Ecological footprint of nations: Comparison of process analysis, and standard and hybrid multiregional input-output analysis

Ecological Economics

Volumn 101, Issue , 2014, Pages 115-126

  Weinzettel, Jan ^a   Steen Olsen, Kjartan ^b   Hertwich, Edgar G ^b   Borucke, Michael ^c   Galli, Alessandro ^d  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c Global Footprint Network   (United States)

^d Global Footprint Network   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ecological footprint; Hybrid MRIO; MRIO; Multiregional input output analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA QUALITY; DOMESTICATION; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; STANDARD (REGULATION);

EID: 84897929124     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.02.020     Document Type: Article

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