Developing a Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) Index for Italian Municipalities

Since the establishment of the SDGs, related progress at a national level has usually been measured using the province as the smallest geographical aggregation. To cope with this gap, we aimed to develop a methodology for SDG3 index calculation for Italian municipalities. Official data for 2018–2022...

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Main Authors: Julia Nawaro, Lorenzo Gianquintieri, Enrico G. Caiani
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-04-01
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description Since the establishment of the SDGs, related progress at a national level has usually been measured using the province as the smallest geographical aggregation. To cope with this gap, we aimed to develop a methodology for SDG3 index calculation for Italian municipalities. Official data for 2018–2022 were collected to cover 11 of 13 SDG3 targets that were mapped to 29 unique indicators: 10 were computed at municipal level, while for the remaining 19 a lower granularity was applied. The SDG3 index, calculated by weighting the targets equally, ranged from 0 to 1, with higher values corresponding to better goal fulfilment. The methodology was applied to the municipalities in the Lombardy region, where the index spanned 0.538 to 0.769. Since SDG indices contribute to the 2030 Agenda goal achievements at country level, more attention should be paid to the geographical details of assessment through policy information and local benchmarking.
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spelling doaj-art-7870685f7d214bf1a667a264a977978d2025-08-20T02:56:51ZengMDPI AGMedical Sciences Forum2673-99922024-04-01251610.3390/msf2024025006Developing a Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) Index for Italian MunicipalitiesJulia Nawaro0Lorenzo Gianquintieri1Enrico G. Caiani2Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, ItalySince the establishment of the SDGs, related progress at a national level has usually been measured using the province as the smallest geographical aggregation. To cope with this gap, we aimed to develop a methodology for SDG3 index calculation for Italian municipalities. Official data for 2018–2022 were collected to cover 11 of 13 SDG3 targets that were mapped to 29 unique indicators: 10 were computed at municipal level, while for the remaining 19 a lower granularity was applied. The SDG3 index, calculated by weighting the targets equally, ranged from 0 to 1, with higher values corresponding to better goal fulfilment. The methodology was applied to the municipalities in the Lombardy region, where the index spanned 0.538 to 0.769. Since SDG indices contribute to the 2030 Agenda goal achievements at country level, more attention should be paid to the geographical details of assessment through policy information and local benchmarking.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9992/25/1/6Sustainable Development GoalsSDG3city indexhealthItaly
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SDG3
city index
health
Italy
title Developing a Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) Index for Italian Municipalities
title_full Developing a Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) Index for Italian Municipalities
title_fullStr Developing a Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) Index for Italian Municipalities
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SDG3
city index
health
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