Research Article

Dynamic Evaluation of Urban Sustainability Based on ELECTRE: A Case Study from China

Table 1

Urban sustainability evaluation indicator system.

DimensionCodeIndicatorUnitPropertyReferences

EconomyC1GDP per capitaYuanBenefitYi et al. [29]; Tang et al. [5]; Zhang et al. [10]; Ding et al. [7]; Lu et al. [38]; Xu et al. [9]; Yi et al. [42];
C2Per capita investment in fixed assetYuanBenefitYi et al. [29]; Yi et al. [42]; Lu et al. [38]; Li et al. [43];
C3Amount of foreign capital utilized actually per capitaDollarBenefitYi et al. [29]; Yi et al. [42]; Li et al. [43];
C4Proportion of GDP contributed by tertiary industry%BenefitYi et al. [29]; Zhang et al. [10]; Ding et al. [7];Liang et al. [8]; Lu et al. [38]; Xu et al. [9]; Yi et al. [42];
C5Total import and export volume10000 DollarBenefitTang et al. [5]; Lu et al. [38];
C6Retail sales of consumer goods10000 YuanBenefitTang et al. [5]; Zhang et al. [10]; Lu et al. [38];Xu et al. [9]; Yi et al. [42];
C7Urbanization rate%BenefitYi et al. [29];

SocietyC8Per capita disposable income of urban residentsYuanBenefitTang et al. [5]; Ding et al. [7]; Lu et al. [38]; Yi et al. [42];
C9Urban unemployment rate%CostYi et al. [29]; Tang et al. [5]; Zhang et al. [10]; Ding et al. [7]; Lu et al. [38]; Xu et al. [9]; Yi et al. [42];
C10Natural population growth rateBenefitLu et al. [38]; Yi et al. [42];
C11Beds of medical institutions for per 10,000 peopleUnitBenefitYi et al. [29]; Liang et al. [8]; Xu et al. [9]; Yi et al. [42];Zhang et al. [10];
C12Number of buses for per 10,000 peopleVehicleBenefitDing et al. [7]; Xu et al. [9];
C13Per capita green areaBenefitYi et al. [29]; Lu et al. [38]; Zhang et al. [10];
C14Per capita of water resourcem3BenefitYi et al. [29]; Tang et al. [5]; Zhang et al. [10];
C15Coverage rate of old-age insurance%BenefitYi et al. [29]; Liang et al. [8];
C16Proportion of government budgetary expenditure in education%BenefitYi et al. [29]; Ding et al. [7]; Liang et al. [8]; Lu et al. [38]; Xu et al. [9];
C17Proportion of government budgetary expenditure in science and technology%BenefitYi et al. [29]; Ding et al. [7]; Lu et al. [38]; Xu et al. [9];

EnvironmentC18Comprehensive utilization rate of industrial solid wastes%BenefitYi et al. [29]; Tang et al. [5]; Zhang et al. [10]; Ding et al. [7]; Liang et al. [8]; Yi et al. [42]
C19Industrial soot and dust emissionsTonCostYi et al. [29]; Zhang et al. [10]; Lu et al. [38]; Yi et al. [42];
C20Industrial waste water emissions10,000 TonCostYi et al. [29]; Tang et al. [5]; Zhang et al. [10]; Lu et al. [38]; Yi et al. [42];
C21Green coverage rate of built-up areas%BenefitTang et al. [5]; Zhang et al. [10]; Ding et al. [7]; Liang et al. [8]; Lu et al. [38]; Xu et al. [9];
C22Annual average concentration of PM2.5Ug/m³CostDing et al. [7];Han et al. [44];He et al. [45]; Xu et al. [9];
C23Centralized sewage treatment rate%BenefitDing et al. [7]; Liang et al. [8]; Xu et al. [9];
C24Household waste treatment rate%BenefitDing et al. [7]; Liang et al. [8];