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

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  • David Zelinka

    (Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, USA)

  • Bernard Amadei

    (Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, USA)

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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  • David Zelinka & Bernard Amadei, 2019. "Systems Approach for Modeling Interactions Among the Sustainable Development Goals Part 1: Cross-Impact Network Analysis," International Journal of System Dynamics Applications (IJSDA), IGI Global, vol. 8(1), pages 23-40, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jsda00:v:8:y:2019:i:1:p:23-40
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    1. Amadei, Bernard, 2020. "Revisiting positive peace using systems tools," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 158(C).
    2. Kali Charan Rath & Surya Narayan Maharana & Jyoti Rajak, 2021. "Replacement of Human Labour With Integration of Machines Into a Self-Governing System," International Journal of System Dynamics Applications (IJSDA), IGI Global, vol. 10(2), pages 73-87, April.
    3. Yong Sebastian Nyam & Julius H. Kotir & Andries Jordaan & Abiodun Akintunde Ogundeji, 2022. "Identifying behavioural patterns of coupled water‐agriculture systems using system archetypes," Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 39(2), pages 305-323, March.
    4. Bernard Amadei, 2021. "Systemic Modeling of the Peace–Development Nexus," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-21, February.
    5. Bernard Amadei, 2019. "Engineering for Peace and Diplomacy," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(20), pages 1-17, October.

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