A network-based frequency analysis of Inclusive Wealth to track sustainable development in world countries.

Using human (HC), natural (NC), and produced (PC) capital from Inclusive Wealth as representatives of the triple bottom line of sustainability and utilizing elements of network science, we introduce a Network-based Frequency Analysis (NFA) method to track sustainable development in world countries f...

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Publicado en:Journal of Environmental Management Vol. 218; pp. 348 - 355
Autores principales: Ahmad, Nasir, Derrible, Sybil, Managi, Shunsuke
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Academic Press Inc. Jul2018
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          Ahmad, Nasir
          Derrible, Sybil
          Managi, Shunsuke
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          Complex and Sustainable Urban Networks (CSUN) Laboratory, 2095 Engineering Research Facility, 842 W. Taylor Street (M/C 246), University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607-7023, USA
          Departments of Urban and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Japan
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        Sustainable development
        Socioeconomics
        Trends
        Natural resources management
        Frequencies of oscillating systems
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          Sustainable development
          Socioeconomics
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          Administration of General Economic Programs
          Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs
          Natural resources management
          Frequencies of oscillating systems
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        Inclusive wealth
        Network science
        Inclusive wealth
        Network science
      ab: Using human (HC), natural (NC), and produced (PC) capital from Inclusive Wealth as representatives of the triple bottom line of sustainability and utilizing elements of network science, we introduce a Network-based Frequency Analysis (NFA) method to track sustainable development in world countries from 1990 to 2014. The method compares every country with every other and links them when values are close. The country with the most links becomes the main trend, and the performance of every other country is assessed based on its ‘orbital’ distance from the main trend. Orbital speeds are then calculated to evaluate country-specific dynamic trends. Overall, we find an optimistic trend for HC only, indicating positive impacts of global initiatives aiming towards socio-economic development in developing countries like the Millennium Development Goals and ‘Agenda 21’. However, we also find that the relative performance of most countries has not changed significantly in this period, regardless of their gradual development. Specifically, we measure a decrease in produced and natural capital for most countries, despite an increase in GDP, suggesting unsustainable development. Furthermore, we develop a technique to cluster countries and project the results to 2050, and we find a significant decrease in NC for nearly all countries, suggesting an alarming depletion of natural resources worldwide.
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