Why environmental sustainability can most probably not be attained with growing production

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 525-530

  Hueting, Roefie ^a  

^a NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asymmetric entering; Environmental function; Environmental sustainability; Environmentally sustainable national income

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ENVIRONMENTAL FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GROWING PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION LEVEL; UNSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77649270861     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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