Behavioral Change in Determinants of the Choice of Fuels amongst Rural Households after the Introduction of Clean Fuel Program: A District‐Level Case Study

AbstractThe awareness of job providers to employ people with disabilities is directly proportional to the participation of persons with disabilities in the formal work sector which is relatively low. Another problem faced by persons with disabilities is a negative stigma attached to them. This research was conducted to find out persuasive communication conducted on the Advocacy of LSM Saujana’s Public Relations, related to elements of communicators, messages, and audiences involved in persuasive communication. The research method used in this research is a case study with qualitative analysis techniques. Data collection techniques used in this study are interviews, observation, and documentation. Researchers conducted data analysis based on Flow Analysis Models. Based on the results, there were stages of persuasive communication undertaken including the preparation of communicators, delivery of messages, the use of online and offline media in delivering messages, the behavioral changes and evaluation. The LSM Saujana used the central route in persuasive communication that was appropriate to support advocacy. The findings suggest the institution focus on messages delivered to the target audience, starting with raising awareness and focusing on behavioral change.

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Manufatura enxuta em um fabricante de produtos hospitalares: implantação e avaliação na percepção dos gestores

Revista de Administração da UFSM ◽

10.5902/1983465917638 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 88

Author(s):

Rogério Da Silva Nunes ◽

Alessandra De Linhares Jacobsen ◽

Rodrigo Dos Santos Cardoso

Keyword(s):

Change Management ◽

Behavioral Change ◽

Lean Manufacturing ◽

Implementation Process ◽

Readiness For Change ◽

Current Case ◽

Medical Products ◽

Increase Productivity ◽

A Company

The use of lean production in organizations, which aims to broaden your results using fewer resources, that is, to increase productivity producing essentially necessary and eliminating what does not add value to clients, requires actions that include mapping of success environments and organization's readiness for change management. Hence we have the current case study, descriptive, which presents the implementation of lean manufacturing in the textile plant in Blumenau (Santa Catarina) that manufactures medical products from a company with three manufacturing units. Next, there were interviews with thirteen managers and staff who participated in the lean manufacturing implementation process in the unit in focus. As a result, we identified that the requirements and preparations for the deployment mentioned are directed to a behavioral change that includes preparation of leadership, aligned with the organization's strategy, which needs to be deployed to all areas. Also featured are the stages of implementation and attempts to institutionalize the environment provided by the principles of lean manufacturing. It concludes with the identification of categories of analysis for the changes arising from the aforementioned deployment.

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Numerical Modelling of a District Scale Groundwater Heat Pump Operation: Case Study from Colchester, UK

10.5194/egusphere-egu21-603 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Taha Sezer ◽

Abubakar Kawuwa Sani ◽

Rao Martand Singh ◽

David P. Boon

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

District Level ◽

Thermal Plume ◽

Injection Wells ◽

Term Operation ◽

Heating And Cooling ◽

Groundwater Heat Pump ◽

The Impact

<p>Groundwater heat pumps (GWHP) are an environmentally friendly and highly efficient low carbon heating technology that can benefit from low-temperature groundwater sources lying in the shallow depths to provide heating and cooling to buildings. However, the utilisation of groundwater for heating and cooling, especially in large scale (district level), can create a thermal plume around injection wells. If a plume reaches the production well this may result in a decrease in the system performance or even failure in the long-term operation. This research aims to investigate the impact of GWHP usage in district-level heating by using a numerical approach and considering a GWHP system being constructed in Colchester, UK as a case study, which will be the largest GWHP system in the UK. Transient 3D simulations have been performed pre-construction to investigate the long-term effect of injecting water at 5&#176;C, into a chalk bedrock aquifer. Modelling suggests a thermal plume develops but does not reach the production wells after 10 years of operation. The model result can be attributed to the low hydraulic gradient, assumed lack of interconnecting fractures, and large (>500m) spacing between the production and injection wells. Model validation may be possible after a period operational monitoring.</p>

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Plastics Waste Metabolism in a Petro-Island State: Towards Solving a “Wicked Problem” in Trinidad and Tobago

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11236580 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (23) ◽

pp. 6580 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Shah ◽

Niles ◽

Ali ◽

Surroop ◽

Jaggeshar

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Trinidad And Tobago ◽

Behavioral Change ◽

Institutional Factors ◽

Wicked Problem ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Island State ◽

Human Health Impacts ◽

Partnership Approach

Island systems have limited geographical, ecological, and social capacity to metabolize waste materials produced by the economic activities of their growing populations. Conceptualized as a ‘wicked problem’, the faults and weaknesses in waste management systems on islands continue to cause acute and cumulative ecological and human health impacts. Trinidad and Tobago is one such island jurisdiction grappling with this situation, particularly being a petroleum-dependent economy. Through the lens of neo-institutional theory, this case study of waste management in Trinidad and Tobago unpacks the efforts, reactions, drivers and circumstances that have led to various successes and failures but no definitive solutions over time, especially regarding plastics and packaging materials. We identify three temporal phases of policy evolution that have altered the waste metabolism trajectory to date: (1) government led patriarchal approach of traditional landfilling combined with behavioral change campaigns to reduce, reuse, and recycle, (2) to a more democratic, shared burden, public-private partnership approach combined with attempts at incentive-based regulations, (3) to the present, more private sector-led voluntary bans on production and use of plastics. This study contributes to our understanding of the institutional factors that shape the search for solutions to the wicked problem of island waste metabolism.

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Formulation of integrated water resources management (IWRM) plan at district level: a case study from Bundelkhand region of India

Water Policy ◽

10.2166/wp.2020.157 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 52-69 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

V. C. Goyal ◽

Anuradha Garg ◽

Jyoti P. Patil ◽

T. Thomas

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Water Resources Management ◽

Water Conservation ◽

Demand Management ◽

Geographical Area ◽

Integrated Water Resources Management ◽

District Level ◽

Resources Management ◽

The Government

Abstract Integrated water resources management (IWRM) is being implemented all over the world, considering its wide area of applications and flexible spatial scale. Scientists have found IWRM useful in an Indian context also where a coordinated development of water and land resources is sought as part of complete economic, social and environmental welfare. The paper presents the concepts of ‘Local IWRM’ planning applied to water conservation and management in a case study of Ur river watershed in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh (India). The Plan considers effective utilization of land, water and other available natural resources, linked to the vulnerabilities and livelihood opportunities in the geographical area. The IWRM Plan, designed in three sections – (1) water management, (2) land management, and (3) livelihood management – provides specific suggestions on the activities under these three themes as useful inputs to the District Irrigation Plan (DIP) of the Government. The proposed IWRM Plan intends to promote the component of water demand management in district level planning and is envisioned to be an ‘implementable’ planning document for district level government. Acceptability of the IWRM plan is potentially enhanced as the plan was developed through a participatory process, wherein all relevant stakeholders were consulted at different stages of development.

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