Assessing sustainable development across Moldova using household and property composition indicators

Habitat International

Volumn 55, Issue , 2016, Pages 192-204

  Shaker, Richard R ^a   Sirodoev, Igor G ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b OVIDIUS UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Additive approach; Local scale; Multi metric index; Regional development; Sustainable development assessment; Sustainable development planning

Indexed keywords

HOLISTIC APPROACH; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

MOLDOVA;

EID: 84962747684     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2016.03.005     Document Type: Article

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