The application of Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) to eco-efficiency analysis

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-14

  Wu, Jiaying ^a   Wu, Zhijun ^b   Holländer, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eco efficiency; Non negative constraints; Positive Matrix Factorization

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MATRIX FACTORIZATION; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ECO-EFFICIENCY; ECO-EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; ECO-EFFICIENCY INDICATORS; FACTORS ANALYSIS; NEGATIVE CONSTRAINTS; NON NEGATIVES; NON-NEGATIVE CONSTRAINT; POLICY MAKERS; POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORIZATION; PRINCIPAL-COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS;

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUSTAINABILITY;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ECO EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORIZATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 84855424911     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.12.022     Document Type: Article

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