Abstract
At a basic level, one could build indicators based on the individual, which is often a good way to motivate individuals to reconsider their respective lifestyles. Alternatively (or in a complementary way), one may develop indicators with a focus on individual countries so that the focus is more on political action, including opportunities for international cooperation. A consistent theoretical basis for a global sustainability indicator is useful, and it is therefore argued here that one should focus on three elements for assessing global sustainability. An indicator set will be suggested in which the main aspects are:
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Dasgupta P, Heal G (1979) Economic theory and exhaustible resources. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Enos JL (1962) Invention and innovation in the petroleum refining industry. In: The rate and direction of inventive activity: economic and social factors, universities-national bureau committee for economic research and the committee on economic growth of the social science research councils. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, pp 299–321
Furtado A (1997) The French system of innovation in the oil industry: some lessons about the role of public policies and sectoral patterns of technological change in innovation networking. Res Policy 25(8):1243–1259
Grupp H (1999) Environment-friendly innovation by price signals or regulation? An empirical investigation for Germany. Jahrb Natl Stat 219(5–6):611–631
Hatakenaka S, Westnes P, Gjelsvik M, Lester RK (2006) The regional dynamics of innovation: a comparative study of oil and gas industry development in Stavanger and Aberdeen. Paper presented at the SPRU 40th anniversary conference, University of Sussex
Khalatbari F (1977) Market imperfections and the optimum rate of depletion of natural resources. Economica 44:409–414
Klepper G, Peterson S (2006) Emission trading, CDM, JI, and more – the climate strategy of the EU. Energy J 27:1–26
Latif M (2009) Klimawandel: Hintergründe und Zukunftsszenarien. Paper presented at the conference climate change – status and perspectives of Verein für Sozialpolitik, Magdeburg, 9 Sept 2009
Nordhaus WD (2006) The stern review on the economics of climate change. NBER Working Paper W12741
Pearce E (1999) Economics and environment. Edgar Elgar, Northampton
Sinn H-W (1981) Stock dependent extraction costs and the technological efficiency of resource depletion. Z Wirtsch Sozialwissen 101:507–517
Stern N et al (2006) The economics of climate change (stern review). HM Treasury, London
Stiglitz JE (1974) Growth with exhaustible natural resources: efficient and optimal growth paths. Rev Econ Stud 41:123–137 (Symposium on the economics of exhaustible resources)
Walker W (1986) Information technology and energy supply. Energy Policy 23:466–488
Ward FA (2006) Environmental and natural resource economics. Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River
Weimann J (1995) Umweltökonomik: Eine theorieorientierte Einführung, 3rd edn. Springer, Berlin
Weimann J (2009) Klimapolitik im Zeitalter des Emissionshandel. Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium 38(2):86–90
World Bank (2014) World development indicators database. http://data.worldbank.org. Accessed 21 Jan 2015
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2016 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Welfens, P.J.J., Perret, J.K., Irawan, T., Yushkova, E. (2016). New Indicator Concept. In: Towards Global Sustainability. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18666-5_4
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18666-5_4
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-18665-8
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-18666-5
eBook Packages: Economics and FinanceEconomics and Finance (R0)