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Author: Alan James Bond
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 0415598486
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCurrently the writing on the subject is limited and comprises, for the most part, guidance documents and completed assessments.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2000-02-11
Total Pages: 167
ISBN-13: 926418063X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume brings together a number of approaches to measuring sustainable development pursued in academia, national administrations and international organisations, as presented at an expert workshop held at the OECD headquarters in September 1999.
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Publisher: OECD
Published: 2004-07-15
Total Pages: 442
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication contains the proceedings of an OECD workshop, held in May 2003 organised to discuss how to measure progress towards achieving sustainable development policy objectives through the development of a framework of internationally comparable indicators which can adequately synthesise economic, environmental and social dimensions. The workshop considered a range of projects launched by OECD countries and International organisations to extend established economic accounts schemes to environmental and social phenomena. The papers contained in this volume address the various conceptual, measurement and statistical policy issues that arise when applying accounting frameworks to this complex problem.
Author: Mohan Munasinghe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-05-23
Total Pages: 689
ISBN-13: 1108404154
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides a rigorous analysis of sustainable development that includes practical, policy-relevant, global case studies, explained concisely and clearly.
Author: Okechukwu Ukaga
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2010-01-07
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 1439820635
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCoined in the 1970s, the term sustainable development and the ideas behind it have enjoyed varying amounts of popularity over the years. And while dire predictions abound, the full impacts of global warming are not known, nor can they be known. What we do know is that to be sustainable, all societies must adjust to new realities, which include chan
Author: Richard Hazenberg
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2021-11-16
Total Pages: 347
ISBN-13: 3030831523
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the history of social impact measurement, offering justifications for the use of social impact measurement in modern society. It seeks to uncover the tensions inherent in social impact measurement, especially between creating and measuring social value creation. As the world becomes ever more globalised in its focus to deliver sustainable solutions to social and environmental problems, frameworks such as the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide basic structure through which social impact can be assessed and compared globally. Nevertheless, constructive critiques of such approaches are required to ensure that they do not misinform stakeholders, disenfranchise the disadvantaged and exacerbate existing social problems. In providing this overview, the book seeks to offer a critical review of the social impact measurement field centred on concepts of ‘empowerment’ and ‘social action’ (Weber, 1978), whilst also demonstrating best practice and potential pitfalls to policymakers and practitioners.
Author: Louis Meuleman
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-08-14
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 1351250582
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which were adopted by the United Nations in September 2015 are universally applicable in all 193 UN Member States and connect the big challenges of our time, such as hunger and poverty, climate change, health in an urbanised environment, sustainable energy, mobility, economic development and environmental degradation. Sustainability has the characteristics of a ‘wicked problem’, for which there are no one-size-fits-all solutions. This book tests the hypothesis that the implementation of sustainable development, and in particular the 2015 SDGs, requires tailor-made metagovernance or ‘governance of governance’. This is necessary to develop effective governance and high quality and inclusive public administration and to foster policy and institutional coherence to support implementing the SDGs. Based on the growing literature on governance and metagovernance, and taking into account the specificities of societal factors such as different values and traditions in different countries, the book presents a framework for the design and management of SDG implementation. It shows how hierarchical, network and market governance styles can be combined and how governance failure can be prevented or dealt with. The book presents an overview of fifty ‘shades of governance’ which differ for each governance style, and a sketch of a concrete method to apply sustainability metagovernance. Metagovernance for Sustainability is relevant to academic and practitioner fields across many disciplines and problem areas. It will be of particular interest to scholars, students and policy-makers studying Sustainable Development, Governance and Metagovernance, Public Management and Capacity Building.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2004-07-07
Total Pages: 429
ISBN-13: 9264020136
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe papers in this conference proceedings address the various conceptual, measurement and statistical policy issues that arise when applying accounting frameworks to the concept of sustainable development.
Author: Péter Hardi
Publisher: International Institute for Sustainable Development = Institut international du développement durable
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 184
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mr Adri Köhler
Publisher: Gower Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2012-09-28
Total Pages: 185
ISBN-13: 1409459411
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe concept of sustainability has grown in recognition and importance. The pressure on companies to broaden their reporting and accountability from economic performance for shareholders, to sustainability performance for all stakeholders is leading to a change of mindset in consumer behaviour and corporate policies. How can we develop prosperity without compromising the life and needs of future generations? Sustainability in Project Management explores and identifies the questions surrounding the integration of the concepts of sustainability in projects and project management and provides valuable guidance and insights. Sustainability relates to multiple perspectives, economical, environmental and social, but also to responsibility and accountability and values in terms of ethics, fairness and equality. The authors will inspire project managers to be aware of these considerations, and to apply them to the role they play in projects, not just 'doing things right' but 'doing the right things right'.
