Towards sustainability: Objectives, strategies and barriers for cleaner production in China

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 443-460

  Fang, Yiping ^a   Côté, Raymond P ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAIN HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENT   (China)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Cleaner production; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CLEANER PRODUCTION; SUSTAINABILITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33644545759     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500509469653     Document Type: Article

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