At the UN in New York the Open Working Group created by the UN General Assembly
proposed a set of global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which comprises 17 goals …

Context The sustainability of urban areas is essential to the sustainability of regions, nations,
and the world as a whole. Urban sustainability indicators (USIs) can play an important role in …

City managers need indicators for target setting, performance assessment, monitoring,
management and decision-making purposes. The choice of the most suitable indicator …

This study presents an overview of footprints as defined indicators that can be used to
measure sustainability. An overview of the definitions and units of measurement associated …

Praise for the first edition:'This book should be of interest to anyone interested in sustainable
development, and especially sustainability indicators. Bell and Morse easily succeed in …

In a world faced with accelerating climate change, economic instability and resource limits, it
is urgent to find better indicators of progress towards sustainability. The available indicators …

Cities are wrestling with the practical challenges of transitioning urban water services to
become water sensitive; capable of enhancing liveability, sustainability, resilience and …

Renewable energy is considered as a solution for mitigating climate change and
environmental pollution; however, an important problem of the application of renewable …

On 1 January 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development—adopted by world leaders in 2015—came into force. They build …

'Measuring the sustainability of development is crucial to achieving it, and is one of the most
actively studied issues in the area. To date, most studies of measurements or indicators …