Indicator frameworks are measures that allow assessing how well some system of interest is performing, usually with the intent of improving that performance towards a desired goal.

In terms of sustainability, indicators can help measure important aspects of environmental impact or contribution at the individual, household, organisational, or regional, national, or international level.

Levels of Indicators[edit | edit source]

At the national level, they are potentially an important adjunct alternative to the wikipedia:Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is criticised for only measuring the level of a countries' economic activity, good or bad, and thus not being useful to measure progress towards Sustainable well-being.

Computer information systems are often helpful for communicating and allowing interaction with a set of indicators. For example, a GIS system could be used to support understanding environmental and other indicators at the city or regional-level.

See also[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

National-level indicators[edit | edit source]

Tools/Methods involving Indicators Frameworks for Urban and Regional Planning[edit | edit source]

Example urban & regional indicator projects[edit | edit source]

FA info icon.svg Angle down icon.svg Page data
Authors Patrick Sunter
License CC-BY-SA-3.0
Language English (en)
Related 0 subpages, 5 pages link here
Impact 320 page views
Created April 20, 2013 by Patrick Sunter
Modified October 3, 2022 by Irene Delgado
Cookies help us deliver our services. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies.