veículos elétricos e convencionais em Portugal

10ª CNA-XII CNEA: 10ª Conferência Nacional do Ambiente-XII Congresso Nacional de Engenharia do Ambiente
2013 | Conference paper
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439373
Contributors: Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto
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Avaliação do Ciclo de Vida (ACV) de painéis de madeira: uma revisão bibliográfica com foco sobre a importância e as necessidades para o contexto brasileiro

Painéis de Partículas de Madeira e de Materiais Lignocelulósicos
2013 | Book chapter
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439367

ISBN: 978-85-8023-019-2
Contributors: Silva, Diogo; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto; Ometto, Aldo; Varanda, Luciano
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Communicating life-cycle assessment results: A comparison of vehicle alternatives in Portugal

Energy for Sustainability, Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet
2013 | Conference paper
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439374
Contributors: Domingues, Ana Rita; Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto; Dias, Luis C.
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Emissões de ciclo de vida de gases com efeito de estufa de um veículo híbrido plug-in: modo elétrico versus modo convencional

10ª CNA-XII CNEA: 10ª Conferência Nacional do Ambiente-XII Congresso Nacional de Engenharia do Ambiente
2013 | Conference paper
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439370
Contributors: Garcia, Rita; Marques, Pedro; Freire, Fausto
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LCA of electric cars

CILCA 2013 - V Conferencia Internacional sobre Análisis de Ciclo de Vida
2013 | Conference poster
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439371
Contributors: Pedro Marques; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto
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Life cycle assessment of electric and conventional cars in Portugal

Energy for Sustainability 2013 - Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet
2013 | Conference paper
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439372
Contributors: Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto
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Life cycle assessment of medium density particleboard (MDP) produced in Brazil

2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0583-3
EID:

2-s2.0-84887617174
Contributors: Silva, D.A.L.; Lahr, F.A.R.; Garcia, R.P.; Freire, F.M.C.S.; Ometto, A.R.
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Rita Garcia via Scopus - Elsevier
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Assessing electric-vehicle systems: A fleet-based LCA framework incorporating consequential modeling

3rd MIT Portugal Conference, Excellence in Engineering for Innovation in Global Markets
2012 | Conference poster
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-439365
Contributors: Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto
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Peer review (29 reviews for 12 publications/grants)

Review activity for Applied energy. (2)
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Review activity for Environmental science & technology. (2)
Review activity for International journal of sustainable transportation. (1)
Review activity for Journal of cleaner production. (15)
Review activity for Journal of industrial ecology. (1)
Review activity for Science of the total environment. (1)
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Review activity for Sustainability. (2)
Review activity for Waste management. (1)
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