The role of values and objectives in communicating indicators of sustainability

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 149-160

  Shields, D J ^a   Solar S V ^b   Martin, W E ^c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SLOVENIA   (Slovenia)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Indicators; Objectives; Policy; Science; Sustainability; Values

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SOCIAL LEARNING;

ECOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 0142198508     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-160X(02)00042-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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