The Application of Emergy Analysis in Sustainable Development Research of Eco-Economic Systems: A Bibliometric Review

Subject. The article explores the economic component of sustainable development through the classification of industries from the perspective of assigning the output goods to fixed or current assets, using different types of resources and assessing their condition. It considers factors of production affecting the achievement of the result and determining the development of economic systems at the meso- and micro-hierarchical level. Objectives. The aim is to assess the function of economic systems of different hierarchical levels on the tool-making facilities case. Methods. We apply an approach using general and special methods of comparative and statistical analysis, synthesis and analogies. Results. The paper analyzes the development of the Russian tool-making industry on the basis of resource-oriented approach to assess the functioning of economic systems at various levels. We review interrelations between resource use efficiency, types of sustainable development of economic systems at various hierarchical levels and strategic security of the country. Conclusions. Any development can be considered sustainable, if there is an increment in the intensive development of economic systems at all three levels.

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Can Education for Sustainable Development Change Entrepreneurship Education to Deliver a Sustainable Future?

Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education ◽

10.2478/dcse-2018-0003 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 36-49 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Glenn Strachan

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Action Plan ◽

Youth Unemployment ◽

Entrepreneurship Education ◽

Education For Sustainable Development ◽

Economic Systems ◽

Sustainable Entrepreneurship ◽

Sustainable Future ◽

Development Change ◽

Sustainability Challenges

Abstract An objective of the European Union’s Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan is to address high levels of youth unemployment in Europe by promoting entrepreneurship. Implementing entrepreneurship education in schools, colleges and universities is one of three strategic interventions proposed by the Action Plan. Sustainable entrepreneurship is a recognised branch of the wider field of entrepreneurship and the literature on sustainable entrepreneurship sees it as a means of addressing some of the sustainability challenges of the 21st century. This article compares the pedagogical approaches and the competences of ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) with those of entrepreneurship education to identify how ESD might influence entrepreneurship education in order to develop entrepreneurs that contribute to a sustainable future. This comparison is placed in the context of the broader debate on the need to transform the dominant neo-liberal economic systems as part of the precondition for achieving a more sustainable future.

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Inclusive Growth in CEE Countries as a Determinant of Sustainable Development

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su10113973 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 3973 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ewa Cichowicz ◽

Ewa Rollnik-Sadowska

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Czech Republic ◽

Transition Economies ◽

Eastern European ◽

Inclusive Growth ◽

Development Research ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Components Analysis ◽

Eastern European Countries

Pursuant to the concept of inclusive growth, the authors analyze the transition economies of Central and Eastern European countries, which have become EU members (Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia). CEE countries characterized by comparable historic and economic backgrounds now seem to reach diversified stages of development. The objective of the study is to identify the level of inclusive growth among CEE countries by taking into account indicators assigned to its seven pillars. The article’s thesis is that CEE countries represent social and economic heterogeneity as well as varied levels of sustainable development. Research methods included the application of the principal components analysis and the multivariate analysis. For a literature review, the bibliometric analysis was conducted with the visualization prepared by the VOSviewer software. The main findings suggest that Estonia, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic seem to exhibit the highest level of inclusive growth while Bulgaria and Romania represent the lowest level of indicators measured.

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