Regional patterns in global resource extraction

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 133-147

  Schandl, Heinz ^a   Eisenmenger, Nina ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

Author keywords

Consumption; Industrial ecology; Materials flow analysis (MFA); Natural resources; Resource extraction; Sustainable resource use

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CONSUMPTION; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; MATERIALS FLOW ANALYSIS (MFA); RESOURCE EXTRACTION; SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; EXTRACTION METHOD; POLITICAL SYSTEM; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 33751399302     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jiec.2006.10.4.133     Document Type: Article

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