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Introduces and innovative indicator for national and global sustainability in line with OECD requirement
Presents new findings for measuring sustainability in BRIICS countries, the US, the UK, Germany, Japan and other major OECD countries
Analyzes correlations between the human development index and the new sustainability index
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This study develops a new indicator for national and global sustainability. The main components of the EIIW-vita indicator are: the share of renewable energy, the genuine savings rate and the relative "green export" position of the respective countries; it is in line with OECD requirements on composite indicators. As green exports are related to technological progress and environmental-friendly products, there is also a Schumpeterian perspective of this indicator. An extended version furthermore looks at water productivity. The analysis highlights the BRIICS countries as well as the US, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the UK and Japan. Moreover the special challenges and dynamics of ASEAN countries and Asia are discussed. The book derives key implications for economic and environmental policy and shows that the new global sustainability indicator is not only relevant for green progress, but also useful as a signal for international investors. The construction of the EIIW-vita global sustainability indicator is such that investors, citizens and governments can easily interpret the results. Correlation analysis of the new sustainability indicator with the human development index indicates complementarity, so that a new hybrid superindicator can be constructed.
Sustainability rhetoric dominates environmental policy. This fresh assessment of key "pillars" of sustainable economic performance and growth is a valuable contribution to greening the economy, the leitmotiv of the latest Rio Earth Summit. The book places the discussion of sustainability on solid data. The rather surprising results of its new sustainability index should make policy makers rethink their environmental and economic strategies.
Prof. Dr. Peter Bartelmus
Columbia University, New York
Many people put the economy first when sustainability concerns are raised, while environmental indicators are often developed without a sense of socio-economic performance. This important new book bridges the gap. It sheds light on crucial indicators such as renewable energies, exporting green goods and services, genuine savings, and water productivity. And it helps to observe the impressive changes at a global scale and in countries such as China. A must read for all experts interested in those issues.
Prof. Dr. Raimund Bleischwitz
University College London
Authors and Affiliations
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AICGS/Johns Hopkins University, European Institute for International Economic Relations (EIIW), University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany, Washington, USA
Paul J.J. Welfens
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University of Wuppertal, European Institute for International Economic Relations (EIIW), Wuppertal, Germany
Jens K. Perret, Tony Irawan, Evgeniya Yushkova
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Towards Global Sustainability
Book Subtitle: Issues, New Indicators and Economic Policy
Authors: Paul J.J. Welfens, Jens K. Perret, Tony Irawan, Evgeniya Yushkova
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18666-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-18665-8Published: 19 August 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37374-4Published: 22 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-18666-5Published: 07 August 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 164
Number of Illustrations: 33 b/w illustrations, 33 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Economics, Sustainable Development, Climate Change Management and Policy, Economic Policy, Climate Change