Coordinating socio-economic and environmental dimensions to evaluate regional sustainability —towards an integrative framework

Sustainability is related to the coordination of a complex system that constitutes by society, economy, and environment. In particular, environmental factor is frequently considered irreplaceable among them. This paper proposed a framework for regional sustainability assessment by coupling environme...

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Autores principales:	Rui Zhong, Fengsong Pei, Kuiqi Yang, Yan Xia, Huaili Wang, Gaoxin Yan
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Sustainability assessment framework Environmental factor Strong sustainability Yangtze River Delta (YRD) Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b97a8679a7454ca987fe0352474b8cc72021-12-01T04:58:56ZCoordinating socio-economic and environmental dimensions to evaluate regional sustainability —towards an integrative framework1470-160X10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108085https://doaj.org/article/b97a8679a7454ca987fe0352474b8cc72021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X21007500https://doaj.org/toc/1470-160XSustainability is related to the coordination of a complex system that constitutes by society, economy, and environment. In particular, environmental factor is frequently considered irreplaceable among them. This paper proposed a framework for regional sustainability assessment by coupling environmental factor and an improved Human Development Index (HDI). The performance of the framework was then analyzed using the 66 counties in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) in China as a case study. On this basis, spatio-temporal assessment on the regional sustainability was assessed from the dimensions of society, economy, and environment.Results showed that the proposed framework could capture both socio-economic and environmental dimensions well to reflect the regional sustainability in the YRD. Specifically, it showed that sustainability was continuously improved in the YRD from 2000 to 2015. However, the sustainability revealed large differences among distinct dimensions. For instances, socio-economic sustainability was improved in 78.79% of the counties in the YRD from 2000 to 2015, but their environmental sustainability was declining in the same period. Spatially, the overall sustainability of the YRD showed autocorrelations and diverse aggregation characteristics among counties from 2000 to 2015. It is therefore essential to coordinate environment protection and economic development according to each city’s characteristic to realize sustainable development in future decades.Rui ZhongFengsong PeiKuiqi YangYan XiaHuaili WangGaoxin YanElsevierarticleSustainability assessment frameworkEnvironmental factorStrong sustainabilityYangtze River Delta (YRD)EcologyQH540-549.5ENEcological Indicators, Vol 130, Iss , Pp 108085- (2021)
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topic	Sustainability assessment framework Environmental factor Strong sustainability Yangtze River Delta (YRD) Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	Sustainability assessment framework Environmental factor Strong sustainability Yangtze River Delta (YRD) Ecology QH540-549.5 Rui Zhong Fengsong Pei Kuiqi Yang Yan Xia Huaili Wang Gaoxin Yan Coordinating socio-economic and environmental dimensions to evaluate regional sustainability —towards an integrative framework
description	Sustainability is related to the coordination of a complex system that constitutes by society, economy, and environment. In particular, environmental factor is frequently considered irreplaceable among them. This paper proposed a framework for regional sustainability assessment by coupling environmental factor and an improved Human Development Index (HDI). The performance of the framework was then analyzed using the 66 counties in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) in China as a case study. On this basis, spatio-temporal assessment on the regional sustainability was assessed from the dimensions of society, economy, and environment.Results showed that the proposed framework could capture both socio-economic and environmental dimensions well to reflect the regional sustainability in the YRD. Specifically, it showed that sustainability was continuously improved in the YRD from 2000 to 2015. However, the sustainability revealed large differences among distinct dimensions. For instances, socio-economic sustainability was improved in 78.79% of the counties in the YRD from 2000 to 2015, but their environmental sustainability was declining in the same period. Spatially, the overall sustainability of the YRD showed autocorrelations and diverse aggregation characteristics among counties from 2000 to 2015. It is therefore essential to coordinate environment protection and economic development according to each city’s characteristic to realize sustainable development in future decades.
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title	Coordinating socio-economic and environmental dimensions to evaluate regional sustainability —towards an integrative framework
title_short	Coordinating socio-economic and environmental dimensions to evaluate regional sustainability —towards an integrative framework
title_full	Coordinating socio-economic and environmental dimensions to evaluate regional sustainability —towards an integrative framework
title_fullStr	Coordinating socio-economic and environmental dimensions to evaluate regional sustainability —towards an integrative framework
title_full_unstemmed	Coordinating socio-economic and environmental dimensions to evaluate regional sustainability —towards an integrative framework
title_sort	coordinating socio-economic and environmental dimensions to evaluate regional sustainability —towards an integrative framework
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
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Coordinating socio-economic and environmental dimensions to evaluate regional sustainability —towards an integrative framework

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