scholarly journals Evaluating Sustainable Development by Composite Index: Evidence from French Departments

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 761
Author(s):  
Jean Bonnet ◽  
Eva Coll-Martínez ◽  
Patricia Renou-Maissant
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Composite Indices ◽  
Hierarchical Ascending Classification

Since the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations, sustainability has been a key priority for European governments. While previous studies have investigated the associations between indicators of sustainable development, few have directly considered a multidimensional approach to assess and compare the performance of regions in terms of sustainable development. As such, a comprehensive assessment of regional sustainable performance is thus still needed. In this paper, the concept of sustainability relies on the construction of six composite indices (environment and natural resources, energy transition, sustainable mobility, economic dynamism, social cohesion and solidarity, and governance and citizenship) with the aim to provide an evaluation framework for empirically comparing the performance of the 96 metropolitan French Departments. Each dimension is explored by spatial autocorrelation analysis and Hierarchical Ascending Classification (HAC) to classify French Departments providing five different regional profiles of sustainable development. The findings make it possible to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the departments in the implementation of sustainable development. This approach provides the bases for a systematic monitoring of sustainable development policies at the regional scale.

Project of High-Speed Railway and Sustainable Development Evaluating

2011 ◽  
Vol 213 ◽  
pp. 216-220
Author(s):  
Lin Liu ◽  
Wei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Business In China ◽  
Construction Operation ◽  
Evaluating Method

This paper presents an evaluating method to optimize the sustainable development of high-speed railway (HSR). HSR is a quickly expanding business in China and without exception it has both advantages and disadvantages. There are many factors, such as planning, design, construction, operation, consumer utilities, public participation, environmental protection, economic analysis, influencing the sustainable development of HSR. Aiming at the main factors influencing it, a series of indices are picked up and the evaluating method is established which is based on the grey relational analysis (GRA). By using this index, the closest to the best sustainable development state is selected in similarity HSRs. The result shows that the evaluation method based on GRA is simple and scientific and has a potential prospect. The major contribution of this research lies in developing a formal evaluation framework for the sustainable development of HSR and providing useful managerial insights.

scholarly journals Land Concentration, Land Grabbing and Sustainable Development of Agriculture in Romania

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 2137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasile Burja ◽  
Attila Tamas-Szora ◽  
Iulian Bogdan Dobra
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Land Grabbing ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Consequences ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Political Concern

Land grabbing has become a priority topic in academic research and a political concern, due to interests in the dynamics of the phenomenon and its negative impact on the sustainable development of agriculture in rural areas. This phenomenon generates changes in production systems of agriculture with adverse environmental consequences, adversely affects socio-economic and cultural conditions and leads to lower overall efficiency in agriculture. This article analyses the links between land concentration, land grabbing and sustainable development of agriculture in Romania compared to other old and new EU-28 countries. The results of the research show that the land grabbing in Romania has a significant dimension compared to the other countries analyzed, which has led to an inadequate agrarian structure and adverse effects on the sustainable performance of agricultural holdings and the sustainable development of rural areas.

scholarly journals Methodology for the Sustainable Development of the Italy-Croatia Cross-Border Area: Sustainable and Multimodal/ Cross-Border Passenger Services

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 11895
Author(s):  
Miljen Sirotić ◽  
Srđan Žuškin ◽  
Igor Rudan ◽  
Andrea Stocchetti
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Survey Analysis ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Border Area ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Cross Border

The efficient evaluation of the transport sector for the implementation of sustainable mobility solutions is a crucial challenge for governments and decisionmakers for strategically reducing the negative economic, social, and environmental impacts of transport. Current research trends on transport macromanagement indicate a lack of integrative and comprehensive approaches to mitigating transport sustainability parameters. Thus, a holistic perspective on transport macromanagement is deemed necessary for supporting the transition towards a more sustainable approach to transport macroplanning. This paper contributes to the development of transport macromanagement by offering insights, tools, and strategies for contemporary sustainable transitions in the transport sector. A methodology for sustainable and multimodal/cross-border passenger services for the Italy-Croatia cross-border area, with a systematic development cycle composed of six interconnected steps for fostering stakeholder cooperation, is proposed in this paper. Furthermore, a methodological framework, a SWOT analysis, and a gap analysis on the function of defining port improvement for the action plan are elaborated in this study. The study analysis is based on the international passenger terminal ports in a passenger liner service by using a survey analysis conducted among the port authorities in the cross-border area. Moreover, the main aim of the methodology is to provide a holistic framework for the sustainable development of a complex and multilayered transport environment that encompasses a multiplicity of various stakeholders.

scholarly journals World Experience in Public Administration of the Transformation of Energy-dependent Regions in the Context of Their Sustainable Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-244
Author(s):  
Inna Zablodska ◽  
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Yevhen Akhromkin ◽  
Andriy Akhromkin ◽  
Liubov Bielousova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Energy Dependent

The article is devoted to the research of the world positive and negative experience in public administration of the transformation of energy-dependent regions. The research is carried out in the context of the sustainable development of energy-dependent regions, which is one of the key global agendas for the transition of all countries to a low carbon economy and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, in the context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals to 2030. The authors analysed the institutional features of the experience of just transformation in Australia and Poland, the shortcomings of the transforming process of energy-dependent regions in European countries such as the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, and also some initial directions for further energy transition in the German and Czech regions.

scholarly journals Analysis of Similarities Between the European Union Countries in Terms of Sustainable Energy and Climate Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-96
Author(s):  
Magdalena Tutak
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Eu

Abstract Energy and climate issues are an essential part of the sustainable development process of the EU countries. They are also one of the primary objectives of international policy, as evidenced by their inclusion in Agenda 2030, adopted by the UN in 2015 among the Sustainable Development Goals. The implementation of these goals is also taking place in the EU countries. Although climate protection and energy transition activities have been undertaken in the EU for years, individual countries significantly vary in this regard. The aim of the research, the results of which are presented in this paper, was to analyze similarities between the EU countries in terms of sustainable energy and climate development. The analysis was conducted for all EU countries, based on 14 indicators characterizing energy and climate sustainability, in energy, climate, social and economic dimensions. Kohonen’s artificial neural networks were used for analysis. The research was conducted for data from the period between 2009-2018. The results showed that in the studied period (10 years), significant differences were found between the EU countries. A high level of energy and climate development was reported for Sweden, Denmark, Austria and France, among other states, and a low level for e.g., the Czech Republic, Poland and Bulgaria.

scholarly journals Indicators of sustainable development of Santa Catarina mesoregions: a comparative analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luana Caroline da Silva ◽  
Fabricia Silva da Rosa
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Wealth Distribution ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Sustainable Performance

Purpose: This study aims to analyze the sustainable performance of Santa Catarina mesoregions from the sustainable development indicators proposed by the Santa Catarina Federation of Municipalities (FECAM). Methodology: To analyze the sustainable performance of the Santa Catarina mesoregions, a descriptive, documentary and quali-quantitative research was conducted. The study sample comprised the six mesoregions of the state of Santa Catarina, namely, Serrana, Norte Catarinense, Oeste Catarinense, Sul Catarinense, Vale do Itajaí and Grande Florianópolis. Data from the Municipal Sustainable Development Index - IDMS were collected on the FECAM website and comprise the year 2018. The analysis considered the descriptive statistics and correlation techniques. Results: The results reveal a state formed by 5 mesoregions that have a sustainable performance considered low-median, and 1 mesoregion with a sustainable average performance, which consists of the Vale do Itajaí mesoregion whose IDMS was 0.625. This result is generally reflected in the low rates of environmental management, economic dynamism and wealth distribution, demonstrating that the Economic and Environmental dimensions deserve attention from municipal public managers, as they were located between Medium-low and Low sustainable development. Neither of the four dimensions nor the consolidated IDMS of Santa Catarina mesoregions is classified with sustainable performance considered High or Medium-high. Overall, there was a slight worsening in the development of the mesoregions between 2016 and 2018. Contributions of the Study: By assessing the sustainable development of the mesoregions, the study contributes to the literature on regional indicator systems and sustainable regional development, allowing the understanding of the sustainable performance process of the municipalities that make up these mesoregions, as well as enabling the monitoring and the comparability of this performance. The study also contributes to the implementation of results-oriented management, which is the main indication of the new public management, whose emphasis is on the effective use of information.

scholarly journals Strategies for Sustainable Development of Socio-Economic Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Yu. Moroz ◽  
Olga V. Antipova ◽  
Nadezhda Yu. Psareva ◽  
Elena V. Lyapuntsova ◽  
Nadezhda S. Matveeva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Open Economy ◽  
Energy Transport ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Decisions ◽  
The World

The global trend of sustainable development of the state economies is associated with a systematic approach that provides for comprehensive and interconnected effective business development, environmental protection, and social decisions. The concept of “sustainable development” was first conceived in 1983 by the World Commission for South Africa, was further developed in 1983 by the UN World Commission. In 1987 this concept was reflected by UN World Commission in the report “Our Common Future” to the World Commission. Despite such a long period of existence of the concept of sustainable development, many issues related to the implementation of this concept remain unresolved. One of the most important issues in assessing the sustainable development of socio-economic systems is the choice of criteria. In general, sustainable development of the economy is primarily associated with a person. Thus, the study considers a methodological approach to calculating a consolidated composite index for assessing the sustainability of the development of a national socio-economic system. The purpose of the study was to investigate the main strategies of social and economic development, key challenges and directions of such development, both at the state and private business level. The strategy of an open economy with the active participation of the state is considered on the example of supporting five fundamental sectors of the economy: energy, transport, water supply, sanitation, and forestry. The influence of globalisation on the sustainable development of socio-economic systems through regionalisation is shown – the peculiar political and economic mechanisms of structural transformation aimed at increasing the efficiency of the economies of the countries participating in the integration association.

scholarly journals Assessment model of regions’ economy in the context of their sustainable development

2020 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 13023
Author(s):  
Pavlo Hryhoruk ◽  
Nila Khrushch ◽  
Svitlana Grygoruk
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
External Threats ◽  
Strategic Direction

Currently realizing the new active role of the region as a sustainable development entity is a strategic direction for regional policy’s development. Assessing the sustainable development of regions is an important part of such a policy and facilitates the timely identification of internal and external threats, the development of the necessary stabilization measures to prevent their negative impact, and the formation of strategies aimed at the sustainable functioning of regional systems. The economic system is an important subsystem of the region. The article proposes an approach to assess the level of regions economic development in the context of ensuring its sustainable development. It is based on comprehensive assessment technology. The sustainable economic development composite index is calculated by a weighted additive convolution of partial indicators. A feature of the proposed approach is the simultaneous use of both metric and nonmetric indicators. The metric component is used to calculate the composite index values. Weight coefficients are calculated by the principal component method using the factor loadings of the first principal component. The non-metric part of the initial data is used to refine these weights. The article describes the algorithm for calculating a composite index. The practical testing of the proposed approach is presented for the case Ukraine’s regions. The results lead to the conclusion about significant problems in ensuring sustainable development of the regional economy. Outcomes obtained are very helpful for the public administration bodies to develop and revise the appropriate policy for solving the sustainable development problems in each region.

scholarly journals National Energy Transition Framework toward SDG7 with Legal Reforms and Policy Bundles: The Case of Taiwan and Its Comparison with Japan

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mu-Xing Lin ◽  
Hwa Meei Liou ◽  
Kuei Tien Chou
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Electricity Sector ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Fair Competition ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Energy Justice

The main problem explored in this study is how Taiwan and other countries meet the challenges of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals regarding energy transition by using legal instruments or policy bundles. This study adopts textual analysis and legal policy analysis as its main form of research methodology, and the theory of energy justice, as well as principles of energy management, to correlate with the Sustainable Development Goals. Furthermore, this study aims to construct an analysis structure for national energy transition and to analyze the current situation within Taiwan’s electricity sector reforms, while providing evidence of the national experience of electrical industry reforms as an international reference. This study also compares the differences between the seventh Sustainable Development Goal relationship and national energy transitions in Taiwan and Japan, based on the similar initiative of the revised Electricity Act with the policy bundle. This study specifically finds that, firstly, the theory for energy justice is connected with the principles for energy management, owing to the same concepts of “Fair Competition”, via the recognition of “Energy Development and Poverty”, which correlates with “Environment Protection”. Therefore, the concept of energy transition proposed in this study integrates national energy development policy goals and combines them with environmental sustainability, the green economy, and social equity. Secondly, the national energy transition in Taiwan is a response to the Sustainable Development Goals, and electricity sector-related laws could be used as legal tools for national energy transition. This study concludes that Taiwanese and Japanese governments can strengthen their environmental regulations to promote fair competition directly, with fair competition then being able to enhance stable electricity supply, to enable these countries to move towards the seventh Sustainable Development Goal and its indicators. Finally, the analysis structure used in this study could be used as a policy analysis tool for other countries during their own energy transition, when a nation is willing to strategically reform its electricity sector and make sustainable choices regarding transition paths and policy bundles that are suitable for the situation of the individual country. Then, a nation can make revisions to its laws and formulate a policy that is in line with local conditions, while as simultaneously implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.

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