@article{Pannell:136500,
      recid = {136500},
      author = {Pannell, David J. and Schilizzi, Steven},
      title = {Sustainable Agriculture: A Question of Ecology, Economics,  Ethics or Expedience?},
      address = {1997},
      number = {408-2016-25478},
      pages = {13},
      year = {1997},
      abstract = {Sustainability is the paradigm of our time, yet its use as  a guide to planning or decision making is clouded by its  ambiguity and the multiplicity of definitions in use. In  this paper we address the issue of how best to deal with  the multi-faceted nature of sustainability. We outline each  of the facets of sustainability which have been discussed  in literature, but suggest that most of them boil down to  three basic concepts: environmental stability,  intergenerational equity and economic efficiency. The  definitions of sustainability in use represent different  different combinations of these three basic concepts.  Nevertheless it remains difficult to link the concept to  practical actions and decisions. We argue that a multiple  criteria decision making approach is the best solution to  this problem. This is consistent with the use of  "sustainability indicators", but such indicators need to be  selected carefully to be relevant to the essential elements  of sustainability.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/136500},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.136500},
}