Empirical evidence for the jevons paradox

The Jevons Paradox and the Myth of Resource Efficiency Improvements

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 141-172

  Polimeni, John M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 84925814137     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849773102     Document Type: Chapter

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