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The Use and Misuse of Composite Environmental Indices

2022-03-15

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Composite indices have been widely used to rank the environmental performance of nations. Such environmental indices can be useful in communicating complex information as a single value and have the potential to generate political and media awareness of environmental issues. However, indices that are poorly constructed can hinder efforts to identify environmental failings. Here, we provide a critical review of the...

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DOI: 10.1101/2022.03.15.484501

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