Zur theoretischen Struktur von Indikatoren einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung

Endres, Alfred; Radke, Volker

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“…From thc viewpoinl cf eeonomic.s, the concepts ofweak and strong sustainabil-it}' are used to define sustainable developmenl as a nondeelining lotal capital stock, consisting of both manufactured and natural capita} (Pearcc and olhtf 'S 1994). This definition serves as a basis for defming the theorerical slructure of sustalnable developmcnt indica• (ors (e.g., Atkinson iUld ethers 1997;Endres and Radke 1998). Furth erm ore, lflere llr~ first attempts 10 define indicators that might be ahle to me<Uiure the natural capital (e.g., Pearce andAoooson 1995).…”

Section: Future Developments Of Environmental Indicator Systemsmentioning

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Development of Environmental Indicator Systems: Experiences from Germany

Walz

2000

Environmental Management

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ABSTACT / Environmental indicator systems aim to improve both the information and communication on the state of the environment and the environmental policy making. They have to fulfill scientific, functional and pragmatic requirements, e.g., consideration of ecological context, transparency and reproducibility, comprehensibility, policy relevance, international comparability, and justifiable expenditure. This paper analyzes the experiences made with the development of the German environmental indicator system and draws general conclusions toward further improvements. For Germany, an indicator system has been developed that uses the pressure-state-response approach proposed by the OECD, together with a classification in 14 environmental themes. According to the general requirements, the main criteria used for selecting the indicators are the ecological significance of the indicator, its quantifiability and data availability, and its comprehensibility and policy relevance. Altogether, about 140 indicators are selected. This high number stresses the need for further high-level aggregation, e.g., using methods developed for the valuation process in LCA. Further improvement is also needed, especially for the development of response indicators and in the area of data systematization.

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Section: Future Developments Of Environmental Indicator Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of Environmental Indicator Systems: Experiences from Germany

Walz

2000

Environmental Management

118

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Sustainability—a theoretical idea or a practical recipe?

Jahnke

Nutzinger

2003

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In this paper, the notion of sustainability as a general regulative idea is distinguished from sustainable development as a more concrete concept leading to practical actions. After that, different economic meanings of sustainable development are discussed, and a concept of critical sustainability is proposed especially with respect to the problem of climate change. Maintaining critical crash barriers and bottlenecks presupposes, however, demanding, continuous improvements in energy efficiency.After discussing problems of decision theory in cases of uncertainty, which is constitutive for climate change, the links between intragenerational and intergenerational justice are analyzed, and by using Barry's notion of justice and Goodin's concept of vulnerability, two possible positions of the general idea of fairness inherent in sustainable development are presented. We conclude by shortly sketching the notion of sufficiency as an additional supplementary sustainability strategy in cases where efficiency improvements based on innovation are less than sufficient for securing the (energetic) fundaments of economic activity and human life.Zusammenfassung In diesem Artikel wird das Konzept der ''Nachhaltigkeit'' als regulative Idee von einer ''Nachhaltigen Entwicklung'' als prinzipiell handlungsleitendem Begriff unterschieden. Daran anschließend werden verschiedene

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Zur theoretischen Struktur von Indikatoren einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung

Cited by 2 publications

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Development of Environmental Indicator Systems: Experiences from Germany

Development of Environmental Indicator Systems: Experiences from Germany

Sustainability—a theoretical idea or a practical recipe?

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