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Life expectancy at 65 for males (years): life expectancy at 65 gives a view to the general health <strong>of</strong>the population as well as the health care system. Life expectancy for males displays more variance thanfemale (or total) life expectancy <strong>and</strong> was therefore selected.Suicide death rate (crude death rate per 300 000 persons): this indicator was chosen as a proxyindicator <strong>of</strong> the happiness <strong>of</strong> the population. The suicide death rate <strong>of</strong> three age classes (15-19 years, 50-54 years <strong>and</strong> over 85 years) were summed up so to calculate the “total suicide death rate” for eachcountry.Persons with low educational attainment (%): education was considered as a very relevantaspect <strong>of</strong> sustainability within the social dimension, thus a weight <strong>of</strong> 4 was given to this indicator. Datawas adequately available only from 2000 onwards.Early school leavers (%): for the same reason presented above, also this indicator received aweight equal to 4. Data was adequately available only from 2000 onwards.2.1.2 Environmental dimension indicatorsWeight 2,5 4 2,5 2,5 3Ranking logicReversed Normal Reversed Reversed ReversedIndicatorFinal energyconsumption<strong>of</strong> roadtransport(TOE/capita)Renewableenergy (% grosselectricityconsumption)Municipalwastegenerated(kg/capita)Motorizationrate(number <strong>of</strong>cars per 1000people)Emissions <strong>of</strong>particulatematter fromroad transport(kg per capita)Weight 1,5 1,5 2,5 1,5Ranking logic Reversed Reversed Reversed NormalIndicatorEmissions <strong>of</strong>acidifyingsubstances (kgper capita)Emissions <strong>of</strong>ozoneprecursors (kg<strong>of</strong> ozoneformingpotential /capita)DomesticMaterialConsumption(tonnes/capita)Area underorganicfarming (% <strong>of</strong>utilizedagriculturalarea)Final energy consumption <strong>of</strong> road transport (toe/capita): this indicator was selected todescribe the transportation pattern <strong>of</strong> the countries considered. As there are also two other indicatorsdealing with road transport, a weight <strong>of</strong> 2,5 was chosen.Renewable energy (% in total energy consumption): being the only indicator relative to the use <strong>of</strong>renewable energy in this set, it was given a weight equal to 4.Municipal waste (Kg/capita): Municipal waste indicates a strain on the environment that aconsuming population cannot easily export to other statistical geographic entities <strong>and</strong> is for this reason awell suited indicator <strong>of</strong> sustainability at the local level when compared to, for example, heavy industryemissions. A weight <strong>of</strong> 2,5 was chosen for this indicator as it is relevant, but gives no indication <strong>of</strong> thewaste treatment typology.12

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