The economic and environmental performances of rural districts in Italy: Are competitiveness and sustainability compatible targets?

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2446-2453

  Salvati, Luca ^a   Carlucci, Margherita ^b  

^a Italian Council for Research in Agriculture   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic performances; Environmental sustainability; Italy; Land vulnerability; Local district; Rural development

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; COMPETITIVENESS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; LOCAL PLANNING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PRIMARY SECTOR INDUSTRY; RURAL AREA; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; VULNERABILITY;

ALPS; APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 80053307771     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.07.030     Document Type: Article

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