Concept information
This concept has been deprecated.
Preferred term
environmental sustainability
Is replaced by
Definition
- [Simon Croom] Environmental sustainability is an important issue and one that receives attention in the media,press and journals. Much of the discussion and debate surrounds the environmental impact that occursacross organizational supply chains... , "[David Vackar] Environmental sustainability is a multidimensional concept which many analysts approached by using DPSIR (driving force-pressure-state-impact-response) framework. Composite indicators and indices (such as ecological footprint) usually combine different sub-indicators, which reflect different perspectives on the environment, into a unidimensional number. However, in many integrated indicators, measures of state and impact are suppressed compared with driving forces, pressures and responses. Ecological Footprint (EF) is one of the leading composite indicators of environmental sustainability... , "[Margareta Lundin] Environmental sustainability is a concern and stated objective for municipalities and organisations,but is often vaguely defined and clear measurement procedures are lacking. An iterative procedurefor the selection of indicators, which reflects the environmental sustainability of urban watersystems, is presented. The analytical basis for selecting indicators is life cycle assessment (LCA),which provides a stringent assessment of environmental sustainability. The indicators were evaluatedin Case Studies in a developed and a developing region...
Broader concept
Scope note
- MS Academic Keywords
Creator
- 0000-0003-2195-3997
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa0413
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