The Impact of Taiwan’s Placemaking Type of Foreign Aid Projects on Local Development: A Case Study of Masaya in Nicaragua

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Tung Sun ◽  
Yan-Jin Lin
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Local Development ◽  
The Impact

The Risk of Water Erosion on the Foothills of the Middle High Atlas (Morocco): Tagueleft Basin Case Study : خطر التعرية المائية على السفوح بالأطلس الكبير الأوسط (المغرب): دراسة حالة حوض تاكلفت

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizki Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Land Degradation ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Potential Method ◽  
Water Erosion ◽  
High Atlas ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact

The Tagueleft basin is geographically located in the northern edges of the Middle High Atlas, which is a geomorphological fragile area. The impact of human activity has accelerated water erosion in this mountains area. This is reflected in dynamic and unstable foothills, a decrease in forests density and degradation in the production of the land. On the other hand, land degradation due to human overexploitation of natural resources has increased land degradation in the area. The interest in the risk of erosion on the foothills in the area under study comes in the context of our contribution to clarify the role of geomatical and geomorphological approaches in explaining and identifying the mechanisms responsible for current foothills dynamism through water erosion and its negative impacts on the environment and local development. The aim of the study was to use the EPM (Erosion Potential Méthod) which is formulated by Slobodan Gavrilovic for erosion in mountainous areas and to test the reliability of its results based on fieldwork and remote sensing data. The results of the erosion assessment and its quantification by applying the coefficient (W) for the theoretical model in the area under study have shown that erosion is very important and it touches on wide areas as it appears through the domain classification of the distribution erosion in Tagueleft basin.

scholarly journals Analytical View on the Impact of Foreign Aid on the Palestinian Local Development within the Framework of the Local Government Sector - Under the State Building Phase -

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shayma Jamal Bawatneh
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Government Sector ◽  
Local Officials ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
The Impact

This paper trying to assess the impact of foreign aid on the Palestinian local development by focusing on the role of PLGS and monitoring the readiness of the Palestinian local development plans to face and manage the future in case foreign aid is cut off permanently from the State of Palestine. The paper poses main question: Is foreign aid “within the framework of the PLGS” being channeled within the proper course of local development? Taking into account the exceptional circumstances of building a State under colonialism and under a centralized system of government. Main results were presented via SWOT analysis which based on deep literature review, interviewing local officials, and identification of performance indicators which used in the assessment. Findings of this study pointed out that despite the fragility of the Palestinian local governance sector which has many internal problems and external challenges; there are many opportunities that must be invested within the available potentials in order to achieve sustainable local development. Besides, reducing the value of foreign aid until do without it is the proper course toward sustainable local development through changing the mentality of consuming into investing. The study presented many valuable recommendations to correct the path of local development in the state of Palestine and how to activate the positive aspects that related to obtaining foreign aid. Developing countries can rely on the results of this study as they are similar in the fragility of their administrative systems.

scholarly journals Comparing Impact Evaluation Evidence of EU and Local Development Policies with New Urban Agenda Themes: The Agri Valley Case in Basilicata (Italy)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9376
Author(s):  
Piergiuseppe Pontrandolfi ◽  
Priscilla Sofia Dastoli
Keyword(s):  
Impact Evaluation ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
National Level ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Italian Regions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Urban Agenda

The European Union’s Cohesion Policy is the most important structural policy in terms of financial commitment, geographical size and time frame, aimed at redistributing wealth between regions and countries, to stimulate growth in areas whose development is lagging behind. The reach of the investments prompted the EU Commission to promote an impact evaluation of the European Structural Funds (SF); however, the impact evaluation of EU programs is almost neglected in the Italian regions. This paper is based on the results developed within the RI.P.R.O.VA.RE project and is aimed at defining an impact evaluation of EU SF and other regional funds, based on evidence derived from the analysis of a specific case study in the Agri Valley area (Basilicata, Italy). To develop the impact evaluation process, the euro amounts of all the individual policies organized according to the themes of the New Urban Agenda (NUA), the impact indicators and the trend for the municipalities are considered together, in order to obtain an overall trend for the entire case study area. An important result is achieved above all in the methodological approach to impact evaluation: the municipal territorial scale is taken into account; the maps illustrate the use of resources; regardless of the type of funding source since there is a comparison between the priority axes of the funds with the NUA issues; and indicators are developed with open data available at a national level. This experiment makes it possible to detect that, even in the face of significant investments, some substantial aspects that are part of the policy objectives remain unchanged or even worsen.

scholarly journals The Impact of Foreign Aid Conditionality on Poverty Alleviation in Bangladesh: A Recipient’s Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
Mehadi Mamun
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Aid Conditionality ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Recipient Government ◽  
The Impact

Donors provide aid to the recipient government with conditions to implement some policies so that the recipient government can use aid effectively and able to improve its economic, social, and political situation as well as reduce its poverty. However, concerns have been raised that aid conditionality has promoted reforms that could not reduce the poverty situation in some countries such as sub-Saharan Africa, while some countries in East Asia were able to break out of poverty and find themselves better off than before the conditional aid was accepted. Hence, the purpose of this study is to examine the impact of foreign aid conditionality on poverty alleviation in Bangladesh. The paper is qualitative in nature and a case study on Bangladesh. The study has been conducted by using secondary data, like journal articles, research papers, and Bangladesh government and aid donors’ reports. The study finds that Bangladesh has started to show considerable improvement in reducing poverty, though it is still ranking low on the Human Development Index. The findings have important implications for policymakers and captured insights about the foreign aid conditionality in Bangladesh.

scholarly journals The Impact of the “European City of Sport” in Braga (Portugal)

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
European City ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Community Interest ◽  
Sporting Activities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

This manuscript presents a case study where the impacts and potential opportunities that resulted from the joint efforts of all stakeholders involved in the European City of Sport are discussed. (CED) 2018, in Braga. For the present study, we chose to carry out a mixed analysis, given that we had access to the main numbers, as well as the criticism and information received by the authorities that were responsible for the centralization and monitoring of the case study: European City of Sport in the city of Braga. The main objective of this case study is to demonstrate the impact that events can have on a city. In the particular case, the study focuses on events related to sport, in 2018, in Braga, as a Portuguese city nominated for European City of Sport (CED). Braga CED 2018 was an event with enormous surroundings, characterized by being much more than those who competed in it. The associated intangible social benefits translate into social development through increased community interest in sport, resulting in greater community participation in sporting activities, improved health, increased consumption of articles related to sport and greater investment in infrastructure that can be used by the population both during and after the event. The main limitations of the study are related to some more qualitative analysis, namely with regard to the satisfaction of local inhabitants, in order to understand whether or not they are involved in strategic decisions related to the city where they live and if they effectively enjoy the positive effects impact of an event with these dimensions. As future studies, it is recommended to try to understand how the community is involved in the organization and selection of sporting events. From an interdisciplinary perspective, this manuscript presents inputs for marketing, management and local development.

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