Citations

Books and Reports

Bhandari, M. P. (2013) Environmental Performance and Vulnerability to Climate Change: A Case Study of India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Chapter 10 in: Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, W. Leal Filho (Ed.), Springer, pp. 149-167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31110-9_10

Dreher, A., Gaston, N. and Martens, P. (2008) Consequences of Globalisation Reconsidered: Applying The KOF Index, Springer New York, 224 pp.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74069-0_4

Foa, R. (2009) Social and governance dimensions of climate change: implications for policy. World Bank Policy Working Paper, No. 4939. pp. 37. World Bank. http://go.worldbank.org/86BW8YZP60

Sivertsen, T. H. and Gailis, J. (2010) A basic view on models of nature and the concept of “sustainability”. In: Applied Agrometeorology, K. Stigter, Ed., Springer Berlin Heidelberg. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74698-0_103

Stiglitz, J.E., Sen, A. and Fitoussi, J.-P. (2009) Report by the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress. 291pp. http://www.stiglitz-sen-fitoussi.fr/en/index.htm

van de Kerk, G. and Manuel, A. (2010). Sustainable Society Index 2010. Sustainable Society Foundation. http://www.ssfindex.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Publication_SSI2010.pdf

Journal Articles

Asmüssen, M.V. and Simonetti, J.A. (2007) Can a developing country like chile invest in biodiversity conservation? Environmental Conservation, 34(3): 183-185. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0376892907004183

Atici, C. (2009) Pollution without subsidy? What is the environmental performance index overlooking? Ecological Economics, 68(7): 1903-1907. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.03.005

Auer, M.R. (2007) More aid, better institutions, or both? Sustainability Science, 2(2): 179-187. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11625-007-0029-6

Balcan, D., Gonçalves, B., Hu, H., Ramasco, J. J., Colizza, V. and Vespignani, A. (2010) Modeling the spatial spread of infectious diseases: The GLobal Epidemic and Mobility computational model. Journal of Computational Science 1(3): 132-145. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocs.2010.07.002

Bättig, M.B. and Bernauer, T. (2009) National institutions and global public goods: Are democracies more cooperative in climate change policy? International Organization, 63(2): 281-308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0020818309090092

Blinc, R., Zidanšek, A., and Šlaus, I. (2006) Sustainable development after Johannesburg and Iraq: The global situation and the cases of Slovenia and Croatia. Energy, 31(13): 1923-1932. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2006.01.023

Böhringer, C. and Jochem, P.E.P. (2007) Measuring the immeasurable -- A survey of sustainability indices.Ecological Economics, 63(1): 1-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.03.008

De Carvalho, S.C.P., Karden, K.J. and Armitage, N.P. (2009) Application of a sustainability index for integrated urban water management in Southern African cities: Case study comparison – Maputo and Hermanus. Water South Africa, 35(2): 144-151.

Dietz, T., Rosa, E.A. and York, R. (2009) Efficient well-being: Rethinking sustainability as the relationship between human well-being and environmental impacts. Human Ecology Review, 16(1): 114-123. http://www.humanecologyreview.org/pastissues/her161/dietzetal.pdf

Duit, A., Hall, O., Mikusinski, G. and Angelstam, P. (2009) Saving the woodpeckers: Social capital, governance, and policy performance. The Journal of Environment Development, 18(1): 42-61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1070496508329302

Erdogan, N. and Tosun, C. (2009) Environmental performance of tourism accommodations in the protected areas: Case of Goreme Historical National Park. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 28(3): 406-414. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2009.01.005

Feroz, E.H., Raab, R.L., Ulleberg, G.T. and Alsharif, K. (2009) Global warming and environmental production efficiency ranking of the Kyoto Protocol nations. Journal of Environmental Management, 90(2): 1178-1183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.05.006

Flint, A. (2008) Marrying poverty alleviation and sustainable development? An analysis of the EU-ACP Cotonou agreement. Journal of International Relations and Development, 11(1): 55-74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/jird.2008.1

Fodha, M. and Zaghdoud, O. (2010) Economic growth and pollutant emissions in Tunisia: An empirical analysis of the environmental Kuznets curve. Energy Policy 38(2): 1150-1156. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2009.11.002

Gallego-Álvarez, I., Rodríguez-Domínguez, L. and García-Rubio, R. (2013) Analysis of environmental issues worldwide: A study from the biplot perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production 42(119-30). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.10.022

George, C. (2007) Sustainable development and global governance. The Journal of Environment Development, 16(1): 102-125. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1070496506298147

Göll, E. and Thio, S. (2008) Institutions for a sustainable development—experiences from EU-countries.Environment, Development and Sustainability, 10(1): 69-88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10668-006-9039-2

Hadad, S., Hadad, Y. and Simon-Tuval, T. (2013) Determinants of healthcare system’s efficiency in OECD countries. The European Journal of Health Economics 14(2): 253-265. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10198-011-0366-3

Heiman, M.K. and Solomon, B.D. (2007) Fueling U.S. transportation: The hydrogen economy and its alternatives. Environment, 49(8): 10-25.

Holland, T.G., Peterson, G.D. and Gonzalez, A. (2009) A cross-national analysis of how economic inequality predicts biodiversity loss. Conservation Biology, 23(5): 1304-1313. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01207.x

Irland, L. (2009) Assessing sustainability for global forests: a proposed pathway to fill critical data gaps.European Journal of Forest Research, 129(5): 777-786. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10342-009-0285-3

Jänicke, M. and Lindemann, S. (2010) Governing environmental innovations. Environmental Politics, 19(1): 127-141. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09644010903396150

Jordan, S. J., Hayes, S. E., Yoskowitz, D., Smith, L. M., Summers, J. K., Russell, M. and Benson, W. H. (2010) Accounting for natural resources and environmental sustainability: Linking ecosystem services to human well-being. Environmental Science & Technology 44(5), 1530-1536. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es902597u

Karavanas, A., Chaloulakou, A. and Spyrellis, N. (2009) Evaluation of the implementation of best available techniques in IPPC context: an environmental performance indicators approach. Journal of Cleaner Production, 17(4): 480-486. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.08.016

Kitzes, J. and Wackernagel, M. (2009) Answers to common questions in Ecological Footprint accounting.Ecological Indicators, 9(4): 812-817. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2008.09.014

Kortelainen, M. (2008) Dynamic environmental performance analysis: A Malmquist index approach.Ecological Economics, 64(4): 701-715. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.08.001

Lee, Y.-J. and Huang, C.-M. (2007) Sustainability index for Taipei. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 27(6): 505-521. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2006.12.005

Liu, L. (2009) Sustainability: Living within one's own ecological means. Sustainability, 1(4): 1412-1430. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su1041412

Loth, L., Gilbert, M., Wu, J., Czarnecki, C., Hidayat, M. and Xiao, X. (2011) Identifying risk factors of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1 subtype) in Indonesia. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 102(1): 50-58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.06.006

Lumb, A., Sharma, T. and Bibeault, J.-F. (2011) A review of genesis and evolution of Water Quality Index (WQI) and Some Future Directions. Water Quality, Exposure and Health 3(1): 11-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12403-011-0040-0

Malone, E. L. and Engle, N. L. (2011) Evaluating regional vulnerability to climate change: purposes and methods. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 2(3): 462-474. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wcc.116

Mathews, J.A. and Goldsztein, H. (2009) Capturing latecomer advantages in the adoption of biofuels: The case of Argentina. Energy Policy, 37(1): 326-337. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2008.07.022

Mayer, A.L. (2008) Strengths and weaknesses of common sustainability indices for multidimensional systems. Environment International, 34(2): 277-291. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2007.09.004

Millimet, D.L., Roy, S. and Sengupta, A. (2009) Environmental regulations and economic activity: Influence on market structure. Annual Review of Resource Economics, 1(1): 99-118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.resource.050708.144100

Moldan, B. and Hak, T. (2007) Environment in the Czech Republic: A positive and rapid change.Environmental Science & Technology, 41(2): 359-362. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es072447e

Mori, K. and Christodoulou, A. (2012) Review of sustainability indices and indicators: Towards a new City Sustainability Index (CSI). Environmental Impact Assessment Review 32(1): 94-106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2011.06.001

Moussiopoulos, N., Achillas, C., Vlachokostas, C., Spyridi, D. and Nikolaou, K. (2010) Environmental, social and economic information management for the evaluation of sustainability in urban areas: A system of indicators for Thessaloniki, Greece. Cities 27(5): 377-384. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2010.06.001

Mullen, M.R., Doney, P.M., Ben Mrad, S. and Ye Sheng, S. (2009) Effects of international trade and economic development on quality of life. Journal of Macromarketing, 29(3): 244-258. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0276146709336837

Orellana, S. (2010) How electoral systems can influence policy innovation. Policy Studies Journal, 38(4): 613-628. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0072.2010.00376.x

Özdemir, E. D., Härdtlein, M., Jenssen, T., Zech, D. and Eltrop, L. (2011) A confusion of tongues or the art of aggregating indicators--Reflections on four projective methodologies on sustainability measurement.Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 15(5): 2385-2396. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2011.02.021

Patlitzianas, K.D., Doukas, H., Kagiannas, A.G. and Psarras, J. (2008) Sustainable energy policy indicators: Review and recommendations. Renewable Energy, 33(5): 966-973. http:/dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2007.05.003

Phillips, J. (2012) Using a mathematical model to assess the sustainability of proposed bauxite mining in Andhra Pradesh, India from a quantitative-based environmental impact assessment. Environmental Earth Sciences 67(6): 1587-1603. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-012-1601-7

Pillarisetti, J.R. and van den Bergh, J.C.J.M. (2010) Sustainable nations: what do aggregate indexes tell us?Environment, Development and Sustainability, 12(1): 49-62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10668-008-9179-7

Pitcher, T., Kalikoski, D., Pramod, G. and Short, K. (2009) Not honouring the code. Nature, 457(7230): 658-659. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/457658a

Qi, Y., Xue, L. and Zhang, L. (2007) Governance approach to China's environmental challenges: Towards a theoretical synthesis. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering in China, 1(4): 385-400. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11783-007-0066-5

Simon, J. (2009) Unnatural disaster: The crisis of environmental journalism. World Policy Journal, 26(1): 87. http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/wopj.2009.26.1.87

Singh, R.K., Murty, H.R., Gupta, S.K. and Dikshit, A.K. (2009) An overview of sustainability assessment methodologies. Ecological Indicators, 9(2): 189-212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2008.05.011

Sonnenfeld, D.A. and Mol, A.P.J. (2006) Environmental reform in Asia: Comparisons, challenges, next steps. The Journal of Environment and Development, 15(2): 112-137. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1070496506287135

Srebotnjak, T. (2007) The role of environmental statisticians in environmental policy: the case of performance measurement. Environmental Science & Policy, 10(5): 405-418. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2007.02.002

Strand, R. (2011) Toward sustainable sustainability learning: Lessons from a U.S. MBA study abroad program in Scandinavia. Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability 7(2): 41-63.

Tangian, A. (2007) Analysis of the third European survey on working conditions with composite indicators. European Journal of Operational Research 181(1): 468-499. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2006.05.038

Tole, L. and Koop, G. (2011) Do environmental regulations affect the location decisions of multinational gold mining firms? Journal of Economic Geography 11(1): 151-177. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbp064

Vačkář, D. (2012) Ecological Footprint, environmental performance and biodiversity: A cross-national comparison. Ecological Indicators 16: 40-46.
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Van de Kerk, G. and Manuel, A.R. (2008) A comprehensive index for a sustainable society: The SSI -- the Sustainable Society Index. Ecological Economics, 66(2-3), 228-242. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.01.029

Vörösmarty, C. J., McIntyre, P. B., Gessner, M. O., Dudgeon, D., Prusevich, A., Green, P., Glidden, S., Bunn, S. E., Sullivan, C. A., Liermann, C. R. and Davies, P. M. (2010) Global threats to human water security and river biodiversity. Nature 467(7315): 555-561. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature09440

Welsch, H. (2006) Environment and happiness: valuation of air pollution using life satisfaction data.Ecological Economics, 58(4): 801-813. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.09.006

Yu, L., Chen, Y., Pan, Y. and Wu, Y. (2009) Research on the evaluation of academic journals based on structural equation modeling. Journal of Informetrics, 3(4): 304-311. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2009.04.002

Yu, L., Shen, X., Pan, Y. and Wu, Y. (2009) Scholarly journal evaluation based on panel data analysis.Journal of Informetrics, 3(4): 312-320. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2009.04.003

Yu, Y. and Wen, Z. (2010) Evaluating China's urban environmental sustainability with Data Envelopment Analysis. Ecological Economics 69(9): 1748-1755. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.04.006

Zhang, X., Jiang, W., Deng, S. and Peng, K. (2009) Energy evaluation of the sustainability of Chinese steel production during 1998-2004. Journal of Cleaner Production, 17(11): 1030-1038. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.02.014

Zhang, Z., Liu, L. and Li, X. (2008) Ecotourism and nature-reserve sustainability in environmentally fragile poor areas: the case of the Ordos Relict Gull Reserve in China. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, 4(2): 12-22. http://sspp.proquest.com/static_content/vol4iss2/0807-021.zhang.pdf

Zhou, P., Ang, B.W. and Poh, K.L. (2007) A mathematical programming approach to constructing composite indicators. Ecological Economics, 62(2): 291-297. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.12.020

Zhou, P., Poh, K.L. and Ang, B.W. (2007) A non-radial DEA approach to measuring environmental performance. European Journal of Operational Research, 178(1): 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2006.04.038

Zidansek, A. (2007) Sustainable development and happiness in nations. Energy, 32(6): 891-897. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2006.09.016

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