Linking analyses and environmental Kuznets curves for aggregated material flows in the EU

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 15, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 1662-1673

  Vehmas, Jarmo ^a   Luukkanen, Jyrki ^a   Kaivo oja, Jari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; De coupling; De linking; Environmental Kuznets curve; EU; Material flows; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PRODUCTION CONTROL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CARRYING CAPACITY; DE-COUPLING; DE-LINKING; ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVE; EUROPEAN UNION; MATERIAL FLOWS; SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS;

MATERIALS HANDLING;

EID: 34447105867     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.08.010     Document Type: Article

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