Sustainable development of communities: ISO 37120 and UN goals

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 887-900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suane A. Moschen ◽  
Janaina Macke ◽  
Suélen Bebber ◽  
Marcelo Benetti Correa da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
City Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Development Goals

Purpose The aims of this study is to put on the agenda discussions concerning the approach of sustainable goals and indicators, in terms of how they relate to each other and how to list their importance within a network of contemporary city management. From the millennium objectives experience, UN has launched the continuity of the development program, through the sustainable development goals (SDG), which have the purpose of giving support to local and regional governments for the 2030 agenda in local sphere. In the city context, sustainable development has also been approached in regulations, like ISO 37120: 2017 “Sustainable development of communities: Indicators for city services and quality of life”. These instruments have in common the concern of offering parameters of public services to citizens and promoting in a uniform manner both social and economic growth of the urban environment. Design/methodology/approach The present study aims to compare these two sustainable development tools by means of a documentary analysis and to analyze the feasibility of the proposed indicators and their qualitative evaluation goals to improve citizens’ quality of life. Findings The results suggest that the main urban challenges are related to unplanned urban growth and poor-quality public services, which generate a lack of commitment to enforce laws and to achieve sustainable development goals. Originality/value The study establishes bases for guiding the discussion to support managers and investors decisions to promote paradigm changes in the citizens’ life and in the way cities are planned.

Including residents in the rebranding of tourist destinations to achieve sustainable development goals

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Bowen ◽  
Sandra Sotomayor
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Brand Identity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Identity Elements

PurposeThis paper aims to indicate the importance of including residents in the rebranding of a destination.Design/methodology/approachThis article is based on a literature review.FindingsThe World Tourism Organization recently adapted the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to show their relevance to tourism. The quality of life of the residents was a common theme of these goals. Through a review of literature, the paper identified the negative and positive effects of tourism on the residents' quality of life. This was done to show how destination management organizations (DMOs) could design and manage their tourism activities to avoid the negative effects on residents and maximize the positive benefits.Originality/valueAs tourist destinations strive to meet sustainability goals, we argue that many will have to be rebranded. The paper shows how through the rebranding process the destination can create brand identity elements that communicate as well as guide their sustainability efforts. Also, just as corporations need to include and have employees that believe and support the company's brand identity elements, DMOs must include residents in the branding process and gain their support of the destination's brand identity elements. As practical implications for DMOs, the paper shows the importance of developing tourism policies that will enhance the life of residents, demonstrating how this can be accomplished through a rebranding process. As research implications, there is a call for researchers to measure the results of destination's rebranding efforts including the satisfaction of residents as a construct. To accomplish this there is also a need to develop a reliable and valid scale of resident satisfaction with tourism polices.

scholarly journals Education for Sustainable Development through International Collaboration. A Case Study on Concepts and Conceptual Change of School‐Students from India and Austria on Gender Equality and Sustainable Growth

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Dür ◽  
Lars Keller
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Development Goals

Dealing with the great challenges of the 21st century requires far reaching changes in the lifestyle and perceptions of humans to ensure an appropriate quality of life for all, now and in the future. To provide people with the necessary competencies, the UN initiated the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) program. The two-year research-education, cooperative project ‘AustrIndia-4QOL’ aims to contribute to the goals of ESD. It is based on a collaboration between students from schools in Austria and India on the topics of quality of life, sustainability and global justice. The purpose of this particular case study is to explore the effects of a weeklong face-to-face collaboration in the final part of the AustrIndia-4QOL project. Therefore, it is examined whether or not Austrian and Indian students’ concepts regarding the Sustainable Development Goals ‘Gender Equality’ and ‘Decent Work and Economic Growth’ change as a consequence of encountering differing perspectives. Short texts written by the students at the beginning and at the end of this collaboration, according to guiding questions, form the basis for a qualitative content analysis. The findings illustrate that the students’ awareness increased and their evaluation of topics related to the discussed sustainable development goals changed.

Technology delivers mixed development gains in Africa

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
State Action ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact

Significance However, early hopes that digital technology would rapidly overcome the continent’s infrastructural weaknesses and enable governments to achieve 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals have proven overly optimistic. Impacts Access to uncensored and affordable internet will drive deeper divides between civil society advocates and authoritarian governments. Without concerted state action, further technological advances, particularly automation, will reduce employment. Digital technology will reduce the impact of pandemics and health crises on public services.

scholarly journals State and Political Measures of the Russian Federation to Achieve the sustainable Development Goals during the Fight against COVID-19, with the Account of Improving the Quality of Life of the Population

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 82-88
Author(s):  
M. L. Galas
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
The State ◽  
Legal Rights ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

Sustainability of the development of the state characterizes the level of satisfaction of security needs, in decent living conditions of the population, in the realization of the individual’s abilities to work, to creativity, to personal growth, in a comfortable mental-cultural and everyday space, in the provision of legal rights and freedoms of the person, in the stability of the economic, social, political systems of the state In the face of global threats, including pandemics of hazardous infections, such as COVID-19, the modern social state faces the task of preventing the exponential decline in the quality of life of the population with limited budgetary resources, the turbulence of the banking sector, crisis of off-line industries, small and medium-sized businesses The article examines the main state-political measures to achieve sustainable development goals, taking into account the improvement of the quality of life of the Russian population.

Governance and quality of life in smart cities: Towards sustainable development goals

2020 ◽  
Vol 253 ◽  
pp. 119926 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio Cesar Ferro De Guimarães ◽  
Eliana Andréa Severo ◽  
Luiz Antonio Felix Júnior ◽  
Wênyka Preston Leite Batista Da Costa ◽  
Fernanda Tasso Salmoria
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Development Goals

scholarly journals How Sport Tourism Event Image Fit Enhances Residents’ Perceptions of Place Image and Their Quality of Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 8227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan Cheng-Yu Hsu ◽  
Yu-Feng Wu ◽  
Hsin-Wei Chen ◽  
Man-Lai Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Place Image ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Image Fit ◽  
Event Image

This study developed an exploration model for sport event image fit to predict and explain the place image and quality of life in order to achieve sustainable development goals in rural communities. To validate the model, 294 valid resident responses from a rural community that hosted a sporting event in Taiwan were analyzed with partial least squares structural equations modeling (PLS-SEM). The results showed that image fit contributes to the social environment, entertainment services, and quality of life; four place image dimensions had a significantly positive effect on quality of life. The exploration model was validated, contributing to the knowledge related to Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 11.

scholarly journals Rethinking Bamboo: An Asian Eco-Interior Design Language with Ecological Branding in East Asia

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-95
Author(s):  
Nurhaya Baniyamin ◽  
Shamzani Affendy Mohd Din
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Interior Design ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Design Strategy ◽  
Space Design ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
United Nation

This article takes a look and survey of the approaches in interior design possibilities and expressions in applying the use and particular structural qualities of bamboo. This particular material has gained much interest due to its quality of being rapidly replenishable, thus allowing it as an alternative to more depleting resources such as timber and other materials. The paper focuses on the higher applications of bamboo and the recent corporate space design and its typological function gain from the application of bamboo as an interior design strategy and aesthetics. With the move by the United Nation on having 17th initiatives under Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs), this study will discuss further how bamboo could be improving the quality of life in the countries with the tropical climate where bamboo vastly grown and reliable as one sustainable material in construction of structure outdoor, indoor and also to be used widely in arts & craftsmanship in the region.

National Far East Development Program and Sustainable Development Prospects

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Yu. Dyakov ◽  
E. G. Mikhaylova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Far East ◽  
Development Program ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Economic Balance ◽  
Formal Requirements ◽  
Development Prospects

The article contains some comments on the project of the National Program for the Development of the Far East until 2025 and for the future till 2035. It is noted that the project does not meet the formal requirements of the program document, has a number of unreasonable proposals and measures, the implementation of which may threaten the sustainable development of the region. The authors believe that in the development process it is necessary to take into account the principles of environmental and economic balance. The conclusion is made about the feasibility of developing a methodological framework for evaluating such documents as a tool for achieving sustainable development goals.

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