Who Makes the Most? Measuring the "Urban Environmental Virtuosity"

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 709-724

  Romano, Oriana ^a   Ercolano, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES L ORIENTALE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composite indicators; Multivariate analysis; Sustainability; Urban policies; Urban sustainability indicators

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN POLICY;

EID: 84878563476     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0078-9     Document Type: Article

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