Sustainability reporting: An approach to get the right mix of theory and practicality for local actors

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3145-3170

  Graymore, Michelle L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaborative approach; Local government; Regional government; Sustainability indicators

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; REGIONAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84904341143     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su6063145     Document Type: Article

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