It's OK to talk about sustainability

Sustainability Science: The Emerging Paradigm and the Urban Environment

Volumn 9781461431886, Issue , 2012, Pages 79-96

  Hecht, Alan D ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pressure state response model; Sustainable business practices; US National Sustainability Strategy; USEPA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908167884     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3188-6_4     Document Type: Chapter

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