Benchmarking sustainable development via data envelopment analysis:An italian case study

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-56

  Bruni, M E ^a   Guerriero, F ^a   Patitucci, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Efficiency; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; OPTIMIZATION; POVERTY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ITALY;

EID: 79960320029     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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