The disappearing sustainability triangle: Community level considerations

Sustainability Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 227-240

  Chang, Chiung Ting ^a  

^a APEC Research Center for Typhoon and Society   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Community; Degrowth; Natural capital; Social capital; Sustainability triangle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875493110     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-013-0199-3     Document Type: Article

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