Sustaining Human Carrying Capacity: A tool for regional sustainability assessment

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 459-468

  Graymore, M L M ^a   Sipe, Neil G ^b   Rickson, Roy E ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Human carrying capacity; Regional; Sustainability assessment; Sustainability index; Sustainability indicators

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; REGIONAL PATTERN; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 72049116271     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.08.016     Document Type: Article

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