Sustainability Indicators
by
Simon Bell - Stephen Morse
A 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. It offers a guide to the development of sustainability indicators.
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Complete description
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.
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General info
Publisher & Imprint:
Earthscan Ltd
Edition details
2nd Revised edition
City:
London
Edition:
REV
Pages:
256
More info:
height 234 mm
width 156 mm
weight 408 gr
thickness 20 mm
Subject Indexing & Classification
Dewey:(DC22) 333.7
Library of Congress Subject: Environmental indicators
Departments:
Development studies;
Record updated at:
19 May, 2013
time:
18:30
Summary
Sustainability Indicators
Foreword * Part I: The Bad Application of Good Science? * Sustainability and Sustainability Indicators * Sustainability Indicators in Practice * Indicators, Cities, Institutions and Projects * Part II: The Application of Grounded and Pragmatic Systemisism * Paradigms and Professionals * Projects and Sustainability Indicators * Imagine: An Example of a Systemic Sustainability Analysis * Part III: Where Next? Humility and Honesty * Sustainability Indicators: The Rhetoric and the Reality * Index
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