Wiedmann, T., Barrett, J., Billing, M. and Birch, R. (2004). The REAP tool: Creating physical accounts for the UK and evaluating policy scenarios. Presented at the International Workshop on Driving Forces of and Barriers to Sustainable Consumption, 5–6 March 2004, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. University of Leeds
The objective of this paper is to present a methodology currently being developed by the
Stockholm Environment Institute at York to assess material flows through the UK
economy in terms of their environmental impacts. At the same time, the modelling tool
REAP (Resource and Energy Analysis Programme) is introduced.
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