This study systematically summarizes previous research efforts on Data Envelopment
Analysis (DEA) applied to energy and environment in the past four decades, including …

In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the number of publications related
to theory and applications of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Charnes, Cooper, and …

CONTEXT Global and national agricultural development policies normally tend to focus
more on enhancing farm productivity through technological changes than on better use of …

Livestock activity is one of the most contributors to climate-change emissions in the
agriculture sector. European environmental policies face with the challenge of increasing …

As a factor associated with urban management and planning, urban development intensity
(UDI) could in fact form the basis for a new rationale in coordinating urban sustainable …

Technological innovation and low-carbon economy are significant for the high-quality
development of China's industrial sectors. However, few scholars combine the two stages …

Operations management tools are critical in the process of evaluating and implementing
action towards a low carbon production. Currently, a sustainable production implies both an …

This chapter theoretically discusses existing methodologies to model environmental
adjustments of technologies. We elaborate on the limitations of treating pollution as an input …

Introduces a bold, new model for energy industry pollution prevention and sustainable
growth Balancing industrial pollution prevention with economic growth is one of the knottiest …

This study presents an innovative empirical application to the assessment of agri-
environment measures on environmental and economic efficiency. Using a multi-equation …