Using Malmquist Indices to evaluate environmental impacts of alternative land development scenarios

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 296-303

  Macpherson, Alexander J ^a   Principe, Peter P ^a   Mehaffey, Megan ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Environmental impact assessment; Environmental performance; Environmental planning; Malmquist Index

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOME; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MALMQUIST INDICES; POPULATION DENSITIES; PRODUCTIVITY CHANGES;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LANDFORMS; POPULATION STATISTICS; PRODUCTIVITY; URBAN GROWTH; WATERSHEDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; LAND USE; METROPOLITAN AREA; NATURAL RESOURCE; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

CHARLOTTE; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879205518     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.05.009     Document Type: Article

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