Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Baikal Institute of Nature Management, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 670047 Ulan-Ude, Russia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jun 28;19(13):7928. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19137928.
Under current conditions, the green economy concept has received a comprehensive response in achieving the sustainable development of regions. However, measuring green economic development progress is dynamic, quantitatively characterized by indicators reflecting various aspects. The difficulty lies in a comprehensive environmental sustainability assessment in a context that includes the territory's environmental, social, and economic factors. The study aimed to assess the progress of the Republic of Buryatia's (Russia) "green" economic development. The proposed methodology for constructing a composite index is based on five dimensions' aggregation-resource efficiency, environmental efficiency, environmental quality of life, natural assets, and institutional factors. The composite index helped generalize the complex processes of the region's environmental-socio-economic development. Its main feature is the reflection of the environmental specificity of the territory. We built a mid-term forecast of the composite and sub-indices, determined their future trend, and assessed the opportunities and conditions for the fastest transition of the Republic of Buryatia to a green economy. The developed composite index is a key tool for regulating green economic development progress, determining prospects, and region management. This paper attempts to fill the gap in a comprehensive assessment of the Republic of Buryatia's current situation using a composite index.
在当前条件下，绿色经济理念在实现区域可持续发展方面得到了全面响应。然而，衡量绿色经济发展的进展是动态的，需要通过反映各个方面的指标进行定量描述。难点在于在包含领土环境、社会和经济因素的背景下进行全面的环境可持续性评估。本研究旨在评估俄罗斯布里亚特共和国（Buryatia）“绿色”经济发展的进展。所提出的构建综合指数的方法基于五个维度的聚合——资源效率、环境效率、环境生活质量、自然资产和制度因素。综合指数有助于概括该地区环境-社会-经济发展的复杂过程。其主要特点是反映了该地区的环境特殊性。我们构建了综合指数和子指数的中期预测，确定了它们的未来趋势，并评估了布里亚特共和国向绿色经济最快过渡的机会和条件。所开发的综合指数是调节绿色经济发展进展、确定前景和区域管理的关键工具。本文试图利用综合指数来填补对布里亚特共和国现状进行全面评估的空白。
