A method for regional-scale material flow and decoupling analysis: A demonstration case study of Aichi prefecture, Japan

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1382-1390

  Tachibana, Junzo ^a   Hirota, Keiko ^b   Goto, Naohiro ^c   Fujie, Koichi ^d  

^a Tottori Institute of Industrial Technology   (Japan)

^b Yazakisougyou   (Japan)

^c TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circular society; Decoupling indicator; Environmental indicator; Input output table; Material flow analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ANNUAL VARIATION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; INDUSTRY; JAPAN; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AICHI; ASIA; CHUBU; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN;

EID: 55549142164     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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