articleAnnual Review of Environment and ResourcesNov 1, 2003BRONZE OA

C HARACTERIZING AND M EASURING S USTAINABLE D EVELOPMENT

TMThomas M. ParrisRWRobert W. Kates
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▪ Abstract Sustainable development has broad appeal and little specificity, but some combination of development and environment as well as equity is found in many attempts to describe it. However, proponents of sustainable development differ in their emphases on what is to be sustained, what is to be developed, how to link environment and development, and for how long a time. Despite the persistent definitional ambiguities associated with sustainable development, much work (over 500 efforts) has been devoted to developing quantitative indicators of sustainable development. The emphasis on sustainability indicators has multiple motivations that include decision making and management, advocacy, participation and…

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  • Terminology
  • Ambiguity
  • Confusion
  • Sustainable development
  • Sustainability
  • Process management
  • Computer science
  • Business
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