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Measuring the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals at a Local Level: The WeGIx Index

dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Gisela
dc.contributor.authorVidal, Diogo Guedes
dc.contributor.authorMaia, Rui Leandro
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-03T09:06:04Z
dc.date.available2020-02-03T09:06:04Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe broadness and ambition of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for commitment and effort from all society sectors. Either at national or local level, where the action of communities and governance is of the utmost importance for the implementation and operationalization of such an interconnected and transformative agenda, adequate means for monitoring, measurement and accountability of plans and actions are also required. Academia, being one of the strongest pillars of the contemporary societies, should embrace its role as both a promoter and supporter of this universal Agenda, not only by developing fundamental scientific knowledge and educational resources but by also acting as advisers for governmental decisions and the establishment of proper and tailored public policies. This work describes the design and application processes of WeGIx—a composite indicator aiming to be a global objective measure of communities’ quality of life, at municipality level. WeGIx quantifies a combination of forty-three variables contributing to tackle municipalities’ global progress, in an integrated manner, on SDGs 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15 and 16. Results of the WeGIx application on Portugal demonstrate development asymmetries in municipalities and help to identify implementation gaps and improvement opportunities.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationOliveira G.M., Vidal D.G., Viterbo L.M.F., Maia R.L. (2020) Measuring the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals at a Local Level: The WeGIx Index. In: Leal Filho W., Tortato U., Frankenberger F. (eds) Universities and Sustainable Communities: Meeting the Goals of the Agenda 2030. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Champt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-030-30306-8_13pt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-030-30306-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10284/8486
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringerpt_PT
dc.relationUnidade de Investigação UFP em Energia, Ambiente e Saúde
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-30306-8_13pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectComposite indicatorpt_PT
dc.subjectLocal levelpt_PT
dc.subjectSustainable developmentpt_PT
dc.subjectObjective quantificationpt_PT
dc.subjectSDGs indicatorspt_PT
dc.titleMeasuring the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals at a Local Level: The WeGIx Indexpt_PT
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oaire.citation.titleUniversities and Sustainable Communities: Meeting the Goals of the Agenda 2030. World Sustainability Seriespt_PT
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