Ecological paradoxes: William Stanley Jevons and the Paperless Office

Human Ecology Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-147

  York, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Eco efficiency; Jevons paradox; Paperless office

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750597503     PISSN: 10744827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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