International experiences in developing environmental performance index and possible application in Vietnam

Authors

  • Nguyen Tung Lam

Keywords:

EPI, Environmental Performance Index, Sustainable Development

Abstract

Environmental sustainability has been identified as important content and orientation in socio-economic and environmental development policies in our country. Reviewing the implementation of sustainable development goals of these policies, as well as environmental policies will provide the basis for process of planning, revision and monitoring of the progress of implementation of policies by central, local agencies concerned. In the world, the method of assessment of environmental performance based on reliable collected data has been developed and tested at national level, the approach of this may be used to elaborate a method of evaluation at local level. This paper introduced international experiences in developing global Environmental Performance Indicators and the possibility of develop them in the context of Vietnam.
Code: 15052102

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References

1. Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy. (2013) Measuring Progress A Practical Guide from the Developers of the Environmental Performance Index (EPI).
2. Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, Center for International Earth Science Information Network. EPI 2012 Environmental Performance Index and Pilot Trend Environmental Performance Index.
3. Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, Center for International Earth Science Information Network. 2014 Environmental Performance Index - Summary for Policymakers.
4. Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, Center for International Earth Science Information Network. Chinese Academic for Environmental Planning. Cities
University of Hong Kong, Toward a China Environmental Performance Index.

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Published

26-05-2017

How to Cite

Lam, N. T. (2017). International experiences in developing environmental performance index and possible application in Vietnam. Journal SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICIES AND MANAGEMENT, 4(2), 62–76. Retrieved from https://vietnamstijournal.net/index.php/JSTPM/article/view/161

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2015)

Section

STUDIES OF STRATEGIES AND MANAGEMENT

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