A novel Sustainable Development Goal 7 composite index as the paradigm for energy sustainability assessment: A case study from Europe

RM Elavarasan, R Pugazhendhi, M Irfan, L Mihet-Popa… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sustainable Development Goal 7 endeavors to ameliorate the energy system
towards sustainability. Monitoring the country's progress to the goal will be of utmost for the …

Wealth-adjusted human development index

G Resce - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
It has been shown that the development of a country's people stems from its wealth, which is
characterized by human, social, and natural capital, but an assessment of the Human …

Green economy development progress in the Republic of Buryatia (Russia)

A Bilgaev, E Sadykova, A Mikheeva… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Under current conditions, the green economy concept has received a comprehensive
response in achieving the sustainable development of regions. However, measuring green …

Infrastructure efficiency, logistics quality and environmental impact of land logistics systems in the EU: A DEA-based dynamic mapping

C lo Storto, P Evangelista - Research in Transportation Business & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose The main purpose of this study is to carry out an international benchmarking study
to compare the performance of land national logistics systems of the 28 EU countries from …

Space–time heterogeneity of drought characteristics in Sabah and Sarawak, East Malaysia: implications for developing effective drought monitoring and mitigation …

YF Huang, JL Ng, KF Fung, TK Weng, N AlDahoul… - Applied Water …, 2023 - Springer
Natural calamities like droughts have harmed not just humanity throughout history but also
the economy, food, agricultural production, flora, animal habitat, etc. A drought monitoring …

Assessment of local competitiveness: A composite indicator analysis of Costa Rican counties using the 'Benefit of the Doubt'model

E Lafuente, M Araya, JC Leiva - Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
This study employs a Benefit-of-the-Doubt (BOD) weighting model that incorporates
information generated via a participatory method—ie, based on experts' opinion—to …

The use of information entropy and expert opinion in maximizing the discriminating power of composite indicators

MP Libório, R Karagiannis, AMA Diniz, PI Ekel… - Entropy, 2024 - mdpi.com
This research offers a solution to a highly recognized and controversial problem within the
composite indicator literature: sub-indicators weighting. The research proposes a novel …

A decision support framework for socially responsible supplier selection in the Nigerian banking industry

F Ojadi, S Kusi-Sarpong, IJ Orji, C Bai… - Journal of Business & …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Sustainability trends have changed the modus operandi in businesses even as the
market environment becomes more socially conscious. However, relatively little research …

Development and integrated assessment of the circular economy in the European Union: the outranking approach

J Ūsas, T Balezentis, D Streimikiene - Journal of enterprise …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The Green Deal strategy of the European Union (EU) as well as the increasing
concerns over resource scarcity worldwide has put forward such concepts as the circular …

Assessing landscape fragmentation: A composite indicator

A De Montis, V Serra, A Ganciu, A Ledda - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The assessment and management of landscape fragmentation (LF), ie, the subdivision of
the habitat into smaller and more isolated patches, can benefit from the adoption of a …