"Socio-economic design and nature": A possible representation through ecological footprint

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 138, Issue , 2010, Pages 527-534

  Patrizi, N ^a   Capineri, C ^a   Rugani, B ^a   Niccolucci, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

biocapacity; ecological footprint; life satisfaction; sustainability

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; SUSTAINABILITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 78449302987     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/DN100471     Document Type: Article

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