The AICCAN, the geGDP, and the Monetisation Frontier: A typology of 'environmentally adjusted' national sustainability indicators

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-99

  O'Connor, Martin ^a   Steurer, Anton ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b EUROSTAT   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Adjusted GDP; AICCAN; Ecological economics; Environment; geGDP; Indicators; Monetisation Frontier; Statistics; Sustainability; Valuation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; NATURAL RESOURCES; POLLUTION;

ADJUSTED GDP; AICCAN; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; MONETISATION FRONTIER;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; NATIONAL ECONOMY; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 33845235380     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2006.010938     Document Type: Article

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