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Sustainable development indicators: towards integrated systems as a tool for managing and monitoring a complex transition

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  • Joachim H. Spangenberg

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The situation for developing indicators is not clear-cut, but characterised by three dilemmata making it particularly challenging. Only by combining a strategic approach with short-term flexibility, the effort can be successful. These dilemmas are characterised as Indicators vs. Indicator Systems, Themes vs. Systems and Governance insufficiencies. To address them, a systematic approach to sustainability indicators is suggested, based on first defining objectives and strategies in a systematic fashion. In a second step, indicators can be derived and boiled down to a set of headline indicators, as illustrated by a set of indicators suggestions resulting from several European research projects.

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  • Joachim H. Spangenberg, 2009. "Sustainable development indicators: towards integrated systems as a tool for managing and monitoring a complex transition," International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 9(4), pages 318-337.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijgenv:v:9:y:2009:i:4:p:318-337
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    1. Martín Alejandro Iribarnegaray & Lucas Seghezzo, 2012. "Governance, Sustainability and Decision Making in Water and Sanitation Management Systems," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 4(11), pages 1-24, November.
    2. Jari Lyytimäki, 2012. "Evaluation of sustainable development strategies and policies: The need for more timely indicators," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 36(2), pages 101-108, May.

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