scholarly journals Environmental Management and Sustainable Development in India: Issues and Challenges

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-94
Author(s):  
V. Basil Hans ◽  
M U Jayasheela
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rural Economy ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Modern Development

In the rural economy land is the site of production. Our villagers live and work with close relationship with nature; they love and adore nature. Intensification of resource use and diversification of occupation (even if we call it as technological advancement) pose serious challenges to balanced economic development in India. Villagers are facing the growing needs of food, fodder and fuel on the one hand, and fast encroaching urbanisation on the other. Both have disastrous consequences on nature’s fragile fabric. Modern development in urban areas has resulted in stress and strain, and in the rural distress and drain of resources. Hence we need a though analysis of the strengths, weaknesses threats and opportunities for economic development now and in the future. This will create the much needed awareness for prioritisation of economic activities in the country to make the best use of relatively limited available natural resources. Keeping in mind the above factors the present study tries to draw the attention of academicians, policy makers, rural people and their urban brethren towards: (i) sustainable methods of environmental management, (ii) a holistic approach with multidisciplinary, multilocational and multiinstitutional involvement, and (iii) making the practice of SWOT analysis an inbuilt mechanism in resource management for sustainable development.

Situating Self-Employed Urban Women Conducting Business through Contemporary Social Media

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shruti Kalyanaraman
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Women Workers ◽  
Informal Economy ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Business Women ◽  
Employed Women

Informal economy includes varied set of economic activities, enterprises, jobs, and workers. The economy typically consists of enterprises and/or people that are not regulated or protected by the state. The concept originally applied to self-employment in small unregistered enterprises. It has been expanded to include wage employment in unprotected jobs. A home-based self-employed women worker can be involved as a fashion designer, a tiffin service provider, a home tutor, a person working with vendors, selling and reselling apparel, accessories to name a few. Informal self-employment is very large and heterogeneous as a category itself. There are different people working within in an informally self-employed category. The review tries to understand home based business women within the ambit of informal employment. The focus of research turns to technological advancement, social media and its impact on womens economic and business efforts. The review, using a feminist lens, understands academic researches on womens economic efforts. The reviews focus will largely be owners and own account (individually run enterprises) women workers of informal enterprises in urban areas which for ease of reference, I have termed as home-based self-employed urban woman.

scholarly journals Legal protection for women environmental activists in urban areas

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 00048 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tien Handayani Nafi ◽  
Ratih Lestarini ◽  
Inayati ◽  
Tirtawening ◽  
Succi Wulandhary ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Long Time ◽  
High Sense

Men and women have equal rights, duties, and degrees in protecting and fighting for the rights of environment. However, in fact, it is men who dominate most conservation and environmental management activities. Even though, women’s roles in environmental conservation activities are also no less great than men’s given their high sense of empathy and care for the environment. This makes women taking more actions to protect the environment itself, but they often get so many threats, physical harass, even murder threats from those who feel threatened by their actions; and it already happened for a long time, and it still does until now. This should be overcome as soon as possible to prevent more women be the next victim. This research used SWOT analysis to determine the strategies for protecting women environmental activists in urban areas. The SWOT calculation results indicate that there is a need for progressive rules in guaranteeing women’s rights so as to be able to engage in the process of environmental conservation in their respective regions.

scholarly journals The communist party’s viewpoints of marine economic development in innovation period

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 352-359
Author(s):  
Nguyen Manh Chung
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Leadership Process ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Reform Period ◽  
Marine Economy ◽  
Comprehensive Reform

Marine economy include economic activities taking place on the sea and is directly related to the exploitation of the sea in the coastal strip of land. Vietnam is a maritime country with strategic position advantages for both the region and the world. Therefore, the marine economy has become a part of the national economy and significantly contributed to the national economic development strategy. During the revolutionary leadership process, the Communist Party of Vietnam has been aware of the important role of the marine economy in the overall economy, sovereignty protection, especially during the comprehensive reform period of the country. In order to provide an systematic review of the developing process of the thinking and reasoning of the Party on the marine economic development during the reform period, this article analyzes the Party's view on marine economic development through the congresses from 1986 up to now. On that basis, the article also mentions the Party's viewpoint on some solutions for a sustainable development of the Vietnam’s marine economy during the period of accelerating industrialization, modernization and international integration such as communicating, raising social awareness, constantly improving institutions and policies, planning, and promoting the development of science, technology and marine human resources so as to create a breakthrough for sustainable development of the marine economy.  

scholarly journals SIGNIFICANCE OF INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

2019 ◽  
pp. 389
Author(s):  
Danijela Despotović ◽  
Lela Ristić ◽  
Miloš Dimitrijević
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
National Level ◽  
Agricultural Productivity ◽  
Southeast Europe ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Comparative Advantages ◽  
The Republic

Since it is not enough just to achieve economic development, we should strive for sustainable development over a longer period and base it on innovation. It is an extremely important factor of economic and sustainable development. It is particularly important to innovate those economic activities that are crucial for sustainable development and where there are comparative advantages. Because of that, the aim of this paper is to prove that innovation is the key to success and achieving sustainable development. The cluster analysis has highlighted innovative leaders and learners. The Republic of Serbia is a country where agriculture is one of the most important economic activities. In terms of agricultural productivity, it not only lags behind innovative leaders, but also behind other countries of Southeast Europe, distinguished as innovative learners. In addition, in terms of innovation in agriculture, it significantly lags behind other economic activities at the national level, so that  special attention should be paid to this issue.

scholarly journals Linkage between tourism and sustainable development in urban areas

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-186
Author(s):  
Marinela Krstinić Nižić ◽  
Maša Trinajstić ◽  
Zvonimira Šverko Grdić
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Balance Of Payments ◽  
Urban Tourism ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose: Over the last decades, tourism has experienced continued growth, and its impact on economic activity can be observed through its effects on the balance of payments and the labour market, as well as connections with other economic activities. According to the ITB report (2016), urban tourism recorded the largest increase, noting that tourist arrivals in urban areas increased by 58% in the past five years. This was due to growing urbanization, better road accessibility and air connectivity between cities, shorter stays and an increasing number of trips per year. In recent years, the number of tourist arrivals in urban areas has also increased in Croatia. In 2018, over 12 million arrivals were recorded, which represents 64% of the total tourist arrivals for that year. Methodology: The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between tourism (tourism indicators) and sustainable development (investment in sustainable development) in cities in Croatia. The survey covered all 128 cities. The data analysis was conducted using descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, Mann-Whitney test and regression analysis. Results: The results show that there is a correlation between tourism and sustainable development in the analysed cities. Cities with thriving tourism pay more attention to sustainable development. Conclusion: It is necessary to continuously increase the levels of knowledge and understanding of tourism in accordance with the principles of sustainable development.

scholarly journals New rural economy: Challenges and diversity in Eastern Croatia

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 51-54
Author(s):  
Tihana Sudarić ◽  
Krunoslav Zmaić ◽  
Ružica Lončarić
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rural Economy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
Family Farm ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
The Family ◽  
Traditional Activity

Eastern part of Croatia is agricultural region according to natural resource (fertile soil, first of all), as well as human potential (long experience in traditional agriculture). Besides agriculture as traditional activity, a characteristic of rurality is also added to this region. Rural area is dominant in Eastern Croatia and it effects on relatively small urban areas. This paper represents new possibilities of rural economic activities on family farms in Eastern Croatia. Role and significant of rural economic activities is analyzed through indicators overview (land structure, GDP, population, population density, TEA index, unemployment ect.). Challenges through diversification of rural economic activities in this paper includes added economic activities realized on family farms through tourism, crafts, handy work, processing, renewable energyetc. Added economic activities on family farms in Eastern Croatia participate with only 3.9%. Suggestions and possibilities measures of rural economic activities diversification are reflected through two main streams. First stream is diversification of activities through added value of agricultural products as vertical connection (organic food, autochthony products, functional food, renewable energy sources etc.). Other one economic activity diversification indicates distribution function of final products through different services on the family farm (direct sale, specialized shops, rural tourism and many other services).

Do We Need To Promote Public Transport For Sustainable Development With Reference To Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS)?: A Case Of Jaipur Metro Rail Project In Rajasthan

GIS Business ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 310-323
Author(s):  
Dr. Mahendra Parihar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
Long Run

Population of our country is growing at alarming rate. Population of urban areas are growing faster than rural areas given the emerging of economic activities in cities. With the migration of rural population to urban areas for various reasons resulting into increase in lots of issues and problems in urban areas. Although, our governments at Centre level and State levels are putting lots of efforts and trying their best to resolve many of the issues of growing urban areas but somehow it seems that their efforts are falling short to solve those problems. On other hand, with continuous increase in population of urban areas, some of those problems are becoming worsen and leading to emergence of another problems. It is said that if something will not be done on urgent basis to save those urban areas and cities, it will be too late to achieve national goals especially relating to sustainable development. Therefore, to make our cities and urban areas to sustain for long run especially for future generations, it is need of hour to look at those specific issues such as transport, infrastructure, pollution, housing, sanitation, congestion, illiteracy, migration, etc. very carefully and try to resolve as early as possible. But among those mentioned issues, transportation problem (which include congestion, pollution, traffic mix, fuel consumption, high travel time, low productivity, slow traffic movement, etc.) is one of the major problem of cities in today’s context and putting financial burden on national economy in many ways.

scholarly journals PRE-DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTS: METHODOLOGY APPLIED IN A PROPOSAL ORIENTED TO THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-134
Author(s):  
Eloiza Kohlbeck ◽  
Amanda Melo ◽  
Alexandre Borges Fagundes ◽  
Delcio Pereira ◽  
Fernanda Hänsch Beuren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

In a context of growing customer needs and requirements and worsening environmental issues, the Product Development Process must adapt to these circumstances, promoting measures that enable sustainable development, thus maintaining balance and synergy in the environmental, social and economic spheres. For this, it is essential to carry out the pre-development of business proposals. In this context, adopting a holistic approach that interrelates various areas of literature, brings together contributions in order to lead society to a resilient and resource-efficient environment. Thus, this research promotes the interrelationship between the Product Development Process and the Sustainable Development Goals and aims to realize the pre-development of a product under the perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). To meet the proposed objective, the methodology adopted consists of the adaptation of a pre-development model, selected through bibliographic analysis. The results of this research present the pre-development of a product willing to meet the goals of SDG 6 (drinking water and sanitation) and SDG 7 (accessible and clean energy). It highlights the use of tools to structure and ensure the assertiveness of the proposal, such as IDEF0, SWOT analysis and FMEA.

scholarly journals ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT OPTIMUM STRATEGIES USING SWOT AND QSPM MODELS: A CASE STUDY OF ARDEBIL PROVINCE, IRAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahram Imani ◽  
Mansour Rahmati ◽  
Vahed Aghaei
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Optimal Solutions ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Mineral Springs ◽  
Growth Status ◽  
Effective Strategies

Tourism is the largest economic activities in the worlds and has a fast growth, status of Iran suggests that Iran's tourism industry in less than one thousandth of global revenue from tourism is their portion. Among the provinces of Iran, many ecotourism attractions in Ardebil province (about 42 hot and cold mineral springs, 24 dams, 11 habitats and 35 special natural attractions, etc.), which can be a factor for sustainable development in the region. This study aimed to identify existing facilities and provide optimal solutions to assist in economic development, social and cultural development of ecotourism is in shadow, so in this research using descriptive - analytical model of strategic planning (SWOT) to provide strategies and effective strategies used in the development of ecotourism is in the end, using a strategic quantity planning priorities, 20 basic strategy suggested for the ecotourism development.

scholarly journals India’s Coastline Can Become an Engine of Growth: An Economic Overview

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 2158-2167
Author(s):  
Ms. Snehal Y. Hole, Mr. Luigi Pio Leonardo Cavaliere, Dr. Caterina De Lucia
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
Marine Energy ◽  
Blue Economy ◽  
Definition Of

The broader concept of the Blue Economy is associated with all economic activities which are directly or indirectly related to the coastal zone and ocean. The inseparable and at the same time linked ecosystem services are analyzed in this paper, which with the sustainability and aspect of prosperity based on crucial industries of the blue economy, that includes the Fisheries and that of the Aquaculture sector. It also takes account of Water Resources, alongside those of Shipping Transport, Marine Energy Minerals, Tourism, Genetic Resources, technologies, Biotechnology, applications in terms of pollution, instrumental in affecting the lives of human beings on earth. This is the descriptive type of research and data is collected from the secondary data collection method. This research paper mainly relies on the utilization and management of the oceans, seas, lakes, and river’s resources in a sustainable way. This paper analyzes the ever-changing and vague definition of blue economy and sustainable development of it. It is as a result of reviewing the approaches and the contextual perspectives known to be adopted in the process of defining this complexity of the concept. It has been concluding that Blue economy can become a crucial source of economic development.

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