An interdisciplinary study on indicators: A comparative review of quality-of-life, macroeconomic, environmental, welfare and sustainability indicators

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 420-427

  Pissourios, Ioannis A ^a  

^a NEAPOLIS UNIVERSITY PAFOS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Environmental; Indicator; Macroeconomics; Quality of life; Sustainability; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS;

'CURRENT; ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; INTER-DISCIPLINARY STUDIES; LIFE INDICATORS; MACROECONOMIC; MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; WELFARE;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; MACROECONOMICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUSTAINABILITY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 84879965313     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.06.008     Document Type: Article

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