Physical limits to resource access and utilisation and their economic implications in Mediterranean economies

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 125-136

  Galli, Alessandro ^a   Halle, Martin ^a   Grunewald, Nicole ^a  

^a International Environment House 2   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ecological deficit; Economic competitiveness; Production vs. consumption; Resource access and availability; Resource related risks; Trade

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ACCOUNTING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 84928347035     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2015.04.002     Document Type: Article

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