National natural capital accounting with the ecological footprint concept

Ecological Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 375-390

  Wackernagel, Mathis ^a   Onisto, Larry ^a   Bello, Patricia ^a   Linares, Alejandro Callejas ^a   Falfán, Ina Susana López ^a   García, Jesus Méndez ^a   Guerrero, Ana Isabel Suárez ^a   Guerrero, Ma Guadalupe Suárez ^a  

^a Obreros Textiles 57 Departamento 6   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Accounting; Carrying capacity; Ecological footprint; Italy; Natural capital; Resource throughput

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY;

ITALY;

EID: 0033041699     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(98)90063-5     Document Type: Article

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