Models of sustainability and sustainable development

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 109-123

  Diesendorf, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Implementation; Model; Strategy; Sustainability; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; MODELING; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0043066834     PISSN: 14624605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijarge.2001.000007     Document Type: Article

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