Indicators are critical to both scientific inquiry and policy development in complex systems.
They are concise information systems that provide quantitative and qualitative information …

The ability to accurately assess and track sustainability is crucial for achieving sustainable
development goals at every level. There are many types of tools for sustainability …

While the concept of sustainability has been widely embraced, it has been only vaguely
defined and is exceedingly difficult to measure. Sustainability indicators are critical to …

Human activities have profoundly transformed the biosphere, and various signs—including
global climate change, biodiversity loss, and urban pollution—indicate that our world is on …

In this concluding chapter we offer some of our reflections on the state of the art of
sustainability assessment based upon the contributions to this Handbook. We do not claim …

The situation in North Andover offers a concrete example of the need to ensure that human
activities are sus-tainable. Although the importance of sustainability is gaining acceptance in …

Sustainability assessment can be simply defined as any process that directs decision
making towards sustainability (Bond and Morrison-Saunders, 2011, derived from Hacking …

Sustainability assessment can take several forms and has been defined in various ways
(Pope et al., 2004; see also chapter 2). Indeed, use of terms such as 'sustainability …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to bring together an overview of the basic definitions
and functions that indicators and indices have in sustainability and environmental debates …

Praise for the first edition:'This book should be of interest to anyone interested in sustainable
development, and especially sustainability indicators. Bell and Morse easily succeed in …