Exploring the possibility of a systematic and generic approach to social sustainability

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 10-11, 2010, Pages 1107-1112

  Missimer, Merlina ^a   Robrt, Karl Henrik ^a   Broman, Gran ^a   Sverdrup, Harald ^b  

^a BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Framework for strategic sustainable development; Social sustainability; Sustainability principles; System analysis; The natural step framework

Indexed keywords

NATURAL STEPS; SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THE NATURAL STEP FRAMEWORK;

STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77955230541     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.02.024     Document Type: Article

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