Energy efficiency measurement in agriculture with imprecise energy content information

Energy Policy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 198-208

  Blancard, Stéphane ^a   Martin, Elsa ^a  

^a Centre d'Economie et Sociologie Appliquees a l'Agriculture et aux Espaces Ruraux   (France)

Author keywords

Data Envelopment Analysis; Energy efficiency; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY; CURRENT OUTPUT; DECISION MAKERS; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENTS; ENERGY REDUCTION; ENERGY-CONSUMPTION; UNCERTAINTY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

AGRICULTURE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84892478104     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.10.071     Document Type: Article

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