Decision analysis for climate change: development, equity and sustainability concerns

International Journal of Global Environmental Issues

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 223-240

  Toth, Ferenc L ^a  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; decision analysis; decision making; equity; sustainability; Tolerable Windows Approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 25444440020     PISSN: 14666650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGENVI.2001.000979     Document Type: Article

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