scholarly journals Analysis of the Sustainable Development Indicators in the OECD Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Megyesiova ◽  
Vanda Lieskovska
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Gdp Per Capita ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Life Expectancy At Birth ◽  
Per Capita

Sustainable development is a key task for governments that should end poverty, ensure prosperity, create better conditions for health, education or social needs. The set of indicators to be monitored for evaluation of successes or failures of the sustainable development varies by intergovernmental organizations like OECD or EU. To discover the status and dynamics of variables which are part of the sustainable development goals of the OECD countries is the main aim of the presented analysis. To measure the convergence of socio-economic indicators the coefficient of variation was used. The Pearson’s correlations coefficient and regression analysis were applied to detect the linear relationship between a pair of variables. The OECD countries were compared not only by using univariate statistical methods but also by applying a multivariate approach. The cluster analysis and principal component analysis were used for a set of indicators to monitor the countries from a wider perspective. The analyzed indicators GDP per capita or real change in GDP per capita belong to variables of economic activity. Variables of life expectancy at birth, standardized death rates for noncommunicable diseases belong to indicators of health. Altogether fifteen selected indicators were used for a multivariate analysis of OECD countries in two periods of time.

scholarly journals Capital socioterritorial e indicadores de desenvolvimento: um estudo comparativo no Brasil

GeoTextos ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvio Bandeira de Mello e Silva ◽  
Barbara-Christine Nentwig Silva ◽  
Maina Pirajá Silva
Keyword(s):  
Gdp Per Capita ◽  
Capital Social ◽  
Socioeconomic Indicators ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Metropolitan Regions ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Life Expectancy At Birth ◽  
The Social ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Upper Level

Este trabalho analisa, com base em dados de 2010, a organização social no Brasil, medida pela distribuição das Fundações Privadas e Associações sem Fins Lucrativos (FASFIL), comparando-as com os principais indicadores socioeconômicos. Para tanto, é adotado o conceito, apoiado na noção de capital social (PUTNAM, 1996), de capital socioterritorial, que valoriza o enredamento territorial, os laços de coesão e de cooperação e o enraizamento territorial. Inicialmente, é feita uma análise da relação Pessoas por FASFIL com o PIB per capita para as Grandes Regiões e para as Unidades da Federação. Os resultados confirmam os desequilíbrios regionais e os desequilíbrios interestaduais, isto é, onde a relação Pessoas/ FASFIL é mais favorável, a renda per capita é maior. Em seguida, a análise é feita para as principais regiões metropolitanas e para as metrópoles, envolvendo, além do PIB per capita, sete indicadores socioeconômicos (IDH, Índice de Gini, Esperança de vida ao nascer, Mortalidade infantil, Pessoas com nível superior completo, Porcentagem de vulneráveis à pobreza e Formalização dos ocupados). Os resultados são mais expressivos do que na escala das Unidades da Federação, especialmente no nível das metrópoles, ou seja, expressam mais destacadamente a relação entre FASFIL e capital socioterritorial. Abstract SOCIO-TERRITORIAL CAPITAL AND DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY IN BRAZIL This paper analyzes, based on data from 2010, the social organization in Brazil, measured by the distribution of Private Foundations and Non-Profit Associations (FASFIL), comparing them with the main socioeconomic indicators. The concept of socio-territorial capital is adopted, based on the notion of social capital (PUTNAM, 1996). This concept values the territorial networking, the bonds of cohesion and cooperation and the territorial rooting, that is, the interaction in different sectors and scales. An analysis is made for the relation between by FASFIL and GDP per capita for the Major Regions and for the Federation Units. The results confirm regional imbalances and interstate imbalances, that is, where there is more FASFIL income is higher. The analysis is also done for the main metropolitan regions and for the metropolises, now involving, in addition to GDP per capita, seven socioeconomic indicators (HDI, Gini index, Life expectancy at birth, Infant mortality, Persons with complete upper level, Percentage of vulnerable to poverty and Formalization of the employed). The results are more expressive than in the scale of the Federation Units, especially at the level of the metropolises, that is, they express more prominently the relation between FASFIL and socio territorial capital.

scholarly journals Environmental risks and sustainable development indicators: determinants of impact

2020 ◽  
Vol 185 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 4-14
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Sushchenko ◽  
◽  
Ievgen Volkovskyi ◽  
Viktor Fedosov ◽  
Nadiya Ryazanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Environmental Risks ◽  
Gdp Per Capita ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Sustainable Development Indicators ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The Eu

The concept of sustainable development brought new constraints for the old-fashioned business models. At the same time, it created new opportunities for those who have a forward-looking strategy and strive to overcome «the limits to growth», in other words, to ensure a long-term blended value creation with economic and non-economic benefits. There are numerous sets of the sustainable development indicators and indices, but the weights of each particular component are different and need further clarification. Nowadays, the environmental risks in general and climate-related in particular are priced (e.g. environmental taxes) and have a strong impact on the social and economic relations by creating negative and positive externalities for our daily life. For this reason, economic agents are forced to become sustainable to the non-financial risks through switching to the new environmental and social business models. For this reason, better sustainable development indicators are crucial for an improved management of the non-financial risks and sustainable blended value creation. Hence, the aim of this paper is to examine the role of environmental risks in shaping sustainable development conditions on the macrolevel and to elaborate the ways for a better management of the non-financial risks (Environmental, Social and Governance - ESG). For this purpose, the impact of the most important environmental risks on the main economic and social indicators has been examined (e.g. Human Development Index and GDP per capita). Such an approach allowed us to identify the extent to which specific environmental factors influencing social and economic development can reshape the sustainable development conditions. In course of research, two sets of countries have been singled out to verify statistical significance of elaborated models. To achieve this goal, the authors have split an available dataset into two groups: EU and non-EU countries. The reason behind it is the fact that EU countries are among the leaders in the area of sustainable development and have already undertaken related environmental improvements in the last decades. Moreover, the above-mentioned countries are continuing such successful pathways today and with the new European Green Deal could go even far beyond this frontier. The results of current research suggest that existing indicators cannot fully encompass all the aspects of sustainable development and should be revised. Such findings relate both to the composition of the indicators and the weights attributed to each particular component. The application of regression analysis showed that such factors as water and air quality and biodiversity have the strongest explanatory power - 67% of the fluctuations in GDP per capita and 87% in case of HDI. The R -squared is ranging from 0.7 to 0.8 in both cases and confirms consistency of the elaborated models. To verify the results achieved, the similar models have been prepared only for the EU countries. As a result, all independent variables demonstrated the same significant impact on GDP per capita also for the EU countries. However, in this case the R -squared is only 0.27 due to the fact that ESG indicators within the EU area are rather homogenous. The impact of environmental factors on the level of HDI for the EU countries is much stronger comparing to GDP per capita. An overall explanatory power of the model for the EU countries exceeds 0.45 (R -squared). The most influential factor is the quality of water resources. Other important independent variables in the model for the EU member states are biodiversity and air quality. The authors argue that it is necessary to incorporate the above-mentioned environmental factors into the updated version of the Human Development Index as the most appropriate indicators of sustainable development. Consequently, the weights of the components should be recalculated to improve management of the non-financial risks on macrolevel, facilitating the blended value creation process.

scholarly journals Is Brazil going to achieve the road traffic deaths target? An analysis about the sustainable development goals

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 250-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cauane Blumenberg ◽  
Rafaela C Martins ◽  
Janaína Calu Costa ◽  
Luiza I C Ricardo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Gdp Per Capita ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Road ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Traffic Mortality ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Official Data

ObjectiveTo describe the temporal relationship between the road traffic mortality rate and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in Brazil, and make an annual prediction of the evolution of both indicators until 2020, the end of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) monitoring period.MethodsBrazilian road traffic mortality rate official data were described from 2000 to 2015, while the GDP per capita official data were described from 2000 to 2013. GDP per capita and traffic mortality rate predictions were performed until 2020 using fractional polynomial analysis. Correlations were assessed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient.ResultsFrom 2000 to 2015, there were over 446 000 road crashes fatal victims in Brazil. The road traffic mortality rate was positively related to the Brazilian GDP per capita, with a strong correlation (r=0.89; p<0.001) from 2000 to 2013 and a mild correlation (r=0.55; p<0.001) considering the whole period (2000–2020). The predictions show a reduction on the road traffic mortality rates in Brazil; however, if this same reduction pace continues, we estimate that the country will reach 12.4 road crash deaths per 100 000 inhabitants in 2020, a reduction of only 13.4% compared with 2015.ConclusionIf the same mortality reduction pace continues in Brazil, the country will not reach the proposed SDG, which is to reduce by half the number of deaths per 100 000 inhabitants. In addition, an intertwined conciliation between economical growth, sustainable development and public policies is needed in order to meet such an overwhelming goal.

scholarly journals Digital and economic transformations for sustainable development promotion: A case of OECD countries

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-160
Author(s):  
Leonid Melnyk ◽  
Oleksandr Kubatko ◽  
Vladyslav Piven ◽  
Kyrylo Klymenko ◽  
Larysa Rybina
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Aggregate Demand ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Gdp Per Capita ◽  
Service Economy ◽  
Disruptive Technologies ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Labor Specialization ◽  
Structural Shifts

Digitalization, dematerialization of production and consumption, and structural shifts in the direction of service economy forming do promote to reduction of material use and sustainable development. The paper aims to investigate the role of digital, structural, economic, and social factors in sustainable development promotion in OECD countries. The paper uses the data on digital achievements, social and economic development of OECD member states from World Bank data sources for the period 2007–2018. The random-effects GLS regression model is used, and empirical regression models to estimate the influence of key factors related to digital transformation on GDP per capita and CO2 emissions per capita are constructed. The results of the regression analysis show that using the number of Internet users as an indicator for achievement in digitalization has a positive and statistically significant influence on GDP per capita due to lower transaction costs and higher share service economy. An increase in urbanization rates (as an indicator of capital concentrations and labor specialization) by one percent promotes a GDP per capita increase of 299 USD. Also, an increase in Gini coefficient by one percentage point correlates with decrease in GDP per capita on 196 USD and the reduction of CO2 per capita by 0.12 tones due to the structural shifts in aggregate demand. Still, improvements in digital transformations have no significant environmental effect in OECD members, while processes related to urbanization, income inequality, and share of industrial output are important drivers for CO2 per capita reduction. AcknowledgmentsThe paper contains the results of a study conducted within the framework of research projects: “Sustainable development and resource security: from disruptive technologies to digital transformation of Ukrainian economy” (No. 0121U100470); “Fundamental bases of the phase transition to an additive economy: from disruptive technologies to institutional sociologization of decisions” (No. 0121U109557).

Challenges of the Crisis: How to Measure Sustainable Development?

2015 ◽  
pp. 147-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Bobylev ◽  
N. Zubarevich ◽  
S. Solovyeva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Calculation Methods ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Sustainable Development Indicators ◽  
Adjusted Net Savings

The article emphasizes the fact that traditional socio-economic indicators do not reflect the challenges of sustainable development adequately, and this is particularly true for the widely-used GDP indicator. In this connection the elaboration of sustainable development indicators is needed, taking into account economic, social and environmental factors. For Russia, adaptation and use of concepts and basic principles of calculation methods for adjusted net savings index (World Bank) and human development index (UNDP) as integral indicators can be promising. The authors have developed the sustainable development index for Russia, which aggregates and allows taking into account balanced economic, social and environmental indicators.

scholarly journals Sustainability and Depletion Accounting: A Case Study of Oil in Libya

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulrazag Mohamed Etelawi ◽  
Keith A. Blatner ◽  
Jill McCluskey
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
National Income ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Oil Resources ◽  
Income Development ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
High Level

There is a strong need to study sustainability and depletion accounting of oil in the Libyan economy because oil production and export is the single largest source of national income in the country. This study covers the time period from 1990 to 2009. Throughout this period, the Libyan national economy used its oil and petroleum industries to increase national income. Development sustainability can be defined as investment divided by GDP. This measure provides an indication of the low level of sustainable development in Libya over the period of analysis, which is 0.38 on average. It is important that the Libyan government develop and implement plans and strategies for achieving sustainability and the maintenance of oil resources.Carbon dioxide emissions provide another indication of the presence or absence of sustainability. The ratio of carbon dioxide ranged from a minimum of 8.50 metric tons per capita in 1990 to 10.00 metric tons per capita in 2009 and average 9.07 metric tons per capita over the course of the study period. CO2 emissions were also much higher than other countries in the Middle East and North Africa. This suggests there was relatively little interest in the sustainable development of the Libyan economy during this period. The Environment Domestic Product (EDP) increased sharply from the beginning of the study at $24.23 billion in 1991 to $45.87 billion in 2009 in constant dollars. Again, one can infer that policy makers did not consider the depletion of oil resources and the environment in their planning process, or at least did not place a high level of concern on this issue.

scholarly journals Regional Sustainable Development – Czech Region Ranking UsingMulti-criteria Decision Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lenka Hudrlikova ◽  
Ludmila Petkovova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Composite Indicator ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Linear Aggregation ◽  
Regional Sustainable Development

The aim of the paper is to provide a ranking of the Czech NUTS 3 regions based onsustainable development indicators. The original list of indicators was published by theCzech Statistical Office in 2008 and reviewedin 2010. In the analysis the same set ofindicators with the latest data was used. The indicators in each pillar are merged by meansof linear aggregation withweights derived from the principal component analysis.Because three pillars of sustainable development (environmental, economic and social)are assumed to be non-compensable, the multiple-criteria decision analysis is applied on apillar level in the final composite indicator. Both two main approaches – Borda andCondorcet were considered. Since the Borda approach leads to the compensability of theindicators, the Condorcet approach was in the spotlight. Advancedrules and adjustmentfor Condorcet approach were employed. Advantages and disadvantages of the methodsare provided. As a result more final rankings exist. The deep discussion about the resultsis provided. The special attention is paid to the capital city Prague, border regions, andindustrial regions. In addition, the correlation between final ranking and other indicatorsis tested.

scholarly journals The Role of Monitoring in Sustainable Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 245-254
Author(s):  
Vladyslav Smilka
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
National Agency ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Object State

Abstract The field of sustainable development has global goals focused on the repletion of wants of natural resources for present-day generations in terms of sustainable consumption so that future generations can meet their needs. Sustainable development can be achieved by substantially transforming national agency systems. The aim of the research is to determine role of monitoring and evaluation in the system of sustainable development of the territory. The methods used in this study are general scientific techniques and methods – analysis, logical access method, monographic and other methods. Some international standards for sustainable development have been adopted today. Monitoring and targeted indicator ratings are measures that promote sustainable development. The following conceptual approaches to monitoring can be distinguished for the purpose of monitoring: 1) monitoring as information and analytical support for the management decision support system; 2) monitoring aimed at generating new knowledge; 3) monitoring as a system for tracking quantitative and qualitative changes; 4) monitoring as sequential activity algorithm; 5) object state on-line monitoring; 6) proactive monitoring. Aims should be set to manage the sustainable development process and evaluate the effectiveness of the tools used to achieve it. Sustainable development indicators are necessary to establish the degree of responsibility of their values to the criteria for sustainable development.

Conditions for Development of Renewable Energy in Poland

2016 ◽  
pp. 310-339
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Osiecka-Brzeska
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Resources ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Sustainable Development Indicators ◽  
Sustainable Policy ◽  
History Of ◽  
Provinces Of Poland ◽  
Definition Of

The Paper examines legal and financial tools which are used in Poland to succor the development of energy from renewable resources. In the first part a definition of sustainable development is given and the short history of this idea is shown. Then the concept of Sustainable energy is introduced. The second part describes main policies of European Union on sustainable policy and the Polish Legal System on Renewable Energy is described. The fifth part of the paper analyzes the sustainable development indicators provided by Eurostat for the energy produced from renewable resources. there are 6 indicators analyzed. In the end the forecasts for the development of RES in Poland is given. There are clues for development of different technologies in different provinces of Poland. There are also forecasts for the development of the renewable energy market in Poland.

scholarly journals Sustainability Indicators and Environmental Safety Management as Illustrated with an Example of the Polish Energy Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 389-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wioletta Skrodzka ◽  
Olga Kiriliuk
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
The Eu

AbstractPower engineering is one of the key areas of sustainable development. Many countries create new concepts of environmental safety management and modify their energy systems to be in line with the goals of sustainable development in the EU. Sustainable development indicators can be a tool for monitoring the set goals of environmental safety management. The aim of the article is to assess the environmental safety management of the energy sector in Poland in relation to EU as well as presenting the concept of sustainable energy development and indicators used to assess the development of energy in the following dimensions: social, economic and ecological. The indicators used to assess the sustainable development of energy in the following dimensions were compared: sustainable consumption and production, marking the production and consumption of energy; organizations and sites with eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS); registration climate change, marking GHG emissions and the share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption; sustainable transport, marking the energy consumption of transport relative to GDP. The article will test the hypothesis that the structure of obtaining energy in Poland and the tempo of change in this respect differ from the EU average.

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