A novel Sustainable Development Goal 7 composite index as the paradigm for energy sustainability assessment: A case study from Europe

RM Elavarasan, R Pugazhendhi, M Irfan, L Mihet-Popa… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sustainable Development Goal 7 endeavors to ameliorate the energy system
towards sustainability. Monitoring the country's progress to the goal will be of utmost for the …

[HTML][HTML] A multidimensional high-resolution assessment approach to boost decentralised energy investments in Sub-Saharan Africa

M Moner-Girona, A Bender, W Becker, K Bódis… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
There are over 650 million people in Africa who have no access to electricity; this is in sharp
contrast to the continent's vast untapped renewable energy potential and due largely to the …

[HTML][HTML] Clean energy access as an enabler for social development: A multidimensional analysis for Sub-Saharan Africa

P Casati, M Moner-Girona, SI Khaleel, S Szabo… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
New financing in clean energy technologies plays a progressively important role in
increasing energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This research investigates the …

The water-energy-food nexus index: a tool to support integrated resource planning, management and security

GB Simpson, GPW Jewitt, W Becker, J Badenhorst… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The call for measuring synergies and trade-offs between water, energy, and food is
increasing worldwide. This article presents the development and application of a country …

[HTML][HTML] The circular city and adaptive reuse of cultural heritage index: Measuring the investment opportunity in Europe

G Foster, R Saleh - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021 - Elsevier
The long-lived, culturally relevant, and unique buildings of Europe's urban landscapes
embody the values of the circular economy (CE) and sustainability. They are central to urban …

[PDF][PDF] COINr: An R package for developing composite indicators

W Becker, G Caperna, M Del Sorbo… - Journal of Open …, 2022 - joss.theoj.org
Composite indicators (CIs) are aggregations of indicators that aim to measure complex,
multidimensional and typically socio-economic concepts such as sustainable development …

Assessment of urban quality of life index at local scale with different weighting approaches

R Bovkir, E Ustaoglu, AC Aydinoglu - Social Indicators Research, 2023 - Springer
The rapid increase of population and urban growth have caused huge challenges in
ensuring and sustaining environmental and life quality in megacities. In this context …

An integrated multi-risk assessment for floods and drought in the Marrakech-Safi region (Morocco)

D Cotti, M Harb, A Hadri, M Aboufirass… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Multi-risk assessments are being increasingly proposed as a tool to effectively support policy-
makers in reducing impacts from natural hazards. The complexity of multi-risk requires …

[HTML][HTML] When indicators fail electricity policies: Pitfalls of the EU's retail energy market Barrier Index

L de Almeida, F Esposito, J van Zeben - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
An important goal of EU energy policy is to ensure energy justice during the green transition.
The Commission considers the functioning and competitiveness of the retail energy market …

[HTML][HTML] Climate risk archetypes. Identifying similarities and differences of municipal risks for the adaptation process based on municipalities in Baden-Wuerttemberg …

N Riach, R Glaser, D Fila, S Lorenz… - Climate Risk Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Municipalities are often challenged in adapting to climate change impacts, with knowledge
gaps regarding climate risks being an important constraint hindering the development and …