How to aggregate sustainable development indicators: A proposed framework and its application

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-34

  Jollands, Nigel ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aggregate indices; Ecological footprint; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

LACUNA;

EID: 29844450263     PISSN: 14624605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJARGE.2006.008163     Document Type: Review

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