An adaptive indicator framework for monitoring regional sustainable development: A case study of the INSURE project in Limburg, the Netherlands

Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-17

  van Zeijl Rozema, Annemarie ^a   Martens, Pim ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Macro scale indicators; Public policy; Regional planning; Sociopolitical aspects; Stakeholders; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957164105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15487733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15487733.2010.11908038     Document Type: Article

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