Characterizing and measuring sustainable development

Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Volumn 28, Issue , 2003, Pages 559-586

  Parris, Thomas M ^a   Kates, Robert W ^b  

^a ISciences LLC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Assessment; Indicators; Measurement; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY INDEX; SUSTAINABILITY; WELLBEING INDEX;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 1642460643     PISSN: 15435938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.energy.28.050302.105551     Document Type: Article

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