Sustainable development assessment: quality and sustainability of life indicators at global, national and regional level
Peter Mederly
(Peter Mederly is at Regioplan Nitra, Slovak Republic. E‐mail: rplan@flynet.sk.)
Pavel Novacek
(Pavel Novacek is at the Center for Social and Economic Strategies, Charles University in Prague and Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic. E‐mail: novaix.upol.cz.)
Jan Topercer
(Jan Topercer, Botany Garden, Research Unit Blatnica, Comenius University, Slovak Republic. E‐mail topercer:rec.uniba.sk)
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Abstract
Gross domestic product as an indicator of wealth and therefore quality of life have long been criticised. GDP places too much emphasis on consumption and ignores wealth distribution. Importantly it also takes no account of environmental issues. This article considers the development of an integrated environmental sustainability index and its application in the case of the Czech Republic.
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Citation
Mederly, P., Novacek, P. and Topercer, J. (2003), "Sustainable development assessment: quality and sustainability of life indicators at global, national and regional level", Foresight, Vol. 5 No. 5, pp. 42-49. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636680310507307
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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