Population and consumption: What we know, what we need to know

Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 10-19

  Kates, Robert W ^a  

^a RR1 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POPULATION; POPULATION GROWTH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 0034068274     PISSN: 00139157     EISSN: 19399154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00139150009604872     Document Type: Article

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