Role of energy efficiency in sustainable development of small-scale industry clusters: an empirical study

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 34-39

  Nagesha, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY B D T COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

energy efficiency; production function; returns to scale; textile dyeing

Indexed keywords

DYEING; ECONOMICS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEXTILES;

COBB-DOUGLAS PRODUCTION FUNCTION; EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY; GEOGRAPHICAL CLUSTERS; PRODUCTION FUNCTION; RETURNS TO SCALE; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY CLUSTERS; TEXTILE DYEING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; POWER GENERATION; RETURNS TO SCALE; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU; TIRUPUR;

EID: 65549164610     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-0826(08)60436-6     Document Type: Article

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