Underground Tourist Routes in the Context of Sustainable Development / Podziemne Trasy Turystyczne W Procesie Zrównoważonego Rozwoju

2015 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 859-873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Wieja ◽  
Janusz Chmura ◽  
Maciej Bartos
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Natural Processes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Vital Component ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Development Engineering ◽  
The Way

Abstract Recent years paved the way for progress focused on maximising the financial and political profits, leading in consequence to a social and economic crisis and environmental disasters. In response to those negative impacts, the concept of sustainable development appeared, understood as the need to improve life quality at the same time retaining social balance, bio-diversity of species and the variety of natural resources. A society that is active and has a full awareness of those issues will play a major role in sustainable development. On one hand, it will control the impacts the economy has on the environment, whilst on the other, the condition of the social capital guarantees the continuity of the progress envision and planning of its implementation. Protection of old underground sites is in line with the principles of sustainable development. Well preserved underground sites opened to visitors are a part of the cultural heritage, ensuring that historic, cultural , natural and utility values are maintained. Recently a great deal of attention has been given to revival and revitalisation of old historical underground sites and giving them a new function. Revitalisation and preservation of old abandoned excavations is a most complicated process aimed at restoring the functional utility of abandoned or disused infrastructure. Practical design should envision activities well in line with natural processes. Underground sites being preserved and adapted have to be visitor - friendly and acceptable, being a vital component of cultural heritage viewed in the context of sustainable development. Engineering problems involve not only the practical application of science, but also the way the world is defined. That is why the social and even spiritual aspects of revitalisation projects are recalled: recreation of human interactions with the nature and with the entire surroundings. Underground tourist routes should be harmonised with land development in the area and the residence patterns that have emerged over centuries. Well - preserved and protected excavations are the relics of the past, are part of the cultural heritage and become a rich source of knowledge about history.

INFLUENCE OF IMMOVABLE CULTURAL HERITAGE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL SETTLEMENTS

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-224
Author(s):  
Indrė Gražulevičiūtė-Vileniškė ◽  
Vilma Karvelytė-Balbierienė
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Economic Viability ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Settlement System ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
The Social

Rural areas cover the largest part of the territory of Lithuania as well as that of the whole Europe. Rural settlements are also the most abundant category in the settlement system of the country. Therefore, their social, economic, and cultural viability- as well as ecologic sustainability playan important role striving towards the goals of sustainable development. During the last years projects promoting various aspects of sustainability are implemented not only in large cities and towns, but also in smaller municipalities, nevertheless many rural settlements still are not influenced by these trends. The tendency of decrease of the population of the country, emigration, migration of young and qualified persons to larger cities and towns, poverty and unemployment cause the threat to the most fragile elements of the rural settlement system, such as steadings, manor residencies and ethnographic village settlements. In order to stop these processes it is necessary to search for means to sustain the social and economic viability of rural settlements. During the last decade significant role of cultural heritage in implementing strategies of sustainable development was universally recognized. It is acknowledged that sustainable preservation, maintenance, and use of cultural heritage, especially immovable, positively influence the social, economic, cultural and even environmental dimensions of sustainable development. Sustainable development opportunities provided by immovable cultural heritage are essential for small rural settlements which are not distinguished by important natural resources or favorable location. In this instance social and cultural viability is as much essential for preservation of immovable cultural heritage of these settlements, as immovable cultural heritage is essential for sustention of their social and economic viability. Nekilnojamojo kultūros paveldo įtaka darniam kaimo gyvenamųjų vietovių vystymuisi Santrauka Didžiąją Lietuvos, kaip ir visos Europos, teritorijos dalį sudaro kaimo vietovės, o didžiąją dalį gyvenamųjų vietovių – kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės, taigi jų socialinis, eko nominis ir kultūrinis gyvybingumas bei eko loginis tvarumas atlieka lemiamą vaidmenį siekiant šalies darnaus vystymosi tikslų. Pastaraisiais metais darnų vystymąsi skatinantys projektai jau įgyvendinami ne tik didžiuosiuose Lietuvos miestuose, bet ir mažesnėse savivaldybėse, tačiau daugelio kaimo gyvenamųjų vietovių šis procesas kol kas nepaliečia. Bendro šalies gyventojų skaičiaus mažėjimo tendencija, emigracija, jaunų ir kvalifikuo tų žmonių migracija į didžiuosius šalies miestus, skurdas ir nedarbo grėsmė kelia sunykimo grėsmę patiems jautriausiems ir kultūriniu požiūriu vertingiausiems šalies kaimo gyvenamųjų vietovių sistemos elementams, tokiems kaip vienkieminės sodybos, buvusių dvarų ir palivarkų sodybos ar etnografinės kaimų gyvenvietės. Siekiant sustabdyti šiuos neigiamus socialinius, eko nominius bei kultūriniu procesus, būtina ieškoti būdų, kaip užtikrinti kaimo gyvenamųjų vietovių socialinį bei eko nominį gyvybingumą. Pastaraisiais metais pasaulyje vis aiškiau suvokiamas kultūros paveldo vaidmuo darnaus vystymosi kontekste. Visuotinai pripažįstama, jog kultūros paveldo, ypač nekilnojamojo, apsauga, priežiūra bei naudojimas turi teigiamos įtakos darniam vystymuisi socialinėje, eko nominėje, kultūrinėje ir kt. dimensijose. Nekilnojamojo kultūros paveldo teikiamos darnaus vystymosi galimybės itin reikšmingos nedidelėms, išskirtinių gamtinių išteklių neturinčioms bei patogia geografine padėtimi nepasižyminčioms kaimo gyvenamosioms vietovėms. Jų socialinis ir eko nominis gyvybingumas kultūros paveldui išsaugoti yra toks pats svarbus, kaip ir kultūros paveldas socialinio ir eko nominio šių gyvenamųjų vietovių gyvybingumo palaikymu.

scholarly journals Romanesque Historical Monuments Reconstruction by Using Original Materials and Recycling of Those that Have Lost Their Historical Value

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Anamaria Boca ◽  
Tudor Panfil Toader ◽  
Călin Mircea
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Historical Monuments ◽  
Historical Periods ◽  
Original Component ◽  
The Way

The aim of this paper is to present the way of reconstruction of historical monuments of Romanesque architecture by reusing and highlighting the original component materials, related to the subassemblies of the construction, respectively the recycling of those components that have lost their historical value. The Romanesque buildings are part of Romanian national cultural heritage and have been through controversial historical periods, and therefore have undergone important modifications or structural losses. The reconstruction or rehabilitation of the Romanesque historical buildings is a way of sustainable development by adapting the buildings to the new conditions of use.

Natural Capital

1994 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 169-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Holland
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Policy Community ◽  
Social Scientific ◽  
The Way

Interest in the concept of natural capital stems from the key role which this concept plays in certain attempts to elucidate the goal of sustainable development—a goal which currently preoccupies environmental policy-makers. My purpose in this paper is to examine the viability of what, adapting an expression of Bryan Norton's, may be termed the ‘social scientific approach’ to natural capital (Norton, 1992, p. 97). This approach largely determines the way in which environmental concern is currently being represented in the environmental policy community.

scholarly journals Moving Towards the Circular Economy/City Model: Which Tools for Operationalizing This Model?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 6253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Fusco Girard ◽  
Francesca Nocca
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Economy Model ◽  
Development Models ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
City Model ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Definition Of

As the world continues to urbanize, identifying and implementing new urban development models and strategies is necessary to face sustainable development challenges. To this end, the circular economy model can be implemented in cities in order to operationalize and achieve human sustainable development managing simultaneously, in a systemic perspective, the social inequalities issue and the ecological and economic crisis. Today there are many cities that are defining themselves as a “circular city” but, to date, a clear definition of this does not exist. In the transition towards the circular city, tools (such as evaluation, governance, financial, business tools) play a fundamental role. The aim of this paper is (after an analysis of the concept of the circular city and its implementation, starting from literature, official documents and reports) to identify and analyze tools for implementing the circular city model. In particular, a set of indicators to assess (positive and/or negative) impacts of projects and initiatives of the circular city agenda is identified.

scholarly journals  Role of soil multifunctionality in sustainable development

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 102-107
Author(s):  
G. Várallyay
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Multifunctional Agriculture ◽  
Environment Friendly ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Given

Each society wishes to create favourable living conditions for its members. Life quality criteria are formulated in different ways by various societies or individuals, depending on the given geographical and socio-economic conditions, living standards; national, ethnical, and religious traditions; history, policy; age, sex, educational level, position in the social hierarchy; etc. Sustainable development is a global objective that includes efficient multifunctional agriculture: using environment-friendly, energy- and material-saving technologies and paying special attention to quality; and a socially acceptable rural development, simultaneously. The given land resources have to be used and managed in harmony with the production and protection.

scholarly journals Promoting Sustainable Development of Cultural Assets by Improving Users’ Perception through Space Configuration; Case Study: The Industrial Heritage Site

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 5109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Bazazzadeh ◽  
Adam Nadolny ◽  
Koorosh Attarian ◽  
Behnaz Safar ali najar ◽  
Seyedeh sara Hashemi safaei
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Sustainability ◽  
Cultural Management ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Cultural Organizations ◽  
Cultural Assets ◽  
Visual Properties ◽  
The Way

The role of the cultural assets as one of the pillars of sustainable development is undeniably of great significance in the cultural sustainability of cities. Indeed, the way users understand and interpret cultural heritage sites would be highly critical to managing cultural organizations properly. It means by improving users’ perception of these sites, it can expect a fair distribution of comprehensive awareness among generations about the values of cultural assets. Past studies in spatial psychology have demonstrated that environmental properties can positively Influence human emotions. On the other hand, using computational–mathematical methods used to examine spatio-visual properties have rarely been compared to human perceptions. This paper examines the impact of spatio-visual properties on human perception as a clever cultural management strategy to promote cultural sustainability. It is discussed how environmental features in general, and visibility in particular, can shape the way users interpret cultural heritage. Results indicate that not only visibility of users’ paths within cultural heritage sites can be an influential factor for the development of users’ perception, but also the visibility of the entrance of these complexes can change their understanding. This means that decision-makers, architects, and managers of the cultural organizations can apply these findings as cultural management framework by defining predefined paths in these sites in the way that they possess high visibility and visible entrance. Consequently, the distribution of public awareness among generations can be improved to strengthen the role of cultural aspects in sustainable development.

scholarly journals Philosophy and Cultural Heritage. An Approach to Philosophy in Museal Contexts

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-75
Author(s):  
Thomas Ebers
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Erich Fromm ◽  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
Social Psychologist ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Basic Approaches ◽  
And Task ◽  
The Way

The following considerations form a philosophical approach to the meaning of cultural heritage. They are an attempt to answer the question, which position and task philosophy holds or may hold for this heritage. In a first section it is shown that there is no escape from the cultural heritage. For this purpose, it is resorted to the juxtaposition of «to have or to be» by the social psychologist Erich Fromm. Following this distinction, two basic approaches are sketched that precisely fail to do justice to the cultural heritage and to the way of dealing with it that is necessary for one’s own location in the world. These sketches serve as a background against which the significance of philosophy in and for the cultural heritage is discussed, in order to be able to grasp the appropriate approach to philosophy in museal contexts. As a result, museums are proving to be part of the philosophical heritage, at least in terms of possibility.

scholarly journals Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Lei de Política Nacional do Meio Ambiente

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Jean Paulo Soranzo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Control ◽  
Innovative Development ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Environmental Administration ◽  
The Way

ResumoO artigo tratou sobre o desenvolvimento sustentável e a evolução histórica como princípio norteador para o tripé social, ambiental e econômico. Teve como objetivo geral a reflexão jurídica do princípio de desenvolvimento sustentável à luz da inovação e o objetivo específico envolve a análise da sustentabilidade das inovações a serem alcançadas pelas gerações futuras. O método de pesquisa utilizado foi uma revisão bibliográfica, com abordagem qualitativa e exploratória, o método de análise foi o dedutivo que parte de premissa de que princípios reconhecidos como verdadeiros possibilitam chegar a conclusões de maneira formal. A Lei de Política Nacional do Meio Ambiente caracterizou, através de seus artigos iniciais, a forma como o meio ambiente deve ser entendido, sendo incluídos os objetivos gerais e específicos que o legislador procurou defender. Ainda, é fácil identificar a maneira como a norma instrumentalizou a Administração Pública Ambiental, em que através de três mecanismos conseguiria aplicar a regulamentação, quais sejam: intervenção ambiental, controle ambiental e controle repressivo, com a imposição de medidas sancionatórias. Após a promulgação da Constituição Federal, a Lei nº 6.938/81 obteve um reforço por meio dos artigos 170 e 225, em razão do interesse público objetivar o desenvolvimento sustentável e inovador, baseado no tripé social, ambiental e econômico, pois através desse equilíbrio e a diminuição da desigualdade humana é que se prospera. O Governo conduziu medidas para incentivar e fomentar o desenvolvimento inovador, com perspectivas favoráveis e benéficas para a conscientização da sociedade em participar de iniciativas que permitam a todos o melhoramento humano e social.Palavras-chave: Lei 6.938/81. Cadastro Defesa Ambiental. Inovação.AbstractThe article was about the sustainable development and historic evolution as guiding principle for the social, environmental and economic tripod. It had as general objective the legal reflection of sustainable development principle in light of innovation and the specific objective was the analysis of the sustainability of the innovations to be achieved by future generations. The research method used was a bibliographical review, with a qualitative and exploratory approach, the method of analysis was deductive that starts from the premise that principle recognized as true, makes it possible to reach conclusions in a formal way. The Law of National Environmental Policy characterized through its initial articles the way how the environment should be understood, including the general and specific objectives that the legislator sought to defend. Still, it is easy to identify the way the norm has instrumented the public environmental administration, where through three mechanics it would be possible to apply the regulation, namely: environmental intervention, environmental control and repressive control with the imposition of sanctioning measures. After the promulgation of the Federal Constitution, law 6.938/81 obtained reinforcement by means of articles 170 e 225, because of the public interest aiming at sustainable and innovative development based on the social, environmental and economic tripod, because it is through this balance and the diminution of human inequality that one thrives. The government has taken steps to encourage and foster innovative development with favorable perspectives and benefits for the society awareness in participating of initiatives that allow all the humans and social improvement.Keywords: Law 6.938/81. Environmental protection record. Innovation.

Social Design for Services Framework

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie SARANTOU ◽  
Satu MIETTINEN
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Service Design ◽  
Social Design ◽  
Practical Action ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World

This paper addresses the fields of social and service design in development contexts, practice-based and constructive design research. A framework for social design for services will be explored through the survey of existing literature, specifically by drawing on eight doctoral theses that were produced by the World Design research group. The work of World Design researcher-designers was guided by a strong ethos of social and service design for development in marginalised communities. The paper also draws on a case study in Namibia and South Africa titled ‘My Dream World’. This case study presents a good example of how the social design for services framework functions in practice during experimentation and research in the field. The social design for services framework transfers the World Design group’s research results into practical action, providing a tool for the facilitation of design and research processes for sustainable development in marginal contexts.

Our Most Troubling Madness

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Defeat ◽  
Social World ◽  
Epidemiological Evidence ◽  
The West ◽  
Social Settings ◽  
The Social ◽  
Brain Alteration ◽  
Benign Course ◽  
Cultural Features ◽  
The Way

This book examines the way schizophrenia is shaped by its social context: how life is lived with this madness in different settings, and what it is about those settings that alters the course of the illness, its outcome, and even the structure of its symptoms. Until recently, schizophrenia was perhaps our best example—our poster child—for the “bio-bio-bio” model of psychiatric illness: genetic cause, brain alteration, pharmacologic treatment. We now have direct epidemiological evidence that people are more likely to fall ill with schizophrenia in some social settings than in others, and more likely to recover in some social settings than in others. Something about the social world gets under the skin. This book presents twelve case studies written by psychiatric anthropologists that help to illustrate some of the variability in the social experience of schizophrenia and that illustrate the main hypotheses about the different experience of schizophrenia in the west and outside the west--and in particular, why schizophrenia seems to have a more benign course and outcome in India. We argue that above all it is the experience of “social defeat” that increases the risk and burden of schizophrenia, and that opportunities for social defeat are more abundant in the modern west. There is a new role for anthropology in the science of schizophrenia. Psychiatric science has learned—epidemiologically, empirically, quantitatively—that our social world makes a difference. But the highly structured, specific-variable analytic methods of standard psychiatric science cannot tell us what it is about culture that has that impact. The careful observation enabled by rich ethnography allows us to see in more detail what kinds of social and cultural features may make a difference to a life lived with schizophrenia. And if we understand culture’s impact more deeply, we believe that we may improve the way we reach out to help those who struggle with our most troubling madness.

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