The Sustainability of Complex Economic Systems. An Application of National Material Flow Analysis (MFA) to the Brazilian Economy

A systemic approach to sustainability is suggested where the society-environment relationship is conceived in terms of complex, open systems. The sustainability of the relationship between society and the environment can be analyzed with the help of Material Flow Analysis (MFA). MFA reveals aspects...

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Published in:	tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique
Main Authors:	José Alberto da Costa Machado, Norbert Fenzl, Armin Mathis
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Paderborn University: Media Systems and Media Organisation Research Group 2008-07-01
Subjects:	sustainability sustainable development systems theory open systems material flow analysis (MFA)
Online Access:	https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/11