Development and Dematerialization: An International Study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Steinberger, Julia K ^a,b   Krausmann, Fridolin ^a   Getzner, Michael ^c   Schandl, Heinz ^d   West, Jim ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; INDUSTRIALIZATION;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84886917165     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070385     Document Type: Article

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