Trends in Austrian Resource Efficiency: An Exergy and Useful Work Analysis in Comparison to Material Use, CO2 Emissions, and Land Use

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1250-1261

  Eisenmenger, Nina ^a   Warr, Benjamin ^b   Magerl, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

^b CSO at Aggrigator Inc   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Austria; energy analysis; exergy; resource efficiency; resource productivity; sustainable resource use

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXERGY; LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRIA; ENERGY ANALYSIS; RESOURCE EFFICIENCIES; RESOURCE PRODUCTIVITY; SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; EXERGY; LAND USE; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRIA;

EID: 84988882912     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12474     Document Type: Article

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