Ajay Kumar Singh|Bhim Jyoti|Sanjeev Kumar|Sanjaya Kumar Lenka
Assessment of Global Sustainable Development, Environmental Sustainability, Economic Development and Social Development Index in Selected Economies
Dehradun Institute of Technology University|Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University|Dehradun Institute of Technology University|Dehradun Institute of Technology University
study assesses association sustainable development sd environmental technologies forest area developmental indictors selected 39 economies develops global sustainable development index gsdi integration environmental sustainability index esi economic development index edi social development index sdi 20002016 using composite zscore technique thereupon explores influence environmental technologies deforestation esi edi sdi gsdi using countrywise panel data results infer exists high inequality sd due diversity socioeconomic structure selected countries developed economies better position sd due relatively better position environmental economic social developmental related variables india south africa tunisia low values esi edi sdi thus countries worst position sd empirical results exhibit sd positively associated environmental economic social development forest area environmental technologies recommended protection forest area maintains quantity quality natural resources provide ecological security accessibility electricity community discovery environmental technologies use green technologies production activities may effective increase socioeconomic environmental sustainable development