scholarly journals Fashion industry: a transition to sustainability or a new acceleration?

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Galina Petushkova ◽  
Vera Smirnova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Contemporary Theory ◽  
Short Life ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Short Life Span ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Negative Impacts

Nowadays fashion industry is undergoing a grave crisis caused by its incapability to comply with the ongoing acceleration in new ideas and goods production. At the same time fashion surprisingly faces overproduction and huge volumes of goods that become obsolete significantly faster than unfit to use which harm environment. That is why today one of the main goals for all of the fashion market’s participants is the sustainable development of fashion with the use of innovations. The latter are supposed to either fully overcome or significantly reduce negative impacts. The objective of this article is to develop an answer to the issue whether the deceleration in fashion and its further sustainable development could be achieved by introducing innovations. The authors address fashion as one of the most typical phenomena representing the culture of modernity, therefore, the answer to the issue requires considering fashion in terms of theories that describe the principles of modern society. The article suggests considering the ongoing acceleration of fashion in terms of a contemporary theory on the culture of modernity which originated from the so-called Ritter School. The basic concepts of this theory are described in works of one of the School‘s main representatives – Hermann Lübbe. In his work, “Im Zug der Zeit: Verkürzter Aufenthalt in der Gegenwart”, Lübbe describes the key processes and phenomena of modernity which according to the authors of this article are typical of modern fashion industry as well. The article considers the key features of modern fashion industry – high velocity, diversity, liability to both technological and artistic innovation, short life span of its products and vast museumification – in terms of Lübbe’s theory. The authors emphasize the main course of innovations in fashion – its digitalization. It is predetermined by the ongoing Fourth Industrial Revolution. The article observes digitalization‘s impacts on fashion industry. Considering these factors in the whole allows forecasting the direction the fashion industry is likely to take in the future according to the theory.

scholarly journals The Critical Shift from a Consumer to a More Sustainable Society

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Antonio Vico Mañas ◽  
Arnoldo De Hoyos ◽  
Bia Telles ◽  
Diego Conti
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Global Capitalism ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Sustainable Society ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Concerns

This paper looks forward to analyzing the society industrialization period, considering factors like consumption, urbanization, social changes, global capitalism and the modern society. Starting from the Industrial Revolution, the author discuss ideas, events and the evolution of the Sustainable Development principles in particular concerning and social concerns as a way to deal with challenges regarding quality of life on today’s megalopolis. For Governance purposes regarding Sustainability, it is suggested the creation of an international network forum with appropriate representatives from the triple bottom line of sustainable development.

scholarly journals Industry 4.0 and Sustainability Implications: A Scenario-Based Analysis of the Impacts and Challenges

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Bonilla ◽  
Helton Silva ◽  
Marcia Terra da Silva ◽  
Rodrigo Franco Gonçalves ◽  
José Sacomano
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Industrial Process ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Negative Impacts

The new evolution of the production and industrial process called Industry 4.0, and its related technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data analytics, and cyber–physical systems, among others, still have an unknown potential impact on sustainability and the environment. In this paper, we conduct a literature-based analysis to discuss the sustainability impact and challenges of Industry 4.0 from four different scenarios: deployment, operation and technologies, integration and compliance with the sustainable development goals, and long-run scenarios. From these scenarios, our analysis resulted in positive or negative impacts related to the basic production inputs and outputs flows: raw material, energy and information consumption and product and waste disposal. As the main results, we identified both positive and negative expected impacts, with some predominance of positives that can be considered positive secondary effects derived from Industry 4.0 activities. However, only through integrating Industry 4.0 with the sustainable development goals in an eco-innovation platform, can it really ensure environmental performance. It is expected that this work can contribute to helping stakeholders, practitioners and governments to advance solutions to deal with the outcomes emerging through the massive adoption of those technologies, as well as supporting the expected positive impacts through policies and financial initiatives.

scholarly journals Water storage reservoirs and their role in the development, utilization and protection of catchment

Spatium ◽  
2011 ◽  
pp. 9-15
Author(s):  
Branislav Djordjevic ◽  
Tina Dasic
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Storage Reservoirs ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Hydrological Regimes

Reasons why water storage reservoirs are necessary in accordance with the sustainable development strategy are described in the paper. The main positive and negative impacts of reservoirs on the environment are analyzed. The most important are: the improvement of hydrological regimes (decreasing maximal and increasing minimal flows), the creation of optimal water management, utilization and protection of water, and the creation of better conditions for river and coastal ecosystems. Negative impacts and measures for its mitigation or elimination are also analyzed. The conclusion is that water storage reservoirs can be harmoniously incorporated into the environment. Serbia has a limited number of locations suitable for the construction of reservoirs, therefore it is necessary to retain these areas for storage in regional development plans and other legal acts.

Impact of ICTs for Sustainable Development of Youth Employability

2020 ◽  
pp. 148-180
Author(s):  
Abiodun Alao ◽  
Roelien Brink
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Digital Knowledge ◽  
The Government ◽  
Youth Employability

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (41R) era requires industries to adopt the use of technology and specialised study accomplished with digital knowledge. This has contributed to the high rate of unemployment and job loss of people, especially the youths without digital knowledge. The objective of this study is to understand how ICTs can be used for the sustainable development of youth employability. The youths are among the low-income populations that require access to information on industry requirement for improved employability and the provision of digital skills training will allow them to have the knowledge to use ICTs to access information on the relevant job skills needed in the labour market. The sustainable livelihood theory was used to guide the study. Recommendations for the study will allow the government, ICT policymakers, and stakeholders to use ICTs for the sustainable development of youths and improve employability.

scholarly journals The Exigencies of Environmental Protection against the Vulnerabilities of Natural Disasters

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 241-248
Author(s):  
Mirela Mazilu ◽  
Stefan Ispas
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Baby Boom ◽  
Time And Space ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Deterioration ◽  
A Priority

Motto: “We cannot prevent disasters ... What we hope to do is to be more proactive, to be better prepared so that we can react better, faster.” Winston Choo, 2006The exigencies of environmental protection must be concomitantly achieved both at micro and macroeconomic levels, at individual and national states and international communities’ levels. No matter the scale we refer to, there should be taken strict actions meant to modify the present tendencies of environmental deterioration in order to permanently maintain an equitable balance between satisfying the more and more diverse necessities of present society and protecting all components of environment. Although it is difficult or, in some cases, even impossible to establish their appearance within time and space coordinates, the majority associates them with the period of industrial revolution, because the man’s wish of a better, more sustainable life has uncontrollable effects on the environment, or the climate. Thus, the change with its multiple faces and components remains a priority for the protection of the environment and of the sustainable development, and people face the most important choice of their long history.One with paradigmatic values – having rational, ecologic, protectionist, emotional, educational valences – generated by the troubling metamorphoses like: the exhaustion of natural resources, “baby-boom” beyond any control, the ecologic unbalances, the inequality of chances when education, health and carrier are concerned.

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPEMNT CONCEPT

2017 ◽  
Vol 184 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-139
Author(s):  
Wojciech GOLEŃSKI
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Mission ◽  
The Social ◽  
Third Industrial Revolution ◽  
Practical Dimension

Sustainable development constitutes a paradigm which is to respond to the risks of our times (environmental, social and economic ones). It is based on the necessity to use resources in a way which will not deprive future generations of them. Such a development seeks to improve the quality of life of the community while maintaining social equality, diversity and the wealth of natural resources. It can be perceived as a broader social change which Jeremy Rifkin called “the third industrial revolution”, and whose symptoms can be seen today. Within the scope of this concept, there is the social entrepreneurship that, through the market activities, focuses on the social mission. Such a mission may concern a number of issues, such as social re-integration, fighting exclusion, or environment protection. Taking into account the importance of human resources, the social capital and economic efficiency of these enterprises and simultaneously focusing on environmental efforts, constitute a practical dimension of the sustainable development in local communities. One of the social cooperatives operating in the Opole voivodship is a good example here.

LEADERSHIP AS A FACTOR OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIETY: RUSSIAN AND FOREIGN RESEARCHES

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 12-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Комлева ◽  
Valentina Komleva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Political Leadership ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Leader ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Function Integration ◽  
The Individual

Events of recent years have shown the importance of the individual political leaders in choosing the ways and models of development of different societies, the ability to successful governance. The article investigates the political leadership and its role and place in the sustainable development of society, domestic and foreign theories and approaches to the study of this phenomenon are analyzed. The author discusses features, problems and trends in the study of political leadership, which is understood as the political capital of the company in most modern Western research, as a condition of its successful development; and a political leader (in terms of importance for the sustainable development of society) as a significant person of the political process, to make political decisions, exercising public political activity, function integration and consolidation of the social forces that specifies the activity of state and / or public institutions, political movements to influence policy situation. The research results suggest that the specificity of the present stage of the study of political leadership is to increase the attention of scientists to the subject of the crisis of political leadership, the needs of leaders by modern society who influence the members of society positively, develop the state effectively.

scholarly journals LOGISTICS MODELS AS A SUSTAINABLE TOOL AGROBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marusya Linkova ◽  
◽  
Elitsa Lazarova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Capital Formation ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Fixed Capital Formation

One of the most significant problems in modern society is related to the sustainable development of the economy in the conditions of market transformations. An alarming finding are the negative trends in the development of agriculture - priority export of unprocessed agricultural products, low gross fixed capital formation, presence of weak horizontal and vertical links in the food chain, weak investment and innovation activity and many more. etc. The construction of logistics models and the formation of logistics chains in agriculture is a market reaction of business to added value and a tool for sustainable development of both agribusiness and rural areas in Bulgaria.

scholarly journals Potentials of AMDAL Kebudayaan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Butler
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Biocultural Diversity ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Sustainability ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
Development Paradigm ◽  
First Time

This is the third of three conferences over the past year focused on the effects of digital technologies on the cultures of the Southeast Asian nations for which I have been invited to deliver a talk. The first time was related to the roles of cultural heritage in the 4.0 industrial revolution. The second reexamined culture after the digital turn. This time, the task is articulating art, design, and education to reinforce cultural sustainability in the disruptive era. Hence, I propose to reflect on the growing recognition of the linkages between biological and cultural diversity, particularly in terms of the sustainable development paradigm. In view of that, I want to invite everyone to consider the potentials of AMDAL Kebudayaan (cultural environmental impact assessment) in policies and in application. Keywords: AMDAL Kebudayaan, biocultural diversity, arts, cultural sustainability

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