Sustainability indicators : measuring the immeasurable?
by
 
Bell, Simon, 1957 July 30-

Title
: 
Sustainability indicators : measuring the immeasurable?

Author
: 
Bell, Simon, 1957 July 30-

ISBN
: 
9781844072996

Personal Author
: 
Bell, Simon, 1957 July 30-

Edition
: 
2nd ed.

Publication Information
: 
London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008.

Physical Description
: 
xx, 228 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

General Note
: 
Previous ed.: 1999.

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.

Abstract
: 
"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."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term
: 
Environmental indicators.
 
Sustainable development -- Statistical methods.
 
Environmental monitoring -- Statistical methods.

Added Author
: 
Morse, Stephen, 1957-


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