Spatial Polarization of the Ecological Footprint Distribution

Ecological Economics

Volumn 104, Issue , 2014, Pages 93-106

  Teixido Figueras J ^a   Duro, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Core periphery; Ecological footprint; Polarization

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84901228092     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.04.022     Document Type: Article

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