Why energy productivity is increasing: An I-O analysis of Swedish agriculture

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 443-465

  Uhlin, Hans Erik ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ENERGY USE; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

SWEDEN;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 0032053384     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(97)00059-0     Document Type: Article

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