Combining Social, Economic and Environmental Indicators to Measure Sustainable Human Well-Being

In this paper an attempt is made to illustrate some ways in which social, economic and environmental indicators can be combined to tell a coherent story about the sustainability of human well-being. Using examples from the fields of health, the fishing industry and energy, it is argued that one'...

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Published inSocial indicators research Vol. 40; no. 1/2; pp. 221 - 258
Main Author Michalos, Alex C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Kluwer Academic Publishers 01.01.1997
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Crude oil
Ecological sustainability
Economic indicators
Economic resources
Economics
Environment
Environmental aspects
Environmental conservation
Environmental impact
Environmental indicators
Fossil fuels
Health
Indexes (Measures)
Measurement
Measures (Instruments)
Natural resources
Quality of Life
Renewable energy
Social change
Social impact
Social Indicators
Socioeconomic indicators
Sustainability
Sustainable Development
Sustainable economies
Well Being
Wellbeing
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Summary:In this paper an attempt is made to illustrate some ways in which social, economic and environmental indicators can be combined to tell a coherent story about the sustainability of human well-being. Using examples from the fields of health, the fishing industry and energy, it is argued that one's success at constructing a single comprehensive system of indicators of human well-being will always be limited by one's particular point of departure from social, economic or environmental indicators. If that is indeed the case, then it would be helpful for researchers to abandon attempts to construct single comprehensive utopian systems in favour of agreed upon lists of important goals, indicators and monitoring procedures that can be used to implement progressive social change.
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ISSN:0303-8300
1573-0921
DOI:10.1023/A:1006815729503