Sustainable development: Connecting practice with theory

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Chesson, Jean ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

Author keywords

aggregation; assets; ecosystem services; indicators; pressure state response; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLANNING THEORY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84875343731     PISSN: 14643332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1464333213500026     Document Type: Article

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