综合环境指数 - - 一个摇摇欲的排名情况
Shelley M Stevens1, Michael K Joy2, Wokje Abrahamse1
1School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
PeerJ
|December 15, 2023
概括
环境绩效指数因不同的框架和方法而有很大差异. 仔细的选择或开发对于准确评估一个国家的环境质量和避免误导性结果至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 环境政策 环境政策
- 环境监测 环境监测
背景情况:
- 综合环境指数是对国家环境绩效进行排名的常见工具.
- 这些指数旨在简化复杂的数据并提高公众的认识.
- 然而,指数构造中的不一致性导致了显著的排名差异.
研究的目的:
- 审查全球环境指数中的概念框架和方法选择.
- 了解这些变化如何影响国家对环境绩效的看法.
- 提高环境绩效评估的准确性和适用性.
主要方法:
- 审查现有的全球环境指数.
- 对概念框架的分析,包括指数目标和包含的指标.
- 检查方法选择,如权重和聚合技术.
主要成果:
- 多维指数 (包括人类健康/福利/政策) 与正相关.
- 仅环境指数显示出正或没有相互关联.
- 多维指数和仅环境指数呈现负相关性或没有相关性.
结论:
- 概念框架和指标选择显著影响国家在环境指数中的排名.
- 选择的指标可能会导致一个国家环境质量的误导性表现.
- 选择或开发指数需要仔细考虑准确的环境评估框架和方法.
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