Sustainability assessment index: A strong sustainability approach to measure sustainable human development

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 116-122

  Jain, Pragati ^a   Jain, Prerna ^b  

^a Manipal University   (India)

^b Bambala Institutional Area   (India)

Author keywords

biocapacity; ecological footprints; strong sustainability; sustainable human development; weak sustainability

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CAPITAL MARKET; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; INDEX METHOD; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84877586262     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2013.766910     Document Type: Article

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