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Conditions for Maintaining the Sustainable Development Level of EU Member States

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  • Anna Bluszcz

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For years we have been observing the exponential trend of the economic growth, energy consumption, mineral resources use and greenhouse gas emissions. The human population is exerting an increasing pressure on the environment, which in the highly industrialised regions has lost its natural ability for bio-capacity. The measurement of the member states’ progress in achieving the sustainable development is an integral part of the European Union strategy. The article deals with methods of measuring the level of sustainable development and presents diversification of the EU member states according to the synthetic indicators, such as: domestic material consumption, import dependency, risky external energy supply, diversity index, ecological footprint and total carbon intensity. These determinants affecting potential of the EU states to maintain the achieved level of development in future.

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  • Anna Bluszcz, 2018. "Conditions for Maintaining the Sustainable Development Level of EU Member States," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 139(2), pages 679-693, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:139:y:2018:i:2:d:10.1007_s11205-017-1746-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s11205-017-1746-6
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