Keywords
Sustainability indicator, freshwater resources, sustainability measure
Location
Session E1: Data Acquisition, Management and Processing for Sustainability Appraisal
Start Date
17-6-2014 10:40 AM
End Date
17-6-2014 12:00 PM
Abstract
The concept of sustainability emerged as a solution to natural resource depletion and deterioration under significant anthropogenic impacts imposed on the natural environment. Recognition that changes in the state of natural environments have complex causes and even more complex consequences motivated the development of a structured approach to managing environmental issues and their interrelations with political and economic processes. Sustainable development can be achieved through management activities which are based on sustainable decisions. To evaluate a decision's sustainability, it is necessary to evaluate and analyse values of current and future welfare outcomes. The latter requires quantitative methods, simulation models, and formal techniques for sustainability appraisal. It also explains the necessity to use quantitative indicators of sustainability. The study examines existing sustainability indicators relevant to natural water resources, their compatibility and potential usefulness for assessment of sustainability of water resource management in computerized decision support.
Included in
Civil Engineering Commons, Data Storage Systems Commons, Environmental Engineering Commons, Hydraulic Engineering Commons, Other Civil and Environmental Engineering Commons
Sustainability Indicators for Water Resource Assessment: Compatibility and Data Requirements
Session E1: Data Acquisition, Management and Processing for Sustainability Appraisal
The concept of sustainability emerged as a solution to natural resource depletion and deterioration under significant anthropogenic impacts imposed on the natural environment. Recognition that changes in the state of natural environments have complex causes and even more complex consequences motivated the development of a structured approach to managing environmental issues and their interrelations with political and economic processes. Sustainable development can be achieved through management activities which are based on sustainable decisions. To evaluate a decision's sustainability, it is necessary to evaluate and analyse values of current and future welfare outcomes. The latter requires quantitative methods, simulation models, and formal techniques for sustainability appraisal. It also explains the necessity to use quantitative indicators of sustainability. The study examines existing sustainability indicators relevant to natural water resources, their compatibility and potential usefulness for assessment of sustainability of water resource management in computerized decision support.
