Measuring fossil resource inequality-A case study for the UK between 1968 and 2000

Ecological Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1213-1225

  Papathanasopoulou, Eleni ^a   Jackson, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fossil resource consumption; Fossil resource inequality; Gini coefficient; Income groups; Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; FOSSIL FUEL; HEATING; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POLICY MAKING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSPORTATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58749104014     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.08.014     Document Type: Article

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