Use of Entropy in Developing SDG-based Indices for Assessing Regional Sustainable Development: A Provincial Case Study of China

被引:18
作者
Wang, Xiangyu [1 ,2 ]
Gao, Peichao [1 ]
Song, Changqing [1 ,3 ]
Cheng, Changxiu [3 ]
机构
[1] Beijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Earth Surface Proc & Resource Ecol, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
[2] Beijing Normal Univ, Key Lab Environm Change & Nat Disaster, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
[3] Beijing Normal Univ, Fac Geog Sci, Ctr Geodata & Anal, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
sustainable development; index; indicator; SDGs; entropy; Fujian province; BOLTZMANN ENTROPY; URBANIZATION; INDICATORS; LANDSCAPE; SELECTION; CRITERIA;
D O I
10.3390/e22040406
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Sustainable development appears to be the theme of our time. To assess the progress of sustainable development, a simple but comprehensive index is of great use. To this end, a multivariate index of sustainable development was developed in this study based on indicators of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To demonstrate the usability of this developed index, we applied it to Fujian Province, China. According to the China SDGs indicators and the Fujian situation, we divided the SDGs into three dimensions and selected indicators based on these dimensions. We calculated the weights and two indices with the entropy weight coefficient method based on collecting and processing of data from 2007 to 2017. We assessed and analyzed the sustainable development of Fujian with two indices and we drew three main conclusions. From 2007 to 2017, the development index of Fujian showed an increasing trend and the coordination index of Fujian showed a fluctuating trend. It is difficult to smoothly improve the coordination index of Fujian because the development speeds of Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being) and Goal 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions) were low. The coordination index of Fujian changed from strong coordination to medium coordination from 2011 to 2012 because the development speed of the environmental dimension suddenly improved. It changed from strong coordination to medium coordination from 2015 to 2016 because the values of the development index of the social dimension were decreasing. To the best of our knowledge, these are the first SDGs-based multivariate indices of sustainable development for a region of China. These indices are applicable to different regions.
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