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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. sustainability science and engineering
  3. industrial ecology
  4. eco-efficiency
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. environmental sustainability
  3. industrial ecology
  4. eco-efficiency
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. economic sustainability
  3. ecological economics
  4. eco-efficiency
  1. Rural Development, Communities, Education, Extension
  2. economic sustainability
  3. ecological economics
  4. eco-efficiency

Preferred term

eco-efficiency

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The relationship between economic outputs of products, processes and services and their environmental impact, with the goal being efficient use of materials and energy throughout the life cycle in order to reduce economic and ecological costs.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • ecoefficiency

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137730

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