Substance flow analysis (SFA): A critical review

Shengtai Xuebao

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 6189-6198

  Zhang, Ling ^a   Yuan, Zeng Wei ^a   Bi, Jun ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Industrial ecology; Industrial metabolism; Substance flow analysis; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLOW PATTERN; LITERATURE REVIEW; PARADIGM SHIFT; RESEARCH WORK; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 73249114330     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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