Dynamic sustainability assessment of countries at the macro level: A principal component analysis

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 811-823

  Mirshojaeian Hosseini, Hossein ^a   Kaneko, Shinji ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dynamic ranking; Principal component analysis (PCA); Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RANKING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION; MIN-MAX; OPERATIONAL INDICATOR; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS (PCA); PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; SOCIAL DIMENSIONS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS;

PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 78751591432     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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