Management of wellness and recreation in urban agglomerations

The wellness and recreation situation in its complexity does not significantly differ from other socio-economic problems of urban agglomerations in Ukraine and needs to be addressed in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals, especially in improving public well-being and health. The purpose of this article is to identify the relationship between health improvement, recreation and tourism, displayed in the management structure of the urban agglomeration, and the social, environmental and economic state of wellness and recreation. The relationship is determined by the index method/geometric mean of relevant relative indices (inclusion, experience economy, health improvement with rest, recovery function of leisure, wellness and recreation ecology) with the 2009–2018 dynamics by regions with the largest urban agglomerations of Ukraine. The analysis of management structures of the Dnipro, Kyiv, Odesa and Kharkiv executive bodies reveals special aspects in reflecting the wellness and recreation functions, including tourism and urban ecology. Based on the comparison of rating analyses, it is justified whether wellness and recreation reflected in the structure of urban agglomeration management meets its social, environmental and economic health. Comparison results for the relative indices of wellness and recreation in urban agglomerations and regions of Ukraine by economic (income level, directing additional funds for recreation), social (health, no impact of diseases on performance) or environmental (air pollution per person) factors, as well as altogether (comparison of integral indicators), are the basis for smoothing the situation with wellness and recreation in the country according to the inclusive sustainable development principle. AcknowledgmentThe article contains the results of research conducted under the President of Ukraine’s grant for competitive projects (0119U103141).

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Analysing SST 2.0 Tax Burden through the Element of Principle of Good Tax Policy

11th GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES - Global Conference on Business and Social Sciences Proceeding ◽

10.35609/gcbssproceeding.2021.12(113) ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 113-113

Author(s):

Nur Erma Mohamed Jamel ◽

Nadiah Abd Hamid ◽

Sarini Azizan ◽

Roshayani Arshad ◽

Rani Diana Othman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Tax Policy ◽

Well Being ◽

Tax Burden ◽

The Public ◽

Goods And Services ◽

Regressive Tax ◽

Development Goals ◽

The Relationship ◽

Economic Well Being

Since the 70s, the focus of the Malaysian government on sustainable development is to improve the economic well-being of its society. In September 2015, Malaysia reaffirmed this commitment with the other United Nations countries by implementing the 2030 Agenda for 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), focusing on the bottom 40% of households (B40). Unfortunately, the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on 1st April 2015, followed by Sales and Services Tax (SST) 2.0 on 1st September 2018 impacted all income groups especially B40. The public especially B40 claimed that indirect tax is regressive and burdensome (MIER, 2018). Hence, the present study aims to identify the existence of SST 2.0's tax burden assessing through the relationship between elements of guiding principles of good tax policy. Keywords: Sales and Service Tax, enforcement, regressive, tax burden, fairness.

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Transformative service research: a conceptual framework based on consumer's perspective

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management ◽

10.1108/ijrdm-04-2021-0163 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Veronica Ungaro ◽

Laura Di Pietro ◽

Maria Francesca Renzi ◽

Roberta Guglielmetti Mugion ◽

Maria Giovina Pasca

Keyword(s):

Conceptual Framework ◽

Well Being ◽

Service Research ◽

Future Research ◽

Bottom Line ◽

Content Type ◽

Consumer Perspective ◽

Social Environmental ◽

The Relationship ◽

Depth Interviews

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the consumer's perspective regarding the relationship between services and well-being, contributing to the knowledge base in transformative service research (TSR). More specifically the aim was to understand consumers' perceptions of the relationship between services and well-being and their views about how companies can contribute (directly and/or indirectly) to achieve the well-being.Design/methodology/approachTo reach the research aim, the study adopts an explorative inductive design, carried out through a qualitative approach and grounded in 30 in-depth interviews with consumers.FindingsService sustainability represents the fundamental characteristic that determines the service ability to be transformative, requiring the implementation of the triple bottom line dimensions: social, environmental and economic. It emerged that, in the consumer's mind, the service categories that present a stronger relationship between service and well-being are as follows: healthcare, financial and transport.Originality/valueThe paper proposes a conceptual framework to describe the consumer perspective of the services' transformative role in promoting well-being, providing a theoretical lens for conducting future research and continuing to expand transformative service research (TSR).

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The Breath of Life

Corporate Social Responsibility ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-6192-7.ch083 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1574-1592

Author(s):

Gönül Kaya Özbağ

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Common Good ◽

Corporate Citizenship ◽

Well Being ◽

Ethical Theories ◽

Ethical Concept ◽

Global Corporate Citizenship ◽

The Common ◽

Corporate Social ◽

The Relationship

This chapter aims to contribute to the debate about corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainable development (SD) and global corporate citizenship (GCC) that is becoming increasingly an important issue for the human well being as well as that of ecological systems. It contains three sections. The first section looks at the concept of CSR with a historical perspective. The dimensions of CSR and its relationship with ethical theories is investigated in the second section since CSR is an ethical concept. Throughout this chapter three main groups of ethical theories classified by Garriga and Mele (2004) will be presented such as normative stakeholder theory, universal rights, the common good approach. Based on the relationship between common good approach and sustainable development, the author will discuss a requirement for global corporate citizenship approach in the third section.

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Comparative assessment of the regional strategies commitment to sustainable development goals

SHS Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/shsconf/202112801002 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 128 ◽

pp. 01002

Author(s):

Marija Leuhova ◽

Irina Korchagina ◽

Ksenia Rogova

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Development Strategy ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Well Being ◽

Good Health ◽

Coal Industry ◽

Regional Strategies ◽

Responsible Consumption ◽

Development Goals ◽

The Relationship

Sustainable development of the region is possible only if there is a development strategy focused on the goals and principles of sustainability. The purpose of the study is to develop a methodology for assessing the adherence of regional strategies to the principles of sustainable development and to test it. The methodology includes an analysis of the occurrence of keywords (descriptors) related to the essence and goals of sustainable development, comparative analysis, the use of the Wilcoxon T–test to assess the statistical significance of differences. The materials for the study are three options for the development strategy of the Kemerovo Region – Kuzbass for 2008, 2018, 2020. The results of the study showed that the commitment to sustainable development is growing. The occurrence of the corresponding descriptors increased by 40–50% during the development of a new version of the strategy. The 2018 version put more emphasis on good health and well–being, quality education, clean water, and responsible consumption and production compared to the previous version. In the 2020 version, the frequency of occurrence of descriptors related to water, responsible consumption and production, and the fight against climate change increased. Changes in the overall occurrence of sustainable development descriptors and the relationship between individual goals are explained by two reasons. The first reason is changes in the objective socio–economic situation in the region, such as an aging population or increased dependence on one industry (coal industry). The second factor is the change in the methodology used for developing the strategy. The use of strategy theory and strategy methodology allows you to balance the relationship between different goals of sustainable development.

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development for Creating Value for FMCG Sector Enterprises

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11205808 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (20) ◽

pp. 5808 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Katarzyna Liczmańska-Kopcewicz ◽

Katarzyna Mizera ◽

Paula Pypłacz

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Corporate Social Responsibility ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Environmental Aspects ◽

Business Operations ◽

Csr Strategy ◽

Social Environmental ◽

Corporate Social ◽

The Relationship

In recent years, attention has been increasingly paid to social-, environmental-, and ecology-related issues in the areas of diverse business operations. The concept of sustainable development of enterprises is an attempt to integrate a diverse set of requirements for the development of companies in the long-term future. The concept, which is set in a contradictory context of economic, social, and environmental aspects, is an attempt to balance fundamentally divergent requirements and aspirations. Sustainable enterprise development can be a source of competitiveness, provided the opportunities related to it are identified and implemented in a proper way. The research objective of this study is to diagnose the relationship between the company’s orientation towards the implementation of sustainability assumptions, the degree of implementation of the objectives of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, as well as the creation of value in a sustainable enterprise. The survey was conducted on a sample of 165 FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) sector enterprises. The results indicate the existence of a positive correlation between the variables analysed in the surveyed enterprises. Entrepreneurs guided by sustainable development pursue economic and non-economic values and have a more comprehensive set of appropriate measures necessary to create value in a sustainable enterprise, which consists of achieving economic, ecological, and social goals.

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The Breath of Life

Managerial Strategies for Business Sustainability During Turbulent Times - Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2716-9.ch014 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 258-276

Author(s):

Gönül Kaya Özbağ

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Common Good ◽

Corporate Citizenship ◽

Well Being ◽

Ethical Theories ◽

Ethical Concept ◽

Global Corporate Citizenship ◽

The Common ◽

Corporate Social ◽

The Relationship

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THE NEED TO ENSURE INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE COUNTRY

Innovation in the economy ◽

10.26739/2181-9491-2021-4-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 19-25

Author(s):

Mavluda Askarova ◽

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Growth Index ◽

Well Being ◽

Sustainable Growth ◽

Inclusive Development ◽

Inclusive Growth ◽

Real Gdp ◽

The Social ◽

The Relationship ◽

Multidimensional Concept

It is widely recognized that achieving a highly productive economy in the context of sustainable development is one of the urgent tasks of every country. This article identifies the relationship between productive employment and inclusive development. According to the concept of inclusive growth, the well-being of society is a multidimensional concept, the level of which should not be measured only by real GDP and sustainable growth rates of material income of the population. Over time, the inclusive growth index will dominate the system of indicators for assessing economic development of countries, as it includes not only the economic component of sustainable development, but also the social and environmental environment.

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Inclusive Aspects of Urban Design: Sociability, Walkability and Overall Ambiance

Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies ◽

10.1142/s2345748117500014 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 05 (01) ◽

pp. 1750001 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Aneela YASEEN

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Decision Making ◽

Urban Design ◽

Urban Space ◽

Well Being ◽

Health Improvement ◽

The Public ◽

Relationship Of ◽

Mental Well Being ◽

The Relationship

Urban design is a multifaceted process that interfaces various aspects, extending from community physical activity and health improvement to social and environmental fields. An efficient urban design requires understanding of ideas, paradigms, and research from many dimensions of knowledge, i.e. anthropology, sociology, engineering, architecture, and urban planning. The debate in this paper is based on the fact that the sociability of a society is dependent on its urban design prototype. A systemic urban design increases the opportunity for walkability, sequentially enhancing the probability of real-time social interaction. Such an urban ambiance plays a significant role in human physical and mental well-being and their behaviors. The aspects of urban space, such as sociability, walkability and overall ambiance, are appraised according to the published literature. This paper aims at collecting the already proven specifics in one piece of writing to open up avenues for further research and establish the inclusive aspects of urban design. The literature from the final decade of the 20th century to contemporary works has been considered for this instance. The research concludes that interdisciplinary engagement and participation of the public in decision-making for urban design are necessary. It recommends further exploration of the relationship of sociability, walkability and urban ambiance, and their correlation with human well-being.

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Building back fairer in Greater Manchester and the country

Royal Society Open Science ◽

10.1098/rsos.211454 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (10) ◽

Author(s):

Michael Marmot

Keyword(s):

Life Expectancy ◽

Well Being ◽

Status Quo ◽

Health Improvement ◽

The Status ◽

The Usa ◽

Social Environmental ◽

The Uk ◽

Inequalities In Mortality ◽

Health And Well Being

A summary of our analyses in Greater Manchester (GM), and the northwest (NW) region, might be: the NW is like England as a whole only more so. The life expectancy drop in England in 2020 was 1.2 years in men and 0.9 years in women—shocking, but not as high as in the NW. COVID-19 mortality rates were high in England; 25% higher in the NW. Inequalities in mortality are high in England; bigger in the NW. The title, Build Back Fairer , is a deliberate echo of the Build Back Better mantra, showing that the levels of social, environmental and economic inequality in society are damaging health and well-being. As the UK emerges from the pandemic, it would be a tragic mistake to re-establish the status quo that existed pre-pandemic—a status quo marked in England, over the decade from 2010, by a stagnation of health improvement that was more marked than in any rich country other than Iceland and the USA; by widening health inequalities; and by a fall in life expectancy in the most deprived 10% of areas outside London. That stagnation, those social and regional inequalities, and deterioration in health for the most deprived people are markers of a society that is not meeting the needs of its members.

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Peace, Health, and Sustainable Development in the Middle East

Archives of Iranian Medicine ◽

10.34172/aim.2020.s5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 (4Suppl1) ◽

pp. S23-S26

Author(s):

Amirhossein Takian ◽

Golnaz Rajaeieh

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

One Health ◽

Health Workers ◽

Human Resources For Health ◽

Grey Literature ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Critical Role ◽

Well Being ◽

Journal Articles ◽

The Relationship

Background: As two essential human rights, as well as pillars of sustainable development, health and peace are closely interrelated. Further, health and well-being are the focus of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3, while peace lies at the heart of SDG 16. This paper investigates the relationship between the three concepts of health, peace and sustainable development in the relevant literature. Methods: This is a qualitative study. Following the establishment of the construct of peace and health through consultation with three key informants (one health sociologists, one high-ranking diplomat, and one health policy maker), we conducted a scoping review of the literature, followed by purposefully obtained grey literature, i.e. UN and country reports. As a result, 30 documents, including journal articles, were identified. We used content analysis to extract themes and categorize them in line with the relevant SDGs. Results: Lack of peace has direct and indirect impact on health, as well as health workers, the civil society, and the whole community who have in turn a critical role in creating peace. Strong and resilient health systems are essential in reaching out to citizens during war, while achieving SDGs would be impossible if SDG 16 is compromised. Health and peace are interchangeable, and achieving either is impossible without the other. Conclusion: Physicians and other human resources for health are the key actors in peaceful environment to attain health for all. In the absence of peace, the resilience of health system will be threatened and the hope for sustainable development may fade.

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