Evaluating the sustainability of complex socio-environmental systems. the MESMIS framework
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TL;DR
Key methodological issues in the selection, transformation and aggregation of economic, environmental and social indicators for sustainability analysis are examined.
Abstract
Sustainable development has become a leading target of scientific research and policy agenda. In the context of natural resource management, understanding and evaluating the performance of complex socio-environmental systems has become a challenge, and the design of more sustainable alternatives is a driving need. In addition, there is a need to translate the general principles of sustainability into operational definitions and practices.