Table 10 Urban sustainability index with indicator weights [22]
From: Sustainability indices for energy utilization using a multi-criteria decision model
| Component index | Subcomponents index | Indicator |
|---|---|---|
| Urban status index (0.41) | Socioeconomic development index (0.50) | Per capita GDP (0.36) |
| Growth rate of GDP (0.20) | ||
| Percentage of population below the poverty line (0.30) | ||
| Educational investment share in GDP (0.14) | ||
| Environmental index (0.30) | Daily concentration of SO2 (0.20) | |
| Daily concentration of particulate matter (PM10) (0.24) | ||
| Percentage of water meeting the drinking quality standard (0.22) | ||
| Average concentration of chemical oxygen demand (COD) (0.14) | ||
| Area of arable land per capita (0.10) | ||
| Per capita water resource (0.10) | ||
| Institutional capacity index (0.20) | Citizens’ satisfaction with their city | |
| Urban coordination index (0.34) | Coordination index of economic and environmental (0.34) | Generation of waste water per 10,000 CNY (Chinese Yuan Renminbi) GDP (0.15) |
| Ratio of sewage treatment (0.20) | ||
| Generation of SO2 per 10,000 CNY GDP (0.15) | ||
| Recycling ratio of urban wastes (0.20) | ||
| Environmental investment share in GDP (0.30) | ||
| Urban potential index (0.25) | Ecological and environmental potential index (0.60) | Ratio of renewable resources consumption to their generation (0.20) |
| Ratio of non-renewable resources consumption to their substitution (0.25) | ||
| Ratio of degradable pollutant emission to their purification (0.25) | ||
| Ratio of non-degradable pollutant emission to their purification (0.30) | ||
| Welfare growth potential index (0.40) | Growth rate of basic needs index (0.60) | |
| Growth rate of income per capita (0.40) |
