Some Economic Dimensions of Sustainable Development

Dimensions of Sustainable Development

Urban Dimensions of Sustainable Development

An environmental-economic measure of sustainable development

A central issue in the study of sustainable development is the interplay of growth and sacrifice in a dynamic economy. This paper investigates the relationship among current consumption, sacrifice and sustainability improvement in a general context and in two canonical, stylized economies. We argue that the maximin value of utility measures what is sustainable and provides the limit to growth. ...

Investigating the Effect of Indigenous Knowledge of Qanat on the Dimensions of Sustainable Development

    Abstract      Considering the role of Qanat as the primary reason for the establishment of a residence and the formation of communities in vast parts of Iran located in the desert and marginal areas of the desert, also, the lack of attention and abandonment of numerous Qanats along with the change in the way groundwater extraction, in this study using theories and analysis of the results...

Sustainable Development Indicators and Environmental-Economic Accounting

The central subject of a policy for sustainable development is the coordination of the different sector policies with the objective of finding a balance between conflicting economical, ecological and social goals. The headline indicators for sustainable development itself are mainly a communication tool directed to the general public and the media. They are used for describing important problem...