A pilot Environmental Index for the United Kingdom: Results for the last decade

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Hope, Chris | Parker, Jonathan | Peake, Stephen

Affiliations: Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge, Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RX, UK

Abstract: A pilot environmental index with nine components is constructed for the UK. Public opinion poll results are used to assign weights to the components in the overall index. The index remains roughly constant for the period 1980 to 1988. Different sets of opinion poll results produce very similar index values, suggesting that this may be a feasible weighting method. Implications for policymaking are discussed.

DOI: 10.3233/SJU-1991-8107

Journal: Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 85-107, 1991