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Rowan, Lesley. "Sustainable development indicators and local government." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/1925.
Full textGrimley, Paul M. "Indicators of sustainable development in civil aviation." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2006. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/2755.
Full textCanarslan, Ozgecan. "Evaluation Indicators For Selection Of Sustainable Building Materials." Master's thesis, METU, 2007. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12609144/index.pdf.
Full textBaker, Keith John. "Sustainable cities : determining indicators of domestic energy consumption." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/4118.
Full textBarros, Gomes Jose. "Sustainable rehabilitation indicators for public housing in Lisbon." Thesis, University of Salford, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.412301.
Full textCunningham, Bryony. "The development and application of sustainable development indicators." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.410977.
Full textThinagul, Chongrak. "Modelling sustainable living indicators in Thailand's cities and communities." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.501862.
Full textBauler, Thomas. "Indicators for sustainable development: a discussion of their usability." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/210705.
Full textA discussion of the mechanics of decision-making processes and the handling of information within these, identifies that the utilisation of assessments in policy-making can be apprehended with three different characteristics: legitimacy, credibility and salience (L,C,S). Applied to the context of ISD, legitimacy refers to the perception of the policy-actors of the procedural fairness, credibility to the perception of the scientific soundness and salience to the perception of stakeholder- and policy-relevance. A discussion of alternative and existing utilisation-analyses of ISD shows that the L,C,S-framework has sufficient depth and width to figure as a potential, overarching framework of ISD-characteristics. Simultaneously, the confrontation of the L,C,S-framework with the issue domain of SD, as well as a translation of L,C,S on the level of ISD-initiatives, shows that a secondary level of analysis is necessary. The linkages between an L,C,S-based analysis of the usability-profiles of ISD, the principles of SD and the policy making processes can be identified to be best discussed at the level of the institutionalisation of ISD, i.e. the ‘institutional embeddedness’ of ‘soft’ information-processes for SD-management into public decision-making culture. ISD can be identified as ‘boundary organisations’, i.e. objects which are set to facilitate the interactions between different existing actor arenas which have different cultures of understanding, constructing, organising and digesting information. We propose thus to add to the analysis of the usability of ISD, a second, institutional axis which allows to situate the mechanics of L,C,S between actor arenas, and allows to conceive a ‘usability-profile’ for ISD-initiatives.
The institutional reading of ISD-initiatives is than developed further. In order to enhance their usability, ISD-processes need to be governed and steered: their usability can be managed and co-constructed through the lenses of the three usability-characteristics. Simultaneously, ISD are themselves acknowledged as being part of the government- and governance-instruments of the SD-domain. By translating information between actor-arenas, ISD foster a ‘governance-enhancing’ function, which in the end renders ISD as being part of the steering (or governance) instruments of SD. As a consequence, the enhancement or even management of the usability of ISD will distil down to ‘steer the steering’. Such a double-bound governance function can be addressed as ‘reflexive governance’, i.e. the governance of the governance instrument.
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Vuyani, Lingela Gratitude. "A national evaluation of sustainability indicators." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30432.
Full textDissertation (M Inst Agrar ( Sustainable Ecological Management))--University of Pretoria, 2007.
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Lim, Sang Seop. "Development of forest aesthetic indicators in sustainable forest management standards." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42871.
Full textMiller, Graham A. "The development of indicators for the promotion of sustainable tourism." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2001. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/1025/.
Full textMineur, Eva. "Towards sustainable development : Indicators as a tool of local governance." Doctoral thesis, Umeå : Department of Political Science, Umeå Universitet, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1428.
Full textBoisvert, Alaya, Sarah Cheevers, Erin Romanchuk, and Karen Stroebel. "Measuring Success : Indicators for Strategic Approaches to Sustainable Community Planning." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Avdelningen för maskinteknik, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-2836.
Full textAlaya Boisvert - alaya.boisvert@gmail.com Sarah Cheevers - sacheevers@yahoo.com Erin Romanchuk - erinroser@gmail.com Karen Stroebel - kstroebel@gmail.com
Gahin, Randa F. "Indicators as a tool to help create sustainable communities : a study of the outcomes of five community indicators projects /." view abstract or download file of text, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p1405195.
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Hernandes, Emilie. "Sustainable Development in egg production : Perceived key challenges farmers face in Germany." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-302770.
Full textPotts, Tavis William. "Sustainability indicators in marine capture fisheries." Connect to this title online, 2003. http://eprints.utas.edu.au/234/.
Full textLord, Richard. "South Africa a sustainable future : performance indicators for government and business." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53596.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: This assignment tries to provide insight into the reasons required for the formulation of sustainability performance indicators. It develops two sets of performance indicators for government and business respectively, to be used in an attempt to create a sustainable South Africa. It is approached in a very distinctive manner with two specific focus areas. Firstly, it examines the requirements of government, as this allows for the creation of a foundation upon which business can prosper, and examines the requirements with which to create this foundation. Secondly, once a sound foundation is laid, this paper examines the requirements of business that is believed to provide guidelines for shaping their sustainability. All this is done against a backdrop of the principles of good governance endorsed both internationally and in South Africa.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie dokument probeer om lig te werp op die redes vir die formulering van prestasie aanwysers vir volhoubare ontwikkeling, en struktureer twee stelle aanwysers vir die regering en besighede, om hulle volhoubaarheid te ondersteun in Suid-Afrika. Daar is twee spesifieke fokusareas. Eerstens word verwys na die regering, en die vereistes waarop die fondasie gebou kan word waarop besighede kan floreer. Tweedens word gekyk na wat van besighede verlang word om verder volhoubare riglyne te omhels. Dit word alles gedoen teen die agtergrond van goeie regerings-en besigheidspraktyke, wat tans internasionaal en plaaslik beoefen word.
Linser, Stefanie. "Critical analysis of the basics for the assessment of sustainable development by indicators /." Freiburg (Breisgau) : Institut für Forstpolitik, Arbeitsbereich Landnutzungspolitik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, 2002. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy043/2003437735.html.
Full textSo, Siu-chung Erik. "The role of sustainable indicators in measuring sustainability a case study of Taipei /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2004. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B4257755X.
Full textRahman, Syed Mohammad Shafiqur, and syedrahman@student rmit edu au. "Sustainable housing and outcomes of the Cairnlea ecohome." RMIT University. Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, 2010. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20100329.164750.
Full textWong, Kit-shan Wesley, and 黃潔珊. "The evaluation of Hong Kong's performance in sustainable transport by international indicators." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31261358.
Full textMOURA, IURI BARROSO DE. "BRT TRANSOESTE: ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL INDICATORS FOR SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2014. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=25321@1.
Full textThis study presents a BRT Transoeste project evaluation in the city of Rio de Janeiro, from a sustainable mobility and urban development perspective. The BRT Transoeste is the first Bus Rapid Transit system implemented in the municipality and was proposed initially to fufill the agreement between Rio de Janeiro City Government and the International Olympic Committee for the 2016 Olympic Games. This system crossing the city neighborhoods in Planning Area 4 (Barra da Tijuca) and 5 (West Side) was envisioned to work as a passenger transportation structuring system for its area of influence. The Geographic Information System – GIS helped analyze indicators associated with the system s spatial coverage, urban space circulation conditions, land occupation, use and zoning laws in its direct area of influence. The Móbile Research Group (COPPE/UFRJ) developed six principles for sustainable city design to analyze results obtained for these spatial indicators. These principles make clear the need to integrate transportation and land use planning to promote sustainable mobility and urban development.
Singh, Rohit. "Integrating the planning of green spaces and sustainable drainage systems." Thesis, Abertay University, 2012. https://rke.abertay.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/0a86d97d-4a27-429a-8dae-6afa03659ca9.
Full textCheng, Rosangela Fung Ping. "An exploratory study on developing a framework for adopting community-oriented approach in constructing 3D social-based sustainable development indicators /." View abstract or full-text, 2005. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?SOSC%202005%20CHENG.
Full textRichard, Florian. "Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting and Indicators." Thesis, KTH, Mark- och vattenteknik (flyttat 20130630), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-171851.
Full textPalmqvist, Theresa. "An Assessment of Sustainable Development Work in Swedish Municipalities." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-254818.
Full textTopcuoglu, Merve Mehlika. "Energy Indicators For Sustainable Development: Comparison Of Turkey And Selected European Union Countries." Master's thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613555/index.pdf.
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and environmental concerns. The analysis of relevant indicators demonstrates that Turkey does not meet the sustainability criteria in terms of energy use. In general, findings of the study indicate that Turkey does not use energy efficiently and energy intensities in the economy do not decrease except for the industry sector, for the period 1980-2008. Import dependency has increased and fuel mix of energy sources is dominantly carbon based. Expectations about increasing renewable energy share do not exhibit a significant trend thus energy security and fuel mix are still important issues for Turkey. Lastly, environmental protection in terms of decreasing GHG emissions, air pollution and deforestation could not be achieved as GHG emissions, air pollution and deforestation have increased in Turkey during 1980- 2008 period.
Raimond, dit Yvon Margaux. "Defining Local Sustainability: Usage and Potentialities of Sustainable Development Indicators in French Cities." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-204944.
Full textSo, Siu-chung Erik, and 蘇兆聰. "The role of sustainable indicators in measuring sustainability: a case study of Taipei." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B4257755X.
Full textOLIVEIRA, KAREN PIRES DE. "INTERNATIONAL BIODIVERSITY REGIME: CONFRONTING SUSTAINABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS INDICATORS FOR THE PROMOTION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2009. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=13914@1.
Full textEste estudo tem por objetivo analisar a capacidade do Regime Internacional da Biodiversidade (RIB) em resolver o problema de perda da diversidade biológica. Considerando que regimes são efetivos quando servem para solucionar os problemas que motivaram sua criação, este exercício se fundamentou no cruzamento de dois modelos de avaliação: o modelo pressão-estado-resposta, e o modelo de avaliação da efetividade de regimes ambientais. Como resultado, argumenta-se que é possível dar uma visão instrumental ao Regime da Biodiversidade de modo que ele seja visto como um indicador de sustentabilidade ambiental, através de seu grau de efetividade. Neste sentido, utilizando-se do caso exemplar da Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável de Mamirauá, discutiu-se a contribuição dos diferentes atores envolvidos na implementação do RIB e, em que medida os mecanismos de cooperação internacional e financiamento propiciam o fortalecimento institucional necessário para a implementação do Regime. Na conclusão, observou-se que o RIB viabiliza o arcabouço institucional diversificado que contempla a flexibilidade administrativa necessária para gestão e captação de recursos na solução da perda de diversidade biológica. Sua efetividade, entretanto, está diretamente ligada a um processo político onde através do diálogo entre atores estatais e sociedade civil global é possível estabelecer um fluxo continuado de experiências, entre o local/global, que em muito contribui para redução da perda de diversidade biológica, ampliando estoques de recursos naturais e, conseqüentemente, contribuindo para a promoção do desenvolvimento sustentável.
The goal of this study is to analyze the capacity of the International Biodiversity Regime (IBR) to resolve the problem of the biology diversity loss. Considering that regimes are effective when they serve to solve the problems that caused his creation, this exercise was based on the crossroad of two models of evaluation: the model pression-state-answer and the model of evaluation of the effectiveness of the environmental regimes. As the result, it is argued that is possible to give an instrumental vision to the Biodiversity Regime, in way, throught his degree of effectiveness, it is seen as an indicator of environmental sustainability. In this sense, using the exemplary case of the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve, there was discussed the contribution of the different actors wrapped in the implementation of the IBR and in which measure the mechanisms of international cooperation and financing can favor institutional strengthening necessary to the Regime implementation. In the conclusion, it was observed that the IBR make practical the institutional diversified outline that contemplates administrative necessary flexibility for management and resources collectation in the solution of the biology diversity loss. His effectiveness, however, is straightly connected with a political process, where throught the dialog state actors and civil global society is possible to settle a continuated flow of experiences, between the local and the global, which in much contributes to the reduction of the biological diversity loss, enlarging the natural resources stocks and consequently, contributing to the promotion of the sustainable development.
CASTRO, THIAGO QUINTELLA. "INDICATORS AND METRICS FOR SUSTAINABLE CENTERS FOR DIFFUSION OF SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND CULTURE." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2016. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=29389@1.
Full textCOORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
PROGRAMA DE SUPORTE À PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO DE INSTS. DE ENSINO
O objetivo da dissertação é propor um conjunto de indicadores e métricas de desempenho em sustentabilidade para Centros de Difusão de Ciência, Educação e Cultura (CDCEC), tomando-se como espaço de aplicação a Fundação Planetário da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro (FPCRJ). Esses indicadores e métricas integram um modelo de monitoramento e avaliação (MA) de desempenho sustentável, desenhado especialmente para CDCEC. O modelo combina a metodologia consagrada de Balanced Scorecard (BSC) com a abordagem de avaliação de sustentabilidade corporativa, disseminada pela Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), por meio de suas diretrizes para elaboração de relatórios de sustentabilidade. Nessa perspectiva, considerou-se de alta relevância um novo olhar sobre os modelos de gestão dos CDCEC e, em particular, o da Fundação Planetário da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro, levando-se em consideração o espaço que os serviços culturais e de ensino ocupam no setor de serviços e na economia como um todo. Ressalta-se que até o momento a GRI não divulgou um conjunto de diretrizes setoriais orientadas para CDCEC e organizações congêneres, abrindo-se, portanto, uma oportunidade de contribuição acadêmica para o aperfeiçoamento de seus suplementos setoriais. A pesquisa pode ser considerada descritiva e aplicada. Quanto aos meios de investigação, a metodologia compreende pesquisa bibliográfica e documental; análise de experiências internacionais de CDCEC e de referenciais normativos de avaliação da sustentabilidade aplicáveis a CDCEC; desenvolvimento de um modelo de monitoramento e avaliação (MA) de desempenho em sustentabilidade de CDCEC; aplicação do modelo de MA na FPCRJ, mediante um estudo de caso; discussão dos resultados do estudo de caso; e formulação das conclusões e recomendações. Destacam-se como resultados principais um conjunto de indicadores e métricas de desempenho em sustentabilidade para CDCEC, que integram um modelo de monitoramento e avaliação de gestão sustentável, desenvolvido especialmente para essas organizações.
The objective of this dissertation is to propose a set of indicators and metrics for assessing the sustainability performance of Centers for Diffusion of Science, Education and Culture (CDSEC), whose applicability was demonstrated through a case study at the Fundação Planetário da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro (FPCRJ). These indicators and metrics, in turn, integrate a monitoring and evaluation (ME) model that combines the methodology of Balanced Scorecard (BSC) with the Sustainability Reporting Guidelines established by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Within the context in which the research is situated, it is assumed that this effort will contribute to a broader understanding of sustainability assessment tools in CDSEC, emphasizing economic, social, and environmental sustainability issues. It is important to mention that until the present moment, the Global Reporting Initiative did not released a set of sectorial Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, especially addressed to CDSEC, as already occurs to other sectors. This opened a window of opportunity for academic research aiming at improving the GRI sectoral guidelines. This research can be considered applied and descriptive. The methodology encompasses literature review and documentary research; analysis of international experiences of CDSEC and selected normative references for assessing the sustainability of CDSEC; design of a monitoring and evaluation (ME) model for assessing sustainability performance of CDSEC; a case study carried out at the FPCRJ; discussion of the case study results; and formulation of conclusions and recommendations. The main result of this research is an innovative monitoring and evaluation (ME) model, especially designed for assessing the performance of CDSEC, from the perspective of corporate sustainability.
Adams, Gregory Keith. "Relating facility performance indicators to organizational sustainability performance in public higher education facilities." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/33854.
Full textJanse, van Rensburg Heidi. "Standards and indicators for sustainability in South African businesses." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/14334.
Full textPohl, Eva. "Towards Corporate Sustainable Development : The ITT Flygt Sustainability Index." Licentiate thesis, Mälardalen University, Department of Public Technology, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-145.
Full textThis thesis suggests a method for measurement of corporate contribution to sustainable development, looking at how well a company stands up to its policies and commitments regarding sustainable development.
A sustainability index is developed and calculated for ITT Flygt AB over a three years period (2002-2004). The index structure is based on scientific literature and interviews with ITT Flygt and four other engineering companies.
The purpose of the index is to support corporate sustainability-management.
The index is calculated by aggregating some forty sustainability-indicators. These indicators are individual to each company and are designed to measure the significant sustainability aspects of the company.
Besides from providing one aggregated sustainability-value of the company, the index also provides sub-indices, which support the interpretation of the index result.
Castillo, Nicodemus Herb. "A methodological approach for indicator-based sustainable transport assessment." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2004. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7696.
Full textDóñez, Francisco Juan. "Sustainability indicators for rural industrialization in Latin America." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29828.
Full textde, Miguel Ramos Carlos. "Assessment Based on Indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals in Spain : A Data Science Approach." Thesis, KTH, Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-276705.
Full textDen globala hållbara utvecklingen har präglats av FN:s planer i mer än två decennier. Dessa planer har antagits av de flesta av de utvecklade länderna och utvecklingsländerna för att uppnå agenda 2030, som för närvarande bildas av de 17 globala målen för hållbar utveckling (SDG). Regeringar och beslutsfattare kan inte fatta medvetna beslut om hållbarhetsframsteg utan kunskap om hur väl landet presterar denna väg. Denna studie undersökte utvecklingen av varje SDG i Spanien genom deras indikatorer och huruvida korrelation och beroende finns mellan de angivna målen. Mål 1, 2, 6, 8 och 11 var de mindre utvecklade. De genomgick en långsammare process eller hade negativ utveckling under åren. Korrelationsanalysen levererade en snabb guide över relationer förhållandet bland mål för att hjälpa de berörda ministerierna att fatta snabba beslut om att veta vilka områden som i hög grad kommer att påverkas. Mål 3 (God hälsa och välbefinnande) var starkt kopplat till indikatorer från mål 4 (Kvalitetsutbildning) och även mål 6 (Rent vatten och sanitet). Dessutom hade indikatorer från mål 7 (prisvärd och ren energi) en hög korrelation med indikatorer från mål 12 (Ansvarsfull konsumtion och produktion) och mål 15 (Liv på land). Tillsammans erhöll 60% positiva interaktioner och nästan 80% betydande samspel mellan målen. Korrelation innebär inte orsakssamband, så flera linjära regressionsanalyser satte riktiga numeriska förhållanden och avslöjade hur man kan förbättra vissa mål genom att utnyttja andra. Mindre utvecklade indikatorer togs som beroende variabler och de slutliga oberoende variablerna definierades med krympningsmetoder. Tillvägagångssättet för att nå dessa uttryck kan användas för att fastställa beroendet mellan andra relevanta indikatorer och få en utvärdering av landets resultat.
Hennino, Bénédicte. "Study of the problematic of the indicators of sustainable development for the French company RATP." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekologi, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-32754.
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Silva, Sandra Regina Mota. "Indicadores de sustentabilidade urbana as perspectivas e as limitações da operacionalização de um referencial sustentável." Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2000. https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/4231.
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The complexity of the problems deriving from urban environments has required a deeper and more integrated understanding of the reality of these environments as an essential step toward solutions. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the applicability of principles of sustainability in the process of monitoring the socioenvironmental conditions of this medium. To gain a better understanding of the ideas surrounding the perspective of sustainability, the different meanings ascribed to the term, as well as the complementary issues and aspects that interact in this world of considerations are discussed. Thus, basic conceptual elements were sought that would contribute to build aproper definition for use within the context of this work, which in turn allowed for an outline to be made of its essential characteristics and general guiding principles that were then employed to analyze a given set of indicators. Different reflections and proposals regarding the instruments used to evaluate urban conditions were examined to identify a set of variables defining the basic characteristics of projects and implementation. A critical systematization of three previously selected experiences the Agenda 21 Indicators, the Seattle Indicators and the Belo Horizonte Urban Life Quality Index led to the elaboration of an analysis based on the general principles of sustainability and on the set of variables existing in the process of creating, formulating and monitoring these indicators. This analytical repertoire allowed for a definition of the potential represented by these instruments, offering the basic references for its development and implementation in different contexts.
A complexidade dos problemas decorrentes do meio urbano tem exigido uma apreensão mais precisa e integrada da realidade como passo essencial no encaminhamento de soluções. O objeto central deste trabalho é a investigação da aplicabilidade de princípios da sustentabilidade nos processos de monitoramento das condições socioambientais existentes neste meio. Para um melhor entendimento das noções que gravitam ao redor dessa perspectiva sustentável, abordou-se a discussão de diferentes acepções atribuídas ao termo, bem como as questões e os aspectos complementares que interagem neste universo de considerações. Buscou-se, assim, a obtenção dos elementos conceituais básicos que contribuíssem na construção de uma definição própria a ser empregada no contexto deste trabalho. Tal procedimento permitiu o delineamento das suas características essenciais e dos seus princípios gerais de orientação que foram posteriormente utilizados na análise de determinados sistemas de indicadores. O exame de diferentes reflexões e proposições acerca destes instrumentos de mensuração das condições urbanas viabilizou a identificação de um conjunto de variáveis que define as características básicas dos projetos e implementações. A sistematização crítica de três experiências distintas previamente selecionadas - Indicadores da Agenda 21, Indicadores de Seattle e o Índice de Qualidade de Vida Urbana de Belo Horizonte - propiciou a elaboração de uma análise referenciada pelos princípios gerais da sustentabilidade e pelo conjunto de variáveis presentes em um processo de criação, formulação e monitoramento dos indicadores. Este repertório analítico permitiu a verificação do potencial representado por este instrumental oferecendo os referenciais básicos para o seu desenvolvimento e implementação em diferentes contextos.
Coley, Alex, Jordan Jerkovich, and Madsen Mikkel Pilgaard. "Pursuing Sustainability and Prosperity in Swedish Municipalities: Using Indicators to Inform Strategic Governance." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-18350.
Full textLiao, Yu-Tsun, and 廖育純. "Sustainable Development Indicators for Various Environmental Scale." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/z5fpq2.
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河海工程學系
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In the twenty-first century, sustainable development has become a goal of countries worldwide. The term sustainable development first appeared in the 1980 World Conservation Strategy, and it was coined by three international environmental organizations: the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the World Wildlife Fund. Later, in the report Our Common Future presented in 1987 by the World Commission on Environment and Development, sustainable development was defined as what “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. Since then, sustainable development has become an international movement. Sustainable development comprises three principles: fairness, sustainability, and commonality. Sociologically, sustainable development is about equitable distribution and meeting the needs of all humans, both currently and in the future. Economically, the aim of sustainable development is to achieve ongoing economic growth while protecting the Earth’s natural systems. As for natural ecology, sustainable development pertains to pursuing harmony between humans and nature The essence of sustainable city development is about ensuring that the basic needs of city dwellers—particularly needs related to their survival, living, and production—do not exceed the capacity of the ecological system and that a symbiotic equilibrium can be reached. Environmentally, sustainable city development policies should be aimed at creating an ecological, high-quality, and healthy urban environment. Economically, the focus of sustainable city development should be on promoting vitalization, high-efficiency, and advanced technology. Sociologically, effort should be focused on creating safe, reciprocal, and equal societies. It is critical to note that the interactions among the aforementioned environmental, economic, and social dimensions play a critical role in supporting the symbiotic equilibrium of sustainable city development. The principle of sustainable development can be applied to the design and planning of cities, communities, and buildings of varying size and scale. Nonetheless, it is uncertain whether the strategic performance measures and performance indicators of sustainable development remain valid, regardless of the size or scale of a city, community, or building. Therefore, the objective of this empirical study is to examine the universality of the strategic performance measures and performance indicators of sustainable development.
Liu, Chan-Chia, and 劉展嘉. "Using Urban Metabolism to Establish Sustainable City Indicators." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/46535319047073719376.
Full text國立臺灣大學
環境工程學研究所
102
In 1987, World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) define sustainable development as meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Agenda 21 emphases on sustainable development must comply with the country’s political and economic situation and environmental condition to adjust, namely concept of think globally, act locally. Cities play an important role in sustainable development. In Our Common Future point out that about 50% population will live in urban area in 21 century. According to UN statistics, only 29% of the population lived in cities and more than one million people, called megacities, only in New York and Tokyo. In 2010, the world’s population up to 7 billion .Cities population has grown to 3.5 billion, about 50% of total population (UN, 2009). The highest urban population growth rate in Asia and Africa (Satterthwaite etc., 2010). Cities were places with low production, high consumption and high waste. Due to the increase in cities population, cities use enormous recourses and energy. Therefore, when it comes to sustainable development, the use of recourses and energy in cities was a central issue. Sustainable development indicator is a tool to provide a direct or indirect measure of detailed description in Specific subject of the degree of sustainability in the future. Following this context, cities develop their own sustainable city indicators. But current sustainable city indicators with following problems: (1) Indicator oversimplification and too much, lack of representativeness and comparability. (2) Lack of energy and resources supply indicators. (3) Cannot assess or quantify city’s waste of energy and resources. (4) Rarely consider the carrying capacity and load capacity of the city. (5) Lack of urban metabolism. Urban metabolism is a systemic way to assess the state of energy and material in city. Constructing the sustainable city metabolic indicators, can make up the shortage of existing indicators. Using material flow as a tool to calculate the indicators, it can be a way to evaluate the sustainable city. Sustainable development define as that in consideration of the carrying capacity and maintaining a specific function and operation of the city ensuring stable supply, improving efficiency of using, reducing waste of material and energy, and prospering and recycling of waste. Base on the definition, the sustainable city metabolic indicator must comply with the principles of follow three: (1) Consider the energy and materials availability, adequacy and security. (2) Improve the efficiency of the use of energy and materials, and reduce waste. (3) Consider the carrying and processing capacity. The urban can be seen into three parts: supply, consumption and waste, and establish sustainable city metabolic indicators in three dimensions. Do empirical research of Taipei’s food and water, and give advice of management strategy and sustainable city metabolic indicators development.
Costa, João Diogo David Dias. "Integration of geospatial information in sustainable development indicators." Master's thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/79384.
Full textThis report aims to introduce, discuss, detail and describe the internship I have accomplished at Directorate-General for Territory (DGT), the Portuguese national mapping and cadastre agency. As a geographic information systems intern, the nature of my work was focused into the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicators with a geospatial component. My main duty was to hold the functionality of aspects regarding SDG matters that could emerge to DGT in an operational perspective. I have researched about the indicators metadata and the benefits that the integration of geospatial information delivers to measure and monitor the progress towards sustainable development. In a practical working context, two SDG indicators in articulation with Statistics Portugal were produced and calculated: 11.3.1 – ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate; 15.4.2 – mountain green cover index. The principal outcomes of this internship were appealing for my academic path: the production of a manuscript entitled “Ratio of Land Consumption Rate to Population Growth Rate—Analysis of Different Formulations Applied to Mainland Portugal” published at ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, and, a presentation delivered in the first United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress held in China. Therefore, I have considerably improved my GIS capabilities, learning and applying geospatial methodologies such as the dasymetric mapping technique. Additionally, as part of the internship workflow, I followed and collaborated with UN-GGIM: Europe Work Group on Data Integration subgroup 2 activities.
O presente relatório tem como objetivo central introduzir, discutir, detalhar, e descrever o período de estágio realizado na Direção-Geral do Território (DGT). Como estagiário de sistemas de informação geográfica (SIG), a natureza do meu trabalho focou-se nos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) das Nações Unidas. A minha principal responsabilidade foi exatamente garantir o funcionamento da pasta ODS de acordo com as tarefas e trabalhos operacionais em que a DGT ter-se-ia de envolver e desenvolver. Assim, investiguei sobre os metadados dos indicadores ODS e tudo aquilo que eles representam para sua correta aplicação. Do mesmo modo, investiguei sobre a necessidade e os benefícios provenientes da integração de informação geográfica nesses mesmos indicadores, com o intuito de medir e monitorizar o progresso rumo a um desenvolvimento desejavelmente sustentável. Numa perspetiva de operacionalização, dois indicadores ODS foram calculados e produzidos numa articulação com o Instituto Nacional de Estatística: 11.3.1 – Rácio entre a taxa de consumo do solo e a taxa de crescimento da população; 15.4.2 – Coberto vegetal nas regiões de montanha. Os resultados deste estágio foram proveitosos tendo em conta o meu percurso académico: a produção do artigo “Ratio of Land Consumption Rate to Population Growth Rate—Analysis of Different Formulations Applied to Mainland Portugal” recentemente publicado na revista ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information assim como uma apresentação dos resultados do trabalho de estágio no congresso das Nações Unidas, United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress, decorrido na China. Concluindo, melhorei substancialmente as minhas capacidades em SIG com a aprendizagem levada a cabo na DGT, e com aplicação de metodologias como a técnica do mapeamento dasimétrico. Ainda no âmbito do meu estágio, acompanhei e colaborei com o grupo de trabalho UN-GGIM: Europe Work Group on Data Integration subgroup 2 activities.
Chiang, Lin Yu, and 林裕強. "The Development for Sustainable Tourism Indicators: From Perception Perspective." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/02924647437101977755.
Full text中國文化大學
觀光事業研究所
90
The main purpose of this study is to develop indicators for sustainable tourism. Through the literature review, the framework “to investigate residents’, tourists’, and resource administration persons’ perceptions for the relationship between them” is ap-plied. Based on this framework, we collect 68 indicators from related literatures to con-struct the preliminary system, and then using a two round Delphi survey to conduct into expert opinion on the development of indicators. As a result, the sustainable tourism in-dicators and their weights are developed. The indicator system includes six dimensions, like tourist-to-resource impact, resource-to-tourist impact, resident-to-tourist impact, tourist-to-resident impact, resource-to-resident impact, and resident-to-resource impact. Furthermore, there are three aspects, social, economical, and environmental aspects, in each dimension, and there are several indicators in each aspect. The indicator system has 47 indicators totally. Then the study performs a case study to illustrate the applica-tion and the utility of the indicator system for evaluating the status of tourism in Saviki. As a result, it shows that the resource-to-resident impact has best performance, and the environmental and social aspects in this dimension have sustainable developments. But the tourist-to-resource impact is bed, it becomes potential unsustainable. As a conclu-sion, this indicator system can evaluate the relationship between Saviki’s residents, tourists, and resource administration persons, and it can also assess the status in Saviki’s economical, social, and environmental aspects. To compare with past studies, this indi-cator system can evaluate wider aspects of the status in tourism attractions, but it can’t assess more insightful into the problems. So we may need to make further literature survey or filed survey to direct appropriate management strategies for administrations.
Tshipala, Ndivhuwo. "A framework of indicators for sustainable adventure tourism destinations." 2013. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001123.
Full textSouth Africa is widely regarded as one of the best adventure destinations on the African continent. However, here and elsewhere, sustainability is a pressing issue in any tourism context. Therefore, adventure tourism destinations need guidance on the best ways to succeed and to be sustainable. The objective of this study was to propose a framework of indicators that are specifically formulated for sustainable adventure tourism. In order to achieve this objective, a literature survey of pertinent issues in this field was conducted, followed by an empirical study. Firstly, profiling of the destination (Waterval Boven) was conducted followed by determining respondents' knowledge of a number of pertinent iconic sustainable tourism organisations. Hereafter the sustainable tourism indicators were categorised into economic, social and environmental groups.
Chou, yu-de, and 周育德. "Construction and Application of Sustainable Energy Indicators in Taiwan." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/03244437723583447534.
Full text國立臺北大學
自然資源與環境管理研究所
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Sustainable Energy Indicators can be used to check the energy development Sustained, however, a set of standard index systems to the energy development which is not a method yet in the world. The research bases on Indicators of Sustainable Energy Development (ISED) Which set up by the IAEA, and take into account special Economic and Social condition in Taiwan, thus, builds up the TISED regression model to evaluate energy development, and research finds that reducing both the energy per capita and energy intensity are two of the key energy policies and measures to decouple economic growth with CO2 emission in the future.
Liu, Po-Ying, and 劉柏瑩. "The Construction of Sustainable Development Indicators in Rural Ecotourism." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/85266807097314321584.
Full text國立台北護理學院
旅遊健康研究所
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The purpose of this study is to analyze the proper factors to be contained in an evaluation system which can then be used to assess the rural ecotourism development in Taiwan. In the first phase of work, the Delphi method was used to collect expert opinions on a total of six main categories of evaluating factors. They are host community, tourist operators, tourists, destination, accommodation, and transportation. Finally, 80 factors in the evaluation system were selected after three rounds of the Delphi method. This evaluating system may be used for environmental auditing for local governments when they want to manage ecotourism development in rural areas.
Potts, Tavis William. "Sustainability indicators in marine capture fisheries /." 2004. http://adt.lib.utas.edu.au/public/adt-TU20050302.145859.
Full textHuang, Chaio-Yun, and 黃巧雲. "On the sustainable indicators of major reservoir watersheds in Taiwan." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/99383043412620620442.
Full text國立中央大學
土木工程研究所
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Indicator with representative information is capable of displaying whole current situation and providing a developing orientation for the system. “Sustainable indicator”, in common use, is an assessment for understanding the sustainable development. While the continuous aggravation of environmental change, protection of the whole environmental ecosystem has become a major goal of all countries and human beings. During the process for a country to achieve the sustainable development, water resources, an indispensable factor, is tightly linked with the development of our life, economics and community, especially for small island but with large population like Taiwan. Therefore, well management of the water resources of reservoir watersheds for maintaining Taiwan’s sustainability is more momentous than before. The main sustainability subject of this study includes society, ecosystem and economy. Fourteen indicators of reservoir watershed such as the tourist, over-using area of mountainside, resident, solid trash, ecosystem susceptible land, collapse land, pollution of water quality, protect area of water quality and water amount, rate of forest mantle, rate of soil corrasion, irrigation, water supply, road and economy estate were analyzed. Twenty-two important reservoir watersheds in Taiwan were discussed with GIS for quantification of each indicator value and weight of each indicator item comes from AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process). The result shows that for five watersheds of positive indicators are Hsin-Shan, Lan-Tan, Wu-Shan-Tou, Te-Chi and Jen-Yi-Tan watershed; and the top five of negative-restrained indicators are Fei-Tsui, Te-Chi, Jih-Yuen-Tan, Shin-Men and Shi-Shih reservoir watershed. As the present state of all consideration, the condition of Te-Chi reservoir watershed is the best one. The average of all reservoir watersheds is 12.36, which is among eleventh and twentieth out of twenty-two watersheds. It shows that top elevens are above the average of all reservoir watersheds. In other words, reservoir watersheds that ranking behind twentieth are below the average of all reservoir watersheds.
Chou, Chen-Pei, and 周貞貝. "A Study of Developing Environmental Performance Indicators for Sustainable Community." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/04378742181307091008.
Full text國立東華大學
環境政策研究所
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The objectives of this study are (1) developing environmental performance indicators for sustainable community; (2) planning the way to use sustainable community indicators; and (3) operating of the new developing indicator system to two different cases. First, according the condition of community and relevant policy Taiwan, and the related sustainable indicator researches, such as Hart’s community indicators, Indicators of Sustainable Development (ISDs) adopted by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), and Taiwan Sustainable Indicators, this study establish a sustainable community indicator system of three aspects, eight themes, and 26 sub-themes by using the principle method of ISO-14031 Environmental Performance Evaluation. Appling Analytic Hierarchy Process analyses model to determine the priority of indicators. The priority list of indicators has been exam by sensitivity analysis. The results can provide different types of communities to choice the most suitable sustainable community indicators to apply in the very own one. Finally, the research designs a process to create a sustainable community indicator system for who is interested to establish their own indicator system. This study provides eight steps process to establish indicators in community, the processes are: (1) defining the goal; (2) scoping the range of system; (3) identifying pressures and types of capital; (4) choice the indicators; (5) identifying data source; (6)evaluating the indicators; (7) brainstorming ideas for using indicators; and (8) further improvement the system. The eight steps process is a reversed cycle. By analyzing the environmental data systems in Taiwan, the data can’t suitable for the spatial criterion of community, so further improvement the data system for community is needed, and there’re also some data must be collected by the habitants of community. The results suggest to apply the PDCA principle of environmental management system to developing the very own data base of the community is one of the most important works for establishing a sustainable community. Finally, the results of three case studies in this research shown that the environmental performance indicators for the specific community have highest ranking of habitant participation.