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Table 2 (continued)
Main factors
Justification
Authors
Transparency
Transparency is about the need
of honesty that people can
expect and is linked to projects
as fighting corruption, financial
responsibility and illegal
transactions. In the context of
climate change, it is possible to
increase transparency among
individuals and support a better
climate justice: warrant
government transparency in
using financial resources
coming from climate funds
Cimpoeru and Cimpoeru
(2015), Corrigan (2017), Alves
and Mariano (2018)
Social equality
Social indicators reflect the
capability in generating benefits
for local communities,
including jobs and food
security, equal income
distribution, opportunities for
all and inclusion of vulnerable
populations, applicable in
regional, global and sectorial
scales
Valenti et al. (2018), Verma and
Raghubanshi (2018)
Community involvement When it comes to community
involvement, the same is
important for sustainable city
development, because it
addresses how the population is
acting and contributing about its
implementation.
Sustainable cities plan (2018)
Waste
It is estimated that every year
around the world 11.2 billion
tons of solid waste is collected
and decomposition of the
organic matter contributes to
around 5% of GHGs
internationally
Öberg et al. (2018), Welie and
Romijn (2018)
Land use
Land use change directly
influences the provision
ecosystem services (e.g.
provision of food and timber,
climate regulation, nutrient
cycling, and cultural identity)
Millenium Ecosystem
Assessment (2003), Lambin
et al. (2001)
(continued)
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Table 2 (continued)
Main factors
Justification
Authors
Transparency
Transparency is about the need
of honesty that people can
expect and is linked to projects
as fighting corruption, financial
responsibility and illegal
transactions. In the context of
climate change, it is possible to
increase transparency among
individuals and support a better
climate justice: warrant
government transparency in
using financial resources
coming from climate funds
Cimpoeru and Cimpoeru
(2015), Corrigan (2017), Alves
and Mariano (2018)
Social equality
Social indicators reflect the
capability in generating benefits
for local communities,
including jobs and food
security, equal income
distribution, opportunities for
all and inclusion of vulnerable
populations, applicable in
regional, global and sectorial
scales
Valenti et al. (2018), Verma and
Raghubanshi (2018)
Community involvement When it comes to community
involvement, the same is
important for sustainable city
development, because it
addresses how the population is
acting and contributing about its
implementation.
Sustainable cities plan (2018)
Waste
It is estimated that every year
around the world 11.2 billion
tons of solid waste is collected
and decomposition of the
organic matter contributes to
around 5% of GHGs
internationally
Öberg et al. (2018), Welie and
Romijn (2018)
Land use
Land use change directly
influences the provision
ecosystem services (e.g.
provision of food and timber,
climate regulation, nutrient
cycling, and cultural identity)
Millenium Ecosystem
Assessment (2003), Lambin
et al. (2001)
(continued)