Sustainable Agriculture: A Matter of ecology, equity, economic efficiency or expedience?

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 57-66

  Pannell, David J ^a   Schilizzi, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Multiple criterion decision making; Sustainability; Sustainability indicators

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0032764381     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v13n04_06     Document Type: Article

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