The use of local sustainability indicators: Case studies in two Swedish municipalities

Local Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 591-614

  Eckerberg, Katarina ^a   Mineur, Eva ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; STOCKHOLM [STOCKHOLM (CNT)]; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SUNDSVALL; SWEDEN; VASTERNORRLAND;

EID: 0347656696     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354983032000152716     Document Type: Article

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