Sustainability Indicators for University Ranking

Sustainability Indicators

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Social Sustainability Indicators for Software: Initial Review

Software’s social sustainability is an important concern that needs an in-depth investigation. The objective of this paper is to understand what social sustainability is, how it is measured today, and how is social sustainability of a software system evaluated today. We present the initial results of a systematic literature review on these questions. Our findings so far highlight a large gap in...

An Integrated Knowledge Base for Sustainability Indicators

The objective of this research is to develop a knowledge base to represent and integrate data schemas for sustainability indicators. Over the past 30 years, sustainability and sustainable development not only in environmental, but also in economic and social areas has become a key theme in both academic and popular literature. The focus in this research is on how to represent the important feat...

Sustainability Indicators for Natural Resource Management & Policy

Selecting sustainability indicators for urban energy systems

Literature on the measurement of urban sustainability shows that no single indicator framework is appropriate for all applications. Consequently practitioners must consider the intended goals of indicator use and carefully choose metrics to maximize their relevance and effectiveness. The study of urban energy systems demonstrates these issues, as energy use is integral to many dimensions of urb...