Applying DPSIR to compare methodological approaches to measurement of environmental and economic information

Ecological and economic information is an important tool for describing causal relationships between ecological, economic, social, and technological environments. We propose to use DPSIR as a conceptual model for structuring different approaches and indicators in one point perspective. The article provides a comparative analysis of approaches to assessment of environmental sustainability using DPSIR: life cycle assessment (LCA), planetary boundaries method (PB) and sustainable development goals (SDGs). Application of DPSIR for the analysis of environmental and economic interactions allows identifying weak points and assessing the correctness of causal chains, provides the selection of proper sets of indicators for a specific goal. The composite index for assessing progress in the development of a green economy worked out by us on the basis of 16 indicators reflects almost all DPSIR categories and different aspects of environmental and economic development at the regional and local levels.