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Measuring insularity as a state of nature

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  • Vania Licio
  • Anna Maria Pinna

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In this paper we construct a composite index that measures insularity for countries that are islands and for those that have islands. By collecting available physical data for all islands in the world, be they states or regions, we provide a novel data set of insularity along different dimensions. Three of these contribute to making insularity more or less severe: the degree of land dispersion, the remoteness and the average size of the island. We aggregate this information, weighting it by the share of insular land at the country level, and compute a measure of insularity that ranges between 0 and 100. We find that the greater burden linked to insularity is borne by islands with no territorial sovereignty. En este artículo se construye un índice compuesto que mide la insularidad para los países que son islas y para los que tienen islas. El estudio proporciona un novedoso conjunto de datos de insularidad para diferentes dimensiones mediante la recopilación de datos físicos disponibles de todas las islas del mundo, ya sean estados o regiones. Tres de ellos contribuyen a que la insularidad sea más o menos grave: el grado de dispersión de la tierra, la lejanía y el tamaño medio de la isla. Se agregó esta información, ponderándola en función de la proporción de tierra insular a nivel de país, y se calculó una medida de insularidad con valores entre 0 y 100. Se encontró que la mayor dificultad ligada a la insularidad la soportan las islas sin soberanía territorial. 本稿では、島嶼国と島のある国の島嶼性 (insularity)を測定するための複合指標を構築する。世界のすべての島嶼の利用可能な物理的データを収集し、それらが国家または地域であるかにかかわらず、様々な側面による島嶼性の新しいデータセットを提示する。そのうちの3つの側面、すなわち島の分散度、島の遠隔性、島の平均的な大きさは、島嶼性をいくらか厳密にするのに寄与する。この情報を国レベルでの島嶼面積の割合で重み付けをして集計し、島嶼性の尺度を0から100の範囲として計算した。その領土の主権がない島ほど、島嶼性に関連する負担が大きいことがわかっ

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  • Vania Licio & Anna Maria Pinna, 2021. "Measuring insularity as a state of nature," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 100(4), pages 979-1004, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:presci:v:100:y:2021:i:4:p:979-1004
    DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12598
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