A review and comparative assessment of existing approaches to calculate material footprints

Ecological Economics

Volumn 127, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-10

  Lutter, Stephan ^a   Giljum, Stefan ^a   Bruckner, Martin ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Coefficient approach; Input output analysis; Material flow analysis; Material footprint; Resource policy; Resource use indicators

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; RESOURCE USE; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84962848875     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.03.012     Document Type: Short Survey

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