Title: Applying environmental performance indices towards an objective measure of sustainability in the Levant

Authors: George J. Nasr

Addresses: Faculty of Engineering, Lebanese University, Roumieh, El-Metn, Lebanon

Abstract: An |Environmental Diamond| for the Levant is proposed, similar to the World Bank|s |Development Diamond|. It would serve as a framework for evaluating ecosystem risk for the countries in the Jordan Basin that are currently facing a sustainability crisis. The approach followed by this paper was based on previous work carried out in East Asia. The result is an integrative index that reveals a general picture without concealing specific aspects of environmental quality.

Keywords: environmental diamond; Middle East; negotiations; policy; sustainability; Levant; environmental performance; performance indices; sustainable development; ecosystems risk; performance measurement.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2008.020383

International Journal of Sustainable Development, 2008 Vol.11 No.1, pp.61 - 73

Published online: 20 Sep 2008 *

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