Mounting debt in a world in overshoot: An analysis of the link between the mediterranean region's economic and ecological crises

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Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 383-394

  Galli, Alessandro ^a   Halle, Martin ^a  

^a Global Footprint Network   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biocapacity (BC); Ecological footprint; Mediterranean region; Overshoot; Resource constraints

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013661413     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20799276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/resources3020383     Document Type: Article

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