How to define sustainability index for a urban/city/rural development. I am interested to know what are the equations behind to calculate the weightage and other related factors for overall rating.
a possible way would be to calculate the Ecological Footprint. There are heaps of publications available how to design indicators. Have a look at this:
Article Global environmental impact of informal settlements and perc...
Article Network Intelligence Studies Volume I, Issue 2, 2013 ECO-INN...
Article Social Cost of Carbon: Opportunities and Environmental Solutions
Article Intellectual Capital a Strategic Factor of Socio-Economic De...
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309346439_Clusters_Innovation_Knowledge_And_Competitiveness_In_The_Wood_Processing_Industry
It might be a good starting point for a few ideas on sustainability and rural development. My research was based on these concepts so mainly all the articles I published are more or less connected to the concepts you are looking for.
I don't use indices, but rather units and relationships between the units.
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