Eco-efficiency trends of the Flemish industry: Decoupling of environmental impact from economic growth

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1349-1357

  Van Caneghem, J ^a   Block, C ^b   Van Hooste, H ^c   Vandecasteele, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Groep T Leuven Engineering College   (Belgium)

^c Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Decoupling; Eco efficiency; Eco indicators; Flanders; Industry

Indexed keywords

ECO-EFFICIENCY; ECO-EFFICIENCY INDICATORS; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ECOTOXICITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY; FLANDERS; GENERAL PUBLICS; HUMAN TOXICITY; PRODUCTION DATA; SOUND DECISION; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; WASTE GENERATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; EUTROPHICATION; FUZZY CONTROL; INDUSTRY; OXIDANTS; TOXICITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 77955554137     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.05.019     Document Type: Article

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