Maximizing affluence within the planetary boundaries

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1331-1335

  Heijungs, Reinout ^a,b   De Koning, Arjan ^a   Guinée, Jeroen B ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Backcasting; Climate targets; Environmental input output analysis; Linear programming; Planetary boundaries; Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULGARIA; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EUROPEAN UNION; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84902550922     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-014-0729-y     Document Type: Article

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