Water use efficiency and related pollutants' abatement costs of regional industrial systems in China: a slacks-based measure approach

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 101, Issue , 2015, Pages 301-310

  Wang, Yousen ^a   Bian, Yiwen ^a   Xu, Hao ^b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Pollutant abatement cost; Regional industrial system; Shadow price; Slacks based measure; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COST REDUCTION; EFFICIENCY; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS; POLLUTANT ABATEMENT; SHADOW PRICE; SLACKS-BASED MEASURE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84930379145     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.03.092     Document Type: Article

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