The IPAT equation and its variants: Changing views of technology and environmental impact

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 13-29

  Chertow, M R ^a  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental technology; Factor X; IPAT equation; Master equation; Technological change; Technological optimism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034938194     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/10881980052541927     Document Type: Review

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