Three Scenario Narratives for a Resource-Efficient and Low-Carbon Europe in 2050

Ecological Economics

Volumn 155, Issue , 2019, Pages 70-79

  Schanes, Karin ^a   Jäger, Jill ^b   Drummond, Paul ^c  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^b Independent Scholar   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Europe; Governance; Resource efficiency; Resources; Scenarios; Sufficiency

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EXPLOITATION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; RESOURCE USE; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SELF SUFFICIENCY;

EUROPE;

EID: 85042916541     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.02.009     Document Type: Article

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