A framework for regional sustainability assessment: developing indicators for a Portuguese region

Pedro Coelho, André Mascarenhas, Paula Vaz, Anabela Dores and Tomás B. Ramos
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Pedro Coelho: CENSE, Centre for Environmental and Sustainability Research, Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal, Postal: CENSE, Centre for Environmental and Sustainability Research, Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
André Mascarenhas: CIMA, Centre on Marine and Environmental Research, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal, Postal: CIMA, Centre on Marine and Environmental Research, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Paula Vaz: ARH, Administração de Região Hidrográfica do Algarve, Portugal, Postal: ARH, Administração de Região Hidrográfica do Algarve, Portugal
Anabela Dores: ARH, Administração de Região Hidrográfica do Algarve, Portugal, Postal: ARH, Administração de Região Hidrográfica do Algarve, Portugal
Tomás B. Ramos: CENSE, Centre for Environmental and Sustainability Research, Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal, Postal: CENSE, Centre for Environmental and Sustainability Research, Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal

Sustainable Development, 2010, vol. 18, issue 4, 211-219

Abstract: Regional sustainability indicators are increasingly being developed. Their significance becomes obvious when important public policy-making strategies are decentralized to regions or local governments. This research designed a framework for the development of regional sustainability indicators. Its main goal is to assess and report regional sustainability performance, incorporating a significant public participation component. When the proposed approach was tested in the Algarve region, it was found useful to engage a broad range of stakeholders in regional sustainability assessment. This case study is a practical example of how regional sustainability can be assessed as a dynamic participative process, involving multi-stakeholders, to obtain a regional profile. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1002/sd.488

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