Desafios na construção de indicadores de sustentabilidade

Abstract

Indicadores de sustentabilidade têm sido propostos para atender à necessidade de mensurar a distância entre a situação atual de dada sociedade e seus objetivos de desenvolvimento sustentável. A partir de pesquisa bibliográfica se analisam cinco propostas de indicadores e se identificam desafios a serem superados em sua construção para que sejam capazes de promover mudanças de comportamentos e subsidiar decisões.

Avaliação Da Sustentabilidade De Unidades De Produção Agroecológicas: Um Estudo Comparativo Dos Métodos Idea E Mesmis

“…Sustainability indicators and indexes can contribute in the decision making processes aiming at sustainable development. To do so, these instruments should allow: the measurement of different dimensions in order to understand the complexity of social phenomena; society participation in defining the development process; communicate trends; and relate variables, because reality is not linear or one--dimensional (Guimarães & Feichas, 2009). …”

Turismo e sustentabilidade ambiental na comunidade de Barra Grande, Cajueiro da Praia, Piauí (PI)

“…Os serviços de hospedagem representaram ao todo, dentre as atividades características do turismo, 3,24% do valor adicionado e 4,25% dos postos de trabalho (MTUR, 2012). Entende-se que o atual cenário macroeconômico do país encontra-se favorável a maioria dos setores produtivos, pois aponta uma fase de crescimento econômico, após a retração derivada da crise mundial de 2008-2009(De Oliveira, 2013.…”

2. Understanding Indicators And Monitoring For Sustainability In The Context Of Complex Social-Ecological Systems

“…The Human Development Index is one of the most widely recognized measures of development that considers many of the same variables included in GDP but also includes measures of human longevity and education (Wilson et al, 2007;Guimarães and Feichas, 2009). By contrast, the Ecological Footprint index is focused on measuring environmental impacts, and the sustainability of human consumption patterns by calculating the amount of resources that are required to support consumption (and the production of waste) (Wilson et al, 2007;Stiglitz et al, 2010).…”

“…The Genuine Progress Index (GPI) tries to go one step further by considering not only economic (spending, consumption), but also social and environmental criteria (aspects of wellbeing, deduction of environmental factors such as pollution from consumption, and loss of natural resources, among others) (Stiglitz et al, 2010). Despite its more inclusive approach GPI remains problematic in a number of key aspects, with the valuation of externalities considered to be too speculative (Veiga, 2010), and many of the criteria being difficult to collect data for (Guimarães and Feichas, 2009).…”