General & Miscellaneous Environmental Policies, Environmental Impact & Analysis, Sustainable Development

Sustainability Indicators: A Scientific Assessment

Name: Sustainability Indicators: A Scientific Assessment
Author: Tomas Hak
ISBN: 9781597261319

by Tomas Hak, Bedrich Moldan (Editor), Arthur Lyon Dahl (Editor), Arthur L. Dahl

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Overview

We all know the importance attached to GDP as a measure of our economic well-being. But what of the health of the planet? As it becomes increasingly clear that the Earth's ecosystems are strained by human activity, we must find measures that help us to better manage our impacts. Sustainability Indicators defines the state of the art in developing those measures.

Synopsis

Sustainability Indicators helps planners and policy makers find indicators that are ready for application and relevant to their needs, and will help researchers identify the unresolved issues where progress is most urgently needed. All readers will find advice as to the most effective ways to use indicators to support decision making.

About the Author, Tomas Hak

Tomás Hák is Deputy Director and Head of the Indicator Unit at Charles University Environment Center in Prague.

Professor Bedrich Moldan held the historic position of first Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic and is now Director of the Charles University Environment Center inPrague.

Arthur Dahl served as Deputy Assistant Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and is now a consultant to UNEP and other international organizations.

The Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) was established by the International Council for Science (ICSU) in 1969. It brings together natural and social scientists to identify emerging or potential environmental issues and to address jointly the nature and solution of environmental problems on a global basis.With its headquarters in Paris, France, SCOPE programs are conducted by volunteer scientists from every inhabited continent of the globe.