Index system and weights of environmental outcome and local governance in Ontario
| Variables | Variable explanation | Variable attribute | Weight coefficient | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental outcomes (A) | Per capita Wastewater (A1) | Wastewater from households and businesses, reflect daily average, net of wastewater recycling | − | 0.046 |
| Per capita Solid waste (A2) | Reflect per capita solid waste collected | − | 0.033 | |
| Average normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) (A3) | Reflect the overall greenness of cities and towns | + | 0.065 | |
| Per capita distributed freshwater (A4) | From natural resources, such as lake or groundwater reservoirs, reflect the per capita share of freshwater | + | 0.066 | |
| Greenhouse gas emission intensity (A5) | Reflect per unit of direct and indirect greenhouse gas emission | − | 0.051 | |
| Local governance (B) | Waterworks infrastructure (B1) | Reflect per capita expenditures on municipal clean water supply works and services | + | 0.11 |
| Sewage infrastructure(B2) | Reflect per capita expenditures on municipal wastewater management services | + | 0.191 | |
| Electric power infrastructure(B3) | Reflect government expenditure on electric power infrastructure | + | 0.171 | |
| Waste disposal facilities (B4) | Reflect per capita expenditures on municipal waste disposal facilities services | + | 0.117 | |
| Pollution abatement and control (B5) | Reflect government expenditure on pollution abatement and control | + | 0.159 |
| Variables | Variable explanation | Variable attribute | Weight coefficient | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental outcomes (A) | Per capita Wastewater (A1) | Wastewater from households and businesses, reflect daily average, net of wastewater recycling | − | 0.046 |
| Per capita Solid waste (A2) | Reflect per capita solid waste collected | − | 0.033 | |
| Average normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) (A3) | Reflect the overall greenness of cities and towns | + | 0.065 | |
| Per capita distributed freshwater (A4) | From natural resources, such as lake or groundwater reservoirs, reflect the per capita share of freshwater | + | 0.066 | |
| Greenhouse gas emission intensity (A5) | Reflect per unit of direct and indirect greenhouse gas emission | − | 0.051 | |
| Local governance (B) | Waterworks infrastructure (B1) | Reflect per capita expenditures on municipal clean water supply works and services | + | 0.11 |
| Sewage infrastructure(B2) | Reflect per capita expenditures on municipal wastewater management services | + | 0.191 | |
| Electric power infrastructure(B3) | Reflect government expenditure on electric power infrastructure | + | 0.171 | |
| Waste disposal facilities (B4) | Reflect per capita expenditures on municipal waste disposal facilities services | + | 0.117 | |
| Pollution abatement and control (B5) | Reflect government expenditure on pollution abatement and control | + | 0.159 |