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A scalable method for identifying key indicators to assess urban environmental sustainability: A case study in Norway

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العنوان: A scalable method for identifying key indicators to assess urban environmental sustainability: A case study in Norway
المؤلفون: Hai-Ying Liu, Babak Ebrahimi
المصدر: City and Environment Interactions, Vol 22, Iss , Pp 100144- (2024)
بيانات النشر: Elsevier, 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Environmental sciences
LCC:Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
مصطلحات موضوعية: Built environment, Climate change adaptation and mitigation, Environmental sustainability, Environmental governance, Key performance indicator, Responsible research and innovation, Environmental sciences, GE1-350, Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology, HT101-395
الوصف: Urbanization presents numerous societal challenges and exacerbates environmental issues. It is crucial to comprehend the current state and future direction of cities to formulate strategies and actions that mitigate negative consequences while ensuring a prosperous future for citizens. This study presents a universally applicable method for selecting indicators to gauge urban environmental sustainability. It aims to aid in structuring thinking for understanding and implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within urban settings, using Norway as a case study but with a clear potential for broader applications. To achieve this, a comprehensive literature survey was conducted to gain insight into how urban environmental sustainability is conceptualized and operationalized in Norway. This involved assessing the key environmental challenges, as well as the strategies and action plans associated with them. Standardized sustainable cities' indicators served as references, which were then tailored to the municipal level to address the identified environmental challenges specific to Norwegian cities. Furthermore, the study discussed the proposed indicators for tracking the progress and state of these specific environmental challenges. In doing so, it establishes a foundation for comprehending environmental issues and establishing connections between indicators and environmental strategies and action plans in the urban sustainability context. Importantly, the methodologies and indicators we have unveiled in this study are designed to be applicable to cities beyond Norway, offering a scalable and adaptable approach for evaluating environmental challenges internationally. This work proposes a novel approach for evaluating the status and trends of environmental challenges by employing targeted indicators. These indicators can be expanded to include social and economic dimensions, enabling decision-makers and stakeholders to prioritize actions towards urban sustainability.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2590-2520
العلاقة: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590252024000047Test; https://doaj.org/toc/2590-2520Test
DOI: 10.1016/j.cacint.2024.100144
الوصول الحر: https://doaj.org/article/bfeeaf9acb264f22a38f2405bd072ae3Test
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.bfeeaf9acb264f22a38f2405bd072ae3
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:25902520
DOI:10.1016/j.cacint.2024.100144