Indicators and Evaluation Tools for the Assessment of Urban Sustainability

Giuseppe Munda

No 2001_10, UHE Working papers from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Departament d'Economia i Història Econòmica, Unitat d'Història Econòmica

Abstract: This paper attempts to provide an explanation of why reductionistic approaches are not adequate to tackle the urban sustainability issue in a consistent way. Concepts such as urban environmental carrying capacity and ecological footprint are discussed. Multicriteria evaluation is proposed as a general multidimensional framework for the assessment of urban sustainability. This paper deals with the following main topics: · definition of the concept of urban sustainability, · discussion of relevant sustainability indicators, · multicriteria evaluation as a framework for the assessment of urban sustainability, · an illustrative example.

Keywords: Urban environmental carrying capacity; ecological footprint; multicriteria evaluation; NAIADE method (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q20 Q30 R10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16 pages
Date: 2001-11
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