Is eco-efficiency a sufficient strategy for achieving a sustainable development? The Norwegian case

Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3623-3638

  Aall, Carlo ^a   Husabø, Idun A ^a  

^a WESTERN NORWAY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Eco efficiency; Ecological footprint; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858143980     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su2123623     Document Type: Article

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