Accounting and Statistical Analyses for Sustainable Development : Multiple Perspectives and Information-Theoretic Complexity Reduction
| Accounting and Statistical Analyses for Sustainable Development : Multiple Perspectives and Information-Theoretic Complexity Reduction |
| Autore | Lemke Claudia |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer Nature, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 pages) |
| Collana | Sustainable Management, Wertschöpfung und Effizienz |
| Soggetto topico | Environmental economics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Academic theses |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Environmental Economics
Sustainability Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Composite indicators Multilevel perspective Principal component analysis Information theory Open Access |
| ISBN | 3-658-33246-8 |
| Classificazione | BUS069000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Foreword -- Acknowledgement -- Table of contents -- List of abbreviations -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of equations -- List of symbols -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background and motivation -- 1.2 Research question and aim of the dissertation -- 1.3 Procedure -- Chapter 2 Conceptual framework of sustainable development -- 2.1 Definition of sustainable development and sustainability -- 2.2 The three contentual domains of sustainable development -- 2.2.1 Environmental protection -- 2.2.2 Social development -- 2.2.3 Economic prosperity -- 2.2.4 Integration of the three contentual domains -- 2.3 Stakeholders and change agents of sustainable development -- 2.3.1 The multilevel perspective -- 2.3.2 Corporate sustainability -- 2.3.3 Political goal setting: The United Nations's (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -- 2.3.4 Sustainability science -- 2.4 Summary -- Chapter 3 Measuring and assessing contributions to sustainable development -- 3.1 Principles of sustainable development measurement and assessment methods -- 3.2 Overview of quantitative sustainable development assessment methods -- 3.3 Sustainable development indicators -- 3.3.1 Corporate indicator frameworks -- 3.3.2 Meso-level indices -- 3.3.3 Macro-level indices -- 3.4 Summary -- Chapter 4 Methodology -- 4.1 Overview of sustainable development indices' calculation steps and methodological requirements -- 4.2 Methodological evaluation of sustainable development indices -- 4.3 Methodology of the Multilevel Sustainable Development Index (MLSDI) -- 4.3.1 Collection of sustainable development key figures -- 4.3.2 Preparation of sustainable development key figures -- 4.3.2.1 Meso-level transformation to macro-economic categories -- 4.3.2.2 Macro-level transformation of statistical classifications -- 4.3.3 Imputation of missing values.
4.3.3.1 Characterisation of missing values -- 4.3.3.2 Single time series imputation: Various methods depending on the missing data pattern -- 4.3.3.3 Multiple panel data imputation: Amelia II algorithm -- 4.3.3.4 Statistical tests of model assumptions -- 4.3.4 Standardisation to sustainable development key indicators -- 4.3.5 Outlier detection and treatment -- 4.3.5.1 Characterisation of outliers -- 4.3.5.2 Univariate Interquartile Range (IQR) method -- 4.3.6 Scaling -- 4.3.6.1 Characterisation of scales -- 4.3.6.2 Rescaling between ten and 100 -- 4.3.7 Weighting -- 4.3.7.1 Overview of weighting methods -- 4.3.7.2 Multivariate statistical analysis: Principal Component Analysis (PCA) -- 4.3.7.3 Multivariate statistical analysis: Partial Triadic Analysis (PTA) -- 4.3.7.4 Information theory: Maximum Relevance Minimum Redundancy Backward (MRMRB) algorithm -- 4.3.7.5 Statistical tests of model assumptions -- 4.3.8 Aggregation -- 4.3.9 Sensitivity analyses -- 4.4 Summary and interim conclusion -- Chapter 5 Empirical findings -- 5.1 Data base, objects of investigation, and time periods -- 5.2 Sustainable development key figures -- 5.2.1 Collection and preparation of sustainable development key figures -- 5.2.2 Imputation of missing values -- 5.3 Sustainable development key indicators -- 5.3.1 Alignment of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) disclosures -- 5.3.1.1 Environmental sustainable development key indicators -- 5.3.1.2 Social sustainable development key indicators -- 5.3.1.3 Economic sustainable development key indicators -- 5.3.2 Summary statistics of the sustainable development growth indicators -- 5.3.3 Outlier detection and treatment -- 5.3.4 Empirical findings of the cleaned and rescaled sustainable development key indicators -- 5.3.4.1 Summary statistics. 5.3.4.2 Comparative analysis of the selected branches -- 5.4 Weighting -- 5.4.1 The Principal Component (PC) family's eigenvalues and explained cumulative variances -- 5.4.2 The Maximum Relevance Minimum Redundancy Backward (MRMRB) algorithm's discretisation and backward elimination -- 5.4.3 Comparative analysis of weights -- 5.4.4 Statistical tests of the Principal Component (PC) family -- 5.5 Empirical findings of the four composite sustainable development measures -- 5.5.1 Summary statistics -- 5.5.2 Comparative analysis of the selected branches -- 5.6 Sensitivity analyses -- 5.7 Summary -- Chapter 6 Discussion and conclusion -- 6.1 Implications for research -- 6.2 Implications for practice -- 6.3 Limitations and future outlook -- 6.4 Summary and conclusion -- Appendix -- A.1 Statistical classification scheme of economic activities in the European Union (EU) -- A.2 German health economy's statistical delimitation -- A.3 Statistical tests of sustainable development key figures -- A.4 Summary statistics of the sustainable development key indicators -- A.5 Outlier thresholds of the sustainable development key indicators -- A.6 Normality tests of z-score scaled sustainable development key indicators -- A.7 Sensitivities by the four composite sustainable development measures -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910473452403321 |
Lemke Claudia
|
||
| Springer Nature, 2021 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Challenge and Research Trends of Forecasting Financial Energy
| Challenge and Research Trends of Forecasting Financial Energy |
| Autore | Korol Tomasz |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (130 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Development economics and emerging economies |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ASEAN
Asia bankruptcy of households Central Pomerania classification and regression trees (CRT) company's performance consequences of COVID-19 consumer finance COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic crude oil data snooping development forecasts economics of family electric cars energy markets factors determining the propensity to use external capital family firm farms financial energy financial health financial strategy forecasting gas wars hold-up problem logistic regression managerial overconfidence market efficiency natural gas pandemic personal finance Poland predictability Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) sustainable entrepreneurship tax incentives technical trading rules transit country |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910566476503321 |
Korol Tomasz
|
||
| Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Challenges and Opportunities for the Renewable Energy Economy
| Challenges and Opportunities for the Renewable Energy Economy |
| Autore | Reboredo Juan Carlos |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (166 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Research & information: general |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agent-based simulation
balancing market Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) carbon trading chilled water clean development mechanism coevolution cold energy conditional quantiles copulas D subsidy day-ahead market drying economic and environment feasibility economy electricity energy conversion energy efficiency energy market energy planning entry regulation environmental efficiency ethanol mandate forecast uncertainty gate closure genetic algorithm global heat production history-friendly model interdependence liquefied natural gas low carbon low-carbon economy Malaysia Matlab optimization toolbox Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) palm oil producer pattern search production subsidy pumped hydro storage R& regasification renewable energy renewable energy deployment renewables simulated annealing solar energy sustainable development Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) sustainable processing techno economic the fuel ethanol industry the MATREM system wind farm wind power forecast |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557648003321 |
Reboredo Juan Carlos
|
||
| Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The Challenges of Water Management and Governance in Cities / Peter Driessen, Jan Hofman, Cornelis Johannes (Kees) van Leeuwen, Jos Frijns
| The Challenges of Water Management and Governance in Cities / Peter Driessen, Jan Hofman, Cornelis Johannes (Kees) van Leeuwen, Jos Frijns |
| Autore | Driessen Peter |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (314 p.) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
flood resilience
flood risk Cape Town Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) sustainable development goals urban planning coordination IHP storm water management stakeholder involvement flood risk management water management sustainability Generalized Likelihood Uncertainty Estimation (GLUE) climate change urban water cycle wastewater management water policy governance capacity greenhouse gas emissions intergovernmental Urban Water Management Programme indicators sustainability city networks water sensitive cities water scarcity ICLEI flood damage assessment stakeholder participation SuDS climate change mitigation social network analysis water ecology SDGs urban resilience design rainfall event cost of inaction rainwater harvesting co-design UNESCO rainfall-runoff storm water control measure decentralized water reclamation with resource recovery baseline assessment City Blueprint Approach urban water management urban landscape governance strategies science and technology drinking water Integrated Water Resources Management resilience Sponge City stormwater reservoir use-attainment sustainability assessment water security Water-Energy-Food Nexus water management water supply Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) urban drainage lifecycle analysis social infrastructure urban pluvial flooding assessment framework footprint climate change adaptation infrastructure total cost of ownership water governance flood control water-reuse governance |
| ISBN |
9783039211517
303921151X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910367569303321 |
Driessen Peter
|
||
| MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Driving Sustainability through Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
| Driving Sustainability through Engineering Management and Systems Engineering |
| Autore | Philbin Simon P |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (156 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Technology: general issues |
| Soggetto non controllato |
business models
business-society carbon neutral circular economy complexity theory conceptual COVID-19 data centre industry design methods electric vehicle engineering management food and beverage fuzzy analytic hierarchy process infrastructure project management manufacturing multi-criteria decision making n/a net-zero project selection project success renewable energy smart charging sustainability sustainable development Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) sustainable projects vehicle-to-grid whole systems thinking |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557407703321 |
Philbin Simon P
|
||
| Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
New Approaches in Social, Environmental Management and Policy to Address SDGs
| New Approaches in Social, Environmental Management and Policy to Address SDGs |
| Autore | Martinez-Nuñez Margarita |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Development economics and emerging economies |
| Soggetto non controllato |
2030 Agenda
Agenda 2030 agro-food business arid climate business incubator capability assessment community empowerment complex systems country risk developing economies disposal ecological footprint ecosystem service ecosystem services energy transition environmental performance of SMEs European Green Deal facilitating factors financing Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) forest forestry governance green infrastructures gross domestic product per capita hazardous waste shipment hot/cold-spot impact fund implementation industrial ecology institutional quality low-income countries management practices maturity model Mediterranean climate network analysis Norway observational scale project management proximity principle public infrastructures regime analysis regional and local planning rural depopulation scheduling SDG targets prioritization SDGs self-sufficiency principle small and medium enterprise (SME) Spain stormwater green infrastructure sustainability sustainable development sustainable development goals sustainable development goals (SDGs) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) sustainable urban drainage systems systemic sustainability analysis template climate Thailand trade-off United Nations Sustainable Development Goals urban metabolism urban-industrial symbiosis urban-industrial systems Ussuri watershed Z-fuzzy number |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557612203321 |
Martinez-Nuñez Margarita
|
||
| Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Sustainable Construction Engineering and Management
| Sustainable Construction Engineering and Management |
| Autore | Zavadskas Edmundas Kazimieras |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (680 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Technology: general issues |
| Soggetto non controllato |
analytic hierarchy process
attitude behavior BIM bridge bridge construction bridge deterioration building industry building information modeling building information modeling (BIM) building performance assessment (BPA) building projects buildings change management China computer aid concrete temperature monitoring condition rating construction construction data management construction industry construction management construction project construction projects construction site contractor perspective contractors COPRAS method correlations critical success factors data collection system decision making decision robustness decision tree decision-making methods defects liability period delay management delay sources dependency structure matrix (DSM) design digital technology digital transformation dynamic programming enterprise competitiveness entropy measure environment exploratory factor analysis facility management (FM) failure probability fly ash fuzzy synthetic evaluation geopolymer green building green building materials (GBMs) greenhouse greenization Guangzhou metro high-rise building construction IDEF0 information model informatization infrastructure inspection insurance integrated design process ISM key performance indicators (KPIs) knowledge transfer last planner system LEED life cycle assessment limit states linguistic action indicators linguistic action perspective load action loss assessment model loss distribution approach M) machine learning maintenance maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation (MR& management system materials MCDM MICMAC Microsoft Excel Visual Basic for Applications (MS Excel VBA) mitigation strategy modernization of construction industry modular construction multi criteria analysis multi-criteria decision-making natural language processing operating room (OR) operation and maintenance (O& optimization organizational flexibility organizational innovation organizational learning owner perspective power construction project prediction model process optimization project assessment project governance project management project owner project participants' behaviour project success public private partnership Public-private partnership (PPP) R) random forest-genetic algorithm real case study Renovation Wave residential buildings resistance resource-dependent activity relationship rework rework causes risk analysis risk attitudes risk identification risk management risk matrix risk process risk relationship risk system implementation roof installation projects safety behavior safety management SALSA scheduling scheduling software semi-Markov process sensitivity analysis set pair analysis smart technologies stochastic simulation strategy structural equation modeling structural equation modeling (SEM) structural reliability sustainability sustainability criteria sustainability indicators sustainable sustainable construction sustainable construction project management (SCPM) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) sustainable highway construction sustainable investment sustainable performance evaluation sustainable roles SWARA method Tanzania technology acceptance model thermal insulation third-party damage time time management triangular fuzzy number triangular intuitionistic fuzzy uncertainty modelling value management Vietnam Weibull-distribution worker's smartphone |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557421003321 |
Zavadskas Edmundas Kazimieras
|
||
| Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Sustainable Development Disciplines for Humanity : Breaking down the 5Ps--People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnerships
| Sustainable Development Disciplines for Humanity : Breaking down the 5Ps--People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnerships |
| Autore | Urata Shujiro |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (187 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KurodaKazuo
TonegawaYoshiko |
| Collana | Sustainable Development Goals Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Development studies
Political science & theory Asian history Central government policies |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Development Studies
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Social Welfare Human Rights Development education Sociological approach to development Public Private Partnership (PPP) Peace Studies |
| Classificazione | EDU034000HIS003000POL000000SOC042000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910633996203321 |
Urata Shujiro
|
||
| 2022 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||