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Determination of hierarchical relationships among sustainable development goals using interpretive structural modeling

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This paper analyses the complex interactions among the seventeen sustainable development goals (SDGs) and presents them in a hierarchical framework using interpretive structural modeling technique. The driving and dependence powers of each of these goals have been ascertained to help the developing and least developed countries improve their strategic orientation for a particular goal within a given time frame. This would also help them in prioritizing their resource allocations on a specific SDG by focusing on its hierarchical ranking on one hand and driving and dependence powers on the other.

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Acknowledgement

Authors acknowledge the following experts for their opinions shared with us in this research paper: Prof. Anil Kumar Haritas, Department of Environmental Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi. Prof. A. N. Sarkar, Environmental and Social issues expert, Asia-Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi. Prof. Arun Tripathi, Management Development Institute, Gurugram, Haryana. Dr. K. R. Kaushik, Gujrat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited, New Delhi. Mr. Hamid Ahmad, State Consultant for World Bank assisted project on drinking water and sanitation, Govt. of Karnataka, Bengaluru. Prof. Anurika Vaish, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad. Prof. Imlakh Saikh, Management Development Institute, Gurugram, Haryana. Dr. Harendra Kumar, Amity University Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Mr. M. Absar Alam, Consultant, Asian Development Bank, New Delhi.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Bawana Road, Delhi, 110042, India

    Pravin Kumar

  2. FORE School of Management, Delhi, 110016, India

    Faisal Ahmed

  3. Department of Operations Management, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

    Rajesh Kumar Singh

  4. Department of Geography, Tilkamanjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India

    Prerna Sinha

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Kumar, P., Ahmed, F., Singh, R.K. et al. Determination of hierarchical relationships among sustainable development goals using interpretive structural modeling. Environ Dev Sustain 20, 2119–2137 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-017-9981-1

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