This research develops a method to transform the Oregon Benchmarks, a set of internationally recognized quantitative indicators designed to measure a broad array of state-level trends, into indices of social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Through multiple means, an original set of 90 Oregon Benchmarks has been narrowed into a smaller set of sustainability indicators in order to ga...

The role that cities play in the transition to more sustainable growth is gaining increasing recognition. Measuring progress towards urban development requires quantifying this multi-dimensional phenomenon with help of composite indicators. purpose study propose an integrated approach build a cities’ interval indicators rely on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework. In addition, we ove...

............................................................................................................... CHAPTER1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................1 1.1 Overview of the main Evaluation Approaches to Sustainability .......................4 1.2 Research Objectives .............................................................................

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) practices in Europe have been traditionally applied to assess potential environmental impacts due to socio-economic drivers implying specific land use (viz. infrastructure, building and industrial development). However, other socioeconomic drivers related to citizen behavior, such as household consumption, may significantly contribute to the overall loca...

Measuring the comparative sustainability levels of cities, regions, institutions and projects is an essential procedure in creating sustainable urban futures. This paper introduces a new urban sustainability assessment model: ―The Sustainable Infrastructure, Land-use, Environment and Transport Model (SILENT)‖. The SILENT Model is an advanced geographic information system and indicator-based com...

At present, in China, the research about the urban sustainability construction is still in the exploratory stage. The ecological problems of the coastal area are more sensitive and complicated. In the background of global warming with serious ecological damage, this paper deeply researches on the main characteristics of urban sustainability and measures how to build urban sustainability. Throug...

Urban land-use planning and management are in constant mutation throughout the world. With sustainability as the goal, the use of indicators for land auditing and monitoring is becoming more and more in demand. Classical approaches elaborate core sets of indicators by picking the most relevant elements in exhaustive lists. More recently, a few structured research approaches consider the set of ...

development, a concept that is called often to process of moving from point to another that covers various aspects such as economic growth, structural change, industrialization, self-actualization and cultural, religious, national and individual self-reliance. a sustainable development is a new concept of economic growth. a growth that is as justice and opportunity for all people that living in...

despite the fact that national parks and other protected areas are mostly adopting the sustainable development process, it was found that sustainability has yet to be perceived pragmatically in these areas. due to its process, this paper presents a monitoring framework approach to develop and implement indicators for sustainable tourism. to illustrate the application of the framework, a set of ...