A critical review of reductionist approaches for assessing the progress towards sustainability

Journal article

The increasing prominence of Sustainable Development as a policy objective has initiated a debate on appropriate frameworks and tools that will both provide guidance for a shift towards sustainability as well as a measure, preferably quantitative, of that shift. Sustainability assessment has thus the challenging task of capturing, addressing and suggesting solutions for a diverse set of issues that affect stakeholders with different values and span over different spatial and temporal scales. ...

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Authors: Gasparatos, A; El-Haram, M; Horner, M

• Journal: Environmental Impact Assessment Review
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 4-5
• Pages: 286-311
• Publication date: 2008-05-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2007.09.002
• ISSN: 0195-9255
• Language: English
• Keywords: Reductionism; Biophysical models; Monetary tools; Composite sustainability index; Sustainability assessment