Bridging the gaps for global sustainable development: A quantitative analysis

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3700-3707

  Udo, Victor E ^a   Jansson, Peter Mark ^b  

^a Pepco Holdings Inc   (United States)

^b ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental sustainability and global hierarchy of national development needs; Social sustainability; Sustainable development; Technological sustainability

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GLOBALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CANADA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FINLAND; MEXICO; NIGERIA; NORWAY; POLICY; POLITICS; POLLUTION; POVERTY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM;

EID: 70349216834     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.12.020     Document Type: Article

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