Four theoretical issues and a funeral: Improving the policy-guiding value of eco-efficiency indicators

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 235-261

  Jollands, Nigel ^a,b   Patterson, Murray ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b New Zealand Ctr Ecol Econ L   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Criteria; Definitions; Eco efficiency indicators; Limitations

Indexed keywords

CRITERIA; DEFINITIONS; ECO-EFFICIENCY; ECO-EFFICIENCY INDICATORS; LIMITATIONS; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY MAKERS; POLICY TOOLS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 4644276064     PISSN: 14746778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijesd.2004.005074     Document Type: Review

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