Selecting indicators for sustainable development of small towns: The case of valmiera municipality

Procedia Computer Science

Volumn 26, Issue , 2013, Pages 21-32

  Visvaldis, Valtenbergs ^a   Ainhoa, González ^b   Ralfs, Piziks ^a  

^a VIDZEME UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Latvia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Economic; Environmental; Indicators; Small towns; Social; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891594068     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18770509     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2013.12.004     Document Type: Article

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