scholarly journals Evidences of the sustainable innovation in the cashew agribusiness context in Ceará - Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 122-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonel Gois Lima Oliveira ◽  
Ana Sílvia Rocha Ipiranga
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Local System ◽  
Sustainable Innovation ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Business ◽  
Market Opportunities ◽  
Social Environmental

The state of Ceará is the major Brazilian cashew producer and highlights the social and economical feature of its agribusiness, capable of generating wealth and assisting in people's settlement in the countryside. Despite the support of several organizations which compose the local innovation system, seeking generation, adaptation and diffusion of innovations, the productive chain of cashew agribusiness lacks of innovations. In that context, it is assumed that the "sustainable innovation" would appear from the social-environmental management, stimulating, consequently, the local system. Based on this discussion, this paper contributes on the identification of innovation possibilities through the introduction of the Cleaner Production approach, contemplating on the mobilization of local system of Ceará's cashew agribusiness. The qualitative methodology is based on the documental compilation and in interviews/debates with a group constituted by specialists who work in the sector. The analysis was performed using the Thematic Analysis technique, which belongs to the Analysis of Content techniques group. It was verified that the local system mobilization includes the increasing of interactions among participant agents, facilitating the spread of sustainable innovations from the complete use of cashew, enlarging, consequently, the economical spaces with new business and market opportunities.

scholarly journals A Typological Classification for Assessing Farm Sustainability in the Italian Bovine Dairy Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7097
Author(s):  
Margherita Masi ◽  
Yari Vecchio ◽  
Gregorio Pauselli ◽  
Jorgelina Di Pasquale ◽  
Felice Adinolfi
Keyword(s):  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Structural Relationships ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Social ◽  
European Policies ◽  
Farm Sustainability ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Cluster Analysis Technique

Italy is among the most important countries in Europe for milk production. The new European policies encourage a transition towards sustainability and are leading European dairy farms to follow new trajectories to increase their economic efficiency, reduce their environmental impact, and ensure social sustainability. Few studies have attempted to classify dairy farms by analyzing the relationships between the structural profiles of farms and the social, environmental, and economic dimensions of sustainability. This work intends to pursue this aim through an exploratory analysis in the Italian production context. The cluster analysis technique made it possible to identify three types of dairy farms, which were characterized on the basis of indicators that represented the three dimensions of sustainability (environmental, social, and economic sustainability) and the emerging structural relationships based on the structural characteristics of the dairy farms. The classification made it possible to describe the state of the art of the Italian dairy sector in terms of sustainability and to understand how different types of farms can respond to the new European trajectories.

scholarly journals Building collaborative platforms for urban innovation: Newcastle City Futures as a quadruple helix intermediary

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Vallance ◽  
Mark Tewdwr-Jones ◽  
Louise Kempton
Keyword(s):  
Innovation System ◽  
Private University ◽  
Quadruple Helix ◽  
Test Bed ◽  
Collaborative Relationships ◽  
The Public ◽  
Conceptual Argument ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Newcastle Upon Tyne

There is a growing academic and policy interest in the notion of using cities as ‘living laboratories’ to develop and test responses to the social, environmental and economic challenges present in contemporary urbanism. These living laboratories are often assumed to function through ‘quadruple helix’ relations between varied actors from the public, private, university and community sectors. However, empirical research that explores the real-world functioning of these arrangements is comparatively limited. This paper will help address this gap through the case of Newcastle City Futures (NCF) – a university-anchored platform for collaborative urban foresight research, public engagement and innovation. In particular, the paper will concentrate on a two-year period when NCF focused on the facilitation of innovation demonstrator projects guided by the vision of Newcastle upon Tyne developing a postindustrial future as a ‘test-bed city’. Detailed empirical accounts of the development of two demonstrator projects are used to illustrate and analyse processes of cross-sectoral collaboration and engaging the public in co-design. These are used to support the conceptual argument that the presence of the quadruple helix as a form of local innovation system should not be taken as given. Instead, the collaborative relationships required for transformational interventions in the future of cities need to be actively constructed by diverse actors and supported by intermediary vehicles such as NCF.

scholarly journals Political Communications in the Public Sphere Student Protest in Indonesia 2019-2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-241
Author(s):  
Erik Ardiyanto
Keyword(s):  
House Of Representatives ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Student Protests ◽  
Political Communications ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Public Sphere

The government and the parliament have decided to pass problematic bills, such as the Corruption Eradication Commission Bill (RUU KPK), the Criminal Code Bill (RUU KUHP), and the Omnibus Law (RUU Cipta Kerja) into laws. The reasons behind the passage of the bills irto laws are to make bureaucracy easier and facilitate foreign investment inflows to Indonesia. However, the decision-making process failed to involve elements of the community, such as academics, workers, working class, press, and related stakeholders. Consequently, students staged rallies to protest against the passage of the bills into laws in 2019 – 2020. This researchuses an approach qualitative methodology with a critical paradigm. The goal of critical theory is to change a reality that is always unbalanced and dominated.This research tries to encourage change towards a better society and emancipations. The data analysis technique comprises analysis of information sources from the mass media and analysis of research documents. The results of this study find that students had two strategic political communications during the protest. First, the social media movement sent hash tagged messages such as #Reformasidikorupsi #Gejayanmemangil and #Mositidakpercaya. Second, student staged demonstrations in front of the Presidential Place and the House of Representatives Building. When the government and parliament conspire  with oligarchs to make policies to maintain power, then  conflicts of interest with society, and  student protests will be inevitable.  As a result, the students have declared a motion of no confidence for parliament in a non-parliamentary participatory democratic system.

scholarly journals Developing a Model for Sentiment Analysis Technique in the field of Tourism using Deep Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 456-462
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Online Reviews ◽  
Present System ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Social ◽  
Learning Technique ◽  
New Business ◽  
System 1 ◽  
Brand Product

This paper provides a platform for analyzing and summarizing the sentiments expressed by users or customers in the field of online tourism. The objective of this research is to analyze online reviews of all the users to propose a new optimized business model to improve present services of business organization to enhance profit and customer satisfaction. The proposed system filters tourism online reviews and classifies them using sentimental technique with the help of deep learning technique. Deep learning technique will not only identify the polarity of online reviews but also recognizes relevant patterns deeply to find the hidden reviews details. After applying the deep learning technique, the results will be generated through which we can find the inferences. These inferences would provide a great help for improvisation of the subject. In this research a new optimized business model will be implemented using deep learning technique so that we would be able to compare new business model with the present system [1]. The relevance of this research lies in helping tourism industries to understand the social sentiment of their brand, product or service while monitoring online conversations. It helps in enhancing business profits by running online websites throughout by giving best services to the online users or customers.

scholarly journals Platforms in Power: Householder Perspectives on the Social, Environmental and Economic Challenges of Energy Platforms

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Smale ◽  
Sanneke Kloppenburg
Keyword(s):  
System Integration ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy System ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Business ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Energy Justice ◽  
New Business Models

New business models and digital infrastructures, in the form of ‘energy platforms’, are emerging as part of a transition towards decarbonised, decentralised, and digitised energy systems. These energy platforms offer new ways for householders to trade or exchange energy with other households or with energy system actors, but also bring along challenges. This paper examines how householders engage with potential environmental, social, and economic opportunities and risks of energy platforms. We convened two serious-game style workshops in which Dutch frontrunner householders assumed the role of platform members and were challenged to deliberate about different scenarios and issues. The workshop results, while explorative in nature, are indicative of a willingness to pursue energy system integration rather than autarky or grid defection. The idea of energy platforms as vehicles for energy justice appealed less to the householders, although the participants were moderately interested in sharing surplus renewable energy. Finally, environmental motivations were of key importance in householders’ evaluation of different platform types. This shows that in the role of energy platform members, householders can engage with both the community and the grid in new and different ways, leading to a diversity of possible outcomes for householder engagement.

scholarly journals Disrupting Cultures of Harassment in Archaeology: Social-Environmental and Trauma-Informed Approaches to Disciplinary Transformation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Barbara L. Voss
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Disciplinary Culture ◽  
Environmental Model ◽  
Exclusionary Practices ◽  
Archaeological Practice ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Quantitative Studies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Social Environmental

This article is the second in a two-part series that analyzes current research on harassment in archaeology. Both qualitative and quantitative studies, along with activist narratives and survivor testimonials, have established that harassment is occurring in archaeology at epidemic rates. These studies have also identified key patterns in harassment in archaeology that point to potential interventions that may prevent harassment, support survivors, and hold perpetrators accountable. This article reviews five key obstacles to change in the disciplinary culture of archaeology: normalization, exclusionary practices, fraternization, gatekeeping, and obstacles to reporting. Two public health paradigms—the social-environmental model and trauma-informed approaches—are used to identify interventions that can be taken at all levels of archaeological practice: individual, relational, organizational, community, and societal.

The drivers of innovation diffusion in agriculture: evidence from Italian census data

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Avolio ◽  
E. Blasi ◽  
C. Cicatiello ◽  
S. Franco
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Diffusion ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Local Expenditure ◽  
Diffusion Dynamics ◽  
Italian Provinces ◽  
Market Opportunities

Innovation is a key issue in the discussion about the links between agriculture, food production and sustainability. Indeed, the creation, adoption and exploitation of innovations can interact with all three dimensions of sustainability – environment, society and economy. Despite the increasing support for innovation practices in the agrifood sector from institutions and public policies, innovation in this sector has spread quite slowly. Indeed, the diffusion of innovations strongly depends on the social, institutional and productive system behind the technological/structural features of the farms. The analysis of the drivers underpinning the innovation diffusion dynamics in agriculture is therefore a very interesting topic for studies in this domain. This paper aims to provide a map of the diffusion of innovations in the Italian agricultural sector, highlighting differences and territorial specificities. We try to explain the drivers and factors influencing such specificities, drawing from data on the agricultural sector as well as information on the institutional and regulatory framework. Data on the diffusion of product, process, organizational and marketing innovations in agriculture have been gathered for the 110 Italian provinces, drawing from the 2010 Agricultural Census survey. Maps of the diffusion of the different types of innovations have then been constructed and analysed. Results show that the diffusion of the different innovation types is not uniform within the country. Some are typical to specific areas where productive or market opportunities occur. Others are not territorial-specific but are linked to the features of the single farms. The influence of the regulatory context also seems to play a significant role. By analysing the local expenditure in rural development intervention, we analyses how the synergies among the productive and institutional systems may act as a driver for innovation diffusion in agriculture.

Body Mass Index Trends Among Adult U.S. Special Olympians, 2005–2010

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
John T. Foley ◽  
Meghann Lloyd ◽  
Viviene A. Temple
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Special Olympics ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
The Social ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Biological Determinants ◽  
Social Environmental

This study examined temporal trends in body mass index (BMI) among United States adults with intellectual disability (ID) participating in Special Olympics from 2005 to 2010. In addition, the prevalence of obesity was compared with published National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) statistics. After data cleaning, 6,004 height and weight records (male = 57%) were available from the Special Olympics International Healthy Athletes Health Promotion database for the calculation of BMI. Rates of overweight and obesity were very high but generally stable over time. Compared with NHANES statistics, the prevalence of obesity was significantly higher for Special Olympics female participants in each data collection cycle. Integrated efforts to understand the social, environmental, behavioral, and biological determinants of obesity and among Special Olympics participants are needed.

scholarly journals Dialogues between social and natural sciences: contribution to the debate on socio-environmental conflicts

2015 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 2335-2348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Milanez
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Environmental Conflicts ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mining Projects ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Strong Candidate ◽  
Social Environmental

ABSTRACT In this article, I argue that attempting to solve real problems is a possible approach to bring social and natural sciences together, and suggest that - as Environmental Impact Assessment necessarily brings together social and environmental issues - this debate is a strong candidate for such a task. The argument is based on a general discussion about the possibilities and limitations of Environmental Impact Assessments, the social-environmental impacts of mining activities and three case studies. The analysis of the cases indicates possibilities and limitations of the dialogue between scientists from various areas - and of the collaboration with social movements and affected communities - in avoiding negative impacts of mining projects and, eventually, increasing their sustainability.

Peran Ibu Rumah Tangga Nelayan Dalam Meningkatkan Pendapatan Keluarga di Kelurahan Sei Merbau Kecamatan Teluk Nibung Kota Tanjungbalai.

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Mbina Pinem ◽  
Rayhan Utami
Keyword(s):  
Small Proportion ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Social ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
Productive Role

This study aims to determine: (1) The productive role of fishermen housewives in increasing family income in Sei Merbau Village, Teluk Nibung District, Tanjungbalai City, (2) The reproductive role of fishermen housewives in increasing family income in Sei Merbau Village, Teluk Nibung Kota District Tanjungbalai, and (3) The social role of fisherman housewives in increasing family income in Sei Merbau Village, Teluk Nibung District, Tanjungbalai City. This research was conducted in Sei Merbau Village, Teluk Nibung District, Tanjungbalai City in 2020. The population of this study were all fishermen housewives in Sei Merbau Village, amounting to 592 people, while the sample in this study was 10% of the total population (59 people. ) and taken using the Simple Random Sampling technique. The data collection technique is done by direct communication (interview). While the data analysis technique used is descriptive qualitative analysis techniques. The results showed that: (1) The highest productive role (48.78%) was performed by housewives who worked as factory workers, while the lowest role (21%) was performed by housewives who worked as coconut peeler. Overall, the role played by housewives of fishermen is 33.35% and is in the low category. (2) The reproductive role played by the housewives of fishermen in Kelurahan Sei Merbau, namely having dependents of 1 to 6 children. Most (57.63%) fishermen housewives had 1-2 children and a small proportion (8.47%) had 5-6 children with an average of 2-3 children. (3) In general (81.36%) fishermen housewives participated in the social activities of the unfortunate union and a small proportion (25.42%) participated in arisan activities. In addition, the recitation activity is useful for moral contributions to housewives so that they can motivate husbands to work to increase income and also motivate children to improve education. The highest role of arisan activities was 76.92% while the lowest role was 22.73%. With an average of 43.47%.

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