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Kristīne Kazerovska

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Monitoring resource consumption and anthropogenic substances in the EU and Latvia

2011

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to assess how the indicator sets presently used to monitor sustainable development in the European Union (EU) and Latvia reflect resource consumption and the production and use of anthropogenic substances.Design/methodology/approachThe study was conducted by analyzing different sources as well as statistical information on development character in Latvia and human impact at first in respect to use of chemicals.FindingsMany of the analyzed sustainable development indicators related to resource consumption interpret a reduction in consumption as a negative phenomena and thus contradictory to sustainability. The only relevant EU and Latvian indicator related to …

Consumption (economics)Sustainable developmentbusiness.industryEnvironmental resource managementPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthAuthorizationLatvianManagement Monitoring Policy and Lawlanguage.human_languageSustainabilitylanguageProduction (economics)media_common.cataloged_instanceBusinessResource consumptionEuropean unionEnvironmental planningmedia_commonManagement of Environmental Quality: An International Journal
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