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Measuring sustainability

Content Provider	Scilit
Copyright Year	2017
Description	This chapter outlines that how sustainability can be measured. The complexities involved in measuring changes in social, natural and economic capital are enormous and there is no unique standardised method for measuring sustainability. In November 1996, the International Institute for Sustainable Development developed a set of principles to measure sustainable development known as the Bellagio Principles. Sustainability indicators are tools that communicate information of a complex phenomenon such as gross domestic product, and emissions of carbon dioxide per person. Indicators and indexes help to identify problem areas and to establish the path to find solutions. Sustainable development indicators are generally presented in structured tables. The purpose is to articulate a coherent framework that facilitates the visualisation of the information. The Pressure–State–Response framework model is used by international institutions—especially the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Book Name: Sustainable Development for Engineers
Related Links	https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=mengin_fac
Ending Page	167
Page Count	21
Starting Page	147
DOI	10.4324/9781351282925-6
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2017-09-08
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Book Name: Sustainable Development for Engineers Criminology and Penology International Institute Measuring Sustainability Sustainable Development Complexities
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

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