TY - JOUR
T1 - When experts disagree:
T2 - the need to rethink indicator selection for assessing sustainability of agriculture
AU - M. de Olde, Evelien
AU - Moller, Henrik
AU - Marchand, Fleur
AU - W. McDowell, Richard
AU - J. MacLeod, Catriona
AU - Sautier, Marion
AU - Halloy, Stephan
AU - Barber, Andrew
AU - Benge, Jayson
AU - Bockstaller, Christian
AU - A. M. Bokkers, Eddie
AU - J. M. de Boer, Imke
AU - A. Legun, Katharine
AU - Le Quellec, Isabelle
AU - Merfield, Charles
AU - W. Oudshoorn, Frank
AU - Reid, John
AU - Schader, Christian
AU - Szymanski, Erika
AU - A. G. Sørensen, Claus
AU - Whitehead, Jay
AU - Manhire, Jon
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - 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
AB - 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
KW - B410-agricultural-hydrology
KW - Indicator selection
KW - Multi-criteria assessment
KW - Ranking
KW - Sustainability assessment
KW - Temperate agriculture
U2 - 10.1007/s10668-016-9803-x
DO - 10.1007/s10668-016-9803-x
M3 - A1: Web of Science-article
SN - 1387-585X
VL - 19
SP - 1327
EP - 1342
JO - Environment, Development and Sustainability
JF - Environment, Development and Sustainability
ER -