Sustainability indicator systems within urban governance: Usability analysis of sustainability indicator systems as boundary objects

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 89-96

  Holden, Meg ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Happiness; LEED ND; Multiactor governance; Participatory governance; Sustainability indicators Urban indicators; Urban governance; Usability analysis

Indexed keywords

CANADA; HAPPINESS; LEED-ND; MULTI ACTORS; PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE; URBAN GOVERNANCE; URBAN INDICATORS; USABILITY ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

PUBLIC POLICY;

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-OFF; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLICY;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84876152675     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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