A Regional Evaluation of Sustainability with Special Regard to Social Aspect
Keywords:
regional policy, sustainability, social LCA, Social life cycle assessmentAbstract
Today sustainable development is an organic part of the community policies of the European Union including regional policy.
Sustainability is important not only for products and services, but also for regions. Regional evaluation of sustainability is an
emerging research field. The assessment of regional social performance has not been elaborated yet. Social life cycle assessment,
however, would be suitable for this task. This study aims to utilise Social Life Cycle Assessment and indicators to assess regional
sustainability. To test the assessment system, this study analyses the social performance of Northern Hungary.
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