Integrated assessment of sustainable development: Multiple perspectives in interaction

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 407-425

  Kasemir, Bernd ^b   Van Asselt, Marjolein B A ^b,c   Dürrenberger, Gregor ^b   Jaeger, Carlo C ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

FOCUS GROUPS; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT (IA);

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0032594126     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.1999.002268     Document Type: Article

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