Measuring urban sustainability performance through composite indicators for Spanish cities

Lo-Iacono-Ferreira, Vanesa G.; Garcı́a-Bernabeu, Ana; Hilario-Caballero, Adolfo; Torregrosa-López, Juan Ignacio

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131982

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“…Composite indicators (CIs) are considered as popular instruments for evaluating and ranking the performance of countries/institutions in the field of human development, sustainable society index, environmental performance, sustainability, innovation, or other complex phenomena which cannot be directly measured and are not uniquely defined. CIs are applied for different objectives in various fields including policy monitoring, public relations, and ranking (Becker, Paruolo, Saisana, & Saltelli, 2017) (Mauro, Giusti, Marchetti, & Pratesi, 2021) (Lo-Iacono-Ferreira, Garcia-Bernabeu, Hilario-Caballero, & Torregrosa-López, 2022) (Zhang & Zhou, 2018).…”

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Developing the Overall Performance Index for Water Supply Systems based on Fair Benchmarking and Strong Sustainability

Baniasadi,

Mehrabadi

2024

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Performance assessment indicators play a crucial role in evaluating water supply systems (WSSs). Developing a Composite Indicator (CI) that integrates key performance indicators (KPIs) offers significant advantages. This study aims to explore various aspects of creating a CI for assessing WSS performance, including clustering, normalizing, weighting, and aggregating KPIs. Data corresponding to selected KPIs from diverse WSSs in Iran were collected and categorized into four dimensions: Environmental, Financial, Organizational, and Social, to ensure comprehensive performance evaluation and calculation of an Overall Performance Index (OPI). A new multi-criteria method was employed to assign weights to KPIs in the CI Based on the concept of non-compensation. WSSs were grouped into clusters based on population, water resource type, and climate, and KPIs were normalized accordingly based on fair benchmarking. A non-linear (Geometric) method was utilized to aggregate KPIs, emphasizing strong sustainability and non-compensation interactions. The change in the results of the selected method was compared with the previous methods. The study found that method variation at each stage of CI development significantly affected the OPI and ranking of WSSs. Population emerged as a significant factor, and key findings include the substantial impact of resource type and climate on specific KPIs, underscoring the need to consider influencing factors in benchmarking. The non-linear aggregation method demonstrated greater rigor and sustainability compared to linear methods, aligning with principles of fair benchmarking and WSS sustainability.

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Developing the Overall Performance Index for Water Supply Systems based on Fair Benchmarking and Strong Sustainability

Baniasadi,

Mehrabadi

2024

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“…First, for the year 2021, it seeks to analyze the degree of homogeneity in SDG achievement based on the 5Ps, distinguishing between two samples of countries according to the World Bank's classification 1 : one sample contains a total of 65 Low Income Countries (LICs) and Low‐Middle Income Countries (LMICs), while the other contains 39 Upper‐Middle Income Countries (UMICs) and High Income Countries (HICs). The classification of the SDGs into 5Ps is based on several studies in the literature (Leal Filho et al, 2018; Lo‐Iacono‐Ferreira et al, 2022; OECD, 2017; Puertas & Marti, 2023). Complementarily, the second aim is to establish a ranking of countries according to their achievement of the SDGs, to which end a synthetic indicator (SI) is produced, and then to identify which country risk factors are associated with SDG achievement.…”

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“…The classification of the SDGs into 5Ps is based on several studies in the literature (Leal Filho et al, 2018;Lo-Iacono-Ferreira et al, 2022;OECD, 2017;Puertas & Marti, 2023). Complementarily, the second aim is to establish a ranking of countries according to their achievement of the SDGs, to which end a synthetic indicator (SI) is produced, and then to identify which country risk factors are associated with SDG achievement.…”

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Disparities in sustainable development goals compliance and their association with country risk

Martí

Royo

2023

Sustainable Development

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The sustainable development goals are aimed at making humankind aware of the importance of establishing common guidelines relating to three fundamental purposes: eradicating poverty, protecting the planet, and improving people's lives. Sustainable development is linked to financial and business risk, financing is necessary to achieve the SDGs. In this context, the aim of this paper is to analyze the homogeneity in SDG achievement, based on People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnership for year 2021. To that end, a cluster analysis is applied, distinguishing between two samples of countries defined by their level of wealth. Furthermore, a synthetic indicator is used to produce a ranking of countries according to their achievement of the SDGs; contingency tables are then created and the χ2 test is used to identify which country risk factors are associated with SDG achievement. The results indicate that the major powers perform similarly in successfully achieving the 5Ps. Also, the χ2 test confirms that a good economic and financial position which allows access to international financial markets at a reasonable cost is linked to optimal SDG achievement in high‐income areas. However, Economic assessment, Access to international capital markets and Debt indicators are not associated with better SDG achievement in the poorest countries.

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“…To do so, composite indicators, rankings and benchmarking exercises, despite their limitations, have been considered useful tools to assess the phenomena and support decision-making as they allow for the illustration of multidimensional phenomena with a relatively small amount of information (Papa et al , 2017; Sáez et al , 2020). Also, they facilitate performance comparisons by considering multiple dimensions, such as economic structure, productivity, innovation, environmental and social conditions, among others (Jiang and Shen, 2010; Huggins, 2003; Hu et al , 2013; Sáez and Periáñez, 2015; Sáez et al , 2017; Ivaldi et al , 2016; Yigitcanlar et al , 2019; Chung et al , 2021; Lo-Iacono-Ferreira et al , 2022).…”

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Benchmarking urban competitiveness for economic recovery: an application to Porto and Lisbon

Sgambati,

Carvalho

2023

JPMD

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Purpose This paper aims to investigate the competitive potential of different classes of municipalities within larger metropolitan areas, considering three dimensions of place competitiveness, associated to contemporary economic recovery agendas: the “dual transition” (green and digital) and socio-economic resilience. Design/methodology/approach The proposed methodology is divided in two stages, the first aiming at developing a new Index of Urban Competitiveness, based on three key dimensions of place development, by using principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis; the second intends to identify municipalities’ main competitive assets, throughout the examination of the existing links between the overall competitiveness index and intra-metropolitan place conditions in each dimension. This methodology is applied to the metropolitan areas of Porto and Lisbon. Findings The analysis shows a weak link between population size and urban competitiveness, suggesting that economic recovery investments primarily targeting larger municipalities will not necessarily lead to greater metropolitan competitive advantages. On the contrary, taking into consideration place-based interventions for different “clubs” of municipalities would more likely contribute to enhance competitive performance and valorise territorial assets. Furthermore, while the relationship between competitiveness and environmental performance appears to be non-linear, digitalization and economic and social resilience prove to be key for urban competitive potential. Originality/value By drawing on contemporary notions of urban competitiveness, the work proposes a revised method to evaluate competitiveness, latent qualities and intrinsic features of places, constituting an initial step to conceive suitable metropolitan development and investment strategies for economic recovery.

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Measuring urban sustainability performance through composite indicators for Spanish cities

Cited by 25 publications

References 20 publications

Developing the Overall Performance Index for Water Supply Systems based on Fair Benchmarking and Strong Sustainability

Developing the Overall Performance Index for Water Supply Systems based on Fair Benchmarking and Strong Sustainability

Disparities in sustainable development goals compliance and their association with country risk

Benchmarking urban competitiveness for economic recovery: an application to Porto and Lisbon

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