可持续发展 - A brief introduction to scientific sustainability analysis.pptx

A brief introduction to scientific sustainability analysis;SUSTAINABILITY;The 3 pillars of sustainability illustrated as overlapping circles indicating that the three pillars are not mutually exclusive and can be mutually reinforcing ;Other Definitions of Sustainability Pillars - the Four Pillars Models;Ecology Materials and energy Water and air Flora and fauna Habitat and food Place and space Constructions and settlements Emission and waste ?;6;Sustainable activities have many definitions, but I say simply:;8;Environmental Pillar;10;11;Updated info on some externalities (2005);2009 externalities /2009/06/24/the-external-costs-of-electricity-generation/;Economic Pillar;15;Is reduction of energy use going to harm us economically?A link between national energy consumption ad GDP?; Comparing Argentina, Chile, Italy and Switzerland;Social Pillar;19;20;21;;HDI (Human Development Index) is not sensitive to energy consumption after a certain minimal consumption is assured;HDI;Description and comparison of 2 social sustainability standards: Social Accountability International (SAI) issued SA 8000 and The International Standard ISO 26000:2010, Guidance on Social Sustainability ;Social sustainability ;A focus area in achieving social sustainability is… Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR);SA 8000 and ISO 26000: Standards to enhance CSR and business opportunities;Two standards of CSR ;Fundamental Difference;Indeces of inequality; here focus on income;Rising income inequality even within developed countries;Sustainability metrics;34;35;36;37;38;39;40;41;42;Example: UN “Millennium Goals” Indicators;44;45;Composite Sustainability Index (CSI);Series of Quantitative Processes to Construct the Composite Index ;Why should Metrics be Normalized? Ensure that metrics with different units can be compared Prevent the order of magnitude of metrics from biasing/skewing the results when aggregating Assign a consistent directionality to metrics (larger value = b