A modified footprint method: The case study of Brazil

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 16, Issue , 2012, Pages 113-127

  Pereira, Lucas ^a   Ortega, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Ecological Footprint; Emergy Synthesis; Load capacity factor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PRODUCTS; AVERAGE CAPACITIES; BIO-CAPACITY; BRAZIL; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECONOMIC INDICATORS; EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT; HUMAN IMPACT; INTENSITY FACTORS; LOAD CAPACITY; NATIONAL ECONOMY; NATIONAL LEVEL; NATURAL AREAS; NATURAL ECOSYSTEM; OPEN OCEAN; OUTPUT PRODUCTS; PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SCIENTIFIC TOOL; WEAK POINTS;

AGRICULTURE; ARID REGIONS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY RESOURCES; RATING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECOLOGY;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EMERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; LITERATURE REVIEW; NATIONAL ECONOMY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84855504451     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.06.016     Document Type: Article

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