Dynamic analysis of materials-product chains: An application to window frames

Ecological Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-61

  Kandelaars, Patricia P A A H ^a   Van Den Bergh, Jeroen C J M ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TINBERGEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chain management; Durable goods; Dynamic modeling; Materials balance; Recycling

Indexed keywords

DURABLE GOODS; DYNAMIC MODELLING; MATERIALS BALANCE; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WINDOW FRAMES;

EID: 0030620155     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(96)00550-2     Document Type: Article

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