TY  - JA
AU  - Harrington,L.
TI  - Measuring sustainability: issues and alternatives
SN  - 1051-6786
PY  - 1992///
CY  - Tucson, AZ (USA)
PB  - Association of Farming Systems Research-Extension
KW  - Agricultural development
KW  - AGROVOC
KW  - Models
KW  - Production factors
KW  - Production policies
KW  - Production possibilities
N1  - The library also has a draft version in microfiche call=11562-R; Peer review
N2  - There is widespread agreement among agricultural scientists on the importance of sustainability as an objective for research. Many scientists acknowledge that the ability to quantify sustainability is critical to making the concept operational. There is less agreement, however, on appropriate methods for its measurement. This paper discusses alternative approaches to the measurement of sustainability, given the differing ways in which the concept is used. Three major interpretations of sustainability are discussed: agroecology, equity, and sustainable growth. A number of nonquatitative and quantitative approaches to the measure of sustainability are then presented. It is concluded that work on measuring sustainability is still at an early stage and that much remains to be done by FSRE practitioners in partnership with disciplinary specialists
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12665/1182
T2  - Journal for Farming Systems Research Extension
ER  -