Theory of industrial ecology: the case of the concept of diversity

Progress in Industrial Ecology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-72

  Korhonen, Jouni ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

diversity; ecosystems; industrial ecosystems; sustainable development; theory of industrial ecology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746280650     PISSN: 14768917     EISSN: 14788764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/PIE.2005.006782     Document Type: Article

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