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Decoupling natural resource use and environmental impacts from economic growth
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Decoupling natural resource use and environmental impacts from economic growth is discussed in this article, where Fischer-Kowalski et al. present a report of the Working Group on Decoupling to the International Resource Panel.Abstract:
Decoupling natural resource use and environmental impacts from economic growth. A Report of the Working Group on Decoupling to the International Resource Panel / Fischer-Kowalski, M., Swilling, M., von Weizsacker, E.U., Ren, Y., Moriguchi, Y., Crane, W., Krausmann, F., Eisenmenger, N., Giljum, S., Hennicke, P., Romero Lankao, P., Siriban Manalang, A. UNEP, 2011, 174 p., ISBN: 978-92-807-3167-5 http://www.unep.org/resourcepanel/decoupling/files/pdf/Decoupling_Report_English.pdf Voir ci-dessous...read more
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