Sustainable development indicators: towards integrated systems as a tool for managing and monitoring a complex transition

Joachim H. Spangenberg

International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, 2009, vol. 9, issue 4, 318-337

Abstract: The situation for developing indicators is not clear-cut, but characterised by three dilemmata making it particularly challenging. Only by combining a strategic approach with short-term flexibility, the effort can be successful. These dilemmas are characterised as Indicators vs. Indicator Systems, Themes vs. Systems and Governance insufficiencies. To address them, a systematic approach to sustainability indicators is suggested, based on first defining objectives and strategies in a systematic fashion. In a second step, indicators can be derived and boiled down to a set of headline indicators, as illustrated by a set of indicators suggestions resulting from several European research projects.

Keywords: sustainable development; sustainability indicators; indicator systems; policy dilemmas; policy integration; delimitation; sustainability prism; pressure-policy matrix; sustainability strategies; governance. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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