Resource targets in Europe and worldwide: An overview

Resources

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 597-620

  Bahn Walkowiak, Bettina ^a   Steger, Sören ^a  

^a Institute for Ecological Economy Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Material efficiency; Resource efficiency; Resource management; Resource policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983798197     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20799276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/resources4030597     Document Type: Article

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