Indicators for sustainable development: (Record no. 8933)
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| Personal name | Bossel, H. |
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| Title | Indicators for sustainable development: |
| Remainder of title | theory, method, applications. A report to the Balaton Group / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Hartmut Bossel. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Canada: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | International Institute for Sustainable Development, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1999. |
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| Extent | xi, 138 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill., tables ; |
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| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical notes and references.<br/> |
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| Summary, etc | Table of Contents<br/>List of Tables viii<br/>Figure Captions ix<br/>Background and overview xi<br/>1. What is sustainable development? Concepts and constraints 1<br/>1.1. Sustainability of human society 1<br/>Sustainability in an evolving world can only mean 1<br/>sustainable development<br/>Different concepts of sustainable development 2<br/>1.2. Sustainable development is constrained by what is accessible 3<br/>Constraints of physical conditions and laws of nature: 4<br/>not everything is possible<br/>Constraints of human nature and human goals: 5<br/>not everything is desirable<br/>Constraints of time: dynamics and evolution determine 6<br/>pace and direction<br/>1.3. Sustainable development requires systems information 6<br/>Indicators provide comprehensive information about 7<br/>the systems shaping sustainable development<br/>2. How to recognize sustainable development? 8<br/>Looking for indicators<br/>2.1. The difficulty: so many systems and variables to watch 8<br/>Recognizing patterns: understanding from a few indicators 8<br/>Indicators summarize complex information of value 9<br/>to the observer<br/>Being fully informed means watching relevant indicators 9<br/>for all vital aspects of a development<br/>Two types of indicators: for the viability of a system and for 10<br/>its contribution to the performance of another system<br/>2.2. A critique of popular indicators of development: missing 11<br/>vital information<br/>Keep it simple: pitfalls of watching a single indicator 11<br/>A single indicator like GDP cannot capture all vital aspects 12<br/>of sustainable development<br/>Aggregate indexes are an improvement, but aggregation 12<br/>can conceal serious deficits<br/>Indicators for Sustainable Development: Theory, Method, Applications<br/>A Report to the Balaton Group<br/>iii<br/>Measuring sustainability: ecological footprint 13<br/>and barometer of sustainability<br/>Ad hoc or trial-and-error selection of indicators 13<br/>is inadequate<br/>Pressure–state–response frameworks fail to account 13<br/>for system relationships and dynamics<br/>A systems approach is required to structure the search 14<br/>for indicators<br/>2.3. Sustainable development is coevolution of human 17<br/>and natural systems<br/>In a systems view of sustainable development six 17<br/>essential subsystems can be distinguished<br/>The six subsystems correspond to potentials that 18<br/>must be sustainably maintained<br/>The six subsystems can be aggregated to three subsystems: 19<br/>human system, support system, natural system<br/>3. What does sustainability of a system imply? 20<br/>Orientors of viability<br/>3.1.Using systems theory to identify the vital aspects of 20<br/>sustainable development and relevant indicators<br/>The task: defining a framework and a process for 20<br/>finding a set of indicators<br/>Essential system concepts 20<br/>Hierarchy and subsidiarity facilitate efficient operation 21<br/>Subsystems contribute to the viability of the total system 22<br/>Essential information about system viability and 23<br/>performance is contained in (1) the states (stocks)<br/>and (2) the rates of change (flows) of a system<br/>Viability is determined both by the system 24<br/>and its environment<br/>3.2. Fundamental properties of system environments 25<br/>General properties of system environments must be 25<br/>reflected in fundamental orientations of systems<br/>System environments are characterized by six 27<br/>fundamental environmental properties<br/>Each of the environmental properties is unique 28<br/>Indicators for Sustainable Development: Theory, Method, Applications<br/>A Report to the Balaton Group<br/>iv<br/>3.3. Fundamental orientations of systems: basic orientors 29<br/>Environmental and system properties cause 29<br/>distinct orientations in systems<br/>Basic orientors represent basic system interests 30<br/>Orientors as normative guidelines; finding indicators 32<br/>of orientor satisfaction<br/>Basic orientors are unique: one orientor cannot 32<br/>substitute for another<br/>The basic orientor currently ‘in the minimum’ is the 33<br/>limiting factor of system development<br/>3.4.Other evidence of basic orientors and their role 34<br/>Evidence of basic orientors is found in many 34<br/>fields of science<br/>4. What indicators to select? Unavoidable choice 39<br/>4.1. The general scheme: basic orientors provide a checklist 39<br/>Illustrative examples 39<br/>Application to sustainable development 39<br/>4.2. Indicators for dynamic systems in a dynamic environment 41<br/>Rates of change, intrinsic dynamics and system pace 41<br/>depend on system structure<br/>Delays, early warning and the role of models 42<br/>4.3. Is there enough time for corrections? 43<br/>Defining Biesiot indicators<br/>Response time and respite time 43<br/>Biesiot indicators for threats to basic orientors 44<br/>Quantification with Biesiot indicators and visualization 45<br/>of the state of viability<br/>4.4. The cyclical nature of system evolution and indicators 46<br/>of sustainability<br/>Growth and decay in real systems 46<br/>Indicator emphasis changes during the 47<br/>development cycle<br/>The need for flexibility and periodic revision of 47<br/>indicator sets<br/>Indicators for Sustainable Development: Theory, Method, Applications<br/>A Report to the Balaton Group<br/>v<br/>4.5. The horizon of attention 48<br/>Essential systems and multidimensional viability: 48<br/>the need for many indicators<br/>Looking for the weakest links 48<br/>Comparable results of sustainability assessments 49<br/>despite subjective choice<br/>The horizon of attention defines indicator selection 50<br/>Indicator selection can be independent of ideology 51<br/>4.6. The horizon of responsibility 52<br/>The decision for sustainable development defines 52<br/>a horizon of responsibility<br/>Ethical choice is unavoidable 53<br/>4.7. Arguments for a wide horizon of responsibility 54<br/>Different ethical principles have different consequences 54<br/>for sustainability<br/>Protecting evolutionary potential by a wide horizon 54<br/>of responsibility<br/>Using the Principle of Partnership to guide 55<br/>indicator selection<br/>Relationship between ethics and the systems view 55<br/>5. Defining indicator sets: procedure 57<br/>5.1. The procedure: a summary 57<br/>5.2. Conceptual understanding of the total system 57<br/>5.3. Identifying representative indicators 59<br/>Recursive scheme for finding indicators of viability 59<br/>Reducing the number of indicators to a manageable set 60<br/>Adding detail: orientor hierarchies 61<br/>Systematic approach to asking the relevant questions 62<br/>Other criteria for indicators of sustainable development 62<br/>5.4.Quantifying basic orientor satisfaction 63<br/>Viability assessment may not have to be quantitative 63<br/>Quantitative sustainability assessment 63<br/>5.5. Participative process of indicator selection 64<br/>Role of scientific method 64<br/>Role of experts and the need for a participative process 65<br/>The Seattle process 66<br/>Indicators for Sustainable Development: Theory, Method, Applications<br/>A Report to the Balaton Group<br/>vi<br/>6. Defining and using indicator sets: examples 69<br/>6.1. Sample applications: overview 69<br/>6.2. Assessment of global sustainability dynamics 69<br/>Objectives 69<br/>Method and database 70<br/>Formalizing the sustainability assessment process 71<br/>Indicator selection and orientor satisfaction assessment 72<br/>Indicators and assessment functions for the human system 75<br/>Indicators and assessment functions for the support system 76<br/>Indicators and assessment functions for the natural system 78<br/>Dynamics of orientor satisfaction 1950 to 2000 81<br/>Discussion and conclusions 84<br/>6.3. Compact indicator sets 84<br/>Indicator set for a city: Seattle 85<br/>Indicator set for a state: Upper Austria 87<br/>Indicator set of a country: New Zealand 93<br/>Indicator set for a global region 93<br/>6.4. Extensive indicator set for a global region 93<br/>7. Summary, conclusions, outlook 107<br/>Notes 111<br/>References 118 |
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