EMAS in local authorities: Suitable indicators in adopting environmental management systems

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 263-274

  Petrosillo, Irene ^a   De Marco, Antonella ^a   Botta, Serena ^b   Comoglio, Claudio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; EMAS; Environmental management system; Italy; Local authorities

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ECO-MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT SCHEMES; EMAS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCIES; EUROPEAN LEVELS; ITALY; LOCAL AUTHORITIES; MATRIX; PUBLIC AUTHORITIES; RESPONSE RATE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

MANAGEMENT;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; GUIDELINE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ITALY;

EID: 80053241522     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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