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Term

material flow analysis

Term

An evaluation method which assesses the efficiency of use of materials using information from material flow accounting. Material flow analysis helps to identify waste of natural resources and other materials in the economy which would otherwise go unnoticed in conventional economic monitoring systems.

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EEA Glossary

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Definition source publication

Eurostat. 2001. Economy-wide material flow accounts and derived indicators. Luxembourg.

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2001

Definition source URL

http://glossary.eea.europa.eu/EEAGlossary

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Eurostat

Subjects

Long definition

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