Steps towards indicators of sustainable development: Linking economic and ecological concepts

Ecological Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-36

  Rennings, Klaus ^a   Wiggering, Hubert ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

^b Ger Cncl of Environmental Advisors   (Germany)

Author keywords

Critical levels; Critical loads; Strong sustainability; Sustainability indicators; Weak sustainability

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL APPROACH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0030621319     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(96)00108-5     Document Type: Article

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