scholarly journals Evolving policies and the roles of public and private stakeholders in wastewater and faecal-sludge management in India, China and Ghana

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Murray ◽  
Gayathri Devi Mekala ◽  
Xia Chen
Keyword(s):  
Sludge Management ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Public And Private Stakeholders ◽  
Faecal Sludge

scholarly journals A Comprehensive Study on the Physicochemical Characteristics of Faecal Sludge in Greater Accra Region and Analysis of Its Potential Use as Feedstock for Green Energy

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Issahaku Ahmed ◽  
Dennis Ofori-Amanfo ◽  
Esi Awuah ◽  
Florence Cobbold
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Calorific Value ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Sludge Management ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Faecal Sludge ◽  
Comprehensive Study

Design of treatment plants for faecal sludge management systems relies on a comprehensive accurate knowledge of FS (faecal sludge) characteristics, but this information is lacking. Developing countries like Ghana, where large proportion of the urban population (Accra) rely on onsite sanitation systems, face a lot of FSM (faecal sludge management) design challenges as a result of lack of a comprehensive study data on physicochemical characteristics of raw faecal sludge after primary dewatering. Achieving a fully operational FSM chain would imply a well understanding of the characteristics of the FS and its dynamics after primary dewatering. A study was carried out to determine the characteristics of faecal sludge brought to the Lavender Hill treatment plant, Accra Metropolis, and environs to ensure the treatability and uses of the products after treatment. The treatment plant receives an average of 150 trucks (1350m3) a day with 58% coming from private homes and 42% from public toilets. Composite samples were made from both public and private toilets facilities. Samples were taken from a reservoir holding faecal sludge from both public and private facilities, examined on daily basis and characterized. The values obtained showed high concentrations of BOD and COD values. The COD: BOD ratios showed that the faecal sludge is not stabilized yet and can be further degraded. The calorific value for the dry sludge was found to be 15.16-15.82 MJ/kg and 16.39–18.31 MJ/kg for the wet sludge. The calorific value of the sludge is adequate enough to be used as potential feedstock for green energy generation. The high concentrations of COD and organic matter of the faecal sludge make it suitable enough for biogas generation. A good correlation (r=0.909,R2=82.6%) between the calorific value and the TVS was found to be CV=0.122TVS+7.44. Heavy metal concentrations were low and satisfied the EPA Ghana guidelines for sludge. Thus products from the treatment can be used for agricultural purposes.

Evaluating the performance of destination marketing systems (DMS): stakeholder perspective

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianna Sigala
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Destination Marketing ◽  
Collaborative Culture ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Stakeholder Perspective ◽  
Marketing Systems ◽  
Public And Private Stakeholders ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Nation Wide Survey

Purpose – Destination marketing systems (DMS) represent a vital inter-organisational information system (IOIS) for supporting the collaborative e-marketing strategies of tourism firms and the competitiveness of tourism destinations. However, many DMS have failed to deliver the expected outcomes, while the performance measurement of DMS has not been thoroughly investigated in the literature so far. The study synthesises research from the fields of DMS, IOIS and collaborative practices for investigating the perceptions of various tourism DMS stakeholders about the evaluation of DMS performance. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – The study conducted a nation-wide survey for measuring the perceptions of various tourism DMS stakeholders in Greece about the importance of the roles that DMS should serve as well as the items that should be used for measuring the performance of these DMS’ roles. Findings – The findings showed that the public and private stakeholders held different perceptions about the roles of DMS as well as about the metrics that need to be used for evaluating DMS performance. The findings also showed that the perceptions that stakeholders hold about the roles of the DMS influence their perceptions about the performance evaluation of DMS. Research limitations/implications – The findings are based on evaluating a specific type of IOIS and sector/context. Thus, caution is required in generalising the results to other types of IOIS and social/environmental contexts. Practical implications – The study highlighted that the performance and success of DMS, and of IOIS projects in general, require the nurturing of a collaborative culture and the co-ordination of the various stakeholders’ perceptions and interests. Originality/value – The study addresses the gap in DMS performance evaluation and it contributes to the literature about IOIS evaluation by adopting a stakeholders approach.

DEVELOPMENT OF A METHODOLOGY FOR INDICATIVE PLANNING OF LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPHERE OF TOURIST SERVICES IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 898-910
Author(s):  
B. Tumekh ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Balanced Development ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
Public And Private Stakeholders ◽  
Conditions Of Stability ◽  
Tourism Services

In recent decades, tourism has shown itself as a key component of a modern economy and a sustainable source of innovative industries that ensure balanced development, especially in developing countries, most of which have the most popular resources for the tourism industry. The main goal of the work is presented in the idea of how to conserve natural reserves and use them rationally in the present and in the future, developing detailed plans and striving to increase the level of efficiency. The result of such work will lead to increased profits with the simultaneous organization of all types of activities related to tourism. Improving the effectiveness of strategies aimed at solving problems regarding sustainable development and changing patterns of production and consumption of tourism services requires a deep analysis of all aspects of the area under consideration, including the study of the effects of elements of the external environment under conditions of stability / instability. In other words, conducting a closer study of the planning functions in the systemic management processes of the tourism industry is quite relevant. The significance of this study lies in the fact that planning for sustainable development of the tourism sector is considered as an integral part of the overall plan for economic and social development, which requires the obligatory participation of all public and private stakeholders in the actual implementation of policies and strategies in this direction, since not only income, but and the responsibility for the development of this sector of the economy is shared between government and business. Accordingly, the author proposes to develop a methodology for indicative planning to achieve longterm improvement of tourism services in developing countries, including identifying aspects of modern problems faced by most economies in crisis and instability.

The Rise of Multistakeholder Partnerships

2017 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 205-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayelet Berman
Keyword(s):  
Policy Making ◽  
International System ◽  
Intergovernmental Organizations ◽  
International Policy ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Past ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
Public And Private Stakeholders ◽  
Private Actors ◽  
Multistakeholder Partnerships

In the past two decades, multistakeholder partnerships have been on the rise. With the perceived failure of intergovernmental organizations to get things done, the international system has turned toward partnerships. Allowing for collaboration with private actors, they are increasingly seen as the governance model du jour. They're praised for being democratically legitimate, thanks to their inclusion of a range of public and private stakeholders—most notably the inclusion of developing countries and civil society that had hitherto been excluded from international policy-making processes. My comments address three topics: (1) the rise of partnerships in context, (2) the reasons for their rise, and (3) challenges.

Fifteen Years After Katrina: Paving the Way for Health Care Transformation

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (10) ◽  
pp. 1472-1475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelina Davis ◽  
Alexander Billioux ◽  
Jennifer L. Avegno ◽  
Tiffany Netters ◽  
Gerrelda Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
New Orleans ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Primary Care Access ◽  
Care Access ◽  
Public And Private Stakeholders ◽  
Health Care Transformation ◽  
The Way

Following the devastation of the Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, region by Hurricane Katrina, 25 nonprofit health care organizations in partnership with public and private stakeholders worked to build a community-based primary care and behavioral health network. The work was made possible in large part by a $100 million federal award, the Primary Care Access Stabilization Grant, which paved the way for innovative and sustained public health and health care transformation across the Greater New Orleans area and the state of Louisiana.

Private Land Conservation and Public Policy: Land Trusts, Land Owners, and Conservation Easements

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 337-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic P. Parker ◽  
Walter N. Thurman
Keyword(s):  
Private Land ◽  
Conservation Easements ◽  
Land Trusts ◽  
Policy Reforms ◽  
Organizational Economics ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Land Owners ◽  
Private Land Conservation ◽  
Policy Arrangements ◽  
Public And Private Stakeholders

We highlight the extraordinary growth in private conservation via land trusts and conservation easements and describe the problems arising from the interplay of public finance and private decisions. We offer a framework for understanding the popularity of easements and land trusts and for evaluating policy reforms aimed at improving their performance. The framework, grounded in institutional and organizational economics in the tradition of Ronald Coase, Oliver Williamson, and Yoram Barzel, focuses on the measurement and monitoring costs faced by public and private stakeholders under current and prospective policy arrangements. We illustrate how the framework can be applied to contemporary debates about the appropriate tax treatment of donated easements, requirements that they be held in perpetuity, and the extent to which government should regulate private land trusts.

scholarly journals Management of Green Corridor Performance

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 292-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Hunke ◽  
Gunnar Prause
Keyword(s):  
Green Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainable Transport ◽  
New Governance ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Business Perspective ◽  
Stakeholder Model ◽  
Governance Models ◽  
Green Corridor ◽  
Public And Private Stakeholders ◽  
Green Corridors

Abstract In the context of a harmonized transnational transport system the green corridor concept represents a cornerstone in the development and implementation of integrated and sustainable transport solutions. Important properties of green corridors are their transnational character and their high involvement of public and private stakeholders, including political level, requiring new governance models for the management of green corridors. Stakeholder governance models and instruments for green corridor governance are going to be developed and tested in different regional development projects in order to safeguard a better alignment of transport policies at various administrative levels and a strengthening of the business perspective. A crucial role in this context belongs to involvement of public and private stakeholders in order to safeguard efficient corridor performance. The paper presents recent research results about green supply chain management in the frame of network and stakeholder model theory and its application to the stakeholders of green transport corridors.

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