Ecological Footprint as a tool for local sustainability: The municipality of Piacenza (Italy) as a case study

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-50

  Scotti, Marco ^a   Bondavalli, Cristina ^a   Bodini, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecological footprint; Environmental index; Local policies; Natural capital; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDEX; LOCAL POLICIES; NATURAL CAPITAL; SUSTAINABILITY;

ECOLOGY;

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; NATURAL CAPITAL; SUSTAINABILITY;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PIACENZA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 56449119540     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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