Resource consumption drivers and pathways to reduction: economy, policy and lifestyle impact on material flows at the national and urban scale

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 132, Issue , 2016, Pages 70-80

  Kalmykova, Yuliya ^a   Rosado, Leonardo ^a   Patrício, João ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Decoupling; Eco efficiency; Material flow analysis; Urban metabolism

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS; NUTRITION; OILS AND FATS; RECYCLING;

DECOUPLING; ECO-EFFICIENCY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INDICATORS; LIFESTYLE CHARACTERISTICS; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; MATERIAL RECYCLING; RESOURCE CONSUMPTION; URBAN METABOLISMS;

FUELS;

EID: 84924129199     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.02.027     Document Type: Article

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