Opportunities and challenges in applying the Genuine Progress Indicator/Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare at local scales

Q3 Business, Management and Accounting

International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment Pub Date : 2007-01-01 DOI:10.1504/IJEWE.2007.017880

K. Bagstad, M. Ceroni

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Abstract

The closely related Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) and Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW) provide monetised estimates of societal well-being based on economic, social and environmental criteria. Although the first ISEW/GPI estimates were completed at the national scale, there has been recent interest in applying GPI locally and regionally. Similar to national policy decisions, local fiscal, environmental and land use choices can strongly influence well-being. Local GPI estimates present several challenges, including data quality and availability, interpretation of certain components and appropriate application of results. We present a case study from seven counties in northern Vermont, USA from 1950 to 2000. This case study facilitates comparison between county, state and national GPI, and across a small urban?rural gradient. The case study illustrates both the difficulties and value of applying GPI/ISEW at local scales. We find that for recent years in an industrialised nation, it is possible to construct robust GPI estimates that allow comparisons of well-being across regions.

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在本地应用“真正进展指标/可持续经济福利指数”的机遇与挑战

密切相关的真正进步指标(GPI)和可持续经济福利指数(ISEW)根据经济、社会和环境标准提供了对社会福利的货币化估计。虽然第一次ISEW/GPI估算是在全国范围内完成的，但最近有兴趣在地方和区域应用GPI。与国家政策决定类似，地方财政、环境和土地使用选择也会对福祉产生重大影响。当地GPI估计提出了若干挑战，包括数据质量和可用性、某些组成部分的解释和结果的适当应用。本文以1950年至2000年美国佛蒙特州北部七个县为例进行了案例研究。本案例研究促进了县、州和国家GPI之间的比较，并跨越了一个小城市?农村梯度。案例研究说明了在地方尺度上应用GPI/ISEW的困难和价值。我们发现，近年来，在一个工业化国家，有可能构建强大的GPI估计，允许跨地区的福祉比较。

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