The case for the hybrid capital approach for the measurement of the welfare and sustainability☆

Assessment of coastal zone sustainable development: A case study of Yantai, China

“…On the other hand, comparing with the two stages from radar figure, as an illustration of weak sustainability at the first stage, man-made and natural capital are substitutable (Pearce and Atkinson, 1993;Ekins et al, 2003;Wen et al, 2007). The economic growth attributed to the availability of natural resources for the production of consumption goods and the environment condition (Neumayer, 2003;Kulig et al, 2010), or sacrifice of social welfare. In contrast, at the second stage, the index value of each subsystem was relatively so equal that radar figure looks "good" in 2004, when the capacity and sustainability value of ECS (B 2 and B 4 ) surpass the two others for the first time.…”

Prioritising indicators of cumulative socio-economic impacts to characterise rapid development of onshore gas resources

“…In this process, a conceptual basis or frame of reference for impact assessment and indicator selection (Brereton and Pattenden, 2007;Kulig et al, 2010) has been advocated to avoid ''a view from nowhere'' (Williams, 1995) or what has been labelled the ''indicator zoo'' scenario, with a growing diversity of frameworks and indicator sets (Pinté r et al, 2005). The conceptual basis that we adopt in formulating a dialogical learning process for the stakeholders that we are engaging reflects the impetus for our research project to support decision making that leads to sustainable socioeconomic benefits for this region and for resource communities, generally.…”

“…This task has been approached in a variety of ways, many of which adopt an implicit or explicit frame of reference. Specifying a frame of reference has been argued as essential to using indicator sets for consistent, theoretically sound and policy relevant consideration of options for management of regional development (Kulig et al, 2010).…”

The Role of Indicator-Based Sustainability Assessment in Policy and the Decision-Making Process: A Review and Outlook

“…SA is increasingly being viewed as an important tool to aid in the shift towards sustainable urban development. SA provides many benefits, including: (1) highlight the economic, social, environmental opportunities and constraints; (2) organize the policy and the decision-making process by reducing the complexity of each stage, and; (3) help governments to reach proposed sustainability targets [92,93]. There is a wide variety of SA tools, among them; sustainability indicators serve as a tool that helps policy and decision-makers in improving their actions towards sustainable urban development.…”