Possibilities of Measuring Sustainable Development—Selected Aspects

Ewa Mazur-Wierzbicka ()
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Ewa Mazur-Wierzbicka: University of Szczecin

Chapter Chapter 3 in Experimental and Quantitative Methods in Contemporary Economics, 2020, pp 29-45 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract A developed system of indicators and measurement methods, both quantitative and qualitative, has fundamental importance for the possibilities of observation and implementation of a concept and pursuing its objectives and principles. The same applies in the case of sustainable development. An assessment of processes involving sustainable development is usually carried out with the use of indicators as well as qualitative and quantitative methods. This paper focuses on theoretical aspects and a general presentation of issues concerning the measurement of sustainable development. The aim of the paper is to show the diversity and complexity of measuring sustainable development (indicators, quantitative and qualitative methods) and to indicate difficulties associated with measuring it. The paper’s layout is dictated by the implementation of this aim. The paper presents the theoretical basis of measuring sustainable development, after which various possibilities of measuring sustainable development are characterized and the difficulties associated with measuring thereof are pointed out. Quantitative and qualitative methods for the assessment of the course of sustainable development are pointed out.

Keywords: Sustainable development; Measurement; Indicators; Quantitative and qualitative methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-30251-1_3

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