Third generation indicators to quantify urban sustainability. Advances or stagnation?
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https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612013000300008Keywords:
urban management, urban sustainabilityAbstract
The intricate relationships that characterize the metabolism of urban areas need to be viewed through simplified formulas, so that they can support the decision-making processes leading to urban sustainability. In the framework of the Co-evolution paradigm (Norgaard, 1984) and the calculation of Material Flow Analysis and the Local Ecological Footprint regarding the Metropolitan Region of Santiago (Chile) and the city-region of Bogotá (Colombia), Material Flow Analysis and the Local Ecological Footprint are shown as third-generation indicators Í€“ binding, local, synergic and cross-cutting Í€“ simultaneously incorporating several variables with broad categories and dimensions, and a high degree of contribution (80%) to the quantification of urban sustainability. The positioning of the local, through the local ecological footprint, also prevails in the improvement of indicators relative to the sustainability of a specific urban area, beyond the standardization of methodologies based on international comparisons or rankings.
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