Selecting Sustainability Indicators for Local Community – Case Study of Milanówek Municipality, Poland

Problemy Ekorozwoju – Problems of Sustainable Development 2012, Vol. 7, No 2, 77-86

10 Pages Posted: 23 Aug 2012

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Justyna Gutowska

Jagiellonian University in Krakow

Jerzy Śleszyński

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Małgorzata Grodzinska-Jurczak

Jagiellonian University in Krakow - Institute of Environmental Sciences

Date Written: August 22, 2012

Abstract

Actions for sustainable development at the local community level are the key elements of Agenda 21 but they also prove to be a difficult challenge. The governance of this process needs sustainability indicators to assess changes in local socio-economic and environmental systems to date. This article presents results of research on the local sustainable development assessment in Milanówek Municipality in Poland. This is an attempt to use a mixed, reductionist-participatory approach to selecting sustainability indicators for one local community in Poland. The paper shows how to develop and use, at the time of broad theoretical debate on implementation of sustainable development strategies, a set of indicators helping us to shape the development strategy of a municipality to fully satisfy its requirements.

Keywords: sustainable development, indicators, local communities

JEL Classification: O13, Q20, Q32, Q41, R11, M14

Suggested Citation

Gutowska, Justyna and Śleszyński, Jerzy and Grodzinska-Jurczak, Małgorzata, Selecting Sustainability Indicators for Local Community – Case Study of Milanówek Municipality, Poland (August 22, 2012). Problemy Ekorozwoju – Problems of Sustainable Development 2012, Vol. 7, No 2, 77-86 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2133977

Justyna Gutowska (Contact Author)

Jagiellonian University in Krakow ( email )

ul.Gronostajowa 7
Kraków, 30-387
Poland

Jerzy Śleszyński

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Małgorzata Grodzinska-Jurczak

Jagiellonian University in Krakow - Institute of Environmental Sciences ( email )

Kraków, 31-044
Poland

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