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Environmental implications of planned obsolescence and product lifetime: a literature review

Julio L. RiveraResearch Centre for Environmental Studies and Sustainability (CREIDD), Troyes University of Technology, Troyes Cedex, FranceCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Amrine LallmahomedResearch Centre for Environmental Studies and Sustainability (CREIDD), Troyes University of Technology, Troyes Cedex, France
Pages 119-129 | Received 05 Sep 2014, Accepted 18 Sep 2015, Published online: 28 Dec 2015

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