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Systems Approach for Modeling Interactions Among the Sustainable Development Goals Part 1: Cross-Impact Network Analysis

Systems Approach for Modeling Interactions Among the Sustainable Development Goals Part 1: Cross-Impact Network Analysis

David Zelinka, Bernard Amadei
Copyright: © 2019 |Volume: 8 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 18
ISSN: 2160-9772|EISSN: 2160-9799|EISBN13: 9781522568025|DOI: 10.4018/IJSDA.2019010102
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Zelinka, David, and Bernard Amadei. "Systems Approach for Modeling Interactions Among the Sustainable Development Goals Part 1: Cross-Impact Network Analysis." IJSDA vol.8, no.1 2019: pp.23-40. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSDA.2019010102

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Zelinka, D. & Amadei, B. (2019). Systems Approach for Modeling Interactions Among the Sustainable Development Goals Part 1: Cross-Impact Network Analysis. International Journal of System Dynamics Applications (IJSDA), 8(1), 23-40. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSDA.2019010102

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Zelinka, David, and Bernard Amadei. "Systems Approach for Modeling Interactions Among the Sustainable Development Goals Part 1: Cross-Impact Network Analysis," International Journal of System Dynamics Applications (IJSDA) 8, no.1: 23-40. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSDA.2019010102

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Abstract

This article advocates for a systems approach to analyzing the SDGs, categorized as an anthropocentric network. Cross-impact analysis, a semi-qualitative, soft-systems approach is used to explore the connections among the SDGs. This approach can better capture the science underlying the SDGs' interactions in a generic manner compared to existing methods. The suggested approach enables users to: (1) get a better qualitative and quantitative understanding of how the SDGs interact; (2) detect emerging patterns resulting from those interactions; (3) use context-specific information about direct impacts to identify indirect effects; and (4) identify leverage points hidden within the SDGs. The article also discusses how network analysis complements cross-impact analysis as a mathematical approach to understanding patterns of interactions among the SDGs. The term cross-impact network analysis is proposed to describe the synergy between these two analytical methods. This article is the first of two papers systematically analyzing the interactions between the SDGs.

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