A fuzzy goal programming approach to analyse sustainable development goals of India

ABSTRACT

Energy policy, environmental planning and economic development play a key role in sustainable development. Sustainable development requires suitable and strategic policies satisfying multiple and conflicting objectives. Fuzzy goal programming (FGP) is a well-known approach in multi-criteria decision-making for its practical application. In this article, a FGP approach is proposed to analyse environmental, energy and sustainability goals of India by the year 2030 with reference to the key economic sectors of India. The presented model analyses the improvement opportunities, requirement of efforts and implementation of the sustainable development plans. Numerical illustration is also provided for validation and application of the proposed model.

KEYWORDS:

• Fuzzy goal programming
• multi-criteria decision-making
• sustainable development
• economical planning

JEL CLASSIFICATION:

• J11
• R00
• C44

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

The work of A. Fügenschuh was supported by the German Research Association DFG, Collaborative Research Center (Sonderforschungsbereich) 1026.