Sustainable development and sustainability metrics

AIChE Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1928-1932

  Sikdar, Subhas K ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GLOBAL CHANGE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0041660559     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690490802     Document Type: Review

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