Towards Measurement of Sustainable Development: Systems of Indicators
Volume 1, Issue 1 (2011), pp. 19–26
Pub. online: 30 September 2011
Type: Article
Open Access
Published
30 September 2011
30 September 2011
Abstract
The aim of the paper is to review the international organizations’ approaches to the measurement of sustainable development and explore the system of indicators provided by the considered organizations. The systems of proposed indicators to measure sustainable development are being juxtaposed, specific features, advantages and disadvantages revealed. Organizations for sustainable development were founded to review progress at the international, regional and national levels in the implementation of sustainable development policy, to take part in legislative process, to control balance between economic development, social development, and environmental development.