Problems of Aggregation of Sustainable Development Indicators at the Regional Level

The aim of the paper is to evaluate the possibilities of evaluating sustainable development in regions based on the 2030 Agenda, and in particular to identify issues that need more attention. Our interest is focused on issues with compiling CIs for a small number of regions with limited available da...

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Main Authors: Ludmila Petkovová, David Hartman, Tomáš Pavelka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/17/7156
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spelling doaj-9380aee7463b4e62a20668b10ba507d12020-11-25T01:21:52ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502020-09-01127156715610.3390/su12177156Problems of Aggregation of Sustainable Development Indicators at the Regional LevelLudmila Petkovová0David Hartman1Tomáš Pavelka2Department of Economics and Management, Unicorn University, 130 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Information Technology, Unicorn University, 130 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Managerial Economics, University of Economics in Prague, 130 67 Prague, Czech RepublicThe aim of the paper is to evaluate the possibilities of evaluating sustainable development in regions based on the 2030 Agenda, and in particular to identify issues that need more attention. Our interest is focused on issues with compiling CIs for a small number of regions with limited available data. The article offers a critical discussion of various methods of aggregation, which are derived from the respective level of compensability, robustness, and sensitivity of the results.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/17/7156sustainable developmentAgenda 2030NUTS 3 regionscomposite indicators
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Problems of Aggregation of Sustainable Development Indicators at the Regional Level
Sustainability
sustainable development
Agenda 2030
NUTS 3 regions
composite indicators
author_facet Ludmila Petkovová
David Hartman
Tomáš Pavelka
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title Problems of Aggregation of Sustainable Development Indicators at the Regional Level
title_short Problems of Aggregation of Sustainable Development Indicators at the Regional Level
title_full Problems of Aggregation of Sustainable Development Indicators at the Regional Level
title_fullStr Problems of Aggregation of Sustainable Development Indicators at the Regional Level
title_full_unstemmed Problems of Aggregation of Sustainable Development Indicators at the Regional Level
title_sort problems of aggregation of sustainable development indicators at the regional level
publisher MDPI AG
series Sustainability
issn 2071-1050
publishDate 2020-09-01
description The aim of the paper is to evaluate the possibilities of evaluating sustainable development in regions based on the 2030 Agenda, and in particular to identify issues that need more attention. Our interest is focused on issues with compiling CIs for a small number of regions with limited available data. The article offers a critical discussion of various methods of aggregation, which are derived from the respective level of compensability, robustness, and sensitivity of the results.
topic sustainable development
Agenda 2030
NUTS 3 regions
composite indicators
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