Ukraine and the great biofuel potential? A political material flow analysis

Ecological Economics

Volumn 104, Issue , 2014, Pages 12-21

  Schaffartzik, Anke ^a   Plank, Christina ^b   Brad, Alina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biofuel; Material flow analysis; Socioeconomic development; Ukraine

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; BIOFUEL; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE USE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

UKRAINE;

EID: 84900831426     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.04.026     Document Type: Article

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