Question: Answer if below question is true, false or uncertain. The explanation is the most important part of your answer. Failure to provide explanation will result

Answer if below question is true, false or uncertain. The explanation is the most important part of your answer. Failure to provide explanation will result in point deduction. If true, please explain why and/or provide illustrative examples; if false provide the true answer; if unsure explain why (Total: / 5 points)

  1. I-HDI stands for Human Development Index. It is a composite index designed to measure longevity, educational attainment and utility derived from income. It is the average of the three values and ranges from 0 to 100. ( /.5)
  2. The Gini Coefficient measures the income distribution of a country's residents. ( /.5)
  3. "Green" GDP (Gross Domestic Product) measures a country's capture and track status of environmental public goods & services and the environmental consequences of economic growth. Green GDP is calculated as follows: traditional GDP multiplied by environmental cost. ( /.5)
  4. A City GDP per capita is calculated by multiplying a city GDP with city population ( /.5)
  5. Urban development is now largely embedded in the notion of prosperity. The City Prosperity Index (CPI) is a composite index measuring five different dimensions of urban prosperity. They encompass city GDP, infrastructure development, urban vision, environmental sustainability, equity and social inclusion ( /.5)
  6. The United Nations campaign for Sustainable Development Goals was launched in 2000 around eight development goals (Poverty, Education, Gender Equality, Child Mortality, Maternal Health, Pandemics Control, Environmental Sustainability and Global Partnership). ( /.5)
  7. Pure Public goods such as fresh air and national defense are non-excludable but rival. ( /.5)
  8. The United Nations-Habitat defines urban informality as "the locus low productivity, unprotected labor, unfair competition, evasion of law and taxation"( /.5)
  9. The components of a smart city are smart industry, smart people, smart leadership, smart environment, smart finance and smart livability. ( /.5)
  10. Social entrepreneurship is defined by Bill Drayton, Ashoka Founder - featured in the Documentary Who Cares? as the capacity to lead and manage ( /.5)

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