Sustainable Development Index System Construction and Objective Description of Resources-Oriented Enterprise of Hunan

2012 ◽  
Vol 524-527 ◽  
pp. 2931-2934
Author(s):  
Song Qing Li ◽  
Yi Ling Liu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Reference Frame ◽  
Index System ◽  
System Construction ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Specific Index ◽  
Basic Reference ◽  
Four Levels ◽  
Objective Description

Sustainable development of Resources-oriented Enterprise is one of the most significant problems faced in the process of the reality of Hunan “Four Modernizations and Two models”. This article forms the “Basic Reference Frame” of the objective predictions of sustainable development Hunan resource-based enterprises, and constructs four levels of sustainable development index system, including layer of target, criterion, element and specific index. Based on the “Basic Reference Frame” and index system, advance the sustainable development specific target of the resource-based enterprises in 2015 and 2020.

The Sustainability Evaluation of Weifang Urban Area

2012 ◽  
Vol 616-618 ◽  
pp. 1285-1291
Author(s):  
Lin Wang ◽  
Ya Na Wang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Index System ◽  
Urban System ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Urban Sustainable Development ◽  
Index Weight ◽  
Hierarchy Process

The analytical Hierarchy Process is a very popular method to evaluate the urban sustainable development. Therefore, this method is employed to evaluate the sustainability of urban area of Weifang, Shandong Province. According to the structure of the urban system and the establishing principles of index system in the sustainable development, the index system in the urban evaluation of the sustainable development in Weifang is established. After calculating index weight by The Analytical Hierarchy Process and the index score, the urban sustainable development index is calculated. Then the ability of the sustainable development is analyzed, and the corresponding Suggestions and countermeasures are offered in how to make the strategy and target of the sustainable development in Weifang. The results show that, Weifang sustainable development index is continuously rising in the last few years: from 0.28 in 2006 to 0.54 in 2010. According to the index, the sustainability of urban area is improved significantly for some environmental infrastructure being operated in recent years.

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 Synergising Research and Service Activities at Swiss Research Institutions to Accelerate Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9626
Author(s):  
Jasmina Saric ◽  
Fabian Käser ◽  
Jon-Andri Lys ◽  
Jürg Utzinger ◽  
Thomas Breu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Scientific Quality ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Four Levels ◽  
The Individual

Research that takes a pro-active role in bridging science and practice holds promise to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. While passing on best practices outside of academia, inspiration can be drawn from pressing global challenges. Using Swiss research institutions that maintain partnerships with low- and middle-income countries as a case study, the purpose of this study was to identify synergies between research and services for development (R&S4D). We mapped Swiss research institutions that host both types of activities and identified the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) linked to their hybrid models. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with representatives from the identified institutions, and data were analysed using the Framework Method. Strengths of combining R&S4D were observed on four levels: (i) individual (i.e., high employability outside academia); (ii) project (i.e., higher quality and practical relevance); (iii) entity (i.e., flexibility regarding funders, resources, and partners); and (iv) sustainable development (i.e., more impactful work). The main weaknesses were named as a decrease in the scientific quality of research projects specifically and inefficiency/lack of feasibility of implementation services. A lack of career paths and positions for individuals who wish to pursue academic research alongside services was identified as a threat. The Universities of Applied Sciences account for the largest share of hybrid positions in Switzerland; increasing their currently limited funding for research and international activities represents an opportunity. Our reserch adds a unique viewpoint to the discussion on the role of academia in supporting society to move towards sustainable development. It does so by exploring whether and how the concept of multisectoriality can work as an integral part of academia at the individual and the institutional level.

scholarly journals Use of Entropy in Developing SDG-based Indices for Assessing Regional Sustainable Development: A Provincial Case Study of China

Entropy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 406
Author(s):  
Xiangyu Wang ◽  
Peichao Gao ◽  
Changqing Song ◽  
Changxiu Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Weight Coefficient ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Entropy Weight ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Two Indices

Sustainable development appears to be the theme of our time. To assess the progress of sustainable development, a simple but comprehensive index is of great use. To this end, a multivariate index of sustainable development was developed in this study based on indicators of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To demonstrate the usability of this developed index, we applied it to Fujian Province, China. According to the China SDGs indicators and the Fujian situation, we divided the SDGs into three dimensions and selected indicators based on these dimensions. We calculated the weights and two indices with the entropy weight coefficient method based on collecting and processing of data from 2007 to 2017. We assessed and analyzed the sustainable development of Fujian with two indices and we drew three main conclusions. From 2007 to 2017, the development index of Fujian showed an increasing trend and the coordination index of Fujian showed a fluctuating trend. It is difficult to smoothly improve the coordination index of Fujian because the development speeds of Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being) and Goal 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions) were low. The coordination index of Fujian changed from strong coordination to medium coordination from 2011 to 2012 because the development speed of the environmental dimension suddenly improved. It changed from strong coordination to medium coordination from 2015 to 2016 because the values of the development index of the social dimension were decreasing. To the best of our knowledge, these are the first SDGs-based multivariate indices of sustainable development for a region of China. These indices are applicable to different regions.

scholarly journals Energy efficiency and green solutions in sustainable development: evidence from the Norwegian maritime industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-302
Author(s):  
Viktoriia Koilo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Maritime Industry ◽  
Liquefied Petroleum Gas ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Develop Technology ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2

The maritime industry plays a special role in Norway. In recent years, it became subject to increasingly stronger requirements to reduce emissions. However, the most important is that the Norwegian maritime industry in several areas can deliver and further develop technology and products that provide lower emissions, nationally and globally. Going forward, technology development will be more important with time. Thus, it is important to find out what impact it will have on the industry’s sustainable development and estimate the efficiency of new technologies.This paper primarily aims to find a new optimization tool, which allows monitoring progress in the maritime industry towards sustainable development.The present study reveals many new possible zero-emission solutions in the maritime industry, such as battery-electric architectures, ammonia, hydrogen, biofuel, and liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), autonomous ships, etc. Moreover, it was highlighted that without active coordination between governance, academia, and industry, it is impossible to achieve international climate commitments and associated targets for reducing the emissions in the maritime industry.In addition, in this study, a twofold model was proposed: the first part is the calculation of the Sustainable Development Index (SDI), and the last one is mathematical modeling, where the optimization variable carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and Sustainable Development Index (SDI) should be maximized. The investigation results prove that the model should be tested, and further research in this area is needed. AcknowledgmentThe research is supported by a grant from the Research Based Innovation “SFI Marine Operation in Virtual Environment (SFI-MOVE)” (Project no: 237929) in Norway.

Evaluation System of Sustainable Development for Farmland Shelterbelt Network Based on ANP

2011 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 1780-1783
Author(s):  
Si Ling Yang ◽  
Ying Zong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Index System ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Evaluation Index System ◽  
Evaluation Index ◽  
Compound System ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Multi Index

Since the evaluation index system of sustainable development for farmland shelterbelt is a compound system with network and multi-index, it is difficult to evaluate effectively by common methods. In this paper, a set of evaluation index system of sustainable development for farmland shelterbelt network based on ANP method is established, and the evaluation index system is quantified with SD software. The method can improve the evaluating system of previous studies on the sustainable development of farmland shelterbelt, and make the evaluation results have more directive significance for farmland shelterbelt management.

Evaluation on the Developing Level of Real Estate Industry Based on the Sustainable Development

2013 ◽  
Vol 869-870 ◽  
pp. 39-42
Author(s):  
Ling Ma ◽  
Wei Lun Wu ◽  
Dong Xue Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Index System ◽  
Evaluation Index System ◽  
Evaluation Index ◽  
Real Estate Industry ◽  
Industry Development ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Real Estate

From the view of sustainable development, the evaluation model of the real estate industry development was constructed based on literature research. 20 initial indexes were chosen as evaluation indexes of the of real estate industry development. The indicator data of 32 provinces in China was collected and processed. Through EFA and CFA of the model, the 3-dimension evaluation index system with 10 indexes was formed with good reliability and validity. Finally, the relevant management strategy was proposed. The evaluation index system has important application value to evaluate and monitor the sustainable development of the real estate industry.

scholarly journals U.S. Aid and Moving Towards the Sustainable Development Goals in Aid Recipient Countries

2021 ◽  
pp. 0
Author(s):  
Maria Beletskaya
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
International Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Development Aid ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Per Capita

The article examines the connection between international development assistance provided by the United States and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the recipient countries. It shows the change in approaches to international development aid and SDGs during the presidencies of Obama, Trump and Biden. Author discusses the problems of assessing the results and effectiveness of aid at the macro level and makes a quantitative assessment of the relationship between indicators of international aid, the index of sustainable development and macroeconomic indicators of countries receiving US assistance. The article concludes that no relationship could be identified between the indicators of the provision of international assistance provided by the United States and the indicators of the sustainable development index of the countries receiving this assistance. At the same time, there is a relationship between the indicators of GDP per capita and the Sustainable Development Index. There are also signs of a relationship between the Sustainable Development Index and the volume of US aid per capita, of the recipient country - a lower Sustainable Development Index of a country is usually accompanied by a higher level of aid per capita.

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