The structure of socio-economic metabolism and its drivers on household level in Hungary

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 172, Issue , 2018, Pages 758-767

  Dombi, Mihály ^a   Karcagi Kováts, Andrea ^a   Tóth Szita, Klára ^b   Kuti, István ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISKOLC   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Household consumption; Influencing factors; Material balance; Material stocks; Socio economic metabolism; Stock flow relations

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FOOD SUPPLY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SUPPLY CHAINS;

HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION; INFLUENCING FACTORS; MATERIAL BALANCE; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; STOCK FLOWS;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 85038836744     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.10.220     Document Type: Article

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