Eco-efficiency: Trends, goals and their implementation in Lithuania

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 265-272

  Dagilit, Renata ^a   Juknys, Romualdas ^a  

^a VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

double decoupling; Eco efficiency; energy intensity; pollution intensity; sustainable development; transition country

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE DECOUPLING; ECO-EFFICIENCY; ENERGY INTENSITY; POLLUTION INTENSITY; TRANSITION COUNTRY;

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

POLLUTION;

EID: 84870715277     PISSN: 16486897     EISSN: 18224199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/16486897.2012.661072     Document Type: Article

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