Measuring Sustainability

Preface

In all modesty, maybe in some trepidation, we need to say at the outset that this book has some considerable range to it.

At one level it is a review of the chaotic and contrasting landscape of literature in the field of sustainable development and sustainability indicators (SD and SIs). This should be enough for a single book but . . .

It is also a discussion of the project nature of the world at the beginning of the 21st century. This is an immensely contentious area needing at least 400 pages to discuss but . . .

It is also a review of the adapted methodology – Systemic Sustainability Analysis (SSA) – and a conversation as to how this ...