How sustainable is the German energy system? Introducing the Indicator for Sustainable Development (ISD) as a new measuring concept

International Journal of Green Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-28

  Schlör, Holger ^a   Hake, Jürgen Friedrich ^a   Fischer, Wolfgang ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energy; Sustainability indicator; Sustainable development; Welfare measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 39549093030     PISSN: 17449928     EISSN: 17449936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGE.2008.017150     Document Type: Article

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