Networks for the Future: A Mathematical Network Analysis of the Partnership Data for Sustainable Development Goals
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Center for Environmental Studies, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX 76402, USA
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Department of Mathematics, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX 76402, USA
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Department of Chemistry, Geoscience, and Physics, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX 76402, USA
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Department of Government, Legal Studies, and Philosophy, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX 76402, USA
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Sustainability 2019, 11(19), 5511; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11195511
Received: 22 July 2019 / Revised: 5 September 2019 / Accepted: 20 September 2019 / Published: 5 October 2019
(This article belongs to the Section Geography and Sustainability)
This research project analyzes the Partnership Data for Sustainable Development Goals to determine geographical coverage of the projects as well as the relationships of project proponents working in support of sustainable development. We perform a network analysis of the project proponents and measure connectivity through a variety of mathematical modeling techniques including degree rank, betweenness centrality, cut degree and pagerank metrics. We observe that the network consists of one giant component containing a majority of entities surrounded by a corona of small independent clusters. We conclude that mathematical modeling supports existing scholarly literature that proclaims sustainable development as a soft law paradigm with widespread support.
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sustainable development; network analysis; partnership data for sustainable development goals; United Nations; voluntary commitments
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Egelston, A.; Cook, S.; Nguyen, T.; Shaffer, S. Networks for the Future: A Mathematical Network Analysis of the Partnership Data for Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainability 2019, 11, 5511. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11195511
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Egelston A, Cook S, Nguyen T, Shaffer S. Networks for the Future: A Mathematical Network Analysis of the Partnership Data for Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainability. 2019; 11(19):5511. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11195511
Chicago/Turabian StyleEgelston, Anne, Scott Cook, Tu Nguyen, and Samantha Shaffer. 2019. "Networks for the Future: A Mathematical Network Analysis of the Partnership Data for Sustainable Development Goals" Sustainability 11, no. 19: 5511. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11195511
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