Human activities continue to affect our water quality; it remains a major problem worldwide
(particularly concerning freshwater and human consumption). A critical water quality index …

Abstract Context Sustainability indices (SIs) have become increasingly important to
sustainability research and practice. However, while the validity of SIs is heavily dependent …

Abstract The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) ranks 180 countries on nine priority
environmental issues in two objectives including protection of human health and …

Complex mathematical and computational models are used in all areas of society and
technology and yet model based science is increasingly contested or refuted, especially …

Sustainability indicators and composite index are gaining lot of importance and increasingly
recognized as a powerful tool for policy making and public communication in providing …

There are three main arguments why developed countries should consider managing
without growth. First, continued economic growth worldwide is not an option, owing to …

Sustainability indices for countries provide a one-dimensional metric to valuate country-
specific information on the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic …

Assessment of water quality can be defined as the analysis of physical, chemical and
biological characteristics of water. Water quality indices aim at giving a single value to the …

James Gustave Speth, pravnik po svom postdiplomskom obrazovanju, danas je profesor
znanosti o okolišu na Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (Odjel …

Abstract The misuse of Gross Domestic Product as a measure of public wellbeing results
from the idea that economic growth is always synonymous with enhanced quality of life …