- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- References
- Acknowledgments
- Cover photo – Easter Island
- Introduction - Why Sustainability Indicators In Practice?
- 1 What Are Sustainability Indicators For?
- 2 Understanding Indicators And Monitoring For Sustainability In The Context Of Complex Social-Ecological Systems
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Complex Adaptive Systems: The Whole Is Larger Than The Sum Of Its Parts
- 2.3 How Can Social-Ecological Systems Thinking Help In The Design Of Sustainability Indicators?
- 2.4 Sustainability Indicators As Interdependent Components Of The Social-Ecological Systems They Are Designed To Measure
- 2.5 Conclusions
- References
- 3 Biodiversity Indicators And Monitoring For Ecological Management
- 4 Monitoring REDD+ Impacts: Cross Scale Coordination And Interdisciplinary Integration
- 5 Measuring Indicators For Sustainable River Basin Management
- 6 Sustaining Local Livelihoods Through Coastal Fisheries In Kenya
- 7 Peninsular Pronghorn Conservation: Too Many Paradigms, Too Few Indicators
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Peninsularis State And Threats
- 7.3 Conservation In Practice: Assumptions And Paradigms
- 7.4 Knowledge Network Short-Term Recommendations
- 7.5 Longer-Term Need For Complete Ecosystems
- 7.6 Discussion
- 7.7 Conclusions
- Appendix: Pronghorn Management Questionnaire (Essential Indicators)
- References
- 8 Restoration Success Of Tropical Forests: The Search For Indicators
- 9 Sustainability Indicators In Brazilian Cattle Ranching
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.1.1 Brazil And Global Food Production
- 9.1.2 Increasing Future Demands
- 9.1.3 Unsustainability Of Brazilian Cattle Ranching
- 9.1.4 Brazil´s Environment And Recent Initiatives To Protect It
- 9.1.5 Sustainable Intensification Of Brazilian Cattle-Ranching Systems
- 9.1.6 Selected Indicators For Sustainable Cattle Ranching In Brazil
- 9.1.6.1 Permanent Preservation Areas (App) And Legal Reserves (Rl)
- 9.1.6.2 Water Quality
- 9.1.6.3 Soil Erosion
- 9.1.6.4 Landscape Connectivity
- 9.1.6.5 Landscape Flammability
- 9.1.6.6 Intensification Level (Productivity)
- 9.1.6.7 Job And Income Generation
- 9.1.6.8 Animal Wellbeing
- 9.1.6.9 Greenhouse Gases Emissions
- 9.2 Discussion
- 9.3 Conclusions
- References
- 9.1 Introduction
- 10 Sustainability Indicators For Agriculture In The European Union
- 11 Sustainability And Air Quality
- 12 How To Measure Wastewater Systems’ Sustainability?
- 13 Conclusions - Sustainability Indicators In Practice: Lessons Learned From The Past, Directions For The Future
- About the Authors
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