Indicators and Assessment Methods
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What are the characteristics of effective indicators?
- Relevant
- Easy to understand
- Reliable
- Accessible data
What are the critiques on weak sustainabilty
- Difficult to measure
- Difficult to operationalize
What are strong indicators?
Based on:
- Thermodynamic law
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What are the levels in the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production (LCSP) framework?
- Facility Compliance
- Facility Material Use
- Facility Effect
- Supply chain and product life-cycle
- Sustainable systems
What does level 1 of the LCSP entail?
- Compliance with regulation
- Voluntary standards
What does level 2 of the LCSP entail?
What does level 3 of the LCSP entail?
For instance:
- CO2
- NOx
What does level 4 of the LCSP entail?
What does level 5 of the LCSP entail?
What are design principles?
- High level principles that guide detailed decisions
- Specific to the project/case at hand
- Can be used to interact with stakeholders
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