Economic growth and environmental degradation in a global context

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-68

  Kahuthu, A ^a  

^a NONE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Carbon emissions; Deforestation; Environmental Kuznets Curve; Globalisation; Income growth

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GLOBALIZATION;

EID: 33644816139     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-005-0785-3     Document Type: Article

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