Measuring regional sustainability: Lessons to be learned

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-207

  Wallis, Anne ^a   Richards, Anneke ^a   O'Toole, Kevin ^b   Mitchell, Brad ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Evaluation and monitoring; Indicators; Measuring sustainability; Multidimensional aspects of sustainability; Sustainability; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS);

ADAPTIVE APPROACH; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY; VICTORIA , AUSTRALIA;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34548180359     PISSN: 14746778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2007.014203     Document Type: Article

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