Age Of Sustainable Development Research Articles

Self-Compacting Concrete with Low Binder Content and Recycled Aggregates - Economical or Ecological Solution?

Despite the fact that the self-consolidating concrete is present on the market since the 1990s, it still faces a number of problems that limit its use in many countries. In Poland, in addition to economic barriers (the standard self-compacting concrete is much more expensive than standard concrete, which is most obtainable at low classes such as C16/20 and C20/25), there are also problems with a higher shrinkage resulting from the large amounts of grout There are also frequent problems with a high viscosity of the standard self-consolidating concrete, limiting the areas of its use. Development of a concrete technology and, in particular, the new generation of stabilizers (VMA) produced an alternative to the traditional self-consolidating concretes, i.e. the self-consolidating concretes with a low binder content - less than 380 kg/m3 , or even down to 315 kg/m3 . The low binder content in the new generation of the self-consolidating concretes, comparable to the binder content of standard products, makes them more economically competitive. The low viscosity of these mixtures result in much easier application, and the contraction rate lower in comparison to the standard self-consolidating concrete, which make them ideal substitutes of standard concretes. In the age of sustainable development, the requirements of the certification related to multi-criteria evaluation system such as LEED, BREEAM and DGNB, considerable importance to the issue of CO2 emission reduction. The production of self-compacting concrete with low binder content and recycled aggregates result in lower CO2 emissions than production of other self-consolidating concretes with high binder content. The use of recycled aggregates coupled with reducing the binder content make the self-compacting concrete more attractive in terms of their environmental impact. This solution allows for reduction in both the heat of hydration due to low cement content, and also for higher scores in multi-criteria evaluation building systems, due to the use of waste materials. This paper attempts to present the advantages and disadvantages of economical and ecological analyze of waste material usage such as recycled aggregates in SCC solutions.

Defining a Social Role for Ports: Managers’ Perspectives on Whats and Whys

It is undoubtedly true that ports can modify aspects of the regions where they are inserted in many different ways. Scholars have presented various perspectives on the influence of ports in society, including their roles according to their purpose. Surprisingly, in the age of sustainable development, the social roles of ports have not been explored in depth, and this offers an opportunity to increase the knowledge of this sector. This paper aims to investigate how managers in ports perceive their roles in the social dimension and why they think they should exist, presenting opportunities to align business objectives with the expectations of other stakeholders. Applying the content analysis technique, 28 interviews were conducted with managers in Brazilian ports and themes were developed to represent their views on social roles (5) and the reasons for adopting them (6). Overall, managers perceive social roles as part of the strategic business plan and present reasons to adopt them, ranging from compulsory to voluntary. Conclusions suggest that more needs to be done to expand the understanding of a pragmatic approach to social roles and to develop more focused actions according to the reasons for adopting social roles.

Food security in the age of sustainable development: Exploring the synergies between the SDGs

Food security in the age of sustainable development: Exploring the synergies between the SDGs

Governance and Climate Justice in the Age of Sustainable Development

Governance and Climate Justice in the Age of Sustainable Development

Strategic Innovation as a Factor of Adaptation of National Economies to the Development of Global Value Chains

In age of sustainable development, strategic innovations have become the most important factor in the adaptation of national economies to dynamic global changes, encompassing trade and economic relations between the leading and developing countries of the World. At the same time, the task of this study was to reveal the complex and contradictory role of strategic innovations in the development of national economies against the background of the transformation of global value chains (GVCs). Main methods for solving the problem were empirical methods of comparative and structural analysis, as well as econometrics. The study analyzed 44 countries classified by the World Bank in the group of countries with per capita incomes below and above the average, as well as with high income. Results of the calculations made it possible to establish a highly differentiated relationship between the share of products manufactured by foreign companies operating in the host countries, on the one hand, and indicators of the dynamics of foreign direct investment (the number of researchers engaged in R&D, the number of technical specialists involved in research and development (R&D), the cost of research and development in the territory of the host countries), on the other hand. This made it possible to determine the role of strategic innovation in the adaptation of national economies. The established dependencies expand the understanding of the role of strategic innovations in the formation and further development of global value chains and their significance in evolution: from process and product innovations of individual companies to the formation of global innovation ecosystems.

Sustainable Development is a Dead-End: The Logic of Modernity and Ecological Crisis

This paper examines the theory of sustainable development presented by Jeffrey Sachs in The Age of Sustainable Development. While Sustainable Development ostensibly seeks to harmonise the conflict between ecological sustainability and human development, the paper argues this is impossible because of the conceptual frame it employs. Rather than allowing for a re-conceptualisation of the human–nature relation, Sustainable Development is simply the latest and possibly last attempt to advance the core idea of western modernity — the notion of self-determination. Drawing upon Hegel's account of historical development it is argued that Sustainable Development and the notion of planetary boundaries cannot break out of a dualism of nature and self-determining agents.

Jeffrey D. Sachs (2015). The Age of Sustainable Development (Foreword by Ban Ki-moon). New York, NY: Columbia University Press

Jeffrey D. Sachs (2015). The Age of Sustainable Development (Foreword by Ban Ki-moon). New York, NY: Columbia University Press

Sustainable Development and Diversifying Competencies Curricula

This paper explores the question how to approach thinking about curriculum construction for European engineering schools in the age of sustainable development. We present a theoretical argument that curriculum thinkers need to broaden their focus from the “restricted competences” paradigm (RCP) in curriculum thinking to consider how to make curricula within a diversifying competences paradigm (DCP). We claim that the best response to the challenge of sustainability is to produce more skill-diversity among engineers while simultaneously training engineers to make the most of this diversity. We support this claim with two arguments. First, we explore the problem-solving power of diversely skilled collectives, suggesting that this increases relative to homogenous collectives when confronting complex problems. Then we show that sustainable development is not only a complex problem, but an extremely complex or wicked problem. Based on these two conclusions, we propose a mixed-medium curricular model which illustrates how engineering schools might be reformed in order to produce greater student competence diversification.

Bhaktapur Tourism

Development in this age of sustainable development is sustainable development itself and tourism development is sustainable development of tourism. The present paper investigates the development of tourism from the socio economic indicators of sustainable tourism of Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur is an open museum and central hub of Tourism. To explore the Economic dimension of Bhaktapur Sustainable Tourism Development through Employment that focuses Number, type and duration of jobs, Gender equity, Business viability, Expenditure, Arrivals, Profitability, and Satisfaction. And to analyze the Social dimension of Bhaktapur Sustainable Tourism Development through Quality of Life that focuses Resident Empowerment, Congestion and crowding, Community attitudes to tourism, Access to amenities, and Changes in crime rate, the study has been conducted. The primary information is based on multiple sources of societal learning like field visits in course of doing researches, observation of various sites, General Household Questionnaire Survey, focus on group discussions, interactive seminars and a number of interactions and interviews with the experts of tourism sector in Bhaktapur. General Household Questionnaire Survey of purposively selected cluster of Dattatraya Square area was conducted on 157 households. Among five clusters Dattatrya Square was purposely selected for the study. Actual spending and length of stay of foreign tourists have been increasing in Nepal. Altogether from socio economic perspective 13 programsare recommended from the study to the local government of Bhaktapur Dattatrya. It needs around265 lakhs and timeline is not more than one year. Five times of these 13 projects and 265 lakhs can double the visitors in coming years.

Smart Tourism City: Developments and Transformations

Cities and tourism entities invest massive resources into smart system initiatives as information technologies are a key factor for a city’s destination competitiveness. Moreover cities around the world are increasingly recognizing the smart tourism city concept and related strategies as means of optimizing sustainable environments. Particularly for cities facing emerging issues of residents’ negative perceptions towards tourism, smart tourism city empowers a city to rise to this challenge by creating urban spaces that residents and visitors can enjoy together. However, smart tourism city research initiatives still fail to address the full spectrum of related and potential developments. This study presents a conceptual approach to defining smart tourism city: the smart city and its components are defined and contrasted with smart tourism and its components. The resulting convergence—smart tourism city—is then examined in light of a number of pioneering examples of smart tourism cities and its vital roles in the age of sustainable development. The main purpose of this study is to show the interests of locals and tourists context and the roles of ‘smart’ government leadership to researchers and practitioners.

Sustainable Development Law and Multidisciplinary Sustainable Development-oriented Efforts towards the Wellbeing of Humans and Overall Resources of Nature

Humanity and society at large are in the age of sustainable development (SD). SD is the engineering force of society in the 21 st Century. Individuals, other units and sectors of society are eager to achieve SD. It is an unavoidable paradigm that underpins most, if not all, actions of humans, units of society, and society at large. Increasing ongoing efforts and activities of individuals, other units and sectors, particularly those of governments of sovereign states, demonstrate that there is an all-round global quest for SD. Thus, public sector governments, international institutions, international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society groups within domestic jurisdictions of sovereign states are committed to SD, so as to promote and actualise its achievement. Also, all professions and disciplines of the knowledge industry are committed to SD, albeit realising that to achieve it requires multidisciplinary, multifaceted, multi-sectoral, multi-dimensional, versatile and all-encompassing approaches. The aim of this study is to approach SD from the background of law and examine it as a multidisciplinary subject-matter, so as to sensitise countries and peoples of the world to promote and actualise the wellbeing of the human race and society at large. It emphasises continuous improvement of the wellbeing of the human race, other life forms and natural resources, as well as vibrant harmonious co-existence between all nations and peoples of the globe on our Planet Earth. Keywords: Sustainable Development (SD); Sustainable Development Law (SD Law); United Nations (UN); Wellbeing; Environment; Development; Conferences; Summits; Humans (Humanity/Humankind); Natural Resources; Conservation; Ecosystem; Planet Earth; Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs); Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Natural Resources. DOI: 10.7176/IAGS/81-08 Publication date: April 30 th 2020

Framing environmental debates over nuclear energy in Turkey's polarized media system

ABSTRACT ‘The age of sustainable development’ has been characterized by an on-going debate over how to define development and which alternative energy resources to rely upon. It is high time to rethink the news media's role in this debate due to transformations in journalism, particularly the role of the media in harnessing the sustainable energy transition. Accordingly, this paper examines the role of the news media in environmental debates over Turkey's nuclear program within the country's polarized media system. Adopting a content analysis method, the paper illuminates how selected media outlets (three mainstream and one online alternative) have framed and disseminated debates over Turkey's nuclear program. The findings reveal that the media system matters in public debates on energy, but also that the alternative media have the potential to contribute to societal debates on issues – even within a polarized media setting – by voicing unspoken ideas.

Revisiting Global University Rankings and Their Indicators in the Age of Sustainable Development

Abstract This article is an attempt to facilitate the implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs) by encouraging adjustments in international university ranking systems as influential pl...

The Sustainability Approach of Institutions in the Age of Sustainable Development: An Evaluation on Hotels

Sürdürülebilir kalkınma kurumların işleyişlerinde ekonomik, çevresel ve sosyal parametreler arasındaki bağlılığı hesaba katmaları gereken bir süreci ortaya koymaktadır. Bu bağlamda da günümüz sürdürülebilir kalkınma çağında kurumların sürdürülebilirlik yaklaşımı önem arz etmektedir. Bu çalışmada da kurumların sürdürülebilirlik yaklaşımları sürdürülebilir kalkınmanın temel hedeflerini bünyesinde toplayan sürdürülebilir kalkınmanın üç temel stratejik boyutu (ekonomik, çevresel ve sosyal) esasında ele alınmaktadır. Araştırmada anket yöntemi kullanılmaktadır, anket soruları literatür taraması sonucu elde edilen çalışmalardan ve Otellerin Sürdürülebilirlik Raporlarından yola çıkılarak yapılandırılmıştır. Sorular otellerin sürdürülebilir kalkınmanın ekonomik, çevresel ve sosyal boyutu temelinde attıkları adımlar hakkında ipuçları verecek şekilde hazırlanmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini turizm sektöründe faaliyet gösteren otellerin yöneticileri oluşturmakta, örneklem ise Holidaycheck’in 2017 Yılının En Iyi Otelleri Listesi’ne Türkiye’den giren 19 otelin yöneticilerini kapsamaktadır. Otel yöneticilerinden elde edilen veriler otellerin sürdürülebilir kalkınmanın temel on yedi hedefi yönünde önemli adımlar attıklarını ortaya koymuştur.

What role for culture in the age of sustainable development? UNESCO’s advocacy in the 2030 Agenda negotiations

ABSTRACTThe article presents the nuanced role of culture in the sustainable development agenda of the United Nations, highlighting the contribution of UNESCO. While UNESCO has been engaged in the intersections between culture and development since 1980s, when the World Decade for Cultural Development was proclaimed, it was only with the negotiation of post-2015 development framework that culture began to enter the mainstream development discourse. It is argued that this process, influenced by both external and internal factors, has led to the reconceptualisation of the culture-development nexus. While the role of culture in the human development paradigm was focused on poverty alleviation and other human needs, including identity, education, and health, the sustainability agenda significantly widens the possible roles for cultural factors. UNESCO’s three approaches are discussed: culture as a unique dimension of sustainable development, and culture as a driver and enabler of sustainability.

The Age of Sustainable Development, written by Jeffrey D. Sachs, (2015)

The Age of Sustainable Development, written by Jeffrey D. Sachs, (2015)

ISTOTA MARKETINGU EKOLOGICZNEGO W WARUNKACH ZRÓWNOWAŻONEGO ROZWOJU

ISTOTA MARKETINGU EKOLOGICZNEGO W WARUNKACH ZRÓWNOWAŻONEGO ROZWOJU

The Age of Sustainable Development

The Age of Sustainable Development

Book Review: The Age of Sustainable Development

An honor opportunity to provide the introduction, the name of author is Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs, one of the well-recognised economics professors in worldwide and his expertise is related to all aspects of sustainable development. He also works as senior United Nations (UN) advisor and held experiences as a special advisor to Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon to establish the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2005, later he held the same position under Secretary-General Kofi Annan. In addition to his background, he is director of the UN Sustainable Development Solution Network as well as works as the co-founder and director of the Millennium Village Project. Up until now, he has authored six books and three of them are the New York Time best-sellers in the past decade years: The End of Poverty (2005), Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet (2008), and The Price of Civilization (2011). Thus, he is a leading economist who initially used sustainable development for seeking the ways to balance economic development and environmental sustainability as it is remaining as a part of the worldwide challenges. The term of ‘Sustainable Development’ was used to explain in this book as the central concept for our mind and widely used in both ways of understanding the complexity natural resource management matters and the seeking methods for solving global problems. An attempt towards sustainable development, the challenge is how to make sense of human-nature interactions on the three complex systems, namely, the Earth’s physical environment, the global society, and the world economy. Due to this complexity, a holistic framework is required in which society can proceed their environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive development, and pay attention to support the good governance in all level. This book also provides the explanation of the key challenges and solutions pathways for dealing the problems, which based on the context of each problem. As the problem-solving strategies, brainstorming is recommended as for determining possibly ways to ensure inclusive approach toward sustainable growth and development. The author writes clearly about the challenges in the attempts toward the sustainable development when humanities have faced the problems such as poverty, overpopulation, species extinction and climate change. The uses of this book can guide us to understand how to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which was formulated at the Rio 20 Summit in 2012, to apply with the current situation of socio-economic pressure in worldwide. The author also argues that solutions are feasible and affordable when we seek the problem solution in collaborative ways among the locals and the action of governments, sometimes it looks like ideology of thinking, however it may success in the particularly place in the earth too. Thus, the author attempts to examine the complex interactions of the economy, society and the physical environment, and lastly point that he made to demonstrate how a holistic strategy can help individual and societies to achieve the balancing point of economic prosperity, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability. Finally, the author hope that this book will be a useful guideline for the interested students and world citizens who will be the one of leaders can use the content in this book to develop the tools the enables the establishment of sustainable development in the new era of the challenging world.

Civil society: the catalyst for ensuring health in the age of sustainable development.

Sustainable Development Goal Three is rightly ambitious, but achieving it will require doing global health differently. Among other things, progressive civil society organisations will need to be recognised and supported as vital partners in achieving the necessary transformations. We argue, using illustrative examples, that a robust civil society can fulfill eight essential global health functions. These include producing compelling moral arguments for action, building coalitions beyond the health sector, introducing novel policy alternatives, enhancing the legitimacy of global health initiatives and institutions, strengthening systems for health, enhancing accountability systems, mitigating the commercial determinants of health and ensuring rights-based approaches. Given that civil society activism has catalyzed tremendous progress in global health, there is a need to invest in and support it as a global public good to ensure that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development can be realised.