Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1361-1372 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Environmental Management |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2008 |
Keywords
- Biosolids
- Indicator framework
- Indicators
- Participatory approach
- Stakeholder
- Sustainable development
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