Wellbeing and Sustainability: A Relational Approach

Sustainable Development

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 167-175

  Helne, Tuula ^a   Hirvilammi, Tuuli ^b  

^a SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Needs; Paradigms; Sustainability; Transition; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

EID: 84932157686     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.1581     Document Type: Article

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