The role of spatial scale in sustainable development

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 251-264

  Grainger, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental economics; Scale; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0033369677     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.1999.11742688     Document Type: Conference Paper

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