scholarly journals Understanding Societal Resilience

2021 ◽  
pp. 551-564
Author(s):  
Rosanne Anholt ◽  
Caroline van Dullemen ◽  
Juliana Santos de Carvalho ◽  
Joris Rijbroek ◽  
Stijn Sieckelinck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Approach ◽  
Scholarly Work ◽  
Critical Research ◽  
Research Methodologies ◽  
Social Concept ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Societal Resilience ◽  
Societal Problems

Societal resilience is an emerging paradigm. It refers to responses and strategies at the level of individuals, groups, organizations, and societies that are dealing with complex societal problems. At the same time, these responses contribute to innovative solutions that make society more resilient to current and future challenges. Societal resilience is, however, conceptually relatively undefined. This ambiguity is generally seen as problematic for scholarly work. In this chapter, the authors show that societal resilience is an important social concept because of its openness. To study resilience requires research methodologies that engage many actual stakeholders. Collaborating with societal stakeholders allows not only for co-generating knowledge of local relevance, but also stimulating a comprehensive and critical research approach. Therefore, the current openness of societal resilience does not constitute an undesirable theory gap. It enables the possibility of having plural perspectives based on the complex realities on the ground.

Going Beyond GDP

2019 ◽  
pp. 241-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyithan Ahmet Ates ◽  
Muradiye Ateş ◽  
Murat Ali Yülek
Keyword(s):  
Social Innovation ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Alternative Measure ◽  
Economic Methods ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Monetary Term ◽  
Societal Problems ◽  
Economic Vitality

A redirection towards wellbeing with a view to produce lasting social and economic vitality for the global civilization necessitates moving from conventional economic methods towards innovative solutions, which are necessary to face challenges of today and the future to foster sustainable growth. Social innovation and its agents can be considered as a toolbox which may facilitate a transition by positively influencing wellbeing, developing ways of integrating it into policy, and promoting it as an alternative measure of progress. Social innovation may increase the role of civil society in solving social problems, while sustaining and improving people's wellbeing beyond increasing their welfare in monetary term. By providing up-to-date solutions to challenges ranging from global warming to fair income distribution, and from social innovative entrepreneurs to grass-rooted innovation, social innovation seems to be capable of transforming the society in a way to tackle with a new kind of societal problems, and of exploring new ways to create added value for the economy.

Nature-Based Solutions in Tourism: A Review of the Literature and Conceptualization

2019 ◽  
pp. 109634801989005
Author(s):  
Panchapakesan Padma ◽  
Sundari Ramakrishna ◽  
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Environment Friendly ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Mind Set ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality ◽  
Societal Problems ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Scientific Fields

“Nature based solutions” are innovative solutions, which are inspired from nature, and applied to contemporary societal problems such as climate change, overtourism, poverty alleviation, and so on. The research on “nature-based solutions” in tourism is rudimentary and the main objective of this study is to identify and conceptualize the nature-based solutions in tourism. For this purpose, a hybrid literature review has been conducted in the scientific fields of tourism and hospitality as well as agriculture, building sector, and urban planning. An examination of the characteristics of the nature-based solutions have led to its conceptualization based on six constituent dimensions such as empowerment of stakeholders, monitoring the state of natural environment, economic development of residents, adoption of environment-friendly solutions, and changing the mind-set of stakeholders. Finally, limitations of the current study have been identified and some recommendations for further research have been provided.

scholarly journals Remote working challenges for Georgian social enterprises in the context of the current pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 39-53
Author(s):  
Iza Gigauri ◽  
Kakhaber Djakeli
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Market Failure ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract The lockdown regulations aiming at avoiding the spread of the new coronavirus COVID-19 have caused disruptions in organizations of all types or sizes. In order to survive and remain competitive, enterprises have moved online. In line with the dramatic changes around the globe triggered by the regulations as a part of preventive measures, social enterprises switched to working from home. As a result, entrepreneurs have to learn new digital skills to capture the potential of digitalization as it is considered to have an ability to accelerate economic recovery after the pandemic. Yet digitalization influences organizational processes and operations and requires changes in strategies. In light of these transformations, researching social enterprises from different angles is of particular importance when economies are facing the threat of recession, as social entrepreneurship addresses market failure and can tackle social problems. Social entrepreneurs can find innovative solutions to modern challenges and help society and economies to transform. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the feasibility of remote working and digitalization in social enterprises. The paper outlines remote working concerns in social enterprises in the Republic of Georgia and analyses flextime opportunities for enterprise employees. The empirical study is based on a qualitative research approach. In-depth interviews were conducted with the seventeen Georgian social entrepreneurs to explore the research questions. The paper contributes to understanding remote working in social enterprises and offers suggestions for future study directions in this under-researched area.

scholarly journals Drones for Conservation in Protected Areas: Present and Future

Drones ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Jiménez López ◽  
Margarita Mulero-Pázmány
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Multidisciplinary Research ◽  
Critical Research ◽  
Ecosystem Monitoring ◽  
Great Expectations ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Conservation Actions

Park managers call for cost-effective and innovative solutions to handle a wide variety of environmental problems that threaten biodiversity in protected areas. Recently, drones have been called upon to revolutionize conservation and hold great potential to evolve and raise better-informed decisions to assist management. Despite great expectations, the benefits that drones could bring to foster effectiveness remain fundamentally unexplored. To address this gap, we performed a literature review about the use of drones in conservation. We selected a total of 256 studies, of which 99 were carried out in protected areas. We classified the studies in five distinct areas of applications: “wildlife monitoring and management”; “ecosystem monitoring”; “law enforcement”; “ecotourism”; and “environmental management and disaster response”. We also identified specific gaps and challenges that would allow for the expansion of critical research or monitoring. Our results support the evidence that drones hold merits to serve conservation actions and reinforce effective management, but multidisciplinary research must resolve the operational and analytical shortcomings that undermine the prospects for drones integration in protected areas.

Critical Research Methodologies and Social Justice Issues

2014 ◽  
pp. 136-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin A. Evans-Agnew ◽  
Marie-Anne Sanon ◽  
Doris M. Boutain
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Critical Research ◽  
Research Methodologies

Gerontechnology™, the Modelling of Normal Aging

1989 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan A.M. Graafmans ◽  
Tonny Brouwers
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Interaction Model ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Normal Aging ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
Central Administration ◽  
Human Function ◽  
Societal Problems

Demographics announce the rise of an array of small and bigger challenges, which cannot be taken up adequately by a single research discipline, industrial branche or central administration. The segregation and segmentation of our society causes limiting conditions in facing the most substantial and acute societal problems. The complexity and versatility of these problems require a policy that has to be conceptualized. The concept “gerontechnology” is introduced to cover and provide some coherent elements in order to establish a strategy, that is aiming at an efficient and effective use of essential resources, to match developments induced by an aging population. Normal aging processes can be described within this concept using the man-machine-environment interaction model that is loaded with sets of variables that are characteristic for an aging human function. Sets of variables are distinguished at three levels with increasing complexity from basic research on parameters of aging, via human factors research on grey human factors, to market research on daily consumer needs of the elderly. Two projects are presented as examples of respectively an industrial and a basic research approach in this domain.

scholarly journals Spis powszechny ludności w Królestwie Polskim w 1897 roku

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 59-72
Author(s):  
Piotr Rachwał
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Russian Empire ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Critical Research ◽  
Russian State ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Central Level

Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie, w zwięzły sposób, zagadnień związanych z organizacją, przebiegiem i opracowaniem wyników pierwszego spisu powszechnego ludności w Królestwie Polskim. Choć uwagę skupiono na ziemiach Królestwa Polskiego, znajdującego się wówczas pod panowaniem rosyjskim, to prezentowaną problematykę starano się omówić w szerszym aspekcie działalności władz centralnych w Petersburgu. W dorobku polskiej historiografii zagadnienia te poruszano jedynie w ograniczonym zakresie, a nieliczni autorzy zajmowali się przede wszystkim oceną kompletności danych spisowych. The General Census in the Kingdom of Poland in 1897 The goal of the paper was to discuss the general census of 1897 in the Kingdom of Poland. The study describes its origin, the course of data collection and treatment of results, including decisions taken at the central level. The idea of a general census that would cover the territory of the whole Russian Empire with the area of ca. 22 million km² was discussed already in the 1860s and 70s. Eventually, the plan was executed in 1897. In the case of the Kingdom do Poland, which was formally one of the provinces of the Russian state, an active role in preparing the census was played by the authorities of individual guberniyas (governorates) as well as by the Warsaw Statistical Committee. The duty to collect data lay with the administrative authorities at the lowest level, who were responsible, inter alia, for recruiting census representatives. The basic census form consisted of 14 questions. The main reservations about the reliability of the collected data concern the questions about the job position and age, and in the case of the data from the Kingdom of Poland, the falsification of results with regard to respondents’ religion and native language being also pointed out. When using the demographic data of the 1897 census, one should remember the abovementioned oversights or even errors that occurred both at the stage of collection and processing and subsequently the publication of statistical data. A critical research approach to the collected sources permits, however, an effective use of the abundance of the then collected information.

scholarly journals Green Energy Potential from the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Aiman Zulkifli ◽  
Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff ◽  
Latifah Abd Manaf ◽  
Mohd Rafein Zakaria ◽  
Ahmad Muhaimin Roslan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Organic Fraction ◽  
Energy Potential ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Maximum Conversion ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Organic Fractions

Global waste generation keeps increasing over the year and requires innovative solutions to minimize their impacts on environmental quality and public health. Predicted 2.2 billion tonnes per year of global municipal waste generation in the year 2025 which 1.6 fold is higher than in 2012. Hence, a strategic plan must be ascertained to overcome the future challenges of MSW locally and globally. Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) coined an initiative to demonstrate a showcase pilot plant for green energy production from MSW. Therefore, the data was obtained from the survey and actual sampling within the UPM compound to estimate the MSW generated and it's potentially used for green energy production. It is estimated that 5.0 – 7.0 tonne per day of MSW generated which about 30 - 35% is an organic fraction. Upon separation, the organic fractions were digested into biogas through anaerobic. At the maximum conversion of organic fraction, about 775 kWh of electricity may able to generate from the waste. In this study, the complete biorefinery setup and utilize organic components from the MSW generated in UPM was proposed that the biogas subsequently will be used to produce green energy in the form of electricity or cooking fuel.

scholarly journals Hydrological modeling in glacierized catchments of Central Asia: status and challenges

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaning Chen ◽  
Weihong Li ◽  
Gonghuan Fang ◽  
Zhi Li
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Hydrological Modeling ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Hydrologic Processes ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
The Status ◽  
Glacial Discharge ◽  
Incomplete Datasets

Abstract. Glaciers are one of the most important water supplies of glacierized catchments in Central Asia. Therefore, the effects of climate change on glaciers, snow cover and permafrost will have increasingly significant consequences for runoff. Hydrological modeling has become an indispensable research approach to water resources management in large glacierized river basins, but there is a lack of focus in the modeling of glacial discharge. This paper reviews the status of hydrological modeling in glacierized catchments of Central Asia, discussing the limitations of the available models and extrapolating these to future challenges and directions. After reviewing recent efforts, we conclude that the main sources of uncertainty in assessing the regional hydrological impacts of climate change are the unreliable and incomplete datasets and the lack of understanding of the hydrological regimes of glacierized catchments of Central Asia. Runoff trends indicate a complex response of catchments to changes in climate. For future variation of water resources, it is essential to quantify the responses of hydrologic processes to both climate change and shrinking glaciers in glacierized catchments, and scientific focus should be on reducing these uncertainties.

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