Measuring and assessing indicators of sustainable development for Scotland: a pilot survey
- 1 September 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology
- Vol. 1 (3) , 170-177
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13504509409469871
Abstract
In this paper, we review three broad classes of indicators of sustainable development. These are economic, ecological and sociopolitical indicators. We then report the results of a pilot study which measured five different indicators for Scotland: an approximate environmentally-adjusted Net National Product; the Pearce-Atkinson Measure; Net Primary Production; Appropriated Carrying Capacity; and the Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare. We find that not all indicators point in the same direction, but a majority suggest that Scotland is at best only marginally sustainable. Data limitations, however, suggest a degree of caution in the interpretation of these results.Keywords
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