印度次国家层面的可持续发展

IF 5.3 2区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental Development Pub Date : 2025-08-18 DOI:10.1016/j.envdev.2025.101336

Nandini Garai, Ajishnu Roy, Kousik Pramanick

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印度多样化的社会经济格局和环境挑战使其成为实施联合国可持续发展目标（SDGs）的复杂案例。尽管印度是联邦制，但缺乏对次国家可持续发展目标进展的全面研究。与之前针对城市、地区和指标的研究不同，本研究通过分析印度37个邦和联邦属地的个别和分组可持续发展目标（环境、社会和经济）的进展、挑战、相互联系和空间差异，首次对印度次国家层面的可持续发展目标实施情况进行了独特的全面评估。我们创新的多方法方法，结合了相关分析、数据包络分析、层次聚类和不平等指标，研究了112个指标（2018-2020），以提供时间洞察力，而不是静态快照。我们发现印度各地的可持续发展目标表现存在显著差异，南部和北部邦的表现普遍优于中部和东部邦。在大多数可持续发展目标群体中，不平等现象呈下降趋势，表明在更公平地分配可持续发展目标成就方面取得了进展。本研究独特地评估了在次国家层面将环境资源转化为社会经济成果的效率，确定了基准州和最佳实践。根据我们的实证研究结果，我们提出了结合环境、社会和经济优先事项的针对性政策建议。促进邦间合作、加强机构和数据驱动决策对于加快印度实现雄心勃勃的可持续发展目标至关重要。

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Unravelling sustainable development at the sub-national scale in India

India's diverse socioeconomic landscape and environmental challenges make it a complex case for implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Despite India's federal structure, comprehensive research on subnational SDG progress is lacking. Unlike earlier city-, district-, and indicator-specific studies, this study uniquely presents the first comprehensive evaluation of subnational SDG implementation in India by analysing progress, challenges, interlinkages, and spatial disparities in individual and grouped SDGs (environmental, social, and economic) across 37 Indian states and union territories (UTs). Our innovative multi-method approach, combining correlation analysis, data envelopment analysis, hierarchical clustering, and inequality metrics, examines 112 indicators (2018–2020) to provide temporal insights rather than static snapshots. We found significant variations in SDG performance across India, with southern and northern states generally outperforming central and eastern states. Inequality showed decreasing trends in most SDG groups, indicating progress towards a more equitable distribution of SDG achievements. This study uniquely assesses the efficiency of converting environmental resources into socioeconomic outcomes at the subnational level, identifying benchmark states, and best practices. Based on our empirical findings, we propose tailored context-specific policy recommendations that integrate environmental, social and economic priorities. Promoting inter-state collaboration, strengthening institutions, and data-driven decision-making are crucial for accelerating India's progress towards ambitious SDGs.

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Environmental Development Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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8.40

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74 days

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