scholarly journals Determinanty rozwoju ekoinnowacji w przedsiębiorstwach agrobiznesu

2019 ◽  
pp. 103-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabela Wielewska
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Decisive Factor ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
Waste Segregation ◽  
Market Instability

The aim of the article was to indicate determinants of the development of eco-innovations implemented in agribusiness companies and chief barriers that trigger reluctance towards investments of ecological nature. Research was conducted in rural areas of Pomorskie Province in the second quarter of 2019 among owners, managers and others who operate in the field of environment protection. The research showed that, besides environmental benefits, the decisive factor for the implementation of eco-innovations are the economical and social benefits. The surveyed companies mostly invested in RES, waste segregation and modernization of existing technological lines. Also, certain barriers were indicated which agribusiness companies still encounter. The most important of those include outmoded infrastructure, financial limitations, high cost of eco-innovations and operating in the conditions of market instability.

A Review : Sustainability from Waste

2019 ◽  
pp. 134-155
Author(s):  
Kriti Jain ◽  
Chirag Shah
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Waste Dumps ◽  
Waste Segregation ◽  
Treatment And Disposal ◽  
Engineered Landfill

The increasing volume and complexity of waste associated with the modern economy as due to the ranging population, is posing a serious risk to ecosystems and human health. Every year, an estimated 11.2 billion tonnes of solid waste is collected worldwide and decay of the organic proportion of solid waste is contributing about 5 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions (UNEP). Poor waste management - ranging from non-existing collection systems to ineffective disposal causes air pollution, water and soil contamination. Open and unsanitary landfills contribute to contamination of drinking water and can cause infection and transmit diseases. The dispersal of debris pollutes ecosystems and dangerous substances from waste or garbage puts a strain on the health of urban dwellers and the environment. India, being second most populated country of the world that too with the lesser land area comparatively, faces major environmental challenges associated with waste generation and inadequate waste collection, transport, treatment and disposal. Population explosion, coupled with improved life style of people, results in increased generation of solid wastes in urban as well as rural areas of the country. The challenges and barriers are significant, but so are the opportunities. A priority is to move from reliance on waste dumps that offer no environmental protection, to waste management systems that retain useful resources within the economy [2]. Waste segregation at source and use of specialized waste processing facilities to separate recyclable materials has a key role. Disposal of residual waste after extraction of material resources needs engineered landfill sites and/or investment in waste-to-energy facilities. This study focusses on the minimization of the waste and gives the brief about the various initiations for proper waste management system. Hence moving towards the alternatives is the way to deal with these basic problems. This paper outlines various advances in the area of waste management. It focuses on current practices related to waste management initiatives taken by India. The purpose of this article put a light on various initiatives in the country and locates the scope for improvement in the management of waste which will also clean up the unemployment.

Reflections on Ecological and Environmental Construction of New Rural Program in Underdeveloped Areas

2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 3602-3606
Author(s):  
Ze Xin Li ◽  
Min Chen
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Economy ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Ecological Environment ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
Underdeveloped Areas ◽  
Rural Program ◽  
Rural Construction ◽  
New Rural Construction

Underdeveloped rural areas have good but very vulnerable ecological environment, so the environment protection should be given priority in new rural construction. Based on the problems that rural areas have faced in ecological environment, some thoughts are given in this paper on ecological and environmental: ①To solve the conflicts between the development of rural economy and ecological environment protection, the development of eco-industry can be a key solution. ② For the point that people of underdeveloped areas live in scattered and small scale groups, which leads to difficulty in facility arrangements, some proposals are put forward on the construction of living environment in underdeveloped new rural areas.

scholarly journals How Clusters Create Shared Value in Rural Areas: An Examination of Six Case Studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4578
Author(s):  
George Martinidis ◽  
Muluken Elias Adamseged ◽  
Arkadiusz Dyjakon ◽  
Yannis Fallas ◽  
Angeliki Foutri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Shared Value ◽  
Private Initiative ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Creation

The main aim of this paper is to demonstrate that clusters can support the sustainable development of rural areas through the creation of shared value. This is done via the close exam-ination of six different cases of rural clusters in Greece, Italy, Germany, Poland, Denmark, and Sweden. Qualitative as well as quantitative data weretaken from the clusters, which demonstrated that their main business approaches naturally coincided with the creation of economic, social, and environmental benefits for the local communities in which they operated. The case clusters were created in a top-down manner, aimed at boosting regional R&D activities and making the local economy more competitive and more sustainable. However, private initiative took over and al-lowed these clusters to flourish because meeting the regions’ economic, social, and environmental needs successfully coincided with the target of the clusters’ own development and profitability. The results show that clusters, with their potential for shared value creation, can constitute a powerful engine for the revitalisation and development of rural areas, addressing the significant challenges which they are currently facing.

Study on Exterior Insulation System of New Composite Insulation Board

2012 ◽  
Vol 450-451 ◽  
pp. 1118-1122
Author(s):  
Xiu Yun Chen ◽  
Jian Hao Lin
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Market Potential ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Core Material ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Cold Winter ◽  
Foam Concrete ◽  
Insulation System ◽  
Composite Heat

The foam concrete used as surface materials and polyurethane used as core material for the development of new composite heat-insulated board of exterior insulation system. The research and applications showed that the thermal insulation system with excellent constructability, significant environmental benefits, economic and social benefits have been obtained. The implementation of 65% energy saving for residential buildings is the key of further work of energy efficiency in hot summer and cold winter zone, with huge market potential and the good application prospect.

scholarly journals The Nexus Between Agriculture and Tourism in the Island of Crete, Greece

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 393
Author(s):  
John Vourdoubas
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Policies And Measures ◽  
New Policies ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Two Sectors

The relationship between agriculture and tourism in the island of Crete, Greece has been studied. Both agriculture and the tourism industry contribute more than 50% in the Gross Domestic Product of the island. The linkages between agriculture and tourism in many tourism-dominated communities and rural areas worldwide have been reviewed. The current status of agriculture and the tourism industry in Crete has been examined as well as the agro-tourism development in the island during the last few decades which is considered a typical example of agriculture-tourism cooperation. The healthy tasty Cretan diet is based on locally produced food ingredients and it is famous all over the world. Therefore, it could be further promoted by the tourism industry in the island. Increased use of local gastronomy could improve the competitiveness of the Cretan tourism industry which is currently based on mass tourism and the “sea, sun and sand” model. This could be a springboard to the local agricultural production of the island to partly cover the demand for catering in the tourism industry. Various new policies and measures are required for increasing the linkages in these two sectors. The use of locally produced agricultural products would replace foodstuff transported to the island from long distances, reducing the carbon emissions due to their transportation. Strengthening the linkages between agriculture and tourism in Crete would trigger growth in both sectors, offering many economic, social and environmental benefits to the island.

Consumer’s perceptions of organic foods in Ambato, Ecuador

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-280
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Castro Analuiza ◽  
Cristina Checa Morales ◽  
José Perea
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Multivariate Techniques ◽  
Organic Foods ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Group I ◽  
Practical Support ◽  
Conventional Foods

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the factors that explain consumers purchasing behavior towards organic food products in Ambato (Ecuador). Methodology: Data were collected from a survey of 1,500 organic consumers and other 1,500 consumers who prefer conventional foods, and analyzed using multivariate techniques. Results: Principal component analysis identified four factors which explain the buying behavior of organic consumers: Belief in health benefits, quality and taste attributes; belief in environmental benefits; and contextual issues. Cluster analysis identified three groups of organic consumers: organic consumers interested in self benefit and highly influenced by contextual aspects (Group I), organic consumers interested in expected environment benefits (Group II) and organic consumers very interested in self benefits and less affected by contextual aspects (Group III). The relationships established in organic consumers are different to conventional consumers. This defines different variables that explain the purchase process. The socio-demographics profiles were different in gender and occupation; women and free license workers were more frequently interested in buying organic foods. Limitations: The study was carried out in the city of Ambato that could be considered representative of the Ecuadorian urban society. The results should be complemented by future studies focused on other cities or rural areas. Practical implications: Results suggest that the Ecuadorian organic sector follows the developing patterns identified in the Western countries. This implies that the promotion and practical support for the organic sector should be focused on strengthening positive attitudes towards organic purchases.

The Instance Analysis of Mine Geological Environment Protection and Recovery Management

2014 ◽  
Vol 955-959 ◽  
pp. 2037-2040
Author(s):  
Qian Qian Wu ◽  
Sheng Gao Cheng ◽  
Guo Jin Chen
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Geological Environment ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
Environment Management ◽  
Development And Utilization ◽  
Management Project ◽  
Recovery Management ◽  
Instance Analysis

This article takes one of the mine in Caidian as an example, it analyzes the mine’s environmental geological problems and hazards, brings out the measures of recovery and management with the development and utilization, summarizes the environmental benefits of the management project. The project is a demonstration of the mine geological environment management in Wuhan. What’s more, it gives reference to similar mines’ geological environment protection and recovery management.

Measures for the Village Construction and Sustainable Development of Environment: Take the Planning of Beiwu Village Shanhaiguan District as an Example

2013 ◽  
Vol 663 ◽  
pp. 265-269
Author(s):  
Ling Shu Yang ◽  
Ning Wang ◽  
Jing Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Industries ◽  
The Village

In the current large-scale construction of village planning process, village construction provides better productive, living, ecological conditions for rural areas. However, whether we can balance economic development and sustainable development of environment means whether the benefit of village development can be permanent. This paper clarified how to protect the environment during the process of strengthening village economics and to balance village construction and environment protection so as to achieve the goal of sustainable development. Taking the Beiwu Village planning of Shihe Town Shanhaiguan District Qinhuangdao City as an example, this paper explored the possibility and underlying dynamism of village construction and the sustainable development of environment. Combined with the characters of the natural and economic development of villages and adjusting measures to local conditions, this project optimized the combination of construction and environment as well as rural industries and village landscape, making Beiwu Village into “a paradise for tourists, the homes of farmers, the garden of Shanhaiguan District, the ecological garden of Qinhuangdao city”, which provided a reference for the village construction and the sustainable development of environment.

scholarly journals Urban Agriculture: Search for Agricultural Practice in Urbanized Rural Areas

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 1461
Author(s):  
Celile Özçiçek Dölekoğlu ◽  
Sema Gün
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Agricultural Practice ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
The World ◽  
The One

Rapid urbanization in developing countries involves unplanned migration, unemployment and poverty. The steady shrinking of rural areas and the use of agricultural land for other purposes are progressively increasing the pressure on natural resources. This development on the one hand increases the risk to food security, and on the other triggers climate change. The rural population who migrate to the cities or who are absorbed into urban areas continue their agricultural activities in the urban in order to provide themselves with an income or to maintain their food security. In the big cities of the developed world, contact with nature is kept by means of hobby gardens, recreational areas and urban and suburban plant and animal farming, and creative ideas such as roof gardens can be found. This development, known as urban agriculture, is practiced by 800 million people in the world. Urban agriculture has many economic, social and environmental benefits, but it may also have risks and adverse effects. In this study, the developments in this area in Turkey and the world are presented, and all aspects of its effects and outcomes are discussed.

scholarly journals The ecological component of agrotourism development under the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (69) ◽  
pp. 870-881
Author(s):  
Roman Oleksenko ◽  
Stanislav Bilohur ◽  
Nina Rybalchenko ◽  
Iryna Verkhovod ◽  
Halina Harbar
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Environmental Component ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
Tourism Organization ◽  
Current Stage

The study was conducted to identify the environmental component in the development of agrotourism and its impact on the psychological state of society in the COVID-19 pandemic. The experience of European countries shows the environmental, economic, and social benefits of agrotourism. The methodological basis of the study is the general scientific methods of cognition and social processes (analysis, synthesis, generalization, classification) together with sociological methods of obtaining empirical data. The National Tourism Organization of Ukraine has declared 2020 as the year of green rural tourism, an important component from which agrotourism arises. It is concluded that, la peculiarity of the development of agrotourism in Ukraine at the current stage is the acquisition of innovative forms of organization according to the growing needs of consumers, the efficient use of the natural, ecological, socioeconomic, and historical-cultural potential of the territory and the achievement of the required level of profitability. The situation of crisis and instability is accompanied by the presence of uncertainty associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; the need to form the concept of tourism development 4.0; introduction of ICT and development of innovative technologies in agrotourism in rural areas; training of professionals in the field of agrotourism.

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