A vision for human well-being: Transition to social sustainability

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-73

  Rogers, Deborah S ^a,b   Duraiappah, Anantha K ^a   Antons, Daniela Christina ^c   Munoz, Pablo ^a   Bai, Xuemei ^d   Fragkias, Michail ^e   Gutscher, Heinz ^f  

^a United Nations University   (Germany)

^b Initiative for Equality   (United States)

^c Institut des Hautes Études Internationales et du Développement   (Switzerland)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EQUITY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; MONITORING; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; WELFARE REFORM;

EID: 84857910246     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2012.01.013     Document Type: Review

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