A comprehensive set of resource use indicators from the micro to the macro level

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 300-308

  Giljum, Stefan ^a   Burger, Eva ^a   Hinterberger, Friedrich ^a   Lutter, Stephan ^a   Bruckner, Martin ^a  

^a Sustainable Europe Research Institute Austria   (Austria)

Author keywords

Carbon Footprint; Ecological Footprint; Ecological rucksack; Material flows; Resource use; Sustainable Consumption and Production

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECOLOGICAL RUCKSACK; MATERIAL FLOWS; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION;

GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; GREENHOUSE GAS; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 78650766317     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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