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Monitoring for sustainable development : a systemic framework

Bagheri, Ali LU and Hjorth, Peder LU (2005) In International Journal of Sustainable Development 8(4). p.280-301
Abstract
'Sustainable development' is a widely used, but less practised, complex term. Using the idea of 'Viability Loops' (VL) based on a System Dynamics (SD) approach and considering sustainability as an ideal for development efforts, this paper argues that sustainable development should be considered as an unending process rather than a state. Thus, a systemic framework is proposed to 'monitor' systems for sustainable development, rather than 'measuring' their sustainability. Then, it is shown that a set of theoretically anticipated VL, in the form of a market-technology balancing mechanism, do not function in practice owing to a lack and/or distortion of information.
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sustainability, sustainable development, viability loops, Tehran, system dynamics, monitoring, Iran, measuring, water use
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International Journal of Sustainable Development
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8
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4
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280 - 301
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Inderscience Publishers
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0960-1406
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10.1504/IJSD.2005.009576
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English
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{280--301}},
  publisher    = {{Inderscience Publishers}},
  series       = {{International Journal of Sustainable Development}},
  title        = {{Monitoring for sustainable development : a systemic framework}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJSD.2005.009576}},
  doi          = {{10.1504/IJSD.2005.009576}},
  volume       = {{8}},
  year         = {{2005}},
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