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Wybrane aspekty metodologiczne wskaźników zrównoważonego rozwoju transportu na poziomie regionalnym
Regional Sustainable Transport Development Indicators

Author(s): Adam Przybyłowski
Subject(s): Economy, Economic development, Environmental interactions
Published by: Instytut Badań Rynku, Konsumpcji i Koniunktur
Keywords: sustainable transport development; regional indicators;

Summary/Abstract: The system of sustainable transport should take into account the criterion of transport services accessibility in the aspect of health safety, the principle of intergenerational equity, economic effectiveness, optimum use of the space, and reducing the negative impact on the environment. The phenomenon of sustainability in transport is assessed with the use of various indicators. However, among them, there are the indicators used during every measurement being made. A complex, systematic and efficient system of monitoring may contribute to objectification of implementation of the sustainable development in the real sphere at the regional level. There is the urgent need to publicise such data and access to them in order to conduct monitoring and fair research in this area. An aim of the article is to present some methodological aspects related to these issues as well as proposals of indicators of the sustainable development of transport at the regional level based on the four capital-based approaches: natural, human, economic, and social.

  • Issue Year: 1/2013
  • Issue No: 6A
  • Page Range: 320-328
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish