Objectives and indicators in sustainable development strategies: Similarities and variances across Europe

Sustainable Development

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 224-241

  Steurer, Reinhard ^a   Hametner, Markus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

European coherence; Indicators; Policy objectives; Sustainable development; Sustainable development strategies; Vertical integration

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VERTICAL INTEGRATION;

EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84881640749     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.501     Document Type: Article

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