Giving voice to the future in sustainability: Retrospective assessment to learn prospective stakeholder engagement

Ecological Economics

Volumn 84, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-6

  Anderson, Mark W ^a   Teisl, Mario ^a   Noblet, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bequests; Intergenerational equity; Prospective assessment; Rawls; Retrospective assessment; Sustainability stakeholders

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EQUITY; FUTURE PROSPECT; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84869113463     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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