This paper develops a framework for evaluating sustainability assessment methods by
separately analyzing their normative, systemic and procedural dimensions as suggested by …

Sustainability in agriculture is a complex concept and there is no common viewpoint among
scholars about its dimensions. Nonetheless various parameters for measuring agricultural …

The desire for a sustainable agriculture is universal, yet agreement on how to progress
towards it remains elusive. The extent to which the concept of sustainable agriculture has …

This paper examines conceptual and methodological barriers to using sustainability as a
criterion for guiding change in agriculture and proposes elements necessary for approaches …

Sustainable development has become a leading target of scientific research and policy
agenda. In the context of natural resource management, understanding and evaluating the …

An increasing variety of evaluation methods is being proposed to address the question of
the environmental impacts of agriculture. This paper compares and analyses 12 indicator …

There has been a concerted effort since the Rio Earth Summit to construct indicators to
monitor progress towards sustainable development. This has included indicators of …

Different types of environmental indicators have been developed to meet the increasing
need of assessment instruments of environmental impacts. As any tool developed by …

The need to guarantee the efficiency of the agricultural sector and to shape production in
order to limit its negative impact on the natural environment is one of the most important …

Indicator-based monitoring tools are frequently applied for sustainability assessments, also
in agriculture. However, many indicators focus on a rather restricted number of sustainability …