Development of eco-efficiency in Finnish forest industry: 1997-2007

Progress in Industrial Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-174

  Hoffrén, Jukka ^a  

^a Statistics Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dematerialisation; Eco efficiency; Forest industry; Indicators; Industrial metabolism; Sustainable companies

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FOREST INVENTORY; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FINLAND;

EID: 77958099017     PISSN: 14768917     EISSN: 14788764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/PIE.2010.036047     Document Type: Article

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