Measuring uncertainties in composite indicators of sustainability

被引：22
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作者：
Munda, Giuseppe [1 ]
Nardo, Michela [1 ]
Saisana, Michaela [1 ]
Srebotnjak, Tanja [2 ,3 ]
机构：
[1] European Commiss, IPSC, Joint Res Ctr, Econometr & Appl Stat Unit G 09, I-21027 Ispra, Italy
[2] Univ Washington, Daniel J Evans Sch Publ Affairs, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[3] Yale Univ, Ctr Environm Law & Policy, \, New Haven, CT 06511 USA
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | 2009年 / 11卷 / 1-3期
关键词：
Environmental Sustainability Index; ESI; measurement theory; multi-criteria evaluation; sensitivity analysis; social choice;
D O I：
10.1504/IJETM.2009.027185
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
Composite indicators are very common in economic and business statistics for benchmarking the relative progress of countries in a variety of policy domains such as industrial competitiveness, sustainable development, globalisation and innovation. This article provides an analysis of the key uncertainties underlying the mathematical modelling used to construct composite indicators within the broader context of sustainability measurement. A case study of the Environmental Sustainability Index illustrates how these uncertainties can be modelled and estimated.
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页数：20
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