A Synthetic Indicator for Sustainability Standards of Water Resources in Agriculture
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Sustainability 2021, 13(15), 8221; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158221
Received: 2 July 2021 / Revised: 19 July 2021 / Accepted: 20 July 2021 / Published: 23 July 2021
(This article belongs to the Topic Landscape Planning, Sustainability and Diversity in Human–Nature Interactions)
The aim of this work is to evaluate the sustainability of water management for agriculture in a specific territory through the creation of a synthetic index resulting from the aggregation of multiple indices (environmental, economic, and social). The resulting synthetic index can be used to set sustainability standards and to guide the choices mandated by the Common Agricultural Policy 2023–2027. In this work we intend to show how the Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) method facilitates a complex process such as establishing a degree of sustainability in a certain area and, therefore, provides support to national or regional policies and communities. The integration of MCDA and GIS increases the efficiency of the support activity. A case study is presented evaluating the level of sustainability in the Irrigation and Reclamation Consortium of Piacenza and Emilia Centrale, in the Emilia Romagna region.
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Keywords:
water management; sustainability; sustainability indicators; Common Agricultural Policy; MCDA
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Picone, C.; Henke, R.; Ruberto, M.; Calligaris, E.; Zucaro, R. A Synthetic Indicator for Sustainability Standards of Water Resources in Agriculture. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8221. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158221
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Picone C, Henke R, Ruberto M, Calligaris E, Zucaro R. A Synthetic Indicator for Sustainability Standards of Water Resources in Agriculture. Sustainability. 2021; 13(15):8221. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158221
Chicago/Turabian StylePicone, Carmelo, Roberto Henke, Myriam Ruberto, Emilio Calligaris, and Raffaella Zucaro. 2021. "A Synthetic Indicator for Sustainability Standards of Water Resources in Agriculture" Sustainability 13, no. 15: 8221. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158221
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