A pilot index for environmental policy in The Netherlands

Energy Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 2-15, 1998, Pages 95-101

  Den Butter, F A G ^a   Van Der Eyden, J A C ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental concern; Environmental index; Environmental pressure; Quality of life index

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL INDEX;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

PUBLIC POLICY;

ENVIRONMENTAL INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0032004739     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-4215(97)00010-4     Document Type: Article

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