Chapter 7. Sustainable Development and Airport Surface Access: The Role of Technological Innovation and Behavioral Change

Since the reform and opening up, China’s rapid economic growth mainly depends on the industrial development mode of “high energy consumption and high pollution,” which has caused serious haze pollution. In order to achieve the goal of haze control and sustainable development, we need to give full play to the role of technological innovation. Empirical analysis of the haze control effect of technological innovation has theoretical significance and practical value. Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2005 to 2018 and the PM2.5 concentration data published by the atmospheric composition analysis group of Dalhousie University, this study selects R&D personnel input and technology market turnover to represent the level of technological innovation and uses the panel data model, threshold effect model, and spatial Durbin model to empirically analyze the impact of technological innovation on haze pollution control. The empirical results show that 1) technological innovation can significantly reduce the PM2.5 concentration of the province, showing a positive haze control effect; 2) technological innovation indicates a negative indirect effect on PM2.5 concentration, confirming the “technology spillover effect,” that is, technological innovation also has a haze control effect on the surrounding provinces; 3) with the increase in the province’s economic aggregate, the haze control effect of technological innovation shows a trend of “high low high,” and the role of technological innovation is the lowest in the stage of economic transformation; and 4) from the perspective of regional differentiation, the haze control effect of technological innovation is the largest in the central region, and the smallest in the western region. Technological innovation indicates a positive haze control effect on all regions at all stages of economic development. This study provides policy suggestions for the government and enterprises to use innovation for cleaner production and sustainable development.

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Carbon-Free Energy and Sustainable Environment: The Role of Human Capital and Technological Revolutions in Attaining SDGs

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13052636 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 2636

Author(s):

Hebin Shen ◽

Syed Ahtsham Ali ◽

Majed Alharthi ◽

Ali Shan Shah ◽

Abdul Basit Khan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Human Capital ◽

Free Energy ◽

Technological Innovation ◽

Developing Economies ◽

Positive Association ◽

Clean Energy ◽

Energy System ◽

Development Goals

During the time before the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are achieved, the international community has set goals to improve people’s lives worldwide. This is in line with the United Nations’ 2030 ambitions to strengthen and advance human society’s sustainable development. Goal number 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), goal number 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), and goal number 13 (Climate Action) are highly correlated to each other. The current study investigates the role of human capital and technological innovation in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) through a carbon-free energy system. A 19-year dataset covering the years 2000−2018 for the G7 economies has been utilized by using the composite index, Multi-criteria decision analysis, and Quantile Autoregressive Distributed Lag (QARDL) methods. The study’s outcomes indicate that the human capital index and technological innovations contribute positively to SDGs in G7 economies. Both indicators also contribute positively to the carbon-free economy by contributing to carbon-free energy sources. The financial index and energy index results also indicate a positive association with the carbon-free economy in G7 nations. This study suggests policy guidelines for developed as well as for developing economies based on human capital and technological innovation to fulfill the SDGs.

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The role of Financial Development and Technological Innovation towards Sustainable Development in Pakistan: Fresh insights from consumption and territory-based emissions

Technological Forecasting and Social Change ◽

10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121444 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 176 ◽

pp. 121444

Author(s):

Kashif Raza Abbasi ◽

Khadim Hussain ◽

Akram Masoud Haddad ◽

Asma Salman ◽

Ilhan Ozturk

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Financial Development ◽

Technological Innovation

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The Role of Customary Law in Sustainable Development

10.1017/cbo9780511550621 ◽

2006 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Peter Orebech ◽

Fred Bosselman ◽

Jes Bjarup ◽

David Callies ◽

Martin Chanock ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Customary Law

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Role of government financial control in national sustainable development

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e503592014-021 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Andriy Lyubenko

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Financial Control ◽

Role Of Government

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Role of Teachers in Building the Concept of Sustainable Development: Success or Failure

Journal of Applied Research and Multidisciplinary Studies ◽

10.32350/jarms/2020/0101/906 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ayaz Muhammad Khan ◽

Amber Jamshaid ◽

Tayyibah Roohi ◽

Amna Ramzan

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Primary School ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

Primary Level ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Role Of Teachers ◽

Major Factors

Sustainable Development (SD) is a rich, challenging and thought-provoking construct in social sciences. The main purpose of this paper was to identify and explore the role played by primary school teachers in building up the idea of sustainable development (SD) among students. This paper was intended to identify that how a teacher can successfully execute the concept of SD by influencing students’ minds at the primary level. Quantitative survey technique were utilized for data collection. All the primary school teachers of Lahore division comprised the population of the study. Through multistage sampling technique, 352 primary school teachers were selected as participants of the study. A self-developed SD questionnaire incorporating four major factors (teachers’ awareness, pedagogy, curricular and co-curricular activities) with Cronbach’s alpha value = .93 was used to measure the role of teachers in building the sustainability concept among students at primary level. The results indicated a significant mean score difference among SD scores of teachers, sector wise (private and public). Furthermore, the results also reconnoitered the significant difference (p=.04) between the mean scores of female and male teachers in building up the SD concept in students’ minds.

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