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Sustainability Indicators
Author | : Tomás Hák,Bedrich Moldan,Arthur Lyon Dahl |
Publsiher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2012-09-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781597266284 |
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While the concept of sustainability has been widely embraced, it has been only vaguely defined and is exceedingly difficult to measure. Sustainability indicators are critical to making the broad concept of sustainability operational by providing specific measures by which decision makers and the public can judge progress. Sustainability Indicators defines the present state of the art in indicator development. It presents a comprehensive assessment of the science behind various indicators, while placing special emphasis on their use as communications tools. The contributors draw on their experience as academics and practitioners to describe the conceptual challenges to measuring something as complex as sustainability at local, regional, national, and global scales. The book also reviews existing indicators to assess how they could be better employed, considering which indicators are overused and which have been underutilized. Sustainability Indicators will help planners and policy makers find indicators that are ready for application and relevant to their needs, and will help researchers identify the unresolved issues where progress is most urgently needed. All readers will find advice as to the most effective ways to use indicators to support decision making.
Sustainability Indicators
Author | : Bedrich Moldan,Suzanne Billharz,Robyn Matravers |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105023460921 |
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This volume is a synthesis of current scientific advice on the future course of work, in the international context, on indicators of sustainable development. It provides input from the scientific and academic community regarding priority areas and direction for future work. It synthesizes current on the ground experience for the decision maker. The volume has special significance in the context of the ongoing CSD multi-thematic programme, which includes 1997.
Sustainable Development Indicators
Author | : Søren Nors Nielsen |
Publsiher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-01-09 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1032474491 |
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Analyzing the Danish island of Samsø, this book explains sustainability through a biogeophysical lens of how to best use Earth's limited resources to achieve true sustainability. The methods used derive from the thermodynamic functions of exergy. The exergy-based approach is an important tool for monitoring the indicators of sustainability.
Towards Sustainable Development Indicators to Measure Progress Proceedings of the Rome Conference
Author | : OECD |
Publsiher | : OECD Publishing |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2000-09-04 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 9789264187641 |
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The book contains the proceedings of the OECD Conference that was held in Rome in December 1999. It presents the wide range of initiatives and indicators that are already in place, and outlines the challenges that remain in measuring progress towards sustainable development.
Sustainable Development Indicators in Ecological Economics
Author | : Philip A. Lawn |
Publsiher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 2006-01-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781845428952 |
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The book covers a wide range of concepts pertaining to the sustainable development and successfully captures the inter-connectivity of environmental preservation and sustainable development. International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics . . . this book is authoritative, objective and essential reading for academics and policymakers concerned with the application of indicators of sustainable development. It takes great care to emphasize what has worked, what has not and what should be our future priorities for research; the combination of these features certainly sets it apart from some other texts in the field. Lee M. Stapleton, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management This book presents a comprehensive collection of essays from some of the world s leading experts, surveying and highlighting both the potential and the limitations of a number of indicators specifically designed to measure sustainable development. Illustrative applications are presented throughout in order to demonstrate the value of the approaches discussed. This book is highly recommended for all those who are interested in a better understanding of what sustainable development is and its likely associated indicators, and ultimately aims to contribute to a better foundation for public decision-making. Paulo A.L.D. Nunes, Venice International University, Cà Foscari University, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Venice, Italy and Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Since the late 1980s and early 1990s, national governments have introduced a range of policy measures designed to steer their economies along a more sustainable path. Yet how are we to know how successful these have been? This significant new book discusses the ways in which sustainable development indicators can be improved in order to both assess the impact of past policies and avoid the repetition of previous failings. Covering a broad range of indicators relating to national accounts, aggregate welfare, natural capital, ecosystem health and human environment interactions, this volume provides an important assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of each. With contributions from some of the most eminent scholars in the field, the book competently analyses the various methods of measuring the sustainable development performance of nations, and suggests many ways in which these can be developed and improved. While the contributors might offer conflicting views, the message they convey is universal the quest for appropriate sustainable development indicators is critically important if we are ever to bring about a fairer, sustainable and more efficient world.
Promoting the Sustainable Development Goals in North American Cities
Author | : David B. Abraham,Seema D. Iyer |
Publsiher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2021-03-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9783030591731 |
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This volume presents North American best practices and perspectives on developing, managing and monitoring indicators to track development progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in local communities and cities. In 4 main sections, the book presents and frames the many ways in which community indicator programs are either integrating or retooling to integrate the SDGs into their existing frameworks, or how they are developing new programs to track and report progress on the SDGs. This is the first volume that focuses on SDG adoption within the context of North Americans cities and communities, and the unique issues and opportunities prevalent in these settings. The chapters are developed by experienced academics and practitioners of community planning and sustainable development, and will add broad perspective on public policy, organizational management, information management and data visualization. This volume presents a case-study approach to chapters, offering lessons that can be used by three main audiences: 1) teachers and researchers in areas of urban, regional, and environmental planning, urban development, and public policy; 2) professional planners, decision-makers, and urban managers; and 3) sustainability activists and interested groups.
Sustainable Development Report 2021
Author | : Jeffrey Sachs,Christian Kroll,Guillame Lafortune,Grayson Fuller,Finn Woelm |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 517 |
Release | : 2021-10-14 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781009098915 |
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Contains insights on current issues in research on sustainable development, featuring the SDG Index and Dashboards.
Sustainable Development Indicators
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:1118435538 |
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