Sustainable Development

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Sustainable Development

Official Statistics and Thematic Indicators as a Compass to Understand Complexity

Probability and statistics Geography Sustainability

Authors: Clio Ciaschini, Luca Salvati

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Collection: Sustainable Development Goals Series

Language: English

Published by: Springer

Published on: 12th January 2026

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9783032125590


Introduction

This volume offers a comprehensive analysis of sustainable development paths, based on UN 2030 SDGs, using a deep, comparative, and standardized analysis of nine key indicators from official statistics.

Content Overview

The book offers an introductory chapter that sets the stage and provides background for what is to come, followed by a chapter covering each of the nine indicators selected.

Methodology

The indicators' trends were evaluated over time (1960-2020) using World Bank data. The authors analyzed the apparent and latent dynamics of the nine indicators country by country, covering at least 100 countries per indicator.

Analysis and Tools

Offered here are descriptive statistics, figures, maps, graphs, bivariate correlations, and multivariate statistical tools in order to clarify the role of each indicator in specific sustainable development paths all over the world.

Applications

The book provides novel tools for teaching as well as for academics and practitioners.

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