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Towards a 'science of sustainability': Improving the way ecological economics understands human well-being

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  • Dodds, Steve, 1997. "Towards a 'science of sustainability': Improving the way ecological economics understands human well-being," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 23(2), pages 95-111, November.
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