Measuring sustainability: A time series of alternative indicators for Scotland

Ecological Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-73

  Hanley, Nick ^a   Moffatt, Ian ^b   Faichney, Robin ^b   Wilson, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecological footprint; Green NNP; Indicators; Measurement; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABILITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033035347     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(98)00027-5     Document Type: Article

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