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<p>As cities become central hubs for human civilization and economic activities, enhancing urban livability is a critical challenge amid rapid global urbanization. This paper introduces a novel evaluation framework for urban livability, merging principal component analysis with the entropy value method. Focusing on economy, culture, ecological environment, infrastructure, and social welfare as critical dimensions, we develop and empirically test livability indices using Province M as a case study. Results reveal a significant cumulative variance contribution of 97.511% across the dimensions, with Province M’s livability score improving from 3.8 in 2015 to 4.7 in 2022, marking an overall increase of 0.8091. This research offers valuable insights into assessing and enhancing urban livability.</p>
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As cities become central hubs for human civilization and economic activities, enhancing urban livability is a critical challenge amid rapid global urbanization. This paper introduces a novel evaluation framework for urban livability, merging principal component analysis with the entropy value method. Focusing on economy, culture, ecological environment, infrastructure, and social welfare as critical dimensions, we develop and empirically test livability indices using Province M as a case study. Results reveal a significant cumulative variance contribution of 97.511% across the dimensions, with Province M’s livability score improving from 3.8 in 2015 to 4.7 in 2022, marking an overall increase of 0.8091. This research offers valuable insights into assessing and enhancing urban livability.

Construction of urban livability evaluation index system by principal component analysis combined with entropy value method

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences

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As cities become central hubs for human civilization and economic activities, enhancing urban livability is a critical challenge amid rapid global...

Construction of urban livability evaluation index system by principal component analysis combined with entropy value method

Published Online: May 03, 2024

Page range: -

Received: Apr 13, 2024

Accepted: Apr 19, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amns-2024-0936

Keywords
Principal component analysis, Entropy value method, Evaluation index, Evaluation system, Urban livability

© 2024 Jiaoshi Yang, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Construction of urban livability evaluation index system by principal component analysis combined with entropy value method

Published Online: May 03, 2024

Page range: -

Received: Apr 13, 2024

Accepted: Apr 19, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amns-2024-0936

KeywordsPrincipal component analysis, Entropy value method, Evaluation index, Evaluation system, Urban livability

© 2024 Jiaoshi Yang, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Principal component analysis, Entropy value method, Evaluation index, Evaluation system, Urban livability