View Of Sustainable Development Research Articles

Study on the Sustainable Development of Foreign Women's Football Movement

From the view of sustainable development, women’s football game has undergone a solid process. It is first known by only a few people and then listed as an indispensable sport in international games, just like the development of feminist movement.

Innovation in the management innovation of planting methods of vegetation in the southwestern edge of Mu Us Sandy land—from a sustainable development view

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Las tensiones entre minería y espacios naturales protegidos

El presente artículo trata de analizar las tensiones existentes entre minería y espacios naturales protegidos, como proyección del concepto de desarrollo sostenible. El Tribunal Supremo y el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea ha ido conformando un cuerpo consolidado de Jurisprudencia que permite solventar las tensiones entre ambos bienes. Se trata, en definitiva, de buscar la ponderación necesaria entre el respeto a las normas de protección del medio ambiente y el derecho a efectuar una determinada extracción de minerales proyectada sobre un espacio natural protegido, sin que se permitan decisiones apriorísticas o generales, sino un examen caso a caso como regla general.

Environment sound technologies: exploring and modelling barriers using modified UTAUT model

The world is a competitive arena where survival is dependent on sustainability. Environment has gradually changed and had influenced the sustainable development in the recent past. The changing era of technology has played a vital role in enhancing sustainable development through environmental ecosystem. This paper explores a niche area of environmentally sound technology (EST) to understand the holistic view of sustainable development through the microscope of society in India. This paper aims at exploring the barriers in adoption of EST in rural India and modelling the barriers in a revised unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model. It also projects revision in the model by adding moderating effect of prior experience, gender and age of end users to understand the change in behavioural intention of the user in rural areas. The results reflect difference in behavioural intention and degree of usage for different age groups and gender. The results derived from primary data collection showcase a classified result of barriers clearly justifying the moderating effect by each of the external factors. The revised UTAUT model is one of the few models knit for EST in a rural dynamics like India.

Sustainable development of urban slum areas in northwestern Spain

Purpose – The persistence of shanty towns in cities is a major public issue due to the situation of poverty and abandonment of its inhabitants. Despite public authorities are concerned about this serious issue, they often fail to address suitably the problem due to their short-term goals. The purpose of this paper is to assess the public policies and green economy projects to improve the quality of life of people living in shanty towns in northwest Spain from the point of view of sustainable development and the interaction between social, economic and environmental areas. Design/methodology/approach – A systemic causal diagram is proposed for the empirical analysis. It has been contrasted through the study of the various actions undertaken in some shanty towns in Spain. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to complement this analysis. Findings – As a result, the study shows that the actions should not only be limited to providing access to adequate housing, but should also require more extensive cross-cutting projects. In this, green economy policies are shown as a good choice for improving the quality of life and development of the population. Originality/value – The study highlights the potential of green economic policies to mitigate environmental problems in slum areas and to support the social and economic development of its inhabitants. This paper provides some lines of action to improve the efficiency of public policies implemented in these cases. Thus, benefits in multiple areas such as social, environmental and urban could be generated.

Teachers’ View of Sustainable Development in Swedish Upper Secondary School

In Sweden the importance of sustainable development (SD) can be traced in political documents from the fundamental law down to the curriculum for different school levels. To investigate how this political objective is demonstrated in knowledge and activities among the teachers, eleven upper secondary school teachers from different subjects have been interviewed to map out their views of SD, their own beliefs and how they teach SD. The interviews have been analysed in terms of content with the Knowledge – Value – Practice model as theoretical frame. The results showed that among the interviewed teachers there existed a spectrum of views of what SD stands for, from a narrow view to a well-developed view. There were also differences in their teaching practice. All teachers stated that teaching for SD is of great importance and that they all did it in terms of their own personal definition. All of them also pointed out that even if the steering documents present SD as important, the local management of the issue is weak. The differences between the teachers’ view of SD and the weak local management generate a fundamental problem. Depending on the teachers’ own definition and content choice the pupils may get different content knowledge, perhaps not even consistent with the recognized definition of sustainable development. The schools cannot therefore be said to give the pupils an equal education in the area of SD.

A Time-geographic Appraisal for Local Sustainable Development

Sustainable development is often described as including ecological, social and economic dimensions. The conventional view of sustainable development is largely based on ideas of economic growth, ...

Korzyści społeczne i ekonomiczne budowy biogazowni rolniczych

The structure of the energy carriers used in Poland is not favourable from the point of view of sustainable development. The national energy policy is based on fossil fuels – not only highly harmful for the environment, but gradually depleting. Because of this, there is a need to replace them with unconventional energy sources including agricultural biogas plants. Agricultural biogas plants are well adjusted to the specificity of Polish agricultural sector.

Research of approaches to increase the efficiency of functioning of railway transport subdivisions from the point of view of sustainable development

Purpose. Modern transport systems are not stable and can not stand up to the destabilizing factors. Global track record in the economic and commercial management systems is the use of the concept of sustainable development. It is necessary on the basis of analysis of literary sources to define the directions of efficiency increase of functioning of railway transport subdivisions from the point of view of sustainable development. Methodology. To achieve the purpose the features of the use of sustainable development conception and its realization were investigated at a management of the complex systems. The existent models were also analyzed in the field of efficiency increase of functioning of railway transport subdivisions. Findings. On the basis of literary sources analysis, keeping up the conceptual essence of the sustainable development, the main directions of efficiency increase of subdivisions functioning were selected. They take into account the basic requirements of steady development and should be considered as a complex. Originality. New directions to consider the efficiency increase issues from position of sustainable development were offered by the author. Three components of conceptions of sustainable development (economic, ecological and social) should be examined in a balanced way. Thus, the above mentioned theoretical studies can promote the forming of new economy model corresponding to the purposes and principles of sustainable development. Practical value. The conducted analysis development confirms the necessity of researches on perspective directions of development of railway transport subdivisions, which are marked by the guidance of Ukrzaliznytsia. It enables to select basic directions for further research in the area of efficiency increase.

The pentagon of vulnerability and resilience: A methodological proposal in development economics by using graph theory

Several assessments of vulnerability and resilience have been attempted at a country level through composite indices but they are barely in accord with a holistic view of sustainable development. We suggest graph theory to structure a network of variables that depict vulnerability and resilience from a sustainable development perspective. Vulnerability is defined as the propensity to incur adverse shocks whereas resilience is the capacity to cope with their negative effects. We identify two control dimensions of vulnerability–resilience (economic and political) and three contingency factors (the social, environmental and the peripheral dimensions). The specificity of the control dimensions is rooted in their impact on all other sides of the pentagon. We propose an algorithm to select the key variables useful in building a composite index that conforms to the structure of these five dimensions while preventing loss of information. An application is provided on Singapore, which has been specified as a typical case of resilience.

Road-mapping the business potential of sustainability within the European manufacturing industry

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore the required changes, outline business potential and envisage the key steps that a networked manufacturing industry needs to take to reach more sustainably performing manufacturing in the future. Design/methodology/approach – The paper utilises a visionary road-mapping approach to study the required changes and the business potential related to sustainable development in the manufacturing industry. Findings – The results were summarised in three sub-roadmaps empowerment of stakeholders, increase efficiency and creation of new performance criteria. On the basis of the summary of the sub-roadmaps, the framework was configured to describe the opportunities and challenges of sustainable business development in the European manufacturing industry. Research limitations/implications – A clear implication of this study is that a more system-oriented approach, new models for collaboration between network actors and transparently shared network-level KPIs are required before further steps towards a sustainable manufacturing industry can be taken. In addition, sustainability-driven business models are required to specify these changes concretely. Practical implications – The presented sub-roadmaps and framework summarising them could provide new insights to business practitioners exploring business potential of sustainability. Social implications – Understanding about the road-mapping process as tool that enables interaction and envisioning between different stakeholders could also have social implications supporting shared industry-level learning processes. Originality/value – Studies of sustainability within the manufacturing industry have focused mainly on green issues in supply-chain management or corporation-level governance models and reporting practices. The paper presents a broader view of sustainable development and recognises networked business as part of the solution.

Granting State Aid in the Context of Sustainable Development Principles

Implementation of the concept of sustainable development requires the use of a variety of instruments. These instruments may be legal or financial. One of the financial instruments to support sustainable development might be state aid. However, not all aid is beneficial from the point of view of sustainable development. Therefore, an important task is to identify the types of aid that have a positive impact on sustainable development, and on the other hand to show aid which is harmful from the point of sustainable development view. The purpose of this article is to group the principles of sustainable development, in the context of individual order creating sustainable development. The article will also specify the objectives to be achieved by providing different types of support. Then an attempt will be made to answer the question how different types of aid contribute to the achievement of sustainable development.

Promoting CSR to foster sustainable development

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to explore the attitudes and perceptions of senior managers in Bangladesh with regard to corporate social responsibility (CSR), focusing on the impact of CSR promotional programmes in fostering an affirmative view of sustainable development. This issue has special significance in a country that is one of the fastest growing economies in south Asia and also particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.Design/methodology/approach– Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with a diverse group of 32 managers of large enterprises operating in a variety of industries.Findings– The positive attitudes observed suggest that various programmes adopted to promote CSR have had some effect. However, sustainable development and environmental issues tend to remain on the periphery of managers’ understandings and perceptions of CSR.Research limitations/implications– This study aids understanding of how business managers may respond to CSR promotional campaigns. Further studies in other comparable countries, and in other settings where CSR is poorly established, are encouraged in order to provide more comprehensive insights and overcome the limited sample size of the current study.Practical implications– While insights to how the managers of local enterprises can be persuaded to become more effectively engaged in CSR are provided, a need to foster a more comprehensive notion of CSR is also identified.Originality/value– As well as contributing to redressing the strong bias towards developed country settings in CSR research, this research is novel in exploring how CSR promotional efforts may influence the attitudes and perceptions of managers.

Sewage sludge/biomass ash based products for sustainable construction

Abstract The aim of this research was to determine how best to utilize two environmentally challenging types of waste: sewage sludge, and a particular type of waste ash, biomass ash, which is obtained from biomass combustion processes. The results of the performed research have shown that liquid sewage sludge can, in fact, be successfully stabilized with biomass ash, so that a stable composite material can be obtained, having a compressive strength within the range between 0.5 to 2.5 MPa, with “Controlled Low-Strength Material” properties. During the stabilization process, the microbial activity of sewage sludge is inhibited, due to raised pH levels and temperatures. Analysis of the chemical composition of water leachates from samples of the composite showed that it is inert, and thus does not pose a threat to the environment. The observed decrease, over time, in the concentrations of the pollutants indicated that the latter are immobilized in the hydrated matrix, due to the formation of new hydration products, i.e. mono- and hemi-carboaluminate and Friedel's salt, and changes associated with pore diameter and distribution. The addition of selected types of recycled aggregates, to the above-described composite material was also investigated, and it was found that a useful material having similar properties could be obtained. This means that such composite materials could be used as low flow material or back fill, road base stabilization material and bedding material for pipes and cables, as well as for daily or intermediate landfill covers. From the point of view of sustainable development, this kind of waste management presents an optimum – zero waste solution, since it results in the cleaner production, while preserving natural resources, reducing CO2 emissions, and lowering the costs of sewage sludge management.

Evaluation on the Developing Level of Real Estate Industry Based on the Sustainable Development

From the view of sustainable development, the evaluation model of the real estate industry development was constructed based on literature research. 20 initial indexes were chosen as evaluation indexes of the of real estate industry development. The indicator data of 32 provinces in China was collected and processed. Through EFA and CFA of the model, the 3-dimension evaluation index system with 10 indexes was formed with good reliability and validity. Finally, the relevant management strategy was proposed. The evaluation index system has important application value to evaluate and monitor the sustainable development of the real estate industry.

ECOLOGICAL RISKS IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: STATISTICAL FIGURES IN LATVIA

A traditional tendency of modern society is a course towards sustainable development, raising of living standards, and technological progress; however, the quality of life should be improved while preserving the environment. To achieve this goal it is necessary to strike a balance between the activities of the industrial society and real environmental resources. As early as in the previous century it was considered that environmental issues meant only the lack of natural resources, i.e., it was merely a problem of economical nature requiring economical solution. Nowadays the lack of environmental resources has not lost its urgency. So far as environmental problems and their comprehension grew deeper, environmental protection became an instant part of political and social agenda. The objective, materials, and methods of the paper In the long view it can be said that the expansion of industrialization generates more and more serious risks or side effects to deal with. The Central Statistical Bureau of the Republic of Latvia (the CSB) investigates, registers, and summarizes various variables related to the environment. Evaluation of environmental figures over a period of several years provides an opportunity to apprehend the dynamics of ecological risks in the country. Positive dynamics shows the development of environmental consciousness of the Latvian people, which is an important condition for a sustainable development of the country. Within the framework of this article the analysis of the dynamics of environmental risks is performed on the basis of the data collected by the CSB regarding various environmental aspects during the period from 1996 to 2011. Results Characterizing the dynamics of environmental risks in Latvia over the last five years it should be concluded that the country has invested more and more funds in the field of environmental protection, thus achieving that in respect of several indices, e.g., the level of air pollution, Latvia today has less expressed risks that could endanger ecological situation in the country than other European countries. However, there are some figures, e.g., in the field of waste storage and treatment in Latvia, that are still at an unsatisfactory level, thus creating the possibility that the country risks in this field could be greater than in other countries of the European Union. Conclusions Considering the development of Latvia from the point of view of sustainable development on the basis of the dynamics of environmental figures it should be concluded that Latvia has all possibilities to become a developed European country, where people would be committed to environmental culture and be characterized by environmental consciousness and way of thinking. Such a developed society, in its turn, has always been a guarantor of future sustainable development for each country. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.eis.0.7.4328

Reflection of Sustainable Development on Innovative Mechanical Products Design

This paper is aimed at discussing the sustainable development of innovative product design. From the theoretical point of view of sustainable development, this paper explores the three stages in innovative mechanical Products design: concept development, material selection and life cycle control. The main result is to infuse the concept of sustainable development into these three stages in order to provide new room for development of innovative mechanical Products design. This paper breaks new grounds in specifying the process of innovation of mechanical Products design, enabling the binding point of theory and practice to be more practicable and concrete.

Study on the Old Street Culture Protection and the Sustainable Development in Renewing Old Urban Districts-The Example of Shanty Towns Renewal in Baotou Beiliang

The problem is the City culture characteristic gradually disappear in Baotou due to the old urban renewal. In the Baotou Beiliang shantytown reconstruction should focus on cultural ecological protection concept. Conform to the principles of sustainable development view during the old streets renovation process. The Conclusion is the old streets renovation and the culture characteristic protection strategy.Including of the cultural ecological protection concept to strengthen old street characteristics of cultural diversity; Reasonable configuration and old street infrastructure construction to realize transformation of the organic update; Strengthen the characteristics of the old streets build cities feature space; Use the low carbon environmental protection concept into the old streets transform and so on.

Theory Foundation of Corporate Environmental Responsibility

The target of Corporate Environmental Responsibility is for environmental protection. This article analyzes the theory foundation of it. With the view of sustainable development, social contract theory, legitimacy theory, stakeholder theory, circular economy theory and externality theory, enterprises will make achievement in Corporate Environmental Responsibility practice.

Contemporary Issues and Strategies for Industrial Heritage, Site Reclamation and Landscape Regeneration

Derelict land is a land type that causes great destruction to the ecological environment, destroys the cities' scenery and leads to the waste of land resources. As an embodiment of the long-term view of sustainable development, it is necessary to deal with the urban industrial wastelands and resuscitate them by utilizing the technology of ecological restoration. By introducing three successful examples of the resuscitation of the industrial wasteland - the "Gas Works Park" in Seattle (USA), the North Duisburg Landscape Park (Germany), and the Qijiang Park in Zhongshan City (China), this paper discusses their emerging and development processes as well as their insightful ideas and particular methods for ecological design, meanwhile illustrates their specific meaning and suitability to China. It is expected that the successful experiences of these three typical cases will be helpful to the urban ecological restoration and landscape planning in the future. KeyWords - Urban industrial wastelands, landscape and ecological restoration,renewal, landscape design