Is there a meaningful definition of sustainability?

Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Utilisation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-9

  Owens, Susan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWNHAM COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brundtland Report; Sustainability; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342585346     PISSN: 14792621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PGR20034     Document Type: Review

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