Dynamic multidimensional assessment of sustainability at the macro level: The case of Austria

Ecological Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2560-2573

  Shmelev, Stanislav E ^a   Rodríguez Labajos, Beatriz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Austria; Dynamic trends; Macroeconomics; Multi criteria decision aid; Multicriteria analysis; NAIADE; Sustainability assessment; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; DECISION ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 67649158329     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.03.019     Document Type: Article

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