Creating an analytical framework for local sustainability performance: A dutch case study

Local Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 229-250

  Hoppe, Thomas ^a   Coenen, Frans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Local agenda 21; Local sustainability performance; Monitoring; Self reporting

Indexed keywords

AGENDA 21; ANALYTICAL METHOD; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 79957563277     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2011.565466     Document Type: Article

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