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GPI Atlantic - Genuine Progress Index for Atlantic Canada

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Non-profit research group developing an index for measuring sustainable development for Nova Scotia, integrating social, economic, and environmental variables.

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Title: GPI Atlantic - A Genuine Progress Index (GPI) to Measure Sustainability
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GPI Atlantic is constructing a genuine progress index (GPI) of sustainable development for Nova Scotia. The GPI provides an alternative to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by including the importance of natural and social capital, natural resources, environmental quality, unpaid voluntary and household work, leisure time, health and knowledge.

Category: Measure - Sustainable Development - Natural Resources - Environmental Indicators - Gpi - Genuine Progress Index - Social Indicators - Economic Indicators - Full Cost Accounting - Community Health And Well-being - Cost Benefit Analysis - Alternative Economics - Gross Domestic Product - Economic Growth - Unpaid Work - Gdp


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