Exergoecology Assessment of Mineral Exports from Latin America: Beyond a Tonnage Perspective
Latin America has traditionally been a raw material supplier since colonial times. In this paper, we analyze mineral exports from an exergoecology perspective from twenty countries in Latin American (LA-20). We apply material flow analysis (MFA) principles along with the concept of the exergy replac...
Main Authors: | Jose-Luis Palacios, Guiomar Calvo, Alicia Valero, Antonio Valero |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-03-01
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Series: | Sustainability |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/3/723 |
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