Using goals in environmental management: The Swedish system of environmental objectives

Environmental Management

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 170-180

  Edvardsson, Karin ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental objectives; Evaluability; Goal conflicts; Goal setting; Precision

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAW ENFORCEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY;

AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; POLICY; REVIEW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SWEDEN;

CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; GOALS; POLICY MAKING; SWEDEN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 4544369068     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-3073-3     Document Type: Review

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