D’Adamo, I.; Gastaldi, M. Monitoring the Performance of Sustainable Development Goals in the Italian Regions. Sustainability2023, 15, 14094.
D’Adamo, I.; Gastaldi, M. Monitoring the Performance of Sustainable Development Goals in the Italian Regions. Sustainability 2023, 15, 14094.
D’Adamo, I.; Gastaldi, M. Monitoring the Performance of Sustainable Development Goals in the Italian Regions. Sustainability2023, 15, 14094.
D’Adamo, I.; Gastaldi, M. Monitoring the Performance of Sustainable Development Goals in the Italian Regions. Sustainability 2023, 15, 14094.
Abstract
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) require collaboration among academia, indus-try, citizens, public administration and politics. Analysis and monitoring of the SDGs is a deci-sive step in evaluating possible corrective actions. In this regard, this paper assesses the perfor-mance of Italian regions in 2021 compared to the values recorded in 2020. An online survey among academics aims to support Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) choices, which aims to calculate a sustainability score for Italian regions.
The results, based on 27 targets, show that the northern regions show better performance, with the province of Trento topping the list. This is followed by Valle d'Aosta and the province of Bolzano, confirming the trio that emerged in the previous year. A very interesting fact is the growth of the central regions, which overall tend to reach a value close to that of the northern regions. In particular, Toscana, Marche and Lazio stand out for a good performance. It is also confirmed that the southern regions occupy the last places in the ranking with the only excep-tion being Abruzzo.
The implications of this paper move toward a pragmatic approach that goes beyond the ideological in order to arrive at solutions and projects that are viewed with sharing by stake-holders. There is a need to foster collaboration between different territorial realities in order to achieve a social community in which young people have a role in which they can grow and share their ideas. Made in Italy is a target on which to enhance the SDGs to help make the Medi-terranean area a crossroads of the future global economy.
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Sustainable Science and Technology
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