Theoretical reasoning of the use of indicators and indices for sustainable development assessment;Rodiklių ir indeksų naudojimo įvertinti darnų vystymąsi teorinis pagrindimas

Engineering Economics

Volumn 3, Issue 63, 2009, Pages 33-40

  Ciegis, Remigijus ^a,b   Ramanauskiene, Jolita ^c   Startiene, Grazina ^c  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^c VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Assessment; Indexes; Indicators; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349832447     PISSN: 13922785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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