Material efficiency in a multi-material world

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 371, Issue 1986, 2013, Pages

  Lifset, Reid ^a   Eckelman, Matthew ^b  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Industrial ecology; Material efficiency; Rebound effect; Resource productivity; Sustainable materials management

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; SUPPLY CHAINS;

INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; MATERIAL EFFICIENCY; REBOUND EFFECT; RESOURCE PRODUCTIVITY; SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS;

MATERIALS;

EID: 84874229477     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2012.0002     Document Type: Article

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