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Program for the Human Environment

Dematerialization: variety, caution, and persistence

Citation: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105 (35): 12774–12779 2008 10.1073/pnas.0806099105 D

Link: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0806099105 [external link]

Keywords: Dematerialization, Consumption, carbon, cropland, energy, fertilizer, impact

Areas of Research: Forests, Farms and Materials, The ImPACT Identity, Technology & Human Environment

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