Rebound effect  

Rebound-Effekt   (german)

also used for: Jevons paradox

The concept stands for the effect when savings achieved through efficiency improvements lead to increased utilization and do not result in a reduction in the use of resources.

Broader Terms

• Natural resource use  

Related Terms

• Eco-efficiency  

Subject Categories

• V.12.03 Resource economics  

Persistent Identifier (for bookmarking and linking)

• http://zbw.eu/stw/descriptor/30489-1