Discounting and sustainability: Towards reconciliation

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-97

  Howarth, Richard B ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discounting; Intergenerational fairness; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

DISCOUNTING;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DISCOUNT RATE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ETHICS; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 0038487073     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2003.004220     Document Type: Review

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