Defining sustainability: A conceptual orientation

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 334-339

  Vos, Robert O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Limits to growth; Sustainable development; Theories of sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ONTOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

LIMITS TO GROWTH; THEORIES OF SUSTAINABILITY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ONTOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; POLLUTION CONTROL; POPULATION GROWTH; SOCIAL CHANGE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34247630118     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1675     Document Type: Article

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