Analysis of regional material flows: The case of the Czech Republic

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 243-254

  Kovanda, Jan ^a   Weinzettel, Jan ^a   Hak, Tomas ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; Material flow indicators; Raw material equivalents (RME); Regional material flow analysis; Shift of environmental pressure

Indexed keywords

CZECH REPUBLIC; MATERIAL FLOW INDICATORS; METAL ORES; NON-METALLIC MINERALS; REGIONAL MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; REGIONAL TRADES; SHIFT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURE; SOCIO-ECONOMIC; TRADE BALANCES;

BIOMASS; FOSSIL FUELS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; METAL RECOVERY; ORE TREATMENT; ORES; PULSATILE FLOW;

MINERALS;

FOSSIL FUEL; METAL; NONMETAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPORT; IMPORT; ORE MINERAL; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TRADE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENT; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PRESSURE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 63749102749     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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