摘要
由美国耶鲁大学和哥伦比亚大学合作开发的环境可持续性指数(Environmental Sustainability Index,ESI)可用以衡量一个国家或地区能为其后代人保持良好环境状态的能力,也可考虑作为环境决策的基础之一。其研究处在现有环境可持续指标体系研究的国际前沿水平。本文简介了ESI的进展与内涵;阐述了2005ESI的指标设置、方法学及其改进;列举了2005ESI用于146个国家或地区环境可持续性的测试结果及其政策建议,分析了中国得分很低的原因;最后,概要评述了ESI的特点和进一步发展方向。
Environmental Sustainability Index（ESI）, developed by Yale University and Columbia University, can benchmark the ability of nations or regions to protect the environment over the next several decades. It＇s also a quantitative and systematic approach to environmental pohcymaking. Firstly, the connotation, indicators setting, methodology of ESI and its improvements were introduced. Then, analysis results of 146 nations and regions of ESI and related policy recommendations were recited, and the masons for the low scoring of China were analyzed. Lastly, characteristics and next steps of ESI methodology were summarized.
出处
《中国人口·资源与环境》
CSSCI
2006年第1期19-24,共6页
China Population,Resources and Environment
关键词
环境可持续性指数(ESI)
环境可持续性
环境决策
指标体系
变量
environmental sustainability index
environmental sustainability
environmental decision-maklng, indicators, variable
