Inter-generational equity index for assessing environmental sustainability: An example on global warming

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 725-731

  Pan, Tze Chin ^a   Kao, Jehng Jung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Environmental sustainability; Index; Inter generational equity

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; DISASTERS; MILITARY OPERATIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS; CURRENT GENERATIONS; DEGREE OF CHANGES; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICES; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIATIONS; FOREST AREAS; INDEX; INTER-GENERATIONAL EQUITY; TEMPORAL TRENDS;

GLOBAL WARMING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; NUMERICAL METHOD; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 58149459805     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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