A Multicriteria Model for the Assessment of Countries' Environmental Performance

Abstract

1 15 16 ; S ; [EN] Countries are encouraged to integrate environmental performance metrics by covering the key value-drivers of sustainable development, such as environmental health and ecosystem vitality. The proper measurement of environmental trends provides a foundation for policymaking, which should be addressed by considering the multicriteria nature of the problem. This paper proposes a goal programming model for ranking countries according to the multidimensional nature of their environmental performance metrics by considering 10 issue categories and 24 performance indicators. The results will provide guidance to those countries that aspire to become leaders in environmental performance. Guijarro, F. (2019). A Multicriteria Model for the Assessment of Countries' Environmental Performance. International Journal of Environmental research and Public Health. 16(16):1-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162868 Short, F. T., Kosten, S., Morgan, P. A., Malone, S., & Moore, G. E. (2016). Impacts of climate change on submerged and emergent wetland plants. Aquatic Botany, 135, 3-17. doi:10.1016/j.aquabot.2016.06.006 Lynch, A. J., Myers, B. J. E., Chu, C., Eby, L. A., Falke, J. A., Kovach, R. P., … Whitney, J. E. (2016). Climate Change Effects on North American Inland Fish Populations and Assemblages. Fisheries, 41(7), 346-361. doi:10.1080/03632415.2016.1186016 Wang, Z.-X., Hao, P., & Yao, P.-Y. (2017). Non-Linear Relationship between Economic Growth and CO2 Emissions in China: An Empirical Study Based on Panel Smooth Transition Regression Models. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(12), 1568. doi:10.3390/ijerph14121568 Greco, S., Ishizaka, A., Tasiou, M., & Torrisi, G. (2018). On the Methodological Framework of Composite Indices: A Review of the Issues of Weighting, Aggregation, and Robustness. Social Indicators Research, 141(1), 61-94. doi:10.1007/s11205-017-1832-9 Biggeri, M., Clark, D. A., Ferrannini, A., & Mauro, V. (2019). Tracking the SDGs in an 'integrated' ...