A Multidimensional Evaluation of the Sustainable Development of European Union Countries – An Empirical Study

Kiseľáková, Dana; Stec, Małgorzata; Grzebyk, Mariola; Šofranková, Beáta

doi:10.7441/joc.2020.04.04

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“…The provision and consumption of health services obliges countries to ensure that the society is able to use medical care and to allocate the appropriate amount of funds for this purpose. This undoubtedly affects the health situation of the population [26], and the latter affects various economic, environmental and health policy factors [27,28]. This is confirmed by various studies showing links between health and economic growth [29][30][31][32].…”

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The Field of “Public Health” as a Component of Sustainable Development—Poland Compared to the European Union

Strzelecka

2021

Sustainability

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The objective of the article is to analyse selected indicators of sustainable development in the field of “public health”, especially those related to health and health-related inequalities. The article focuses on the analysis of indicators in the field of “public health” presented by Eurostat. These indicators were presented in terms of averages and medians. Moreover, the paper indicates the amount of funds allocated for prevention in health care. In addition, the cluster method was used to identify EU countries similar to each other in terms of the leading indicator of sustainable development (SD). The study was conducted using annual data for 2010–2019 for Poland as compared to other EU countries. The study used data from the Eurostat and OECD databases. In almost all of the analysed countries, in relation to the demographic and health situation, there is a close link between the financial situation, health and inequalities in health-related fields. Patients’ sense of safety has decreased in Poland, which is the result of the growing consumption of health services and emerging problems with the availability of health care services as well as environmental pollution. Among others, the percentage of people with health problems and low income has increased. Although the percentage of unmet needs resulting from income inequalities has decreased over the past year in the analysed groups of countries, it is still high in Poland. The low level of expenditure on prevention makes these difficulties even more severe. In summary, capturing changes in indicators describing public health in the context of its impact on sustainable development plays a key role in balancing out inequalities in the EU countries and in managing a common policy.

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The Field of “Public Health” as a Component of Sustainable Development—Poland Compared to the European Union

Strzelecka

2021

Sustainability

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“…Then, the quality of technical criteria of photovoltaic panels related to customer expectations was estimated. For that, a combination of methods was used, i.e., zero-unitarization method (MUZ) [36][37][38][39][40] and a weighted sum model (WSM) [41][42][43][44]. The assessment of quality of criteria was done on the Likert scale [45,46], and then normalized by the MUZ method.…”

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“…The MUZ method is used to normalize values within the range <0; 1>. The main benefits for choice of the MUZ method [36][37][38][39][40] were:  Efficiency in normalization values in any range;  Possibility of normalization of criteria characterized by negative, equal to zero, and positive values;  Normalization of equality of length and boundaries of intervals for all standardized criteria and obtaining positive or equal to zero values of criteria after normalization.…”

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Model of Choice Photovoltaic Panels Considering Customers’ Expectations

Siwiec

Pacana

2021

Energies

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Photovoltaic electricity generation is key to achieving deep decarbonization with a high degree of electrification. It is predicted that the energy sector will reduce carbon dioxide by producing electricity mainly from photovoltaic (PV) power. Although dynamic development of the implementation of photovoltaic panels has been observed, their choice considering customer specificity is still a problem. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to propose the model of choice photovoltaic panels considering customers’ expectations. It can support the choice of a photovoltaic panel of a certain quality (satisfaction of concrete customer) in combination with the cost of its purchase. The proposed model includes acquiring and then processing customers’ expectations into technical criteria, while simultaneously considering the weighting of these criteria. It is realized in a standardized way, i.e., the zero-unitarization method (MUZ), after which normalized values of the quality of the photovoltaic panels’ criteria are obtained. In turn, the quality of these products is estimated by the weighted sum model (WSM) and then integrated with purchase cost in qualitative cost analysis (AKJ). As a result, using the scale of relative states, it is possible to categorize customer satisfaction from indicating qualitative cost and selecting the photovoltaic panel expected by customers (the most satisfactory). The effectiveness of the model was demonstrated by a sensitivity analysis, after which the key PV criteria were indicated. The proposed model is intended for any entity who selects a photovoltaic panel for customers. The computerization of calculations may contribute to its utilitarian dissemination.

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“…Studies show that European countries differ significantly in the achieved level of sustainable development. The countries in Western and Northern Europe have the highest rates, while those in Southern and Eastern Europe show worse results (Kiselakova et al 2020). The EU countries demonstrate strong positive shifts in ecological issues (even with a lag in the socioeconomic sphere) due to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and primary energy consumption (Urbaniec 2016).…”

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Development of Methodology and Assessment of Ecological Safety of the EAEU and CIS Regions in the Context of Sustainable Development

Demidova

Chircova

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Economies

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The trends of sustainable development and green agenda transform the production processes, leading industries, and regional markets, and reveal objective contradictions in ensuring the ecological safety of certain territories. This study aims to develop a methodology and assess ecological safety at aggregated system levels, taking into account natural and socioeconomic factors as well as the factor of human capital development with specification of the place of ecological safety in the concept of sustainable development. The objects of empirical research are the EAEU and CIS countries for the period 2010–2019, as well as 85 Russian regions. The scientific research toolkit is based on the methods of structural-logical, economical-statistical, and comparative analyses, and expert judgments. The concepts of sustainable development and human capital and the theory of the national school of ecological safety are analyzed using the systematic approach. The mixed methodological approach showed the interconnection of four approaches of assessing ecological safety (technogenic, environmental, institutional, resource-based). The authors developed a method for assessing ecological safety taking into account the contribution of human capital. The assessment results are typologized and grouped according to the dynamic trend. For the majority of the considered countries, changes in the level of ecological safety correlate with changes in socioeconomic indicators. The same trend is observed when considering the Russian regional formations. The contribution of human capital was recorded to a lesser extent. For several regions, the increased number of objects polluting the environment is accompanied by a decreased volume of polluting emissions into the atmosphere.

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A Multidimensional Evaluation of the Sustainable Development of European Union Countries – An Empirical Study

Cited by 40 publications

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The Field of “Public Health” as a Component of Sustainable Development—Poland Compared to the European Union

The Field of “Public Health” as a Component of Sustainable Development—Poland Compared to the European Union

Model of Choice Photovoltaic Panels Considering Customers’ Expectations

Development of Methodology and Assessment of Ecological Safety of the EAEU and CIS Regions in the Context of Sustainable Development

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