Meta-performance evaluation of sustainability indicators
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- Authors
- Ramos, T. B., & Caeiro, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Institute of Marine Research (PT)
- Corresponding author
- Ramos, Tomás B.
- Venue
- Ecological Indicators
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-03
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 157-166
- ISSN
- 1470-160X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2151727467
- Cited by
- 200
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 35.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Ecological Indicators (publishedVersion)
- Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Quality of Life Measurement
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Keywords
- sustainability indicators, conceptual framework, performance measurement tools, stakeholder engagement, sustainable development assessment, performance monitoring
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