Revealing values in a complex environmental program: a scaling up of values-based indicators

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

卷:134

Article

Podger, Dimity¹  Hoover, Elona^1,2  Burford, Gemma^1,2  Hak, Tomas³  Harder, Marie K.^1,2 

[1] Univ Brighton, Values & Sustainabil Res Grp, Brighton BN2 4GJ, E Sussex, England

[2] Fudan Univ, Dept Environm Sci & Engn, 220 Handan Rd, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China

[3] Charles Univ Prague, Ctr Environm, Jose Martiho 2-407, Prague 16200 6, Czech Republic

关键词: Sustainability indicators;    Sustainability assessment;    Values;    Values-based indicators;    Values-focused evaluation;    Participatory processes;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.08.034

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Ethical values such as trust, compassion and equality are core to the way many pro-environmental organizations function, whether or not they claim these are key to their success. Mainstream sustainability indicators do not, however, explicitly acknowledge this values dimension. In this paper we describe a replicable approach that has successfully been used to develop values-based indicators and assessment tools within an emancipatory research paradigm, in an EU-funded project characterized by close partnership between civil society organizations (CSOs) and university-based research groups. We outline the methodology used to develop values-based indicators, and then demonstrate how the resulting indicators were used systematically to evaluate a national program of youth leadership within a large Mexican civil society organization promoting reforestation. We reflect on this illustrative example in relation to wider conversations about values and sustainability. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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