Can the Genuine Progress Indicator better inform sustainable regional progress? - A case study for Northeast Ohio

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 18, Issue , 2012, Pages 330-341

  Bagstad, Kenneth J ^a   Shammin, Md Rumi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic indicators; Environmental valuation; Genuine Progress Indicator; Index of sustainable economic welfare; Quality of life; Regional development; Social welfare; Urban and regional planning

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SUSTAINABLE ECONOMICS; GENUINE PROGRESS INDICATORS; INDEX OF SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC WELFARES; URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMICS; REGIONAL PLANNING;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOINDICATOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; MACROECONOMICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL PLANNING; URBAN PLANNING; WELFARE ECONOMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; RESOURCE DEPLETION; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; VALUATION; WELFARE REFORM;

OHIO; UNITED STATES; AKRON [OHIO]; CLEVELAND [OHIO]; MARYLAND; VERMONT;

EID: 84255194353     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.11.026     Document Type: Article

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