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Temporal VIKOR—A New MCDA Method Supporting Sustainability Assessment

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Advances in Information Systems Development (ISD 2022)

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Sustainability is a widely incorporated trend into national policies. It implies developing metrics and indicators to measure sustainability. It is evidenced by the development of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), included in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development proposed by the United Nations (UN). A framework with a complete set of indicators requires a tool including all objectives simultaneously, such as Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) methods. Due to the dynamic nature of sustainable development, a static MCDA approach to evaluating current performance is insufficient. Therefore, this paper proposes a framework with a newly developed method called the Temporal VIKOR and measurement of data variability that allows aggregation of alternatives’ efficiency over investigated time. The practical application of this framework is presented in the temporal assessment of sustainable cities and communities concerning the UN’s SDG 11 frame. The SDG 11 framework includes goals essential for cities and communities to achieve sustainable development with a focus on achieving equality of access to basic needs meeting for all inhabitants, providing safe, green living space, and reducing harmful environmental impacts. The results prove the proposed framework’s potential usefulness for sustainability assessment information systems.

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This research was funded in part by National Science Centre, Poland 2022/45/B/HS4/02960. For the purpose of Open Access, the author has applied a CC-BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) version arising from this submission

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  1. Institute of Management, University of Szczecin, ul. Cukrowa 8, 71-004, Szczecin, Poland

    Jarosław Wątróbski & Aleksandra Bączkiewicz

  2. Department of Business Informatics and International Accounting, Faculty of Finance, University of Economics in Katowice, ul. 1 Maja 50, 40-287, Katowice, Poland

    Ewa Ziemba

  3. National Institute of Telecommunications, ul. Szachowa 1, 04-894, Warsaw, Poland

    Wojciech Sałabun

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Wątróbski, J., Bączkiewicz, A., Ziemba, E., Sałabun, W. (2023). Temporal VIKOR—A New MCDA Method Supporting Sustainability Assessment. In: Silaghi, G.C., et al. Advances in Information Systems Development. ISD 2022. Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation, vol 63. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32418-5_11

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