Article: Sustainable cities and communities - from city services to quality of life. The case of Portuguese cities Journal: World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development (WRSTSD) 2021 Vol.17 No.4 pp.375 - 399 Abstract: Sustainability is a deep concern worldwide. Governments and NGOs are working together in policies to pursue this global objective and diverse strategies and frameworks have come up. ISO37120 indicators, enabling a periodic measure and continuous monitoring approach, has stand out. The objective of this investigation is to introduce a model, based on ISO37120, enabling the municipalities in Portugal to assess their sustainability and quality of life. It is intended to explore its characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. Portuguese cities were stratified by population density and, using a survey, was selected which categories and indicators are considered more relevant for the assessment. With this assessment was possible to define the top-5 most relevant categories and indicators for each class of cities, providing an assessment and decision-making tool that will allow Portuguese municipalities to achieve a better sustainability and quality of life. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Sustainable cities and communities - from city services to quality of life. The case of Portuguese cities

Authors: Carlos Hernandez Jerónimo; Leandro Pereira; Álvaro Dias; Renato Lopes Da Costa; Rui Gonçalves

Addresses: ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, WINNING Lab, Lisbon, Portugal ' ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, WINNING Lab, Lisbon, Portugal ' Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal ' Business Research Unit – BRU-IUL, ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal ' ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

Abstract: Sustainability is a deep concern worldwide. Governments and NGOs are working together in policies to pursue this global objective and diverse strategies and frameworks have come up. ISO37120 indicators, enabling a periodic measure and continuous monitoring approach, has stand out. The objective of this investigation is to introduce a model, based on ISO37120, enabling the municipalities in Portugal to assess their sustainability and quality of life. It is intended to explore its characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. Portuguese cities were stratified by population density and, using a survey, was selected which categories and indicators are considered more relevant for the assessment. With this assessment was possible to define the top-5 most relevant categories and indicators for each class of cities, providing an assessment and decision-making tool that will allow Portuguese municipalities to achieve a better sustainability and quality of life.

Keywords: sustainability; population growth; sustainable development goals; standardisation; indicators; municipalities.

DOI: 10.1504/WRSTSD.2021.117914

World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 2021 Vol.17 No.4, pp.375 - 399

Received: 29 Jul 2020
Accepted: 06 Jan 2021
Published online: 04 Oct 2021 *

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