Is economic development compatible with ecosystem health?

Ecosystem Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 94-106

  Rapport, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0031445176     PISSN: 10762825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-0992.1997.00712.pp.x     Document Type: Article

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