Operationalization of the concept of sustainable development on different time scales

Bernd Klauer; Stefan Baumgärtner

Operationalization of the concept of sustainable development on different time scales

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Operationalization of the concept of sustainable development on different time scales. / Klauer, Bernd; Baumgärtner, Stefan.
Life Science Dimensions: Ecological economics and sustainable use. ed. / S. Dwyer; U. Gansloßer; M. O'Connor. Fürth: Filander Press, 1998. p. 175-194.

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Harvard

Klauer, B & Baumgärtner, S 1998, Operationalization of the concept of sustainable development on different time scales. in S Dwyer, U Gansloßer & M O'Connor (eds), Life Science Dimensions: Ecological economics and sustainable use. Filander Press, Fürth, pp. 175-194.

APA

Klauer, B., & Baumgärtner, S. (1998). Operationalization of the concept of sustainable development on different time scales. In S. Dwyer, U. Gansloßer, & M. O'Connor (Eds.), Life Science Dimensions: Ecological economics and sustainable use (pp. 175-194). Filander Press.

Vancouver

Klauer B, Baumgärtner S. Operationalization of the concept of sustainable development on different time scales. In Dwyer S, Gansloßer U, O'Connor M, editors, Life Science Dimensions: Ecological economics and sustainable use. Fürth: Filander Press. 1998. p. 175-194

Bibtex

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