Critical environmental indicators: Performance indices and assessment models for sustainable rural development planning

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 130, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 47-58

  Schultink, Gerhardus ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic development planning; Environmental indicators; Environmental quality; Impact assessment; Public policy; Resource production capacity

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0034210616     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(00)00212-X     Document Type: Article

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