Are larger cities more sustainable?: Lessons from integrated sustainability monitoring in 403 Dutch municipalities
Zoeteman,Bastiaan Mommaas,Hans Dagevos,John
Zoeteman,Bastiaan
Mommaas,Hans
Dagevos,John
Abstract
The challenges faced by municipalities in terms of integrated sustainability have until recently been difficult to study due to a lack of comparable data. This study discusses methods for conducting integrated sustainability assessments. One such method used by Telos, Tilburg University, has been further developed and used to benchmark local and regional sustainability development. In 2014, data for all 403 municipalities in the Netherlands on 90 indicators were retrieved, covering both economic, socio-cultural and environmental dimensions. The lessons learned are discussed, including the introduction of city typologies and the impact of the population size of municipalities on sustainability scores.
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2016-01
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integrated sustainability monitoring, city typology and size, social, ecological and economic capital, urban development, city-region interactions, Netherlands, SDG 4 - Quality Education, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
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Zoeteman, B, Mommaas, H & Dagevos, J 2016, 'Are larger cities more sustainable? Lessons from integrated sustainability monitoring in 403 Dutch municipalities', Environmental Development, vol. 17, pp. 57-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2015.08.003
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