An economic instrument for zero waste, economic growth and sustainability

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 15, Issue 13-14, 2007, Pages 1382-1390

  Greyson, James ^a  

^a BlindSpot   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Insurance; Precycling; Prevention; Sustainable; Systems thinking; Zero waste

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; INSURANCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC POLICY; RECYCLING;

ECONOMIC GROWTH; PRECYCLING; SYSTEMS THINKING; ZERO WASTE;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33947531195     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.07.019     Document Type: Article

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