Microfoundations for sustainable growth with eco-intelligent product service-arrangements

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1141-1160

  Liedtke, Christa ^a   Buhl, Johannes ^a   Ameli, Najine ^a  

^a Institute for Ecological Economy Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Individual welfare; Material footprint; Product service systems; Social limits to growth; Sustainability strategies; Sustainable design

Indexed keywords

CLEANER PRODUCTION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 84882629846     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su5031141     Document Type: Article

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