Modelling sustainability performance to achieve absolute reductions in socio-ecological systems

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 132, Issue , 2016, Pages 32-44

  Nunes, Breno ^a   Alamino, Roberto C ^b   Shaw, Duncan ^c   Bennett, David ^d,e  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absolute reductions; Modelling; Sustainability management; Sustainability performance; Systems dynamics

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MODELS;

ABSOLUTE REDUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; PRACTICAL IMPORTANCE; SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENTS; SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE; SYSTEMS DYNAMICS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84940757518     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.08.037     Document Type: Article

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