A dimensionally consistent aggregation framework for biophysical metrics

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 900-909

  Malghan, Deepak ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

Author keywords

Biophysical assessment; Dimensional consistency; Ecological footprint; Natural capital and natural income; Nicholas Georgescu Roegen; Stocks and funds

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOPHYSICS; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; NATURAL CAPITAL;

EID: 79952067827     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.12.015     Document Type: Article

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