Weighting indicators of tourism sustainability: A critical note

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 312-314

  Mikulic, Josip ^a   Kožic, Ivan ^b   Krešić, Damir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Composite indicator; Tourism sustainability; Weighting procedures

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY;

COMPOSITE INDICATORS; POLICY MAKING; WEIGHTING PROCEDURE;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; POLICY MAKING; REGIONAL PATTERN; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84908050225     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.08.026     Document Type: Article

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