The four-capital method of sustainable development evaluation

European Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 63-80

  Ekins, Paul ^a   Dresner, Simon ^a   Dahlström, Kristina ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Four capital model; Structural Funds; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; METHODOLOGY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 43549123550     PISSN: 09610405     EISSN: 10990976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.471     Document Type: Article

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