Emergy accounting for regional studies: Case study of Canada and its provinces

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 177-185

  Hossaini, Navid ^a   Hewage, Kasun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Emergy accounting; Emergy maps; Resource planning; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL FUELS; REGIONAL PLANNING; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALBERTA; CANADA; CASE-STUDIES; EMERGY ACCOUNTINGS; EMERGY MAP; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTINGS; RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES; RESOURCE PLANNING; RESOURCES CONSUMPTION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FUEL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGY; REGIONAL PLANNING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

ACCOUNTING; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGY ACCOUNTING; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GEOGRAPHY; LAND USE; METHODOLOGY; NONRENEWABLE ENERGY; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

CANADA;

EID: 84874407572     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.12.034     Document Type: Article

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