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The three-pillar conception of sustainability (social, economic, environmental) is a prevalent or dominant description in the literature.
“The three-pillar conception of (social, economic and environmental) sustainability, commonly represented by three intersecting circles with overall sustainability at the centre, has become ubiquitous.”
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- Authors
- Pope, J., Annandale, D., & Morrison-Saunders, A.
- Affiliations
- Murdoch University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Annandale, David
- ORCID
- Pope, Jenny
- Venue
- Environmental Impact Assessment Review
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2004-08
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 595-616
- ISSN
- 0195-9255 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2131461328
- Cited by
- 1,092
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 21 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 51 · 2023: 48 · 2022: 51 · 2021: 67 · 2020: 109 · 2019: 61 · 2018: 58 · 2017: 69 · 2016: 76 · 2015: 70 · 2014: 57 · 2013: 56 · 2012: 63
- FWCI
- 87.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Environmental Impact Assessment Review (publishedVersion)
- Murdoch University Research Portal (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Government of Western Australia
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Sustainable Development and Environmental Management
- Keywords
- sustainability assessment, integrated assessment, triple bottom line, environmental impact assessment, strategic environmental assessment, sustainability criteria, principle-based approach, definition of sustainability, sustainable practices
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