Indicators of Socio-Environmental Equity and Sustainability in Ibero-American Cities

A Variable Weighting Approach

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ID7800333
AutoresSoledad Camacho Lorenzo (0000-0003-0186-8066), Yolanda Pérez Albert (0000-0003-1634-4986), Joan Alberich González (0000-0002-9979-2559)
Ano2025
Volume53
Fascículo2
Páginas357-371
Data de publicação2025-05-30
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoHuman Ecology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0300-7839 • E-ISSN: 1572-9915
EditoraSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10745-025-00594-w
OpenAlexW4410901029
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas60

From an equity-centered perspective, urban and environmental processes that negatively impact specific groups while benefiting others are critical determinants of urban sustainability. These complex processes intertwine various analytical dimensions and may differ based on territorial context. Studies primarily conducted in the Global North have aimed to assess environmental equity in cities by developing intricate indices; however, achieving consensus on which variables and indicators to employ or how much weight to assign to each remains elusive. We aimed to identify suitable variables for measuring socio-environmental equity and proposed weighted criteria for evaluation in Ibero-American cities. To accomplish this, we surveyed 41 qualified informants, using a criteria weighting technique to assess the variables and establish their relative importance. We found that inequalities regarding access, quality of green and public spaces, and the impacts of environmental threats were the most recognized issues in the region, with individuals from lower socioeconomic strata being the most affected. Furthermore, we proposed and weighted 14 essential and supplementary variables to evaluate socio-environmental equity, including factors such as access to basic services, housing quality, water and air pollution, the presence of green spaces, extreme weather events, and their effects on public health

Econometrics · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Equity (law · Geography · Political science · Sustainability · Variable (mathematics · Weighting · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Mathematics · Sustainable Building Design and Assessment · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy · Ecology

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