Consumption-based material flow indicators — Comparing six ways of calculating the Austrian raw material consumption providing six results

Understanding the environmental implications of consumption and production depends on appropriate monitoring tools. Material flow accounting (MFA) is a method to monitor natural resource use by countries and has been widely used in research and policy. However, the increasing globalization requires...

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Published in:	Ecological economics 2016-08, Vol.128, p.177-186
Main Authors:	Eisenmenger, Nina, Wiedenhofer, Dominik, Schaffartzik, Anke, Giljum, Stefan, Bruckner, Martin, Schandl, Heinz, Wiedmann, Thomas O., Lenzen, Manfred, Tukker, Arnold, Koning, Arjan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	globalization Input–output analysis Material flow accounting material flow analysis Material footprint monitoring Raw material consumption raw materials research policy Resource efficiency Sustainable resource use
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