Towards a 'science of sustainability': Improving the way ecological economics understands human well-being

Ecological Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-111

  Dodds, Steve ^a  

^a Australian High Commission   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecological economics; Social limits; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Well being

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; HUMAN WELLBEING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THEORY;

EID: 0030717637     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(97)00047-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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