A composite index of sustainable development at the local scale: Italy as a case study

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 162-171

  Salvati, Luca ^a   Carlucci, Margherita ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composite index; Italy; Multidimensional analysis; Municipality; Sustainability; Territorial disparities

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PLANNING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE INDEX; ITALY; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; MUNICIPALITY; TERRITORIAL DISPARITIES;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TERRITORY;

ITALY;

EID: 84896936253     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.02.021     Document Type: Article

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