Promoting regional sustainability by eco-province construction in China: A critical assessment

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 127-138

  Wang, Yutao ^a,b   Sun, Mingxing ^a   Wang, Renqing ^a   Lou, Feng ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Circular economy; Eco efficiency; Province; Regional sustainability; Shandong; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PLANNING;

CIRCULAR ECONOMY; ECO-EFFICIENCY; PROVINCE; REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY; SHANDONG;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGIONAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; SHANDONG;

EID: 85027918029     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.07.003     Document Type: Article

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