ESDinds Documents and Publications

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Papers and conference presentations
Dahl, A.L. (2012) Achievements and gaps in indicators for sustainability. Ecological Indicators Volume 17, June 2012, Pages 14–19. (view abstract online)

Presentation given by Georgia Piggot and Elona Hoover at the ISDRC 17 Conference at Columbia University, New York on May 9 2011 (pdf, 710 KB)

Podger, D. et al (2010) The Earth Charter and the ESDinds Initiative: Developing Indicators and Assessment Tools for Civil Society Organisations to Examine the Values Dimensions of Sustainability Projects. Journal of Education for Sustainable Development 4 (2) p: 297-305. (view abstract online)

Project publications
Summaries from first five field visits made from January to March 2010.
Individual field visit reports:
Echeri Consultores, Mexio (pdf, 163 KB)
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Lush Cosmetics, Italy (pdf, 191 KB)
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People's Theater, Germany (pdf, 146 KB)
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University of Guanajuato, Mexico (pdf, 134 KB)
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Youth as Agents of Behavioural Change, Sierra Leone (pdf, 156 KB)
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Final Project Report March 2011 (pdf 989 KB)

First Year Project Summary January 2010 (pdf 301 KB)
Brief summary of research and findings from the first year of the ESDinds project

Presentation given by Prof. Marie Harder May 27 2009 (992KB) about the research approach used in the ESDinds project at the European Commission Sustainable Development conference in Brussels.

ESDinds Project Summary February 2010 (pdf 350 KB)
Two page brochure describing the ESDinds project and partners.

Project Deliverables
No. 17: Final Project Report March 2011 (pdf 989 KB)
No. 16: Second Year Activity Report January 2011 (pdf 1,20 MB)
No. 15: Minutes from Core Group Meeting 4 (pdf 204 KB)
No. 14: Report on Societal Implications (pdf 262 KB)
No. 13: Draft Academic Paper (pdf 227 KB)
No. 12: Minutes from Core Group Meeting 3, May 2010 (pdf 180 KB)
No. 11: Findings from Set 1 Sustainable Development Indicators Research (pdf 956 KB)
No. 10: Development of Traditional Environmental SD Impact (pdf 263 KB)
No. 09: Project Review at end of first year January 2010 (pdf 219 KB)
No. 08: First Year Activity Report January 2010 (pdf 3,49 MB)
No. 07: Minutes from Core Group Meeting 2, November 2010 (pdf 314 KB)
No. 06: Report on Links between Academic and CSO Sustainable Development Indicators (pdf 295 KB)
No. 05: Summary of Proposed Projects for first field phase (pdf 190 KB)
No. 04: Minutes from Core Group Meeting 1, May 2009 (pdf 270 KB)
No. 03: Website
No. 02: Written training materials (pdf 472 KB)
No. 01: Final plan for the Use and Dissemination of the Foreground (pdf 192 KB)