Developing Key Indicators of Green Growth

Bibliographic Data

ID12307404
AuthorsJari Lyytimäki (0000-0003-3308-5234, Finnish Environment Institute – Environmental Policy Centre Helsinki Finland, corresponding author), Riina Antikainen (Finnish Environment Institute – Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production Helsinki Finland), Joonas Hokkanen (Ramboll Management Consulting Finland Helsinki Finland), Sirkka Koskela (Finnish Environment Institute – Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production Helsinki Finland), Sirpa Kurppa (0000-0002-9869-1406, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) Helsinki Finland), Riina Känkänen (Ramboll Management Consulting Finland Helsinki Finland), Jyri Seppälä (0000-0002-1210-9893, Finnish Environment Institute – Environmental Policy Centre Helsinki Finland)
Year2017
Volume26
Issue1
Pages51-64
Publication date2017-05-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSustainable Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0968-0802 • E-ISSN: 1099-1719
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/sd.1690
OpenAlexW2619957834
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited39

Greening the economy has been widely discussed as a new strategy for simultaneously reducing environmental pressures, promoting economic growth and enhancing social well‐being. Indicators are one tool that can be used to describe the development of green growth. This paper presents and evaluates the process of attempting to build a set of policy‐relevant key indicators of green growth for Finland. The challenges of developing a cross‐scale indicator set integrating different sectors and levels of society are identified and discussed. It is argued that both the experts preparing the indicators and the potential users will benefit from a collaborative process that aims not only to build a shared awareness of the key issues of green growth but also to foster a realistic understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the indicator approach. Key challenges include data availability, right balance between different indicator selection criteria, systemic understanding of the relationships between indicators, and the variable usage contexts of the indicators. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment

Business · Economics · Environmental economics · Environmental resource management · Green growth · Key (lock · Performance indicator · Process (computing · Process management · Set (abstract data type · Strengths and weaknesses · Sustainable development · Computer Science · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Sustainable Building Design and Assessment · Ecology · Marketing

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