Reducing the variation of environmental footprint estimates based on multiregional input–output databases

Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 325-345

  Hoekstra, Rutger ^a   Edens, Bram ^a   Zult, Daan ^a   Wilting, Harry ^b  

^a STATISTICS NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental accounts; Footprint; Input output tables; Multi regional input output; Official statistics; Supply and use tables

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938266554     PISSN: 20408021     EISSN: 2040803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/SAMPJ-01-2014-0006     Document Type: Article

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