scholarly journals Child Abuse and Its Implications for Sustainable Development in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
ONYIDO JOSEPHINE AZUKA ◽  
VAREBA GIOBARI PATRICK
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Child Neglect ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Child Marriage ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
Manual Labour ◽  
Protective Regulations ◽  
Female Genital

The menace of child abuse has remained a challenge to the development of the child and the country. This has consequential implications on the sustainable development of the country in entirety. Nigeria as a nation has an estimated fifteen million children engaged in one manual labour or another and this negatively impacts the development of the populace and society in general. This paper has identified child labour, physical abuse, child neglect, child marriage,female genital mutilation, molestation and emotional and psychological abuse as types of abuse and established that poverty, cultural and religious belief, poor implementation of child protective regulations as factors encouraging the propagation of these condemnable acts particularly in developing countries like Nigeria. The paper stress that children are the future generation and hold the key to development as leaders of tomorrow as such, how they are tackled by every society reflects the level of development of any country as such, importance must be placed on tackling this menace quickly. The study amongst a number of measures recommends that qualified persons be employed to handle the affairs of children to prevent exploitation, molestation and neglect, government should establish more orphanage homes as well as financeaid non-governmental organisationsfinancially in their quest to enlighten, rehabilitate and empower victims and children, in addition, NGOs should provide accurate data on victims and perpetrators of these acts.

Requisite Sustainable Development Contemplating Buildings

2022 ◽  
pp. 269-288
Author(s):  
Parul Bhyan ◽  
Bhavna Shrivastava ◽  
Nand Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Environment Sustainability

Sustainable development is a requisite for future generation, as increasing urbanization, destruction of natural resources by anthropic activities, degrading ecosystems for the sake of present economic development at cost of environmental exploitation are increasing by each passing day on earth. The goal of this chapter is to provide meaningful insights for policy-makers and decision-makers towards sustainable development in the construction industry. This study is first-of-its-kind study focusing on the Sustainable Developments Goals and sustainability dimensions and their criteria and indicators in one compilation through literature study. The study concludes that there is a need to integrate the construction industry into the Sustainable Development Goals and their targets to test the built environment sustainability and there is a need to develop the most adequate frameworks for commencing the topic. Two possible frameworks suggested for future research recommendation needed for the Indian context to enhance sustainability within construction industry are based on LCSA and MCDM analysis.

scholarly journals Awareness of different forms of child abuse among Beni Suef University students: descriptive survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nermeen N. Welson ◽  
Yasmen A. Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
University Students ◽  
Corporal Punishment ◽  
Female Genital Mutilation ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Physical Child Abuse ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
Science College ◽  
Female Genital

Abstract Background Child abuse is a worldwide phenomenon that can cause intense long-term aftereffects. Aim To evaluate the awareness of Beni Suef University students about different forms of child abuse as well as the size, causes, and complications of this problem in our society and determine the prevalence of physical child abuse. Methods The study included 1688 students from health science and non-health science colleges of Beni Suef University, Egypt. The study participants were asked to answer a questionnaire of two parts. The first part included questions about demographic data and personal experience of child abuse, and the second part included questions about opinions of participants on child abuse to assess their awareness and if there was any difference in the level of awareness between students of health science colleges and those of non-health science colleges. Results Health science college students were more life satisfied and felt more loved. Only 28.91% of the included students were not exposed to child abuse, while 12.59% of them suffered from wounds or fractures as a result of the abuse they were exposed to. About one third of the students thought that the commonest form of child abuse is verbal punishment such as threatening or humiliation and that the age at the greatest risk for abuse was the primary school age. About 68.36% of students thought that sexual abuse is a huge problem in our society. Only 21.56% of students disapproved child corporal punishment. More than half of the students stated that the most dangerous complication of child abuse is psychological problems such as depression. Most of the included students would talk to the child’s parents and advise them if they saw a case of abuse, while the least would call the police. Only half of the students disapproved female genital mutilation (FGM). The strongest predictive factors for FGM approval were rural residence and male sex. Students mainly thought that FGM is a social habit that is carried out for ethical causes. About half of the students approved legal punishment by the court for FGM performers. Conclusion A significant proportion of the students experienced physical child abuse which left no injuries in most cases; males and first academic year students show more exposure to abuse. Moreover, most of the students think that child corporal punishment can be allowed although about half of them think that the most dangerous aftereffect of child abuse is psychological problems. Lack of reporting the exposure to child abuse is explained by the largest percentage of students to be due to lack of awareness. Rural resident males show more approval of female genital mutilation. A significant lack of awareness about FGM complications is observed in both groups (the health science and non-health science college groups) and the opinions of both groups are very close.

Evaluation of Industrial Tendency of Sustainable Development in the City of Weifang

2016 ◽  
Vol 851 ◽  
pp. 668-672
Author(s):  
Le Feng Liu ◽  
Chang Jiang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Energy Crisis ◽  
Related Field ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
City Policy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Climate change and energy crisis has crucial impact on the economic activity and industry, and sustainable development is a solution to our future generation to meet their own need under the impact of climate change and energy crisis. Sustainable development has varies meanings, therefore leads to different responses to this definition. This paper aims to evaluate the industry tendency of sustainable development in Weifang. The evaluation first considers sustainable development situation of Weifang today, and assess the sustainable development industry in that city, and then predicts tendency of future sustainable development, and in the end predicts the customer demand of sustainable development industry. To analysis this, the researchers interview leading expert in the sustainable development industry and review the literature of related field. The paper helps to clarify the sustainable development in the industry of Weifang and help city policy maker to guide the sustainable development.

scholarly journals Debating medicalization of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): learning from (policy) experiences across countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Els Leye ◽  
◽  
Nina Van Eekert ◽  
Simukai Shamu ◽  
Tammary Esho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Female Genital Mutilation ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
Female Genital

Abstract Background Although Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is internationally considered a harmful practice, it is increasingly being medicalized allegedly to reduce its negative health effects, and is thus suggested as a harm reduction strategy in response to these perceived health risks. In many countries where FGM/C is traditionally practiced, the prevalence rates of medicalization are increasing, and in countries of migration, such as the United Kingdom, the United States of America or Sweden, court cases or the repeated issuing of statements in favor of presumed minimal forms of FGM/C to replace more invasive forms, has raised the debate between the medical harm reduction arguments and the human rights approach. Main body The purpose of this paper is to discuss the arguments associated with the medicalization of FGM/C, a trend that could undermine the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 5.3. The paper uses four country case studies, Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya and UK, to discuss the reasons for engaging in medicalized forms of FGM/C, or not, and explores the ongoing public discourse in those countries concerning harm reduction versus human rights, and the contradiction between medical ethics, national criminal justice systems and international conventions. The discussion is structured around four key hotly contested ethical dilemmas. Firstly, that the WHO definition of medicalized FGM/C is too narrow allowing medicalized FGM to be justified by many healthcare professionals as a form of harm reduction which contradicts the medical oath of do no harm. Secondly, that medicalized FGM/C is a human rights abuse with lifelong consequences, no matter who performs it. Thirdly, that health care professionals who perform medicalized FGM/C are sustaining cultural norms that they themselves support and are also gaining financially. Fourthly, the contradiction between protecting traditional cultural rights in legal constitutions versus human rights legislation, which criminalizes FGM/C. Conclusion More research needs to be done in order to understand the complexities that are facilitating the medicalization of FGM/C as well as how policy strategies can be strengthened to have a greater de-medicalization impact. Tackling medicalization of FGM/C will accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal of ending FGM by 2030.

Ecotourism in Poland

2017 ◽  
pp. 310-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aneta Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek ◽  
Olga Dębicka ◽  
Tomasz Gutowski
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Purposeful Selection ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Culture Creation

Development of the tourist industry often has negative effects on wildlife and local communities, and so for these values which are most valuable in attracting tourist to a particular place. Low tourist culture of travelling persons can result in a situation in which tourism may threaten the foundations of its existence. The responsible tourism and ecotourism seems to be an answer to this problem by focusing on fostering the sense of responsibility of a traveler towards the visited place. The purpose of this article is to present the concept of ecotourism in theory, and present the results of authors’ survey on the awareness of ecotourism in Poland. The methodology of the research includes review of the relevant literature allowing to present the relationship between sustainable tourism and ecotourism, and to discuss the principles of ecotourism. The awareness of Polish citizens in that sphere was analyzed through the questionnaire survey conducted in 2016. The sampling method used in the survey was a purposeful selection. It becomes a necessity to strive for responsible and sustainable development of the tourism industry and the tourists – to ensure such a development so that we can satisfy a need to travel without picking up future generation such possibility. To achieve this, some actions are needed to preserve natural resources and support local communities – both their economy and culture. Creation of another protected areas and their networks are of far more excitement, conflicts and criticism than innovation and satisfaction resulting from owning nature peculiarities of European importance. Surveys of tourists – although they were not extensive – brought together a fresh look at how to stimulate the sustainable development of tourism by proper eco-politics.

Recursos hídricos e desenvolvimento sustentável (escala de necessidades humanas e manejo ambiental integrado) )

GEOgraphia ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Osires Carvalho ◽  
Flávio Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Rural People ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Political Bias ◽  
Local Improvement ◽  
Poor Region ◽  
Semi Arid

O presente artigo aborda  a questão dos  recursos  hídricos  e a sustentabilidade do desenvolvimento para  discussão de subsídios para melhoria do uso da água, - elemento essencial à vida.  -,  no âmbito de bacias e sub-bacias hidrográficas. Qualquer ação ou política desenvolvida para tratar dos recursos hídricos, só colherão bons  resultados se considerarem as bacias de drenagem como unidades de planejamento e gestão ambiental. A título de exemplo, considerou-se o Plano de Recursos Hídricos do Estado do Ceará, concebendo-o como um estudo de caso da Sub-bacia Metropolitana do Pacoti - Ceará. AbstractThe present work  approaches  the hydrological  resources within  the sustainable development  realm,  taking  into account  the  uneven  resource  distribution  in Semi-Arid regions  such  as  the Northeastem  Brazil  and  the Pacoti  river  basin  in  the  State of  Ceará. Although obvious, the water resources are essential  to life. Based on this principie the  idea of sustainable development  is  fully discussed  on  a  local  and global  basis,  so that  to emphasize how  low  are the human  and  social development indexes  related  to  local  inhabitants. A poor State  in  a poor  Region  of  a developing country,  such  as Brazil, shouldn't  operate without local political  bias. Despite the local  improvement  translated  into a more active participation of  locals,  some  rural  projects  are  producing better  results  to  the  rural  people.  Planning  the years ahead seems to be the only way to provide a better life to future generation.

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