Study on Assessment Indicator for Environment, Economic, Society and Human Factors

-Indicator for Accomplishing Sustainable EcoTopia-

Abstract

In this study, the basic concept of “Indicators for EcoTopia Society (IES)” was discussed from the perspective of environmental, economic, social and human aspects by effectively utilized literature review. First, several current sustainability related indexes were collected from many documents and compared, and then the new concept of QoSL (Quality of Sustainable Life) in the IES was presented and compared with the current definition of ‘Sustainability’ and ‘QOL (Quality of Life)’ that were similar concept of QoSL by literature review from environmental policy and economics, social psychology and other related fields. Also the possibility of inclusion of environmental, economic, social and human factors to the IES was discussed. Moreover, the importance of multiple assessments was pointed out through the evaluation results of Ecological Footprint, LCA-GHG and Ecological Rucksack in the case study of Bio-Diesel Fuel made from palm oil and diesel.