Measuring the Green Economy
October 3, 2011 at 10:05PM
Sustainability 2030 in Economy, Green Jobs, green jobs, measuring

Preliminary Search

Google Search on Measuring the Green Economy, most docs are 2010 & 2011:
Dept. of Comm - New Report:  http://www.greenbiz.com/research/report/2010/05/04/measuring-green-economy
This exec summ of the Dept. of Comm report seems useful.  http://www.esa.doc.gov/Reports/measuring-green-economy
also, earlier draft, Measuring the green economy (april):  http://www.esa.doc.gov/sites/default/files/reports/documents/greeneconomyreport_0.pdf
UNEP.  This report seems to be much more theoretically informed, but maybe less useful on the data side. http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/Portals/88/documents/ger/GER_synthesis_en.pdf
Brookings Institute: Methodological Appendix for Sizing the Clean Economy: A National and Regional Green Jobs Assessment
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/Programs/Metro/clean_economy/0713_clean_economy_appendix.pdf
Free Library, The green economy: what does green mean?, http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+green+economy%3A+what+does+green+mean%3F-a0211174011
An Exploration of Green Job Policies, Theoretical Underpinnings, Measurement Approaches, and Job Growth Expectations,  http://www.econ.iastate.edu/sites/default/files/publications/papers/p12787-2011-04-27.pdf
Indiana Business Research Council  (what does green mean?) 
This report is excellent.  http://www.ibrc.indiana.edu/ibr/2009/fall/article3.html
George Town University -- Green econ lit review
http://cew.georgetown.edu/uploadedfiles/Literature%20Review_Green.pdf
Innovating the Green Economy in CA Regions - this looks exceptional. Also, Karen Chappel was the principal investitgator.
http://communityinnovation.berkeley.edu/reports/cci-ucb_innovating-green-econ-ca-regions_2010.pdf
The Green Economy Coalition.  This one might cross the line into "alternative" economics, but it's a useful grounding:
http://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/big-picture
SAS A guide to measuring performance in a green economy.  http://www.sas.com/resources/asset/104170.pdf
Dual Citizen's The 1st Global Green Economy Index, A Project Measuring National Green Reputations.  http://www.dualcitizeninc.com/ggei2010.pdf
The Role of Household Surveys in Measuring the Green Economy, International Seminar on Green Economy and Official Statistics Seoul, Republic of Korea 6-8 July 2011.  http://unstats.un.org/unsd/green_economy/korea/presentations/3-1._Rob_Smith-_Green_economy_and_official_statistics_household_surveys.pdf
SIO Conference Preview: Measuring the Transition to a Green Economy, http://sioconference.com/2011/06/29/sio-conference-preview-measuring-the-transition-to-a-green-economy/

 

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