scholarly journals Concepts associated with health from the perspective of sustainable development

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 735-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo Alberto Ríos-Osorio ◽  
Walter Alfredo Salas-Zapata ◽  
Manuel Ortiz-Lobato
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Health It ◽  
The North ◽  
High Consumption ◽  
Concept Of Health ◽  
Western Development ◽  
The World ◽  
The Moment

The concept of health is a social construction defined by the historical-cultural contexts of societies. At the moment, this context is characterized by global challenges such as climate change, energy crisis, the north-south divide, and poverty, among others. In view of these challenges, sustainable development has emerged as a proposal to cope with these drawbacks of the Western development model. In this sense, it is plausible to suppose, in accordance with a new global scenario of sustainable development, that a new conception of health is also emerging. For that reason, this paper aims at identifying this renewed concept of health, together with related concepts which are mentioned in the official documents on sustainable development originated in the world summits. Despite the fact that the concepts of health and sustainable development have been understood as being equivalent, none of the aforementioned official documents has provided societies with an explicit concept of health. It was verified that the concept of health has been associated with that of need satisfaction and preservation of ecosystems, whereas the construct of illness is associated with the concepts of poverty and high consumption levels. Finally, it is concluded that health is an intermediate goal of sustainable development and not an end in itself.

Development Requires New Models

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
Earth Summit ◽  
The North ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Sustainable Human Development ◽  
The World ◽  
New Models

In this chapter Haq addresses the leaders of the Earth Summit of 1992, pointing out key areas that Summit leaders should collectively address. According to Haq, the search for new models of sustainable human development with minimal environmental and resource damage could be one of the more enduring legacies of the Summit. He urged the leaders of the world to take the challenge of the North-South divide as a collective threat to sustainable development for both rich and poor countries. For Haq, an unjust and unequal world would inherently be unstable and unsustainable.

Ecotourism in North East India – A Marketing Alternative in the Next Millennium

2000 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nripendra N Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
High Time ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
The World ◽  
Negative Reputation ◽  
Silver Lining

The paper argues that North East India is rich in ecotourism resources but is lacking in infrastructure and a strategic outlook. The small share of the region in the tourism market is disproportionate to its potential. It is high time that North East India learns from experiences all over the world and aims at sustainable development of tourism as a marketing solution. The North East has a negative reputation, but ecotourism can provide a silver lining. The paper argues that the ecotourism model is ideal for North East India.

scholarly journals Sustainable Development of Universities: International and Russian Practices

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 52-65
Author(s):  
T. N. Gavrilyeva ◽  
Atsuko Sugimoto ◽  
Masahiko Fujii ◽  
Ryo Yamanaka ◽  
G. N. Pavlov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Program Implementation ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Resource Saving ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
The North ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
The World

The introduction of the principles of sustainable development into the world system of higher education began 30 years ago. It is one of the global trends now. The accumulated international experience is quite extensive and could be used in the development of the national concept of sustainable development of Russian higher education. The article is devoted to the analysis of the sustainable development networks interactions in higher education in the world and in Russia. Special attention paid to various stability ratings of universities. The experience of sustainable program implementation has been revealed on the example of the University of Hokkaido, one of the seven national corporations in the system of higher education of Japan. The experience of energy and resource-saving measures in the North-Eastern Federal University (Yakutsk, Russia) including the energy performance contract, is presented. The necessity of actualization of the national project of sustainable development of higher education institutions of Russia and the development of a national rating of the sustainability adapted to the legal framework and budgeting is substantiated.

scholarly journals Bridging the Gap

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 6-23
Author(s):  
Rene Suöa ◽  
Bistra Borak ◽  
Manca Poglajen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Fair Trade ◽  
Main Argument ◽  
The North ◽  
Fair Trade Movement ◽  
The World ◽  
Colonial Oppression ◽  
Definition Of

The main argument of the following article is that the neo-colonial nature of international relations between the North and the South contributes to delayed or sometimes even reversed progress in the process of human development everywhere in the world and especially in the so-called South. Whether the conduct of Fair Trade movement measures up to expanding human freedoms, or is it merely one of the most inconspicuous and sophisticated tools of neo-colonial oppression is what the authorís research. Senís criteria for human development and Brundtlandtís definition of sustainable development are taken as ones that the Fair Trade movement should fulfil in order to label it as a means to bridge the infamous North South gap. Only as such the Fair Trade movement can substitute the neo-colonialism.

Hobo History

Drift ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Ferrell
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Free Speech ◽  
Industrial Workers ◽  
Progressive Politics ◽  
Spatial Production ◽  
The North ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Political Economic

This chapter begins by exploring the concept and practice of vagrancy, tracing the historical evolution of vagrancy laws, their twined illegalities of poverty and mobility, and their relevance in the social construction of hobos and drifters. The chapter then turns to the historical, political economic, and spatial production of the North American hobo. The progressive politics and collective organization of the hobo are next explored, with special emphasis on the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and the American West. Here the organizational role of song and music, as embodied in the “Little Red Song Book,” is also documented. The chapter concludes with an examination of the IWW “free speech fights” and the role of hobos and drifters in their success.

scholarly journals Sustainable Development im Nord-Süd-Konflikt

1992 ◽  
Vol 22 (86) ◽  
pp. 34-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leopoldo Marmora
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
World Market ◽  
The North ◽  
Economic Exploitation ◽  
The World ◽  
Distributional Conflicts ◽  
Industrialised Countries ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
North And South

This article explores the relationship between the economic exploitation and ecological disadvantaging of the South by the North. Parallel to traditional debates on disparate shares in the world market, terms oftrade ect., a new line ofconfrontation emerges. Tue question goes: How are costs and destruction brought about by modern industrial civilisation to be shared out? Marmora persues the argument (l) that the pattem of traditional distributional conflicts is not applicable to the new constellation of conflicts and (2) that global polarisation between North and South is unlikely to set in. However, a prerequisite for »sustainable development« is that ecological restructuring in industrialised countries be taclded and that developing countries actively take part in world market operations committing themselves to globally protecting the environment.

scholarly journals Challenges and Opportunities in the World of Tourism from the Point of View of Ecotourism

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredy González Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Government Support ◽  
The North ◽  
The World ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Global Tourism ◽  
Tourism Activity ◽  
International Visitors ◽  
Additional Income

<p>This article emerges from the analysis of the data corresponding to the tourism activity in the world and in Mexico, considering: the arrival of tourists and international visitors, and the arrival of tourists in the North American region. Subsequently, it is intended to place ecotourism as an option for sustainable development, which helps generate additional income for local communities and contributes to the protection and conservation of natural resources. The analysis of global tourism in the above categories, in addition to the discussion about the criteria and characteristics of ecotourism versus sustainable development, allows us to visualize the potential that this activity poses to emerging economies such as Mexico. The discussion about Ecotourism and sustainability shows that there is a mutually beneficial relationship when the community is incorporated in the development of ecotourism projects, as demonstrated in EcoAlberto Park. Nonetheless, an activity that has no government support or equitable tourism legislation, in addition to the absence of quality research, can overshadow any potential natural resource to practice ecotourism activities in global markets representing tourism.</p>

World Summit on Sustainable Development: Toward a Post-Jo'burg Environmentalism

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Wapner
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
World Summit ◽  
The South ◽  
Policy Objective ◽  
The North ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Fundamental Goal ◽  
The World ◽  
North And South

This article provides a first-hand account of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) and an analysis of how to advance environmentalist concerns in the post-Jo'burg era. It reviews some of the achievements and disappointments of the Summit and describes significant changes in global environmental affairs that the WSSD was unable fully to appreciate and which, therefore, must be addressed in the post-Jo'burg world. One change is a switch in emphasis in the North and South in terms of sustainable development. For too long we've been told that the North is concerned with the environment while the South is focused on development. At the WSSD it became clear, however, that this is no longer the case. Many in the North now claim a development focus although, to be sure, through the more fundamental goal of economic globalization. Concomitantly, many in the South voice a commitment to environmental sustainability as a way to reduce poverty. A second change has to do with the power of environmentalism. After enjoying much strength, concern for the environment is flagging throughout much of the world as key states find themselves distracted by geo-political concerns in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks. Both changes indicate the need to rethink environmentalist strategies in a post-Jo'burg era. The article offers several suggestions including abandoning sustainable development as a policy objective (although keeping it as a conceptual framework) and resuscitating the older, more narrow and arguably less complicated goals of environmental protection.

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.

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