Quantifying Sustainable Development

Author : Sten Thore,Ruzanna Tarverdyan
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780323902694

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Measuring Sustainable Development Goals Performance by Sten Thore,Ruzanna Tarverdyan Pdf

Measuring Sustainable Development Goals Performance provides a quantitative and analytical framework for evaluating social, economic, and environmental policies aiming at the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs). Continuing their earlier work on multidimensional analysis, the authors demonstrate how nations can be ranked in terms of their performance in meeting a given set of SDGs, providing numerical calculation of SDGs deficit. Their calculations show that even before the arrival of the COVID-19 virus, there existed in several large Western nations undetected pockets of SDG deficits, such as in the care for the elderly, personal safety, and hygiene. Extending the calculations to cover COVID-19 data for 2020, it turns out that the same deficit nations also suffered excess death rates caused by the virus.This book offers a balanced and holistic paradigm for evaluating progress of the SDGs, assisting the convergence of national and international efforts toward economic development, social progress, and environmental protection. 2023 PROSE Awards - Winner: Category: Single and Multivolume Reference and Textbooks in Social Sciences: Association of American Publishers Includes novel tools, procedures, diagnostics, and metrics for evaluating the entire spectrum of SDGs in a wide variety of settings Ranks nations according to their social and economic performance, based on each nation's unique resource and output indicators Examines international efforts toward shaping a new Social Contract between global partners Delivers a new Calculus of Consent: Logical foundation for forging Geneva Consensus for Sustainable Development

Author : Charles A.S. Hall,Patrick Van Laake,Carlos Leon Perez,Gregoire Leclerc
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2000-07-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080492216

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Quantifying Sustainable Development by Charles A.S. Hall,Patrick Van Laake,Carlos Leon Perez,Gregoire Leclerc Pdf

Until recently, the phenomenal economic development of the Asian tigers, Chile, and Malaysia, as well as the sustained economic growth of the United States, painted a very desirable and optimistic picture of free markets, fiscal responsibility, and, more generally, the entire dogma of neoclassical economics. As of the fall of 1998, however, the economies of many tropical countries have contracted severely, and the enthusiasm of the developing tropics for the free market and all of its ancillary policies is decidedly cooler. Have our traditional approaches to economics been failing the developing world? This interdisciplinary book covers the conditions of the developing tropics, the resistance of some of their problems to earlier attempts at solutions, and the use of new tools to develop a much more comprehensive and empirical framework for analysis and decision making. It also presents the development of cutting edge technology that links GIS and modeling approaches with extensive databases on meteorology, soils, agricultural production, and land use. The book discusses whether development is sustainable through a synthesis of demographic, economic, and resource-specific considerations. Costa Rica is uniquely suited to this study because of its size, stage of development, democratic institutions, and national databases. A CD-ROM containing all data and programs, color images, animated models, large data tables, and references accompanies the book. Links economic and biophysical analyses of sustainability Presents new tools and approaches for analysis and decision-making Includes a CD-ROM containing data and programs, color images, animated models, and references

Author : Carlos Leon Perez,Grégoire Leclerc
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0123188601

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Quantifying Sustainable Development by Carlos Leon Perez,Grégoire Leclerc Pdf

CD-ROM contains: Data sets and programs -- Color images -- Animated models -- Photographic tour of Costa Rica.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2000-02-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264180635

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Frameworks to Measure Sustainable Development An OECD Expert Workshop by OECD Pdf

This volume brings together a number of approaches to measuring sustainable development pursued in academia, national administrations and international organisations, as presented at an expert workshop held at the OECD headquarters in September 1999.

Author : Simon Bell,Stephen Morse
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136561337

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Measuring Sustainability by Simon Bell,Stephen Morse Pdf

' Measuring the sustainability of development is crucial to achieving it, and is one of the most actively studied issues in the area. To date, most studies of measurements or indicators have been largely theoretical. However, this book, a follow-on to Bell and Morse's highly influential Sustainability Indicators (1999), presents valuable practical advice on how to develop measurements that will work in real-life development contexts. It describes and analyses how to derive, validate and apply indicators in the course of an actual development project - in this case the Mediterranean Action Plan in Malta. The authors explain the trade-offs and constraints involved and how it is possible to combine the open-ended and flexible perspectives of sustainability with the more linear processes and fixed targets of specific projects through the use of pragmatic and reflective methodologies.

Author : Simon Bell,Stephen Morse
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136556012

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Sustainability Indicators by Simon Bell,Stephen Morse Pdf

Praise for the first edition: 'This book should be of interest to anyone interested in sustainable development, and especially sustainability indicators. Bell and Morse easily succeed in exposing the fundamental paradoxes of these concepts and, more importantly, they offer us a way forward. Readers ... will find their practical recommendations for those attempting to do sustainability analysis in the field most welcome, which is also the book's greatest strength.' Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability 'This book makes a valuable contribution to the theory and practice of using indicators for sustainability. It introduces systems ideas and a range of tools and techniques that have the potential to broaden and deepen our understanding of a whole range of complex situations. Well worth a closer look.' Christine Blackmore, Open University 'This is a book that explores new ways of thinking about how to measure sustainability... It offers stimulating food for thought for environmental educators and researchers.' Environmental Education Research 'This book tells me, as an SI 'practitioner', where I have been and why, and more importantly how I should be thinking in order to effectively present to and empower the local community in the years ahead.' David Ellis, Principal Pollution Monitoring Officer, Norwich City Council 'A practical guide to the development of sustainability indicators which offers a systemic and participative way to use them at local scale. Our preliminary results are highly positive and the approach is applicable in many contexts.' Elisabeth Coudert, Programme Officer Prospective and Regional Development, Blue Plan The groundbreaking first edition of Sustainability Indicators reviewed the development and value of sustainability indicators and discussed the advantage of taking a holistic and qualitative approach rather than focusing on strictly quantitative measures. In the new edition the authors bring the literature up to date and show that the basic requirement for a systemic approach is now well grounded in the evidence. They examine the origins and development of Systemic Sustainability Analysis (SSA) as a theoretical approach to sustainability which has been developed in practice in a number of countries on an array of projects since the first edition. They look at how SSA has evolved into the practical approaches of Systemic Prospective Sustainability Analysis (SPSA) and IMAGINE, and, in particular, how a wide range of participatory methodologies have been adopted over the years. They also provide an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of projects that undertake work in the general field of sustainable development.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004-07-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264020139

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Measuring Sustainable Development Integrated Economic, Environmental and Social Frameworks by OECD Pdf

The papers in this conference proceedings address the various conceptual, measurement and statistical policy issues that arise when applying accounting frameworks to the concept of sustainable development.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264044135

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OECD Sustainable Development Studies Measuring Sustainable Production by OECD Pdf

Most people support sustainable development without knowing what it is. What exactly are sustainable consumption and sustainable production, and how are these practices identified? This volume reviews the state-of-the-art in measuring sustainable ...

Author : Thaddeus C. Trzyna,Julia K. Osborn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Sustainable development
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017090999

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A Sustainable World by Thaddeus C. Trzyna,Julia K. Osborn Pdf

Author : Justyna Bandola-Gill,Sotiria Grek,Marlee Tichenor
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031039386

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Governing the Sustainable Development Goals by Justyna Bandola-Gill,Sotiria Grek,Marlee Tichenor Pdf

This open access book conceptualises the Sustainable Development Goals as epistemic infrastructures that connect numbers, networks and governing paradigms.The book approaches quantification not merely as a tool for governing, but rather as a broader epistemic system through which global public policy is produced. This book focuses on the role of international organisations in shaping and implementing the 2030 Agenda and demonstrates how the SDGs have transformed and accelerated trends in quantification.

Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811325564

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Development and Quantification of Sustainability Indicators by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Pdf

This book highlights various methods for quantifying sustainability indicators using different indices. To date, numerous sustainability indicators encompassing either all three pillars (economic, environmental and social) or individual or joint indicators (e.g. environmental and social) have been developed and quantified. In addition to commonly developed indicators, which can be utilized for any industrial sector, sector-specific sustainability indicators are frequently used. Behind each indicator developed, there is a unique scientific model, method or assessment technique. This book explores and elaborates on such indicators, and on associated details such as the concept, development methodology, assessment technique, and applications of each indicator.

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 1235 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781668438862

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Research Anthology on Measuring and Achieving Sustainable Development Goals by Management Association, Information Resources Pdf

The Sustainable Development Goals are an ongoing focus around the world as the needs of people and society continue to evolve at a rapid pace. The need for a more sustainable future has never been more pressing as issues such as climate change, natural disasters, and overpopulation present unique difficulties for the decision makers of the world. In order for them to make the best decisions regarding current priorities and strategies, up-to-date and detailed research regarding where we currently are as a society, where we want to be, and the many challenges that stand in the way is crucial. The Research Anthology on Measuring and Achieving Sustainable Development Goals is a comprehensive assessment of the current innovative research and discussions on the challenges to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the measures that have already been put in place to achieve them. Covering topics such as green consumer behavior and peace promotion, this book is vital for academicians, scientists, researchers, students, postdoctoral students, specialists, practitioners, businesses, governmental institutions, decision makers, environmentalists, and policymakers.

Author : K. Hamilton,Kirk Hamilton,G. Atkinson
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781847202970

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Wealth, Welfare and Sustainability by K. Hamilton,Kirk Hamilton,G. Atkinson Pdf

This important book presents fresh thinking and new results on the measurement of sustainable development. Economic theory suggests that there should be a link between future wellbeing and current wealth. This book explores this linkage under a variety of headings: population growth, technological change, deforestation and natural resource trade. While the relevant theory is presented briefly, the chief emphasis is on empirical measurement of the change in real wealth: this measure of net or genuine saving is a key indicator of sustainable development. The methodological and empirical work is bolstered by tests of the predictive power of genuine saving in explaining future consumption and economic growth. Just as importantly, the authors show that many resource-abundant countries would be considerably wealthier today had they managed to save and invest the profits from natural resource exploitation in the past. Wealth, Welfare and Sustainability will be of great interest to environmental and resource economists, specialists in sustainability indicators from other disciplines and also development and growth economists.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821385548

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The Changing Wealth of Nations by Anonim Pdf

This book is about development and measuring development progress. While precise definitions may vary, development is, at heart, a process of building wealth, the produced, natural, human, and institutional capital which is the source of income and wellbeing. Divided into 2 major parts, coverage includes a big picture of changes in wealth by income group and geographic region as well as case studies in wealth accounting and how it is being implemented in various countries.

Author : Giles Atkinson
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 1840641983

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Measuring Sustainable Development by Giles Atkinson Pdf

Demonstrates how various indicators can be developed and used by macroeconomists to determine whether or not economic development programs and policies are on a path of environmental sustainability. Among them are the physical indicators, resource and environmental accounting, savings and empirical measurement, ecological indicators, income distribution and social needs, and the assessment of structural adjustment policies. Concludes that the most crucial element is a greater awareness of the effects and possible effects economic development has on the environment and human well being. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR