Creative industries in small cities: contributions to sustainability

The paper addresses the gap in analysing the complex role of creative industry businesses in small towns with regard to sustainable development. It takes a scholarly literature review approach and in the final section proposes a typology of sustainability-oriented actions, which creative industry businesses may or may not take in practice. As a typology of positive contributions, it lays groundwork for an empirical study, which is envisaged as the next step. The paper reinforces the idea of the complexity of the dimensions of sustainability as context-dependent, negotiated and situated, and the ambivalent role of creative industry businesses, stemming from the material realities of creating, distributing and consuming cultural and digital products.

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Semi-Systematic Literature Review on Sustainability and Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institutions

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13147683 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (14) ◽

pp. 7683

Author(s):

Amila Omazic ◽

Bernd Markus Zunk

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Higher Education Institutions ◽

Main Research ◽

Agenda 2030 ◽

Research Themes ◽

Development Goals

Public sector organizations, primarily higher education institutions (HEIs), are facing greater levels of responsibility since adopting and committing to the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development (SD) and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). HEIs are expected to provide guidance for various stakeholders on this matter, but also to implement this agenda and the SDGs in their institutions. Although the role of these organizations has been recognized, the fields and issues that HEIs should address on their path towards sustainability and SD are still unclear. To provide further clarity, a semi-systematic literature review on sustainability and SD in HEIs was conducted to identify both the key concepts and main research themes that represent sustainability and SD in HEIs and to identify research gaps. This review increases our knowledge of this topic and enhances our understanding of sustainability and SD in the context of HEIs.

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Will the Consequences of Covid-19 Trigger a Redefining of the Role of Transport in the Development of Sustainable Tourism?

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13041887 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 1887

Author(s):

Marek Więckowski

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Literature Review ◽

Sustainable Transport ◽

Critical Importance ◽

Global Issues ◽

Changing Roles ◽

Sustainable Utilisation ◽

Tourism Enterprises ◽

Critical Overview

As there are very marked relationships between tourism and transport, integrated knowledge of these processes is essential if destinations and tourism enterprises are to be developed, an effective tourism policy pursued, and emerging local and global issues and conflicts surrounding tourism resolved. Beyond this, in an era of huge change reflecting the consequences of the COVID-19 viral pandemic, the importance of sustainable transport in tourism’s sustainable development appears to be of critical importance. Adopting this kind of perspective, this paper seeks to achieve a critical overview of conceptual dimensions of sustainability that link up with tourism and transport. To this end, ideas based on the literature and previous discussions are extended to include certain new propositions arising out of a (hopefully) post-COVID-19 world. Proceeding first with a systematic literature review (SLR), this article discusses the importance of transport to the development of tourism, dealing critically with modes of transport and their changing roles in sustainable development under COVID and post-COVID circumstances. The author summarises likely new way(s) of thinking in the aftermath of the pandemic, with the need for this/these to be far more sustainable and responsible, and characterised by a reorientation of behaviour in a “green” direction. It is further concluded that three aspects of transport–tourism relations will prove crucial to more sustainable utilisation—i.e., proximity, slower and less energy-intensive travel, and green transport.

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Marketing Ethics and Relationship Marketing - An Empirical Study that Measure the Effect of Ethics Practices Application on Maintaining Relationships with Customers

International Business Research ◽

10.5539/ibr.v9n9p78 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. 78 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Muhammad Alshurideh ◽

B. H. Al Kurdi ◽

Anu Vij ◽

Zaid Obiedat ◽

Abdallah Naser

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Empirical Study ◽

Relationship Marketing ◽

Strong Influence ◽

Marketing Ethics ◽

Extensive Literature ◽

Telecommunication Sector ◽

Ethical Practices

<p>The purpose of this study is to measure the effect of ethics embedded practices on maintaining long-term relationships with customers. Based on an extensive literature review, four elements of marketing ethics, namely, honesty, autonomy, privacy and transparency were identified and examined by utilizing a sample of 360 participants. Adopting a quantitative approach, the study conducted on telecommunication sector subscribers revealed that the elements of marketing ethics affected an organization’s ability of maintaining long-term relationships with customers and had a strong influence on feedback, transparency and privacy. The results also showed the crucial role of generating feedback from customers for creating and maintaining long-term relationships. The results will enable marketers to not only analyze the importance of adopting ethical practices in their strategies but also the relative relevance of these practices as perceived by customers.</p>

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The role of cultural industries in modern cultural life of the region (on the example of N. D. Neustroev's comedy “Tieteybit”)

Философия и культура ◽

10.7256/2454-0757.2021.9.34510 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 47-52

Author(s):

Nurgun Vyacheslavovich Afanasev ◽

Ul'yana Valer'evna Titova

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Social Life ◽

Creative Industries ◽

Creative Industry ◽

Young Generation ◽

Regional Culture ◽

Classical Literature ◽

Cultural Life ◽

The Impact

The object of this research is the role of the comedy “Tieteybit” by N. D. Neustroev in cultural life of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). The subject is the impact of modern creative industries upon cultural life of the region. On the example of Nikolay Denisovich Neustroev's comedy play “Tieteybit”, the authors examine the use of creative approaches towards preservation and popularization of cultural heritage of the Sakha people. It is noted that over the recent years, a major event in the development of spiritual culture and cultural life of the region overall has become the innovations introduced by the contemporaries in staging the Yakut comedies. Motifs of the comedy “Tieteybit” served as the prototype for staging the the first Yakut musical comedy, and even a film. A survey was conducted touching upon the following questions: are the innovations introduced in culture in form of a screen version of classical literature with the elements of innovation encourage the young generation to studying the Yakut cultural heritage?; what is the relevance of the work by N. D. Neustroev “Tieteybit”? The conclusions is made that in the XXI century, N. D. Neustroev's comedy “Tieteybit” has become one of the basics for the development of creative industry of the region. As an instrument for the development of regional culture, creative industry may play the strongest and highly effective role in the development of social life of the region.

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Sustainable tourism and the role of stakeholders in North Cyprus: a literature review

Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes ◽

10.1108/whatt-02-2021-0034 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Shiva Ilkhanizadeh

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Literature Review ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Sustainable Tourism ◽

Content Type ◽

North Cyprus ◽

Development Goals

Purpose This paper aims to identify the main stakeholders and the extent of their collaboration in the management of sustainable tourism policy planning practices in North Cyprus. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides a literature review of previous work. Findings This study recommends that the main stakeholder – national government – should actively involve a wider group of stakeholders in a collaborative effort to attain long-term sustainable development goals. Originality/value This is the first study to review the literature on sustainable development and the role of different stakeholders in North Cyprus.

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Sustainability Management and Local Governments

Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development - Financial Sustainability and Intergenerational Equity in Local Governments ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-3713-7.ch002 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 31-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fabio De Matteis ◽

Daniela Preite

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Local Government ◽

Literature Review ◽

Research Methodology ◽

Local Governments ◽

Financial Sustainability ◽

Financial Indicators ◽

Local Authorities ◽

Sustainability Management

After highlighting the breadth and complexity of the concept of sustainability and highlighting the role of local authorities in sustainable development, this chapter aims to interpret how sustainability management can consider the concept of financial sustainability in the context of local governments. It does this through the following specific objectives: 1) defining financial sustainability, considering it not only autonomously, but in an integrated manner with respect to the typical sustainability dimensions (environmental, social, and economic) that are usually involved in the local authorities activity; 2) proposing the main stages of the sustainability cycle in the local authorities to highlight the key moments and the role of financial sustainability; 3) analyzing some aspects of financial indicators as tools for measuring the financial side of the sustainability profile of a local government. In order to reach the aim of the chapter, the research methodology followed is the literature review.

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Community Engagement

African Perspectives on Reshaping Rural Development - Practice, Progress, and Proficiency in Sustainability ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-2306-3.ch013 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 261-287 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tshimangadzo Selina Mudau

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Literature Review ◽

Community Engagement ◽

Urban Communities ◽

South African ◽

Social Transformation ◽

Historical Background ◽

Rural And Urban

The chapter presents the use of community engagement as a tool to facilitate rural development in (South) Africa. In its discussion, the researcher used desktop literature review to analyze, compare, and gain insights guiding the use of community engagement to enhance social transformation and sustainable development. The discussion is advanced from the historical background of the emergence of African universities and community engagement. The focus was reflected against the backdrop of the Western approach used among various global universities. In this view, the underpinning objectives, relationship with the researched, and the role of the researching university are detailed. Practical evidence of positive collaborative results within the (South) African communities within the rural and urban communities by universities and other organizations have also been provided. A contrast of various types of community engagement is also provided.

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A Conceptual Model Proposal: Universities as Culture Change Agents for Sustainable Development

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12114635 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (11) ◽

pp. 4635 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Małgorzata Dzimińska ◽

Justyna Fijałkowska ◽

Łukasz Sułkowski

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Literature Review ◽

Conceptual Model ◽

Culture Change ◽

Change Agents ◽

The Body ◽

Quality Culture ◽

The University ◽

The Impact

This paper aims to propose a conceptual model that synthesizes the existing findings concerning universities as culture change agents for sustainable development. The model could serve as a guidance on how universities might get involved in the pro-SD activities. It also underlines the prerequisite of the quality culture that should be introduced within all the activities of universities to successfully act as culture change agents for SD. This paper builds upon the holistic and inter-disciplinary approach to demonstrate that SD does not happen in isolation and that the role of universities in its creation is significant. This study includes a literature review to contextualize the impact of universities on culture and their potential role in SD. The conclusions stemming from the literature review materialize in the proposal of the conceptual model of the university as the culture change agent for SD. The elaborated framework responds to the need for greater clarity, ordering and systematization of the role of universities in the processes of initiating, promoting and modelling the SD-oriented changes while appreciating the role of culture as an enabler, means of social change and a result of SD-focused interventions. The paper contributes to the body of knowledge by offering a novel perspective on the assumed interrelations between university, its quality culture, university main operations such as education, research and engagement with the society as well as the culture and the agency of stakeholders in the context of meeting the world’s current demands without compromising the needs of future generations.

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