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18th iaps conference EVALUATION IN PROGRESS July 7 - 10/2004 Vienna, Austria Cervinka, R.


Monitoring of Sustainable Development

Recent Developments in Austria

Renate Cervinka

[email protected]


Overview

Monitoring and SD - Indicators Psychological research and activities in

transdisciplinary teams (1999 - 2004) Monitoring of SD in Austria - recent

developments Tasks and further research questions


Indicators and Monitoring In 1987 the Brundtland Commission

demanded new methods for assessing progress towards SD

In 1992 UN CSD was founded to monitor and report on implementation of the agreements at the local, national, regional and international levels

In 1995 UN CSD - work programme for 134 indicators (econom., soc., environm., institut.)


UN-CSD Test Phase (1996-2000) 22 pilot countries Austria,... Belgium, .... Czech Republic,..

Finland,....Germany,... Based on earlier results from OECD, Europ.

Institutions (e.g. EEA, Eurostat) and other organisations work on indicators continued

Development of different frameworks, models and indicators for spec. purposes resulted (DSR, PSR, DPSEEA, DPSIR,...)


Psycho-Social Aspects of Sustainability Indicators_1

Cervinka et al. 2001/2003 Screening of models and systems Analysis of available data in Austria Development of a project model Research focus on the „individual

actor“


Psycho-Social Aspects of Sustainability Indicators_2

Cervinka et al. 2001/2003

Combination of objective and subjective data (see Cervinka &Neudorfer 2004)

Example: Environmental Stressors Statement: ...


Problem: odour annoyance caused by a sewage collector

Location of the collector: in the north of Vienna Length of the collector: 18 km


„Help me, it stinks!“

Technical solution:

Addition of calcium-nitrate

( Prevention of anoxic decomposition processes)

Psychological Part:

Evaluation of the mitigation measure (assessment of odour

annoyance)


Evaluation:

Chemical/physical/olfactometric measurements psychological assessment


Odour Annoyance 2000:


H2S and Odour Annoyance:

Street 2 (2001)

Street 3 (2001)


Statement derived from stress research (odours and noise):

Mitigation measures can only be considered effective when thetechnical assessments and respondent‘s statements are in line. Theoverall goal of mitigation measures must be the control of the givenstessors in a holistic sense.

Talking about SD:

Developments are rated as sustainable if:(1) Data show developments directed to the sustainability target and(2) Hard facts (often called objective) and soft data (often called

subjective) are in line (e.g. situation at work – work satisfaction;concentration of environmental stressors – annoyance reaction,etc.)

Statements:


The Austrian Strategy for SD_1

April 2002 4 Fields of Action

Quality of Life in Austria (14) Austria as a Dynamic Business Location (11) Living Spaces in Austria (19) Austria‘s Responsibility (4)

48 Indicators on key objectives


The Austrian Strategy for SD_2

Further development of indicators is needed Based on a systematic approach „Aspects of people‘s perception and

sensation and „needs“ must be taken into consideration (see Cervinka et al. 2001)


Human - Environment Interdependency

Human, Society & Environment Giegrich, Möhler, Borken, 2003


Systematic Approach /NAPSIR(Needs-Activities-Pressures-State-Impact-Response)

Giegrich, Möhler, Borken, 2003


In Accordance With

Brundtland Definition Position of Environmental Psychology Austrian Strategy for Sustainable

Development International Approaches (e. g. PSR)


Recent Developments

2003 Transdisciplinary task force Sept. 2003 Workshop (N = app. 100) „Systematic Approach“ - The German „Two

Sphere Model“ (Giegrich et al. 2003)

Under discussion: „Fields of Actions“


Workshop, September 30th, 2003


Proposed Topics for Monitoring SD in Austria

Forthcoming: Definition of indicators


Reader: Monitoring SD in Austria http://www.nachhaltigkeit.at/strategie/pdf/Monitoring_NHE.pdf

English Summary Tool for consultation and a

basic document for discussion of QoL in Austria

Principle of participation similar development in UK

(www.sustainable-development.gov.uk)


Indicators and Monitoring: Tasks and further Research Questions

Past work in psychological

and transdisciplinary teams (research, lectures, preperatory work, commentary work, editorial tasks..)

Future ? definition of indicators for

the fields environment (landscape,

ecosystems, consumption of land, climate, noise, radiation)

man/society (nutrition, living, health and wellbeing, education, justice, work, participation, security, culture, leisure, mobility, risks, governance, freedom)


Thank you for your attention!

Renate CervinkaInstitute of Environmental Health

Center of Public Health [email protected]


2004: Indicator Report of Austriahttp://gpool.lfrz.at/gpoolexport/media/file/IndikatorenBericht_06_28.pdf

48 Indicators Review of progress

towards SD in Austria on the basis of key objectives

In German language


A clean and healthy environment is essential for achieving the prosperity and quality of live that we want for ourselves and for our children

25 years of environmental measurement responsibility to safeguard the environment

and keep the public informed.


Public Opinion on SD Issues

Looking to the data in detail, much effort is needed to ensure that the EU will meet its indicative targets by 2005, 2010,2020 resp.


Selected Information on Environmental Indicatores

Targets will not be reached

Electricity from renewables - further effort is needed

Passanger and freight transport have grown faster than GDP


Positive Example


Leaflet Topics

Public Opinion Climate Change Energy Intensity Electr. f. Renewables Biodiversity

Fisheries Organic Farming Transport Air Emissions Urban Air Quality

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