Big Earth Data Promotes Assessment of Even Development

Authors

Yali LIU, College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaFollow
Yanfen WANG, College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China Yanshan Earth Critical Zone and Surface Fluxes Research Station, Beijing 101408, ChinaFollow
Jianqing DU, College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China Yanshan Earth Critical Zone and Surface Fluxes Research Station, Beijing 101408, China
Huadong GUO, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals, Beijing 100094, China
Bingfang WU, College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
Bojie FU

Keywords

sustainable development goals (SDGs), Big Earth Data, even development, synergy trade-off

Document Type

Strategy & Practice

Abstract

Uneven progresses have been widely detected among goals or regions in global sustainable development, which are ascribed to the heterogeneous resource and environmental conditions and trade-offs among goals. In-depth understanding and efforts to reduce such uneven progresses are essential for the holistic achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). This study discusses how bBig Earth Data supports the assessment of the even development among targets and regions by pointing out its advantages in providing high-frequency and more timely data products with higher spatial resolution for the currently poorly achieved SDGs regarding essential human needs and environmental protection. Moreover, the Big Earth Data brings deeper insights into the pattern and cause of the uneven development and disentangles the core issues that restrict the holistic achievement of SDGs.

First page

963

Last Page

972

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

LIU, Yali; WANG, Yanfen; DU, Jianqing; GUO, Huadong; WU, Bingfang; and FU, Bojie (2021) "Big Earth Data Promotes Assessment of Even Development," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 36 : Iss. 8 , Article 11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20210630002
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol36/iss8/11