Social and economic sustainability of urban systems: Comparative analysis of metropolitan statistical areas in Ohio, USA

Sustainability Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 217-228

  González Mejía, Alejandra M ^a,b,d   Eason, Tarsha N ^b   Cabezas, Heriberto ^b   Suidan, Makram T ^a,c  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^d OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fisher Information index; Metropolitan statistical areas; Sustainability indicator metric; Urban system dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897581863     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-013-0227-3     Document Type: Article

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