Environmental Training of Students of the Civil Engineering Career The Universidad Técnica De Manabí

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Olinda Elizabeth Caicedo Arévalo ◽  
Beatriz Zumalacárregui de Cárdenas ◽  
Juan Manuel Labadié Suárez ◽  
María Rodríguez Gámez
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Space ◽  
Survey Technique ◽  
Educational Task ◽  
Engineering Career ◽  
Civil Engineers

The Civil Engineering course teaches different subjects in its academic program, which has in their educational task to offer knowledge to students, their intervention in the environmental space, within the framework of their actions as future civil engineers. The objective of the research is to reflect on the knowledge acquired in the environmental training of students of the civil engineering career. For this purpose, the standardized survey technique was used with structured questions that collected the work of the educational program of the race and was applied to 75 students of the different levels. The result obtained allowed to know to what extent the environmental training of students, has repercussions on the preparation of future civil engineers, in addition to the degree of concern for environmental problems and the predisposition to work in order to reduce the impacts derived from the professional practice of The Civil Engineering, taking into account the implication of the sustainable development in the academic formation. During the investigation it was verified that students are aware of the importance of preservation and respect for nature through the use of clean energies, where they have expressed concern about contamination and depletion of natural resources. The results obtained can have a positive influence on the constructive future of the province, depending on the implementation of an appropriate sustainable development policy.

scholarly journals Priority Directions of Ensuring Sustainable Development of Tourism of Ukraine in the Context of Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (520) ◽  
pp. 227-235
Author(s):  
H. I. Нaponenko ◽  
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O. V. Yevtushenko ◽  
I. M. Shamara ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
State And Local

The article is concerned with solving problems related to the tourism sphere during the pandemic. The study is aimed at a scientific-theoretical substantiating the prospects for sustainable development of tourism of Ukraine in the context of pandemic. Elaboration of the set aim led to the need to solve the following tasks: establish the problems of sustainable tourism development during the pandemic; consider directions of sustainable tourism development; propose an improved concept of sustainable development of tourism of Ukraine during the pandemic. To achieve the aim of the study, general scientific and special methods were used. System analysis is a method that represents a sequence of actions to determine structural links between different elements of the system under study. Synthesis – the process of combining individual things and concepts into one. Induction is a research method in which a general conclusion is based on individual elements. Comparison – the similarities and differences of objects and phenomena are established on significant grounds. In order to effectively manage the sustainable development of tourism in the context of pandemic, according to the authors, cooperation between the State and local authorities, tourist enterprises, tourist infrastructure entities is necessary. Such a mechanism for administrating the sustainable tourism development is presented in the form of a scheme. Based on the concept of sustainable development, the directions of the strategy of sustainable tourism development during the pandemic are proposed. The basis of the proposed program is not only a survival strategy, but also advancing due to future significant changes in consumer preferences. The success of the proposed directions will have a positive influence on changing the social structure of society, will allow to stop the processes of increasing social tension and destabilizing the social system, will form favorable conditions for increasing the mobility of the residents of the country.

scholarly journals Determinants of the Sustainability and Growth of Construction Contractors

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abimbola Windapo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Life Cycle Approach ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Founding Team ◽  
Organisational Factors

The focus of research has mainly been on the life cycle approach to project development, while limited attention has been given to the ageing construction companies that make all these activities/processes happen. This paper examines the organisational factors determining the sustainability and growth of building and civil engineering contractors in South Africa. The paper explores whether there are specific organisational factors that aid the sustainable development and growth of contractors in the South African construction industry. The paper analyses data gathered from face-to-face interviews conducted with four established and twelve upgraded and successful building and civil engineering contractors listed on the Construction Industry Development Board’s (cidb) Register of Contractors. The aim of the study is to identify the organisational factors critical for sustainable contractor development and growth in South Africa. The study found that organizational factors responsible for the sustainable development and growth of construction contractors include the size of the founding team members, management capabilities, strategic decisions made by founders/leaders and the ability of the company to constantly evolve, adapt and respond effectively to threats/challenges whenever they surface, amongst other findings. Capacity to generalise the results of the study to the large cidb registered contractor group is limited by the smallness of the sample size. Future research should make use of a larger sample size to obtain more general findings. The results of the study imply that the founding team size, experience, entrepreneurial and managerial capabilities, capacities and organisational structures that enable the efficient response of companies to external and internal challenges are key components of the definable arrangements that will support the sustainability and growth of construction organisations. The paper is of value to government departments and agencies such as the cidb and contracting firms in the construction industry.

scholarly journals ENSURING GENDER EQUALITY AND DEMOCRATIC TRANSFORMATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OF UKRAINE ACCORDING TO THE OBJECTIVES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT : GENDER PORTRAIT OF PRYDNIPROVSKA STATE ACADEMY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

2021 ◽  
pp. 114-127
Author(s):  
M. V. SAVYTSKYI ◽  
H. P. YEVSIEIEVA ◽  
V.A. BABENKO ◽  
S.P. VOLKOVA ◽  
G.I. LYSENKO
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Gender Parity

Formulation of the problem. Ukraine's accession to the global democratic processes of recognition ofequal rights and opportunities for everyone within the global process of sustainable development has launched aninclusive process of adapting the Sustainable Development Goals and establishing strategic frameworks for Ukraine'snational development until 2030. The actualization of the policy of equal rights and opportunities for scientific andpedagogical community of higher education institutions of Ukraine has become especially important, in accordancewith the defined goals of sustainable development, contributed to updating gender portraits of educational institutions toassess the real situation in the institutions, priority issues, needs and interests of women and men, ways to ensure genderbalance and social justice. Higher education institutions of Ukraine form basic humanistic concepts, such as: genderculture, adherence to the principles of gender equality, prevention of gender discrimination in its various forms,involved in the development and implementation of promising programs to ensure gender equality, research on genderissues. The purpose. The aim is to study the observance of the principles of gender equality in education as a factor ofdemocratic transformation in higher education institutions of Ukraine, to create a gender portrait of Prydniprovska StateAcademy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, and on this basis to form the principles of gender equality and genderculture in PSACEA educational environment. Conclusions. Ukraine, which is developing inseparably from worlddevelopment and world political and gender thought, is approaching gender parity. The share of working women withhigher education and scientific degrees in the total number of employed in Ukraine is one of the largest in the world30.4% (3rd place). At the same time, although there are fewer and fewer purely male and purely female professions inUkraine and the world today, there are some gender distortions. In the field of education, medicine, culture, economy,mostly women work, and in industrial and technical fields − most men. The gender audit in the PSACEA confirms thistrend in some faculties, including economics, where women predominate among both students and teachers, in contrastto technical faculties, where men predominate. Among doctors of sciences, professors, especially in exact sciences, menstill prevail. The analysis of the gender portrait of PSACEA as a whole shows the relative gender parity, both in thestudent environment and among the teaching staff, in the leading structural units. As we can see, Ukraine, as ademocratic state, is gradually introducing the idea of egalitarianism in all spheres and, in particular, in the system ofhigher education, which characterizes the level of democratization of the state.

scholarly journals The role of education for Civil Engineers in the implementation of the SDGs: Proceedings of the 1st Joint Conference of EUCEET and AECEF

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Sustainable Future ◽  
International Policies ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Civil Engineers

In 2015, the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – “a plan for people, planet and prosperity”, which includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that service as a roadmap for the national and international policies that should be implemented to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. Society, Economy and Environment are recognized as the three pillars for sustainable development. After several attempts to identify and agree upon a global policy for a sustainable future, it is time for implementation. It is time now for global Engineers to get involved in order to bring results in the direction of the implementation of the SDGs. The two European Civil Engineering associations, the European Civil Engineering Education and Training Association (EUCEET) and the Association of European Civil Engineering Faculties (AECEF), joined their forces to investigate the very important issue of “The role of education for Civil Engineers in the implementation of the SDGs”. The topics of the conference are related, but not limited, to the following SDGs: SDG4 - Quality education SDG6 - Clean water and sanitation SDG7 - Affordable and clean energy SDG8 – Decent work and economic growth SDG9 – Industry, innovation and infrastructure SDG11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG13 – Climate action SDG14 – Life below water SDG15 – Life on land

scholarly journals Smart Planning: From City to Territorial System

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 7184
Author(s):  
Paola Panuccio
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Plan ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Coastal Marine ◽  
Marine System ◽  
Territorial Systems

Actual cities have become smart cities divided by zones. In the past, various innovative actions have been carried out to facilitate smart cities. The projects that were carried out, in response to the needs expressed by inhabitants and driven by individualistic growth, have gone beyond the regulations defined by the urban plan. In fact, territorial contexts reflect the needs of inhabitants, which always shift faster and are more reactive than traditional urban planning tools. The territory is a complex system and it works well if the design choices for its sustainable development are structured and coordinated by a strategic planning tool. The objective of this research is to propose a smart planning process in order to pursue the sustainable development of complex territorial systems. The paper has a particular interest in observing the integrated coastal-marine system as a possible example of real smart development. Smart planning applied to this type of landscape has a positive influence on the development of the environment, landscapes, infrastructure, mobility, services, energy, research, and innovation.

Financial Intermediaries

2020 ◽  
pp. 23-39
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Financial System ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Financial Intermediaries ◽  
Financial Systems ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Different Types

Effective financial systems provide significant benefits for the sustainable development of the countries. Therefore, most governments aim to take some actions to increase the effectiveness of the financial system. In this framework, financial intermediaries play a crucial role for this purpose. Financial intermediaries can be mainly classified into two different categories: banks and nonbanking organizations. In this chapter, the responsibilities of the financial intermediaries are explained. Within this context, first of all, the different types of the banks are identified. In addition, nonbanking organizations are defined. It is concluded that financial intermediaries should work effectively to increase the performance of the financial system. This situation has a positive influence on the economic growth of the countries.

Project Proposals Decision Model Based on Sustainable Development with Triangular Fuzzy Numbers

2013 ◽  
Vol 405-408 ◽  
pp. 3362-3366
Author(s):  
Yu Meng Wu
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Decision Model ◽  
Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Triangular Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Model Based

With the serious problems of resources shortage and environmental pollution, researchers in civil have to pay attention to the sustainable development of civil engineering. In order to invest more reasonable and choose the best scheme, a kind of decision-making method is put forward with Triangular Fuzzy Numbers from the angle of sustainable development. And this method was proved applicable by an example.

The Behavior of Fly Ash in Concrete Mixture

2016 ◽  
Vol 714 ◽  
pp. 103-106
Author(s):  
Ondřej Zobal ◽  
Pavel Padevět ◽  
Zdeněk Bittnar ◽  
Lubomír Kopecký ◽  
Vít Šmilauer
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Economic Effect ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Concrete Mixture ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Suitable Material ◽  
Micro Level

It is desirable to use secondary raw materials with regard to the sustainable development. One such suitable material is fly ash. Still enough unused possibility of using fly ash is the use in cement and concrete. This use brings a positive ecological and economic effect. However, it is important to devote to the behavior of fly ash in concrete mixture at the macro and micro level. This paper deals with selected properties as a positive influence on the development of hydration heat, the increase in compressive strength or problems with water absorption fly ash.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OF CIVIL ENGINEERS IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIETY

2021 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 568-584
Author(s):  
Inna Khyzhniak ◽  
Vasyl Kravets ◽  
Larysa Lysak ◽  
Vita Hryhorieva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
General Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
Civil Engineers

In the context of the man-made burden on the natural environment, the issues of developing civil engineering students’ environmental awareness are important and particularly relevant to low environmental security countries, which include Ukraine. The authors emphasize the need for broad implementation of the Concept of Sustainable Development in professional training of civil engineering students, determine the level of their environmental awareness, compare the levels of formation of environmental awareness components, and pursue to identify effective ways to environmentalize engineering training. The study involved the students of Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture. The authors selected the semi-structured questionnaire method combining rating, Likert and importance scales, alternative and unstructured questions, as well as elements of the Azapagic and the Naturafil techniques. The results did not prove the formation level of the civil engineering students’ environmental awareness to be unsatisfactory. It was also found that the civil engineering students have steady environmental beliefs and are willing to comply with environmental norms in their activities. This fact brought the authors to the conclusion that the current practice of higher technical education in Ukraine takes account of sustainable development. The level of the civil engineering students’ environmental knowledge was also determined as sufficient, while their environmental activity and environmental management skills were seen as low. According to the authors, the use of integrated and practice-oriented approaches to teaching professional subjects and the introduction of environmental topics into general education subjects will contribute to strengthened environmentalization of professional training of civil engineers. Keywords: civil engineer, environmental awareness, higher school, sustainable development, technical education

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