Place oriented ecological footprint analysis - The case of Israel's grain supply

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1639-1645

  Kissinger, Meidad ^a   Gottlieb, Dan ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Consumption; Ecological footprint analysis; Grains; International trade; Israel

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CEREAL; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENERGY MARKET; FUTURE PROSPECT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

BLACK SEA; ISRAEL; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 77953127580     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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