The input-state-output model and related indicators to investigate the relationships among environment, society and economy

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 325, Issue , 2016, Pages 84-88

  Bastianoni, Simone ^a   Coscieme, Luca ^a   Pulselli, Federico M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emergy; Gini index of income distribution; Gross domestic product; National economies; Sustainability; Systemic approach

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS;

EMERGY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; NATIONAL ECONOMY; SYSTEMIC APPROACH;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMIC SYSTEM; ENERGY FLOW; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HOLISTIC APPROACH; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; NATIONAL ECONOMY; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84958164292     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.10.015     Document Type: Article

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