Sustainability Assessment Methodologies: Implications and Challenges for SIDS
Over the past years, an increasing number of initiatives was considered to address emerging global sustainability issues. Sustainability assessment tools were the most commonly applied methodologies towards measuring sustainability performance. There are a number of assessment tools and techniques f...
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| description | Over the past years, an increasing number of initiatives was considered to address emerging global sustainability issues. Sustainability assessment tools were the most commonly applied methodologies towards measuring sustainability performance. There are a number of assessment tools and techniques for sustainable development. This article aims at identifying the various sustainability assessment tools at country level taking into consideration the integration of environmental, economic, and social dimensions. The target of this paper is to compare the various sustainability measurement techniques and their characteristics using evaluation criteria. The outcome of this analysis is used to direct and clarify researchers and practitioners on sustainability assessment at country level, more specifically in developing countries. The focus of the paper rests on the Brundtland Report definition of sustainable development. The work was carried out using a bibliometric analysis approach based on Web of Science platform from the period 2000 to 2020. There was tremendous works which were conducted on sustainability assessment during the last two decades. The comparative analyses show the research gap among the various tools with respect to the criteria they satisfied. The research discussion suggests that a sustainability assessment framework for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is identified as a future research direction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7c886450ad884a7b8b3e78823d0f58ee2023-11-22T12:43:45ZengMDPI AGEcologies2673-41332021-08-012328530410.3390/ecologies2030016Sustainability Assessment Methodologies: Implications and Challenges for SIDSPierre Olivier St Flour0Chandradeo Bokhoree1School of Sustainable Development and Tourism, University of Technology, La Tour Koenig 11134, MauritiusSchool of Sustainable Development and Tourism, University of Technology, La Tour Koenig 11134, MauritiusOver the past years, an increasing number of initiatives was considered to address emerging global sustainability issues. Sustainability assessment tools were the most commonly applied methodologies towards measuring sustainability performance. There are a number of assessment tools and techniques for sustainable development. This article aims at identifying the various sustainability assessment tools at country level taking into consideration the integration of environmental, economic, and social dimensions. The target of this paper is to compare the various sustainability measurement techniques and their characteristics using evaluation criteria. The outcome of this analysis is used to direct and clarify researchers and practitioners on sustainability assessment at country level, more specifically in developing countries. The focus of the paper rests on the Brundtland Report definition of sustainable development. The work was carried out using a bibliometric analysis approach based on Web of Science platform from the period 2000 to 2020. There was tremendous works which were conducted on sustainability assessment during the last two decades. The comparative analyses show the research gap among the various tools with respect to the criteria they satisfied. The research discussion suggests that a sustainability assessment framework for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is identified as a future research direction.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4133/2/3/16sustainability assessmentcountry level assessmentsmall island developing statestriple bottom line approach |
| spellingShingle | Pierre Olivier St Flour Chandradeo Bokhoree Sustainability Assessment Methodologies: Implications and Challenges for SIDS Ecologies sustainability assessment country level assessment small island developing states triple bottom line approach |
| title | Sustainability Assessment Methodologies: Implications and Challenges for SIDS |
| title_full | Sustainability Assessment Methodologies: Implications and Challenges for SIDS |
| title_fullStr | Sustainability Assessment Methodologies: Implications and Challenges for SIDS |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainability Assessment Methodologies: Implications and Challenges for SIDS |
| title_short | Sustainability Assessment Methodologies: Implications and Challenges for SIDS |
| title_sort | sustainability assessment methodologies implications and challenges for sids |
| topic | sustainability assessment country level assessment small island developing states triple bottom line approach |
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