Resource use in small island states: Material flows in Iceland and Trinidad and Tobago, 1961-2008

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 294-305

  Krausmann, Fridolin ^a   Richter, Regina ^a   Eisenmenger, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

Author keywords

Industrial ecology; Material flow analysis (MFA); Production and consumption; Resource management; Societal metabolism; Trade and environment

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECONOMICS; GLOBAL WARMING; INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MATERIALS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIETAL METABOLISM; TRADE AND ENVIRONMENTS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

ENERGY USE; EXPORT; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; METALS INDUSTRY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE USE; SMALL ISLAND STATE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

ICELAND; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 84898770749     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12100     Document Type: Article

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