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. 2019 Aug 5;5(8):e02128. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02128

Table 3.

Analysis of existing local indicators.

System Theme Indicators Criteria
c.1 c.2 c.3 c.4 c.5 c.6
Municipal Management's Effectivity Index Disaster risk reduction Disaster risk Assessment 2016 ** ●●
Integrated Information System for Disaster Management 2016 ** ●●
Municipal coordination of emergency operations 2016 ** ●●
Municipal infrastructure to organize occurrences 2016 ** ●●
Resilient cities 2016 ** ●●
Training and contingency planning 2016 ** ●●
Urban mobility Urban mobility plan 2016 ** ●●
Waste management Adequate final discharge of total solid waste generated 2016 ●●
Adequate discharge of civil construction waste 2016 ** ●●
Integrated solid waste management plan in compliance to the National Solid Waste Policy 2016 ** ●●
Quality of landfill management 2016 ** ●●
SDG Mandala Green areas Number of municipal conservation units 2015 **
Safety Number of deaths per 100,000 people 2018 ●●
Waste management Percentage of the population with adequate waste collection service 2015
Sustainable Cities Program Indicators Cultural and natural heritage Local cultural heritage council 2006 **
Municipal legislation to deal with environmental issues **
Share of municipal budget with cultural heritage ●●
Actions on the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage **
Disaster risk reduction Percentage of households in risk areas 2010(a) ** From 2020
Local actions or risk management instruments 2017 **
Economic and physical losses due to natural hazard events 2018 ●●
Number of injuries and deaths due to disasters 2018 ●●
Housing Housing deficit 2018 ** ●●
Percentage of urban population living in inadequate housing 2018 ●●
Percentage of rented households 2018 ** ●●
Participatory planning and management Municipal public consortium, partnerships, business sector and/or community support **
Integrated planning between all municipal Secretaries **
Safe, green and public spaces Total of green area per inhabitant 2010
Percentage of inhabitants living within 300 metres of a green public area **
Development, implementation and/or review of Master Plan 2017 **
Sustainable and resilient buildings Percentage of buildings constructed and retrofitted with criteria of sustainability
Urban mobility Extension of cycle lanes (km) **
Congestion and delays monitoring system 2016(b) **
Percentage of bus lanes that are meant exclusively for buses **
Economic losses due to traffic accidents 2016 **
Accessibility for mobility impaired groups
Share of municipal budget with public transportation ** ●●
Percentage of inhabitants living within 300 metres from public transportation
Affordability of public transport **
Average daily travel time 2010 **
Percentage of public transport using renewable energy **
Percentage of accessible sidewalks (Km) **
Waste management Integrated solid waste management plan in compliance to the National Solid Waste Policy 2013 **
Strategic Plan Cultural heritage Number of licenses to construct and/or restore the city centre 2013 ** 2016/2020/2033
Disaster risk reduction Number of inhabitants living in risk areas 2014
Green areas Restoration of degraded green areas **
Housing Proportion of urban population living in inadequate housing 2010
Housing deficit (%) 2010 **
Safety Number of deaths per 100,000 people 2012
Number of robberies and larceny victims per 100,000 people 2013 **
Sustainable urbanization Population density at city centre 2010 **
Transportation Average commute time 2010 **
Extension of bicycle lanes **

c.1 - Easy to apply; c.2 - Easy to calculate; c.3 - Relevant to local levels; c.4 - Latest available data; c.5 - Contributes to SDG 11 target; c.6 - Time-bound. (a)- Data available only for some municipalities; (b) - Data available for only 15 cities.

✓ – Indicator fits criteria; ** - Indicator is not explicit in the SDG official list but contributes to SDG 11 targets; ○ - No data available; ●● - Annual; ♦ - Frequency unknown.