During the mid-1960s to late 1970s there was a boom in social measurement, but it was not until the late 1980s, when the sustainable development movement effectively tied environmental conservation with poverty alleviation and economic welfare, that monitoring quality of life involved a more comprehensive set of instruments.
Since the Rio Earth Summit, many organizations, led by those associated with the United Nations, have begun to develop indicators as tools for monitoring progress made towards the broad goals of sustainable development.
Agenda 21,the most important document to emerge from Rio, places considerable emphasis on the need to monitor sustainable development using indicators. Chapter 40, for example, notes that indicators can provide a solid base for decision-making at all levels.
The UNCSD followed up on this interest in monitoring and approved a work programme on indicators of sustainable development, which came to fruition in 1996 with the publication of the UN’s Indicators of Sustainable Development Framework and Methodologies.
As a result of this increased importance, many public and private sector bodies are looking to establish their own monitoring systems. Governments, as well as citizens, like to see the results of their efforts and indicators can act as a means of encouragement when times are tough, or to reveal the size and immediacy of a problem when change is needed. Indicators thus become evidence of professionalism and transparency.
During the mid-1960s to late 1970s there was a boom in social measurement, but it was not until the late 1980s, when the sustainable development movement effectively tied environmental conservation with poverty alleviation and economic welfare, that monitoring quality of life involved a more comprehensive set of instruments.Since the Rio Earth Summit, many organizations, led by those associated with the United Nations, have begun to develop indicators as tools for monitoring progress made towards the broad goals of sustainable development. Agenda 21,the most important document to emerge from Rio, places considerable emphasis on the need to monitor sustainable development using indicators. Chapter 40, for example, notes that indicators can provide a solid base for decision-making at all levels. The UNCSD followed up on this interest in monitoring and approved a work programme on indicators of sustainable development, which came to fruition in 1996 with the publication of the UN’s Indicators of Sustainable Development Framework and Methodologies.As a result of this increased importance, many public and private sector bodies are looking to establish their own monitoring systems. Governments, as well as citizens, like to see the results of their efforts and indicators can act as a means of encouragement when times are tough, or to reveal the size and immediacy of a problem when change is needed. Indicators thus become evidence of professionalism and transparency.
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