The Long-Term Economic Benefits of Natural Mentoring Relationships for Youth

In conditions of severe water-pollution and dormant community acceptance of accumulating environmental damage, the regulator's role goes beyond pollution prevention and more towards remediation and solutions based on the community's long-term expectations of economic benefits from clean water. This paper suggests a method to enable these benefits to become perceptible progressively, through participatory clean-up operations, supported by staggered pollution charges. It analyses the relevant literature on pollution prevention and applies a cost-based “willingness to pay” model, using primary basin-level data of total marginal costs. It develops a replicable demand-side approach imposing charge-standard targets over time in urban-industrial basins of developing countries.

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Conferring Kinship: Examining Fictive Kinship Status in a Black Adolescent’s Natural Mentoring Relationship

Journal of Black Psychology ◽

10.1177/00957984211002613 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 009579842110026

Author(s):

Edward D. Scott ◽

Nancy L. Deutsch

Keyword(s):

Cultural Practices ◽

Mentoring Relationships ◽

Relational Context ◽

Mentoring Relationship ◽

Fictive Kinship ◽

Natural Mentoring ◽

Narrative Methodology ◽

Positive Feature ◽

Nonparental Adults

This case study examines the way an adolescent Black boy extends his kinship network as a part of navigating and demonstrating agency in mentoring relationships with nonparental adults. We purposively selected one participant, Bodos, from the sample of a larger mixed-method study involving youth, aged 12 to 18 years, in the southeastern United States. Drawing on narrative methodology, we used a holistic-content approach to analyze Bodos’ responses to semistructured interviews. Bodos used several narratives to describe his experiences. We offer three findings: (a) Fictive kinship is a positive feature of Black adaptive culture that can be leveraged by Black youth as a tool for creating a distinct relational dynamic with their mentors, (b) adolescent Black boys possess skills and knowledge that both preexist and emerge within positive mentoring relationships, and (c) youth agency and expectations manifest in mentoring relationships to inform and influence those adults’ significance. This case study furthers the field’s understanding of how cultural practices can positively influence relational development and create a unique relational context and experience.

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AD EXEMPLUM SUSTAINABLE ACCOMMODATION PRACTICES ON THE BULGARIAN BLACK SEA COAST

Anniversary Scientific Conference with International Participation TOURISM AND CONNECTIVITY ◽

10.36997/tc2020.402 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Katina Popova ◽

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Miroslava Malcheva ◽

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Foreign Exchange ◽

Black Sea ◽

Local Community ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Poverty Eradication ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Black Sea Coast ◽

Sea Coast

Tourism in Bulgaria is a cross cutting sector of particular importance for unemployment and poverty eradication. As a source of foreign exchange earnings and direct investments it ensures viable medium and long-term economic benefits for both the destination and the local community. In recent years, the sustainable development of tourism on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast is seriously threatened, mainly due to the consequences of mass sea tourism, the short-sighted use of available resources and the territorial concentration of accommodation facilities. The aim of the present study is to establish the achievements of the hospitality business on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast in terms of sustainability and environmentally friendly lifestyle.

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New Long-Life Concrete Pavements in the Czech Republic

10.33593/61ba0wvu ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Bohuslav Slánský ◽

Vit Šmilauer ◽

Jiří Hlavatý ◽

Richard Dvořák

Keyword(s):

Isothermal Calorimetry ◽

Coupled Model ◽

Plain Concrete ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Concrete Pavement ◽

Technical Solution ◽

Concrete Pavements ◽

Hydration Kinetics

A jointed plain concrete pavement represents a reliable, historically proven technical solution for highly loaded roads, highways, airports and other industrial surfaces. Excellent resistance to permanent deformations (rutting) and also durability and maintenance costs play key roles in assessing the economic benefits, rehabilitation plans, traffic closures, consumption and recycling of materials. In the history of concrete pavement construction, slow-to-normal hardening Portland cement was used in Czechoslovakia during the 1970s-1980s. The pavements are being replaced after 40-50 years of service, mostly due to vertical slab displacements due to missing dowel bars. However, pavements built after 1996 used rapid hardening cements, resulting in long-term surface cracking and decreased durability. In order to build durable concrete pavements, slower hardening slag-blended binders were designed and tested in the restrained ring shrinkage test and in isothermal calorimetry. Corresponding concretes were tested mainly for the compressive/tensile strength evolution and deicing salt-frost scaling to meet current specifications. The pilot project was executed on a 14 km highway, where a unique temperature-strain monitoring system was installed to provide long-term data from the concrete pavement. A thermo-mechanical coupled model served for data validation, showing a beneficial role of slower hydration kinetics. Continuous monitoring interim results at 24 months have revealed small curling induced by drying and the overall small differential shrinkage of the slab.

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Growth prospects, market challenges and policy measures: evolution of mobile broadband in Pakistan

Digital Policy Regulation and Governance ◽

10.1108/dprg-04-2017-0014 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 42-61 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Muhammad Shehzad Hanif ◽

Shao Yunfei ◽

Muhammad Imran Hanif

Keyword(s):

Developing Country ◽

Service Providers ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Content Type ◽

Mobile Broadband ◽

Broadband Service ◽

Policy Measures ◽

The Government

Purpose The paper aims to explore the long-term prospects of mobile broadband adoption in a developing country. The supply-side and demand-side policy measures are recommended to counter the challenges to broadband adoption. Design/methodology/approach Methodologically, this study uses document analysis to explain secondary data including growth statistics, trade literature and previous scholarly research. Based on the growth statistics of broadband and the informed market insights, the research discusses the prevailing market threats and recommends counter measures to improve the long-term prospects of broadband propagation. Findings The growth of mobile broadband is settling down in Pakistan due to various barriers like cost, literacy, security and unavailability of local content. Collaborative efforts are required by the government, the service providers and the people to enhance the adoption of broadband service and secure economic benefits of the broadband. Practical implications The research offers useful implications for managers and policymakers in Asian and African developing countries; the policy measures discussed here may serve as guidelines for them in the design of their own policies regarding broadband supply and demand. Originality/value The study makes an effort to examine the broadband growth in a developing country on the basis of both quantitative and qualitative aspects. The research endeavors to fill the gap on the particular scholarship of research covering potential uptake of broadband services and the effects of constraining elements to broadband adoption in a developing country.

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Regulation of Lifelong in Education and İts Economic, Social Benefits

Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education (TURCOMAT) ◽

10.17762/turcomat.v12i6.2470 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 1298-1310

Author(s):

Allahyar Muradov Et al.

Keyword(s):

Human Capital ◽

Social Problems ◽

Labour Productivity ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Social Benefits ◽

Development Economic ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

The Future ◽

The Impact

Sustainability in education is important in ensuring knowledge-based and innovation-driven development and human capital reproduction. Sustainability is particular important for the prevention of some economic and social problems that may arise in the future and raising the competitiveness of the country. Sustainability - the prevention as some of economic and social problems that may arise in the future is of particular importance in raising the country's competitiveness. The aim of the research is to estimate the economic-social benefits of regulation of sustainability in education and to give the suggestions in the direction of the improvement of the effectiveness of the regulation. The impact of continuity in education on the formation and development of human capital, knowledge-based society building, labour intelligence, competitiveness and the improvement of welfare are assessed cross-country in the article. In particular, in recent years, researches and politicians have analysed the ‘4th industry’ revolution (‘Industry 4.0’) ‘the benefits and losses in the medium and long-term perspective and its interaction with the sustainability of education. Here are two issues: 1) socioeconomic disadvantages of ensuring sustainability in education, 2) socioeconomic advantages of ensuring sustainability in education. Firstly, it is analysed the impacts of increased unemployment, reduction of employment income, declining social security and welfare that will be resulted as problems on economic development. Secondly, it is analysed (ensuring in sustainability condition) the distinguished factors of rapid technological innovation, labour productivity, repatriation of human capital, raising competitiveness on the international level, innovation-based development, economic benefits of knowledge and skills.

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Personality Trait Effects on Green Household Installations

Collabra Psychology ◽

10.1525/collabra.120 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ante Busic-Sontic ◽

Cameron Brick

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Alternative Energy ◽

Energy Use ◽

Environmental Concern ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Green Energy ◽

Big Five Personality ◽

Household Decision ◽

Green Investments

Large, one-time investments in green energy installations effectively reduce domestic energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Despite long-term economic benefits for households, the rate of green investments often remains moderate unless supported by financial subsidies. Beyond financial considerations, green investments may also be driven by individual psychological factors. The current study uses data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (N = 3,468) to analyse whether the household decision to invest in green energy installations is linked to the Big Five personality traits. Personality traits and domestic investments in solar and other alternative energy systems had weak indirect associations through environmental concern but not through risk preferences. Openness to Experience and Neuroticism showed a weak positive relationship with green energy installations through the environmental concern channel, whereas Extraversion had a weak negative link. Based on these findings, persuasive messaging for green investments may be more effective when it focuses on environmental concern rather than reduced risk in countries like Germany, where long-standing financial subsidies decreased the risk in green investments.

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Research on the Profit Model of “Internet+ Logistics Park”

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202126103010 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 261 ◽

pp. 03010

Author(s):

Xiangru Meng ◽

Jianmeng Sun ◽

Haining Wang

Keyword(s):

Operation Mode ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Delivery Mode ◽

Core Competitiveness ◽

Profit Model ◽

Logistics Park ◽

The Public ◽

Integration Mode ◽

Stable Core

The operation and management mode of “Internet+ Logistics Park” ecosphere has long-term and stable core competitiveness. This paper studies how to obtain the corresponding economic benefits from the perspective of the operators of the logistics park. The logistics park chooses the appropriate logistics service and the public service function to obtain the corresponding economic benefit. The development of the logistics park will finally be implemented to the profit of the park. The paper puts forward the profit model of “Internet+ Logistics Park” ecosphere; This paper mainly analyzes five modes: logistics integration mode, platform operation mode, resource integration mode, service delivery mode and chain replication mode; This paper makes a comparative analysis of different profit models from the aspects of model characteristics and profit thinking.

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