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Energy Analysis and Sustainable Development

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Valuing the Environment: Methodological and Measurement Issues

Part of the book series: Environment, Science and Society ((ENSS,volume 2))

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The previous chapter explained how energy-based valuation methods allow to determine and measure the contribution of the environment to economic production. In this chapter we demonstrate how these energy-based valuation methods can fournish new tools to measure sustainability and to implement sustainable development policies.

The author acknowledges comments from Jean-François Noël and J. Benhaïm, (C3E-METIS) University of Paris I. Financial support from the ‘Programme Environnement’ of the French CNRS and from EC (DG XII) for parts of this research are also gratefully acknowledged.

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Faucheux, S. (1994). Energy Analysis and Sustainable Development. In: Pethig, R. (eds) Valuing the Environment: Methodological and Measurement Issues. Environment, Science and Society, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8317-6_13

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