An introduction to the assessment of sustainable paths, models and metrics

Asian Social Science

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 17-27

  Bassi, Andrea ^a,c   Bečić, Emira ^b   Lombardi, Niccolò ^a  

^a KnowlEdge Srl   (Italy)

^b Ministry of Science   (Croatia)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Green economy; Measurement; Social responsibility; Sustainability indicators; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901930055     PISSN: 19112017     EISSN: 19112025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5539/ass.v10n11p17     Document Type: Article

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