title: Indicators for a sustainable society.
abstract: This study presents a set of 20 indicators that could be suitable for monitoring the progress of our society on the path to sustainable development. Based on the concept of a sustainable society, which explicitly links the four aspects of health, social equity, economy and environment, these indicators are meant for large administrative areas, and use mostly already available data. The approach is global and symbolic in order to be able to facilitate the integration of the four aspects in the public's mind. It is information for action that could be used in a systematic way for presentation to the general public and to decision-makers, in the manner of everyday economic or weather indicators.
authors.affiliation: Centre de santé publique de Québec.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gosselin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bélanger
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bibeault
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Webster
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004467:Economics; D004782:Environmental Health; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D017144:Focus Groups; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D011634:Public Health; D012922:Social Change; D012935:Social Justice