Regional eco-efficiency indicators – a participatory approach |
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Authors: | Per Mickwitz Matti Melanen Ulla Rosenstrm Jyri Seppl |
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Institution: | aFinnish Environment Institute, PO Box 140, FIN-00251 Helsinki, Finland |
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Abstract: | Eco-efficiency emerged in the 1990s as a measure of “the efficiency with which ecological resources are used to meet human needs.” Eco-efficiency indicators as tools for regional sustainability policy were demonstrated in a Life-Environment project, ECOREG, in the Finnish region of Kymenlaakso. A participatory approach was utilised to produce indicators that are relevant for regional decision-makers and that will actually be used. The approach established a system through which decision-makers are able to monitor changes using several economic-environmental ratio indicators, and at the same time obtain information on the social progress taking place in the region. In the future, there will be a need for an ongoing dialogue among the different actors in the region in order to ensure that the indicators are indeed used to promote sustainable development. |
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Keywords: | Eco-efficiency Sustainability Indicator Region |
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