Indicators for Sustainable Development: Theory, Method, Applications - Softcover

Bossel, Hartmut

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1895536138 ISBN 13: 9781895536133

Publisher: Intl Institute for Sustainable, 1999

Synopsis

In this book Dr. Bossel, an engineer and leading systems scientist, shows that we need indicators for sustainable development that provide reliable information about the nature, physical and social world in which we live, and on which our survival and quality of life depend. He illustrates that popular indicators like gross domestic product are inadequate, as they inform us only about monetary flows and not about the state of the environment, the destruction of resources or the quality of life.

The author summarizes a systems approach for finding indicators of sustainable development, and applies this method to find indicator sets for communities, states, countries and the world. He shares the theoretical foundations, the implementation procedure and the practical experience, providing several complete lists of indicators of sustainable development for different regions.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Bossel is an engineer and leading systems scientist. He is a former professor of environmental systems analysis and director of the Center for Environmental Systems Research of the University of Kassel, Germany.

Edition details

• Publisher: Intl Institute for Sustainable
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1895536138
• ISBN 13: 9781895536133
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 124