Rebound effect: How much to worry?

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 216-228

  Chakravarty, Debalina ^a   Dasgupta, Shyamasree ^a   Roy, Joyashree ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LITERATURE REVIEW;

EID: 84879413541     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.03.001     Document Type: Review

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