How does income redistribution affect households’ material footprint?

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 153, Issue , 2017, Pages 515-527

  Lopez L A ^a   Arce, G ^a   Morenate, M ^a   Zafrilla, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Households; Inequality; Input output; Material footprint; Teleconnection

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION; HOUSEHOLDS; INCOME INEQUALITY; INEQUALITY; INPUT OUTPUT MODEL; INPUT-OUTPUT; TELECONNECTIONS;

FOSSIL FUELS;

EID: 85011304758     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.01.142     Document Type: Article

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