state economy, clear indicators are required. Within this paper I analyse four indicator approaches that could be used: (1 …) Gross Domestic Product, (2) the Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare, (3) biophysical and social indicators, and (4) a … composite indicator. I conclude that separate biophysical and social indicators represent the best approach, but a unifying …

themselves are difficult to implement in decision-making, as conflicting goals and the interaction between indicators have not … the system including functional interaction among indicators; normative criteria, i.e., considering the different value … Swiss milk value added chain. The system is described with a set of 8 ecological and 9 socio-economic indicators. The …

economic resource trade flow networks: virtual water, oil, world commodity, OECD+BRIC commodity, OECD+BRIC foreign direct …

challenges of emerging mechanisms of payments for ecosystem services and expose the need for standardized sets of indicators at …

governance, in this case, formal scalar reorganization (re-scaling) of governance. Modifications of water governance are the …, or politically oriented vision of water management prevails. The framework developed goes beyond the alternatives of …, rescaling resulted from some politically dominant regional actors favoring better coordination of water management with regional …

the potential impacts from changes in the reliability and quality of those diminishing water supplies. This article … investigates the combined impacts on irrigated agricultural food supply from reduced, more variable and more saline water supply … change on agricultural production requires an understanding of not only how production may adapt to changes in mean water …

Virtual water trade is increasingly recognized as a useful metaphor for thinking about freshwater resources in an … article I develop new theoretical results that place the virtual water concept on a firm economic foundation, and which … correct several misconceptions within the existing literature on virtual water economics. …

Water is a vital need for humans and a critical resource for the maintenance of social–ecological systems. Against the … backdrop of global environmental and societal changes, water scarcity looms large in many parts of the world. This uncertainty … paths of the evolution of a system, importantly permeated research on water issues. Through review of theoretical and case …