What is the value of a sustainability indicator? Economic issues in monitoring and management for sustainability

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-243

  Pannell, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; MONITORING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0038066903     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA01057     Document Type: Review

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