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Sustainability indicators : measuring the immeasurable?

By: Bell, SimonContributor(s): Morse, StephenMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008Edition: 2nd EditionDescription: xx, 228 p. : illustrationsISBN: 9781844072996 (pbk.); 1844072991 (pbk.)Subject(s): Environmental indicators | Sustainable development | Environmental monitoringDDC classification: 333.91 Online resources: Click here to access online

Contents:

Sustainability and sustainability indicators -- Sustainability indicators in practice -- Indicators, cities, institutions and projects -- Paradigms and professionals -- Projects and sustainability indicators -- Imagine : an example of a systemic sustainability analysis -- Sustainability indicators : the rhetoric and the reality.

Summary: "The 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."--Jacket.

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Sustainability and sustainability indicators --
Sustainability indicators in practice --
Indicators, cities, institutions and projects --
Paradigms and professionals --
Projects and sustainability indicators --
Imagine : an example of a systemic sustainability analysis --
Sustainability indicators : the rhetoric and the reality.

"The 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."--Jacket.

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