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Progressing towards sustainable development raises important challenges to conducting performance evaluations in governments because there are neither generally accepted methods nor specific standards to be met at present. Sustainability Performance Evaluation System in Government, makes a conceptual contribution to public sustainability performance evaluation and develops a set of framework indicators with the help of the strategic and comprehensive approach "Sustainability Balanced Scorecard".
As a conceptual basis for the further research and application, this volume will be of great interest to researchers and practitioners at many levels of environmental / sustainability, public management and strategic control studies. Evaluators will find methodological approaches and applied tools for their work. Decision-makers and managers will find it valuable to manage the social, economic and environmental issues in a balanced and integrated manner. Governments will also find ithelpful in assisting them in establishing an evaluation system towards sustainable development.
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Dedication. Preface. Acknowledgments. List of Abbreviations. List of Figures. List of Tables. 1. Introduction. 2. Literature Review. 3. Fundamentals of Sustainability Performance Evaluation System in Government. 4. Sustainability Balanced Scorecard of SPES. 5. Sustainability Performance Indicators. 6. Conclusion. Appendices. Appendix A: National Sustainable Development Strategies-The Global Picture. Appendix B: UNCSD Theme SDIs Framework (2001). Appendix C: 15 Headline Indicators in the UK Sustainable Development Strategy (1999). Appendix D: 20 UK Sustainable Development Strategy Framework Indicators (2007). Appendix E: 21 Key Indicators for Sustainable Development in Germany. Index.
Summary
Progressing towards sustainable development raises important challenges to conducting performance evaluations in governments because there are neither generally accepted methods nor specific standards to be met at present. Sustainability Performance Evaluation System in Government, makes a conceptual contribution to public sustainability performance evaluation and develops a set of framework indicators with the help of the strategic and comprehensive approach “Sustainability Balanced Scorecard”.
As a conceptual basis for the further research and application, this volume will be of great interest to researchers and practitioners at many levels of environmental / sustainability, public management and strategic control studies. Evaluators will find methodological approaches and applied tools for their work. Decision-makers and managers will find it valuable to manage the social, economic and environmental issues in a balanced and integrated manner. Governments will also find ithelpful in assisting them in establishing an evaluation system towards sustainable development.
