Measuring eco-efficiency of production with data envelopment analysis

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 59-72

  Kuosmanen, Timo ^a   Kortelainen, Mika ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Activity analysis; Aggregation; Environmental performance; Environmental pressures; Road transportation; Weight restrictions

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; NATURAL RESOURCES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PRODUCTION; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

ACTIVITY ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES; ROAD TRANSPORTATION; WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NATURAL RESOURCE; ROAD TRANSPORT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33750625749     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/108819805775247846     Document Type: Conference Paper

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