Applying environmental performance indices towards an objective measure of sustainability in the Levant

George J. Nasr

International Journal of Sustainable Development, 2008, vol. 11, issue 1, 61-73

Abstract: An 'Environmental Diamond' for the Levant is proposed, similar to the World Bank's 'Development Diamond'. It would serve as a framework for evaluating ecosystem risk for the countries in the Jordan Basin that are currently facing a sustainability crisis. The approach followed by this paper was based on previous work carried out in East Asia. The result is an integrative index that reveals a general picture without concealing specific aspects of environmental quality.

Keywords: environmental diamond; Middle East; negotiations; policy; sustainability; Levant; environmental performance; performance indices; sustainable development; ecosystems risk; performance measurement. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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