Sustainable human development at the municipal level : a data envelopment analysis index.
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2022
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The development of indexes for human development and environmental sustainability
issues are an emerging topic in the current literature. However, the literature has put less emphasis
on municipal indexes, which is the focus of this research. In this paper, we considered municipal
environmental management as the adoption of environmental activities and the development of
infrastructural and technical capacities in municipalities. This article aims to create a sustainable
human development index with municipal data from the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Using informa-
tion from the Municipal Human Development Index (IDHm) and the GreenBlue Municipal Program
(PMVA), we applied the data envelopment analysis (DEA) technique to connect human development
and environmental sustainability in 645 Brazilian municipalities. Our findings show that regions with
higher human development present better DEA scores on the Sustainable Human Development Index.
In contrast, regions with a low or a middle level of human development do not present significant
change considering both dimensions. Moreover, our findings reveal that PMVA certification has
a different and statistically significant impact on the DEA score considering certified, qualified, or
not qualified regions. We found similar results for urbanized and service-oriented municipalities.
Our indicator is an essential and straightforward tool for regional policymakers, helping to allocate
resources and to find human development and environmental sustainability benchmarks among
developing regions.
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Environmental program, Environmental management, Infrastructure, Urban management
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LIMA, P. A. B. et al. Sustainable human development at the municipal level: a data envelopment analysis index. Infrastructures, v. 7, 2022. Disponível em: <https://www.mdpi.com/2412-3811/7/2/12>. Acesso em: 24 maio 2022.