TY - JOUR
T1 - Indicators for managing biosolids in Ireland
AU - Amajirionwu, Magnus
AU - Connaughton, Noel
AU - McCann, Brian
AU - Moles, Richard
AU - Bartlett, John
AU - O'Regan, Bernadette
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - Sustainable development indicators (SDIs) have emerged as a tool to measure progress towards sustainable development for a number of fields. However, no indicator initiative to date has been aimed at biosolids management at local authority, regional or national levels. This paper presents a study where stakeholders involved in the management of biosolids in Ireland participated in the development of SDIs for managing biosolids at the local/regional level. A significant 81% of participating stakeholders find SDIs either 'useful' or 'very useful' as a tool for managing biosolids. A suite of 22 indicators has been developed and arranged according to the driving force-pressure-state-impact-response (DPSIR) indicator framework. The indicators address all the domains of biosolids management namely, production, quality, cost, legislation/regulation, training/research and recycling/disposal. The stakeholder approach is recognition that no effective indicator set can be developed without the input of stakeholders.
AB - Sustainable development indicators (SDIs) have emerged as a tool to measure progress towards sustainable development for a number of fields. However, no indicator initiative to date has been aimed at biosolids management at local authority, regional or national levels. This paper presents a study where stakeholders involved in the management of biosolids in Ireland participated in the development of SDIs for managing biosolids at the local/regional level. A significant 81% of participating stakeholders find SDIs either 'useful' or 'very useful' as a tool for managing biosolids. A suite of 22 indicators has been developed and arranged according to the driving force-pressure-state-impact-response (DPSIR) indicator framework. The indicators address all the domains of biosolids management namely, production, quality, cost, legislation/regulation, training/research and recycling/disposal. The stakeholder approach is recognition that no effective indicator set can be developed without the input of stakeholders.
KW - Biosolids
KW - Indicator framework
KW - Indicators
KW - Participatory approach
KW - Stakeholder
KW - Sustainable development
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.07.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.07.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 17707574
AN - SCOPUS:47249114084
SN - 0301-4797
VL - 88
SP - 1361
EP - 1372
JO - Journal of Environmental Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Management
IS - 4
ER -