From issues to indicators: Developing robust community sustainability measures

Local Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 915-933

  Magee, Liam ^a   Scerri, Andy ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

AHP; community sustainability; indicator development; QSSI

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84865269060     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2012.714755     Document Type: Article

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