When experts disagree:: the need to rethink indicator selection for assessing sustainability of agriculture

Evelien  M. de Olde; Henrik  Moller; Fleur Marchand; Richard  W. McDowell; Catriona  J. MacLeod; Marion Sautier; Stephan  Halloy; Andrew  Barber; Jayson  Benge; Christian Bockstaller; Eddie  A. M. Bokkers; Imke  J. M. de Boer; Katharine  A. Legun; Isabelle Le Quellec; Charles  Merfield; Frank  W. Oudshoorn; John  Reid; Christian Schader; Erika  Szymanski; Claus  A. G. Sørensen; Jay  Whitehead; Jon  Manhire

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When experts disagree: the need to rethink indicator selection for assessing sustainability of agriculture

Evelien M. de Olde
, Henrik Moller
, Fleur Marchand
, Richard W. McDowell
, Catriona J. MacLeod
, Marion Sautier
, Stephan Halloy
, Andrew Barber
, Jayson Benge
, Christian Bockstaller
, Eddie A. M. Bokkers
, Imke J. M. de Boer
, Katharine A. Legun
, Isabelle Le Quellec
, Charles Merfield
, Frank W. Oudshoorn
, John Reid
, Christian Schader
, Erika Szymanski
, Claus A. G. Sørensen

Jay Whitehead, Jon Manhire

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Sustainability indicators are well recognized for their potential to assess and monitor sustainable development of agricultural systems. A large number of indicators are proposed in various sustainability assessment frameworks, which raises concerns regarding the validity of approaches, usefulness and trust in such frameworks. Selecting indicators requires transparent and well-defined procedures to ensure the relevance and validity of sustainability assessments. The objective of this study, therefore, was to determine whether

Original language	English
Journal	Environment, Development and Sustainability
Volume	19
Pages (from-to)	1327–1342
Number of pages	16
ISSN	1387-585X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-016-9803-x
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

B410-agricultural-hydrology
Indicator selection
Multi-criteria assessment
Ranking
Sustainability assessment
Temperate agriculture

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M. de Olde, E., Moller, H., Marchand, F., W. McDowell, R., J. MacLeod, C., Sautier, M., Halloy, S., Barber, A., Benge, J., Bockstaller, C., A. M. Bokkers, E., J. M. de Boer, I., A. Legun, K., Le Quellec, I., Merfield, C., W. Oudshoorn, F., Reid, J., Schader, C., Szymanski, E., ... Manhire, J. (2017). When experts disagree: the need to rethink indicator selection for assessing sustainability of agriculture. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 19, 1327–1342 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-016-9803-x

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