Using text analytics to apprehend urban sustainability development

Lee, Picheng; Kleinman, Gary; Kuei, Chu‐Hua

doi:10.1002/sd.2045

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“…Juventia et al (2020) presented the text mining technique to analyze the agrobiodiversity index and commitments scores for nine countries. With the help of text analysis methods, Lee et al (2020) created an urban sustainability activity index for their study, which used the C40 city data set to identify four underlying issues. Within the context of sustainability, the activities of the cities were determined in accordance with this index.…”

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An analysis of annual reports from the sustainable development goals perspective

Hacıhasanoğlu,

Ünlüsoy,

Madenoğlu

2023

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Purpose The sustainable development goals (SDGs) are introduced to guide achieving the sustainable goals and tackle the global problems. United Nations members may perform activities to achieve the predetermined goals and report on their SDG activities. The comprehension and commitment of several stakeholders are essential for the effective implementation of the SDGs. Countries encourage their stakeholders to perform and report their activities to meet the SDGs. The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which corporations’ annual reports address the SDGs to assess and comprehend their level of commitment to, priority of and integration of SDGs within their reporting structure. This research makes it easier to evaluate corporations’ sustainability performance and contributions to global sustainability goals by looking at the extent to which they address the SDGs. Design/methodology/approach In the study, it is revealed to what extent the reports meet the SDGs with the multilabel text classification approach. The SDG classification is carried out by examining the report with the help of a text analysis tool based on an enhanced version of gradient boosting. The implementation of a machine learning-based model allowed it to determine which SDGs are associated with the company’s operations without the requirement for the report’s authors to perform so. Therefore, instead of reading the texts to seek for “SDG” evidence as typically occurs in the literature, SDG proof was searched in relevant texts. Findings To show the feasibility of the study, the annual reports of the leading companies in Turkey are examined, and the results are interpreted. The study produced results including insights into the sustainable practices of businesses, priority SDG selection, benchmarking and business comparison, gaps and improvement opportunities identification and representation of the SDGs’ importance. Originality/value The findings of the analysis of annual reports indicate which SDGs they are concerned about. A gap in the literature can be noticed in the analysis of annual reports of companies that fall under a particular framework. In addition, it has sparked the idea of conducting research on a global scale and in a time series. With the aid of this research, decision-making procedures can be guided, and advancements toward the SDGs can be achieved.

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An analysis of annual reports from the sustainable development goals perspective

Hacıhasanoğlu,

Ünlüsoy,

Madenoğlu

2023

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Boosting the Spanish Urban Agenda through urban living labs: The case study of Madrid

Diaz‐Sarachaga,

Sánchez‐Cañete

2024

Sustainable Development

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The Spanish Urban Agenda (SUA) intends to promote sustainable development through the implementation of the 2030 Agenda at the local level. Since all world stakeholders are called to participate in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, diverse instruments adopting a collaborative approach between social actors have gained importance. Among them, urban living labs (ULLs) involve distinct participants to handle urban issues by proposing and testing solutions. This research determines the role of ULLs conducted in Madrid since 2000 as drivers of the SUA. A two‐tier methodology was adopted to develop a framework after first conducting an in‐depth literature review to identify key features of ULLs. Second, the connection between the SUA and ULLs was defined. Findings revealed a limited impact of the analyzed labs in reaching the SUA. The under‐representation of social agents undermines the effectiveness of ULLs. A higher engagement of public institutions is recommended to overcome this shortcoming.

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Exploring public voice on social media: Twitter Users' views on the circular economy

Eid,

Dandis,

Cathro

et al. 2024

Sustainable Development

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This paper aims to explore all the ideas and topics associated with the discussion about the circular economy on social media sites. All tweets mentioning the CE were collected and subjected to latent Dirichlet allocation topic modelling to identify discussion themes manual validation refined topic coherence. Findings offer novel empirical insights into how the CE is currently framed in public discourse. Dominant themes emphasise strategic communication and technical CE activities rather than inclusive participation. Gaps were also identified, such as limited discussion of CE's social role and broader activities beyond recycling. By quantitatively examining large‐scale online discussions, this research makes an original contribution to establishing the neglected social dimension of CE transitions. The findings carry essential theoretical implications for refining CE conceptualisations better to integrate socio‐cultural factors critical for just, systemic change. Practically, the study equips decision‐makers with data‐driven guidance on developing more participatory communication approaches and policies promoting the CE. This study transitions research and advances the scholarship of the circular economy by using a mixed‐methods approach to analyse a crucial but little‐studied stakeholder perspective.

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Using text analytics to apprehend urban sustainability development

Cited by 4 publications

References 22 publications

An analysis of annual reports from the sustainable development goals perspective

An analysis of annual reports from the sustainable development goals perspective

Boosting the Spanish Urban Agenda through urban living labs: The case study of Madrid

Exploring public voice on social media: Twitter Users' views on the circular economy

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