Environmental efficiency of industrial sectors in China: An improved weighted SBM model

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 990-999

  Zhou, Yan ^a   Liang, Dapeng ^a   Xing, Xinpeng ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental efficiency; Improved SBM; Undesirable output

Indexed keywords

ENERGY INPUTS; ENERGY SCARCITY; ENERGY STRUCTURES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL ENERGY; IMPROVED SBM; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; UNDESIRABLE OUTPUT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84880628621     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2012.09.021     Document Type: Article

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