Reconsidering quantification of eco-efficiency: Application to a national economy

Progress in Industrial Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 538-558

  Hoffrén, Jukka ^a,b  

^a Statistics Finland   (Finland)

^b Statistics Finland ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Dematerialisation; Eco efficiency analysis; Industrial metabolism; Macroeconomic indicators; Strategic eco efficiency; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MACROECONOMICS; NATIONAL ECONOMY; NATURAL RESOURCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34248165923     PISSN: 14768917     EISSN: 14788764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/PIE.2006.012752     Document Type: Article

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