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What progress have we made since Rio? Results from the 2012 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) and Pilot Trend EPI

Environmental Science & Policy, 2013
Abstract This paper demonstrates how quantitative indicators and indices of environmental performance help gauge progress toward global policy goals identified as priorities two decades ago. This study uses the most recent performance and trend data from the 2012 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) and Trend EPI to answer two main questions: What ...
Angel Hsu   +2 more
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Case Study: Environmental Performance Index (EPI) (Human and Environmental Health)

2011
In the EPI study, 16 indicators were introduced to analyze nations with respect to the human health and ecosystem vitality. Once again, indicators are used as proxies of an abstract principle and partial order shows how nations are ordered following these proxies.
Rainer Brüggemann, Ganapati P. Patil
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A comparative analysis between composite indexes of environmental performance: An analysis on the CIEP and EPI

Environmental Science & Policy, 2016
The measurement of environmental impact through composite indexes provides information about the effects of human activities on the ecosystem. Over recent years proposals regarding the environmental composite indexes (ECI) have emerged, suggesting that they can be used to help in decisions about public policies.
Thiago Alexandre das Neves Almeida   +1 more
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Investigating the Reproducibility and Generality of the Pilot Environmental Performance Index (EPI 2006)

2018
The reproducibility and generality of the Pilot Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2006 is investigated. Initially, the most accurate means of deriving the Pilot EPI 2006 scores and rankings of the countries which participated in the creation of the index from the various constructs of the Pilot EPI 2006 dataset is identified using a variety of ...
Tatiana Tambouratzis   +2 more
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Factors Affecting Environmental Performance Index (EPI) in Selected OPEC Countries

2017
Abstract Nowadays, conservation, maintenance and monitoring of natural resources according to estimated benefits and costs, plays an important role in economic growth and sustainable development. Economic development along with environmental protection, while preserving economic competitiveness by providing eco-friendly technologies, will prevent of ...
Shahabadi, Abolfazl   +2 more
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