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Title An open data index to assess the green transition- A study on all Italian municipalities
ID_Doc 64270
Authors Muscillo, A; Re, S; Gambacorta, S; Ferrara, G; Tagliafierro, N; Borello, E; Rubino, A; Facchini, A
Title An open data index to assess the green transition- A study on all Italian municipalities
Year 2023
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107924
Abstract This study introduces a municipality transition index based on open data and green transition principles. The Municipality Transition Index provides data and a succinct measurement of municipal attributes as defined by green policies at national and local level. We identify four dimensions of interest and 18 key performance indicators, defined at municipality level, and measure factors that directly and indirectly influence the green transition, with a focus on the Green Deal vision embraced by the European Union. The robustness and meaningfulness of the index is tested on a dataset covering all 7904 Italian municipalities.Our results show that computation of the MTI on this sample produces a bell-shaped distribution, suggesting strong geographic disparities and a significant difference between cities, towns and rural areas. The results show the need for policies and tools tailored at municipal level and provide information for practitioners, policy makers and experts from academia, useful for designing tools to underpin investment planning in the framework of the recent National Recovery and Resilience Plan issued by the Italian government. This may be particularly useful for enhancing green-transition-enabling factors that may differ across regions, helping policymakers to promote a smooth and fair transition by monitoring the performance of municipalities as they address the challenge.
Author Keywords Open data; Urban green transition; Municipality Transition Index
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:001031811400001
WoS Category Ecology; Economics; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies
Research Area Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Business & Economics
PDF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107924
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