Participatory methods in planning & political processes: Linking the grassroots & policies for sustainable development

The article examines the problems of sustainable development of modern societies, identifies their causes and the evolution of views on the origins of unstable and non-equilibrium development in the spatial and temporal aspect of social and political processes. Identify the factors of territorial sustainability, stresses the importance of humanization of development of all spheres of society, the role of education in formation of personality, able to independently decide within fragile and conflict in the world. The fact of General global instability of development is emphasized. Achieving the sustainability of social systems is currently a debatable and difficult task, the main problem of its solution is the inability to meet the growing needs of both individuals and society as a whole due to the exhaustion of resources on a global scale. Of course, production and distribution in some countries is ahead of time, in others it leads to a lag at the level of previous centuries. The uneven evolution of different countries in the direction of technological structure and artificial replenishment of their own resource base, the desire of countries that have entered the era of technological take-off to take priority political and military positions, gives rise to many planetary and territorial conflicts. The technological progress itself is contradictory, all the consequences of which are still unclear, poorly understood by people, and therefore are often perceived as a threat to man himself and the future of mankind. The new era has shown that at the current level, political management and police-military pressure cannot cope with numerous social, economic, environmental, ethnic, and religious problems, and their resolution must be at a deeper intellectual and cultural level. It is obvious that the importance of forming a person who is able to understand the risks of modern civilization is increasing, breaking through the muddy waves of information flows, misinformation and myths, and the role of education and upbringing is growing many times. Step-by-step solution of these tasks can begin with separate territories that localize and concentrate the rules, methods and methods of concretizing the combined actions of administrations, citizens, parties, social movements, and cultural and educational institutions.

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Sustainable development: a clarification of the debate

Tecnura ◽

10.14483/22487638.15102 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (64) ◽

pp. 117-133

Author(s):

José Andrés Gómez Romero ◽

Susana Garduño Román

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Scientific Production ◽

General Interest ◽

Participatory Methods ◽

Scientific Journals ◽

Computer Tools ◽

Government Institutions ◽

Over Time

Context: The term sustainable development has remained in the interest of experts, governments and government institutions, but a discussion of its translations into Spanish is presented. The objective of this work was to clarify the debate on the term sustainable development in Spanish by analysing its use over time, geographically and by discipline. Method: Through the non-participatory methods of secondary data, databases and computer tools were analysed articles from scientific journals, specialized books and databases were reviewed such as Web of Science, Scopus, Taylor & Francis, Scielo, Redalyc, among others. Computer tools such as Google Trends and Google Ngram Viewer were used to analyse the variation of indicators of evolution of search interest and scientific production. Results: Through the combination of non-participatory methods, indicators of general interest and scientific production were determined. Conclusions: The results revealed that both terms are used indistinctly, preference is observed in the use of the term term desarrollo sostenido over the term desarrollo sustentable, both over time and in the economic and environmental disciplines.

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Transformative Investments in Sustainable Economic Development: Infrastructure Aspect

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202020803031 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 208 ◽

pp. 03031

Author(s):

Elena Dvoryadkina ◽

Gulnara Kvon ◽

Olga Pozdeeva

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Economic Systems ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Political Processes ◽

The Face ◽

Development Goals ◽

Favorable Conditions

The article is devoted to the study of the role of infrastructure in the sustainable development of the economy, the investment of which makes it possible to ensure the achievement of social and environmental results along with economic ones. This type of investment has great potential in solving global problems of mankind, providing a positive impact on the economies of various countries. Mobilizing investment in infrastructure that catalyzes the improvement of environmental, social and political processes in economic systems stimulates the development of industries and often must precede this. The relevance of transformative investments is growing in the face of a lack of resources of governments of various states to address the priority problems of overcoming poverty, social inequality and reducing social tensions in this regard. Despite the fact that transformative investment is a relatively new topic, which is reflected in various discussions at the global level, the implementation of this form of investment to achieve the UN sustainable development goals in order to ensure a decent standard and quality of life for the population contributes to the creation of favorable conditions for interaction between countries.

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Sustainable Development Perspectives for Latvian Regions

Environment Technology Resources Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference ◽

10.17770/etr2015vol2.265 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

pp. 13

Author(s):

Anna Ābeltiņa ◽

Rosita Zvirgzdiņa ◽

Vita Zariņa

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Regional Development ◽

Social Research ◽

Synthesis Method ◽

Theoretical Background ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Political Processes ◽

Young Branch ◽

Result Analysis

<p>Regional economies is a relatively young branch of economics, whose theoretical aspects started to develop in the 20s and 30s of the previous century, but gained vivid manifestation in the EU Regional policy. Since the Rome Treaty (1957), the need for a coordinated community solution to regional problems and the correction of regional imbalances was also recognised in EU political documents. The end of the twentieth century was the beginning of important international political processes marked by the start of a new way of thinking. This new way was sustainable development. Sustainable development is a concept that has to combine economic growth with such a use of natural resources that benefits the society as a whole. The long-term development has three dimensions: environmental, economic and social. In this paper, the attention will be devoted to the influence of these dimensions on the regional development.</p><p>The aim of this paper is to provide a new viewpoint, as it may seem, related to well-known things that include such economic concepts as regional development and sustainable development and to evaluate sustainable development in Latvian regions. To achieve the aim, the following tasks were selected: to evaluate the theoretical background of regional economy, to examine the main indicators of regional development, and to prepare a regional development forecast. The following research methodology was used: literature review, graphical method, focus group discussions and logically constructive approach – for making judgements and result analysis; synthesis method – to combine the elements in a unified system; social research methods – to obtain the primary information and to carry out its verification. Conclusions: the main reasons for misbalanced regional development are the differences in employment, levels of income and investment. The research proposes solutions to promote balanced regional development. </p>

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Stand der Nachhaltigkeitsdiskussion – Denkmodelle der Nachhaltigkeit

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen ◽

10.3188/szf.2014.0053 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 165 (3) ◽

pp. 53-60

Author(s):

Daniel Wachter

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Green Economy ◽

Ecosystem Functions ◽

Agenda 21 ◽

Green Technologies ◽

Economic Dimension ◽

Limits To Growth ◽

Political Processes ◽

Environment And Development ◽

Common Understanding

State of the debate on sustainability: concepts and models After the UN Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), there emerged a common understanding of sustainable development, based on the work of the World Commission on Environment and Development (1987), the Rio declarations and Agenda 21. In recent years, however, trends have appeared which are moving away from this consensus. With the economic crisis of 2008, hopes for an economic recovery through “green economy” or “green growth” as motors for management of the crisis have gained importance. These concepts focus strongly on economic growth through green technologies and innovation. They offer valuable impulses, but contain in themselves the danger to downgrade the concept of sustainable development and its underlying principles if planetary limits to growth and global distribution issues are neglected, or if institutions and political processes created for the governance of sustainability are weakened by the creation of parallel green economy institutions. For forestry and forest economy, this debate can be seen, pragmatically, as an opportunity if it helps to bring the economic dimension of the forest into the limelight and gives value to the ecosystem functions and services, without losing sight of the broader understanding of sustainable development.

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POLÍTICA ECOLÓGICA Y ECOTURISMO. USO Y APROPIACIÓN DE LOS TERRITORIOS MAYAS EN TABASCO

Revista Pueblos y fronteras digital ◽

10.22201/cimsur.18704115e.2009.8.174 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 4 (8) ◽

pp. 127

Author(s):

Manuel Jesús Pinkus Rendón

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

State Government ◽

Geographical Area ◽

Development Programs ◽

Human Beings ◽

Natural Area ◽

Natural Systems ◽

Political Processes ◽

The Social ◽

Protected Natural Area

Hoy es cada vez más difícil considerar a la naturaleza como un elemento externo e independiente de la sociedad. Procesos como el cambio climático, la deforestación y la pérdida de biodiversidad, son algunas muestras de la capacidad humana para alterar la dinámica de los sistemas naturales pero, aún más importante, nos señalan que aquello que conocemos como naturaleza puede ser socialmente creado, tanto en términos discursivos como materiales. El propósito de este trabajo es reflexionar acerca de los procesos sociales y políticos ligados a las trasformaciones ambientales, así como las luchas materiales y discursivas que se establecen en torno a los recursos naturales en el área natural protegida conocida como el Cañón del Usumacinta en el municipio de Tenosique, Tabasco, cuyos habitantes son de origen maya y se hallan ubicados en un área geográfica de enorme riqueza no solo natural sino también cultural; comunidades que hasta ahora han sido de una u otra manera impactadas por los macro procesos globalizadores a través de los programas de desarrollo turístico impulsados en forma vertical por los distintos niveles de gobierno. Si bien, en su política ecológica, el gobierno estatal plantea que el desarrollo económico y social puede ser alcanzado por medio del desarrollo sustentable a través del ecoturismo, contemplado como un instrumento para combatir la pobreza y elevar el nivel de vida de la población, no obstante para ello es importante conocer y evaluar la infraestructura de los sitios que se pretenden promover dentro de esta actividad, así como proteger el patrimonio natural, valorar el sector social, y provocar una mayor equidad de los beneficios turísticos en los pueblos en cuestión para lograr un desarrollo sustentable. ABSTRACT Today it is increasingly difficult to regard nature as an element that is external to and independent from society. Processes such as climate change, deforestation and the loss of biodiversity are some of the signs of human beings’ capacity to alter the dynamics of natural systems. Even more importantly, these processes indicate that what we know as nature may be socially created in both discursive and material terms. This article seeks to reflect on the social and political processes linked to environmental transformations, and on the material and discursive struggles taking place around natural resources in the protected natural area known as Cañón de Usumacinta in the municipality of Tenosique in Tabasco. The inhabitants of this place are of Maya origin and live in a geographical area of enormous natural and cultural richness. They are communities that in one way or another have been affected by globalizing macro-processes through the tourist development programs imposed by the various levels of government. The state government suggests, in its ecological policy, that economic and social development can be achieved by means of sustainable development through ecotourism, regarded as an instrument for combating poverty and raising the population's standard of living. It is nevertheless important to study and evaluate the infrastructure of sites that are being promoted within this activity, and to protect their natural assets, prioritize the social sector and promote greater equity in the profits from tourism in these areas, in order to achieve sustainable development.

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A Comprehensive Approach: Inclusive, Smart and Green Urban Development

Problemy Ekorozwoju ◽

10.35784/pe.2020.1.16 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 149-160

Author(s):

Justyna Przywojska ◽

Aldona Podgórniak-Krzykacz

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Urban Development ◽

Development Policy ◽

Local Scale ◽

Compact City ◽

Homo Oeconomicus ◽

Political Processes ◽

Development Processes ◽

The Subject

The subject literature provides knowledge about various contemporary concepts of urban development, emphasizing a variety of goals and priorities of this process. Although sustainability should be a key objective of development policy, the methods of achieving it seem to be diverse. As a result, there are many theories describing development processes on a local scale, but there are no scientific attempts to summarise them or to comprehensively evaluate them. In the presented article such an attempt was initiated – the evolution of the concept of sustainable development in the context of transformation of the role of man in socio-economic and political processes from homo-oeconomicus to homo cooperativus was outlined and the assumptions of contemporary concepts of urban development (smart city, eco city and compact city) were identified and evaluated in terms of their cohesion and implementation of sustainable development principles. On this basis, a conceptual framework for an inclusive urban development model was defined, considering their key values in a synergic way.

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