‘Análisis y monitoreo del desarrollo sostenible de las Comunidades Autónomas de España’

Ana Citlalic González Martínez, Jesús Ramos Martín.

One point of controversy in the scientific debate has been the attempt to reduce all component spheres of sustainable development (economic, social and environmental) into a single measurement unit, and whether to make use of monetary or physical indices.

As this is a multidimensional concept whose analysis draws on a variety of indicators, this research project will seek to develop a multicriterial analysis framework capable of measuring the progress towards sustainable development of Spain’s autonomous communities.

The format proposed is a study of three Spanish cases, with the dual aim of identifying the best measurement indicators of regional progress toward sustainable development, and of determining the feasibility of inter-region comparisons, since indicators may differ from one cultural and geographic context to another.