The Ecological Footprint of Mediterranean cities: Awareness creation and policy implications

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 69, Issue , 2017, Pages 94-104

  Baabou, Wafaa ^a   Grunewald, Nicole ^b   Ouellet Plamondon, Claudiane ^a   Gressot, Michel ^b   Galli, Alessandro ^b  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

^b Global Footprint Network   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ecological Footprint; MRIO Analysis; Resource Efficiency; Sustainability Policy; Sustainable Cities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPITAL; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CITY; CROPLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOOD INTAKE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INVESTMENT; LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

EID: 85008367621     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2016.12.013     Document Type: Article

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