Sustainability characteristics of China's Poyang Lake Eco-Economics Zone in the big data environment

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 142, Issue , 2017, Pages 642-653

  Zhang, Ning ^a   Chen, Zhongfei ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Big data; Dual model; Environmental efficiency; Global non radial directional distance function; Poyang Lake Eco Economics Zone

Indexed keywords

BIG DATA; COSTS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; LAKES; PLANNING; POLLUTION; PUBLIC POLICY; SOOT; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DIRECTIONAL DISTANCE FUNCTION; DUAL MODEL; ECO-ECONOMIC; ENERGY SAVING AND EMISSION REDUCTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; NATIONAL STRATEGIES; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 84977106613     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.052     Document Type: Article

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