Measuring sustainable development using a multi-criteria model: A case study

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2301-2306

  Boggia, Antonio ^a   Cortina, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Multicriteria decision analysis; Sustainability monitoring and assessment; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ECONOMICS; PUBLIC POLICY;

CASE-STUDIES; COMPLEX PROCESSES; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; MULTICRITERIA MODELING; PUBLIC POLICY DECISIONS; SPECIFIC AREAS; SUSTAINABILITY MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DECISION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH RATE; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77955516868     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.06.009     Document Type: Article

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