Building a systemic environmental monitoring and indicators for sustainability: What has the ecological network approach to offer?

Bodini, Antonio

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.09.032

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“…Top 10 service sectors ranked by forward linkage, real benefit (revenue minus environmental costs), and environmental costs. Value data are ratios Ethics Sci Environ Polit 16: [11][12][13][14][15][16][17]2016 The results of this examination of environmental costs by each sector is consistent with the research of Bodini (2012), andBailey et al (2004). The results of the real benefit analysis is also consistent with the research of Simpson & Bradford (1996), who used the average value of total sectors to create the environmental costs index.…”

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“…However, social and economic changes within Thailand have caused a deterioration in environmental and natural resources, i.e. loss of forests, wild animals, mangrove forests (TDRI 2007), and water resources (Bodini 2012), as well as increased waste. Furthermore, natural resources are limited, whereas consumption of natural resources is unlimited (Chen et al 2010), and this can cause environmental and natural resources to decrease immediately (NESDB 2015) and continuously.…”

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“…Policy prior to this research, however, did not focus sufficiently on environmental issues, leading to ineffective management of environmental problems (Simpson & Bradford 1996). The index of sustainable economic welfare (ISEW) is an indicator used to direct sustainable development of a country and for economic welfare measurement (Bodini 2012). The ISEW not only considers consumption value, but also incorporates unsustainable environmental costs and social costs (Liang & Zhang 2011 (NESDB 2015).…”

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Modeling environmental impact of service sectors to promote sustainable development of Thailand

Sutthichaimethee¹,

Sawangdee²

2016

Ethics. Sci. Environ. Polit.

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The objective of this research is to propose an indicator to assess and rank environmental problems caused by production within the services sector of Thailand. Factors used to calculate real benefit (defined as revenue for a sector, minus the environmental costs) included the costs of (1) natural resources materials, (2) energy and transportation, (3) fertilizer and pesticides, and (4) sanitary and similar services. The highest environmental cost in terms of natural resources materials and energy and transportation was in the service sector -hotels and places of lodging, while the highest environmental cost in terms of fertilizer and pesticides was in the service sector -personal services. The service sector -movie theaters had the highest environmental cost for sanitary and similar services. Overall, the service sector -real estate gained the highest real benefit, while the service sector -repair not classified elsewhere had the lowest real benefit. If Thailand were to use an indicator of environmental harm, especially within the services sector, it could help to formulate efficient policies and strategies for the country in 3 areas of development (social, economic, and environmental development).

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Modeling environmental impact of service sectors to promote sustainable development of Thailand

Sutthichaimethee¹,

Sawangdee²

2016

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“…Different methods, instruments and techniques for quantifying settlement sustainability have been developed [43]. However, a literature review identified no universally accepted method for evaluating settlement sustainability policy, rather it identified that methods for quantifying settlement sustainability are usually piecemeal and often based on single issue criteria [44]. Additionally, available literature did not identify an existing settlement sustainability policy evaluation method designed for Irish application.…”

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Quantitative Evaluation of Settlement Sustainability Policy (QESSP); Forward Planning for 26 Irish Settlements

Fitzgerald

O'Doherty²,

Moles

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Urban areas are increasingly associated with negative environmental impacts due to concentrated resource consumption; however urban areas also offer economies of scale in terms of service provision. There is no accepted mechanism to aid decision-makers in policy selection to determine where to promote population growth or how to select settlement specific policies to improve sustainability of urban areas. There is strong political desire for methods assessing policy implementation impact on overall sustainability targets, but this has proved challenging, as views on the meaning of sustainability vary, and methods developed satisfying scientists' needs for rigor are deemed too complex and inadequately transparent by decision-makers. Sustainability measurement is vital to check whether a new policy, decision or technical innovation is helpful in enhancing sustainability. By 2055 estimates indicate that 75 percent of the world population will live in urban areas, highlighting the importance of promoting low cost policy decisions providing greatest environmental benefit, with short implementation timescale. This paper describes an evidence-based method developed and piloted to address these drivers and provide a decision support system for planners and policy-makers developed for Irish settlements with population range 500-20,000, which may have application elsewhere. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 1820

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“…Further research is warranted in proposing and evaluating normative criteria relevant to various systems. Specifically, researchers need to address how to effectively modify these system-level properties [104] and how to address the challenges of flow data availability.…”

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Advancing Empirical Approaches to the Concept of Resilience: A Critical Examination of Panarchy, Ecological Information, and Statistical Evidence

2016

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Despite its ambiguities, the concept of resilience is of critical importance to researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers in dealing with dynamic socio-ecological systems. In this paper, we critically examine the three empirical approaches of (i) panarchy; (ii) ecological information-based network analysis; and (iii) statistical evidence of resilience to three criteria determined for achieving a comprehensive understanding and application of this concept. These criteria are the ability: (1) to reflect a system's adaptability to shocks; (2) to integrate social and environmental dimensions; and (3) to evaluate system-level trade-offs. Our findings show that none of the three currently applied approaches are strong in handling all three criteria. Panarchy is strong in the first two criteria but has difficulty with normative trade-offs. The ecological information-based approach is strongest in evaluating trade-offs but relies on common dimensions that lead to over-simplifications in integrating the social and environmental dimensions. Statistical evidence provides suggestions that are simplest and easiest to act upon but are generally weak in all three criteria. This analysis confirms the value of these approaches in specific instances but also the need for further research in advancing empirical approaches to the concept of resilience.

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Building a systemic environmental monitoring and indicators for sustainability: What has the ecological network approach to offer?

Cited by 58 publications

References 21 publications

Modeling environmental impact of service sectors to promote sustainable development of Thailand

Modeling environmental impact of service sectors to promote sustainable development of Thailand

Quantitative Evaluation of Settlement Sustainability Policy (QESSP); Forward Planning for 26 Irish Settlements

Advancing Empirical Approaches to the Concept of Resilience: A Critical Examination of Panarchy, Ecological Information, and Statistical Evidence

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