An ecological economics of eco-efficiency : theory, interpretations and applications : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Ecological Economics at Massey University, Palmerston North

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An ecological economics of eco-efficiency : theory, interpretations and applications : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Ecological Economics at Massey University, Palmerston North

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Massey University

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Eco-efficiency emerged onto the world stage as the business input into the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. The concept has served to bring the business community into the sustainability debate and enabled businesses to demonstrate significant environmental improvement. The concept is also beginning to play a key role in national sustainable development policy. However, the recent interest in eco-efficiency has highlighted several unresolved and sometimes contentious issues which are addressed in this ...

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Research paper

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Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2003

Creator

Jollands, Nigel Alan

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https://hdl.handle.net/10179/1770

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Environmental economics / Economic development / Environmental aspects / Econometrics / New Zealand / Eco-efficiency / Ecological economics / Economics / Applied Economics / Environment and resource economics

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