scholarly journals Sustainable Transport Indicators in the Context of Introducing of Electric Passenger Cars

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-324
Author(s):  
Stevan Kjosevski ◽  
Atanas Kochov ◽  
Darko Danev ◽  
Aleksandar Kostikj
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Sustainable Transport ◽  
Ahp Method ◽  
Passenger Cars ◽  
Balkan Countries ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Development Analysis

Sustainable development and sustainable transport are becoming of higher and higher importance. A scientific approach to sustainable development analysis means, first of all, identification of relevant indicators. Based on literature review and regional professionals’ view, a total of 90 indicators have been chosen. They have been structured in five hierarchic levels. A total of five personal transport means alternatives have been analyzed in the research. The AHP method of analysis has been employed in which 75 professionals from the Western Balkan countries have filled appropriate questionnaire. The research presents their opinion about the capacity of each of the alternatives to contribute to the sustainable transport in the region, but also puts a light on perception of the professionals on importance of chosen indicators. The results of this research could be used for further research and could also help to decision making levels regarding sustainable transport and sustainable development.

scholarly journals Multiple Criteria Decision Making for the Achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: A Systematic Literature Review and a Research Agenda

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4129
Author(s):  
Manuel Sousa ◽  
Maria Fatima Almeida ◽  
Rodrigo Calili
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Multiple Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Multiple Criteria ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals

Multiple-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods have been widely employed in various fields and disciplines, including decision problems regarding Sustainable Development (SD) issues. The main objective of this paper is to present a systematic literature review (SLR) on MCDM methods supporting decisions focusing on the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in regional, national, or local contexts. In this regard, 143 published scientific articles from 2016 to 2020 were retrieved from the Scopus database, selected and reviewed. They were categorized according to the decision problem associated with SDGs issues, the MCDM methodological approach, including the use (or not) of fuzzy set theory, sensitivity analysis, and multistakeholder approaches, the context of MCDM applications, and the MCDM classification (if utility-based, compromise, multi-objective, outranking, or other MCDM methods). The widespread adoption of MCDM methods in complex contexts confirms that they can help decision-makers solve multidimensional problems associated with key issues within the 2030 Agenda framework. Besides, the state-of-art review provides an improved understanding of this research field and directions for building a research agenda for those interested in advancing the research on MCDM applications in issues associated with the 2030 Agenda framework.

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

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.

scholarly journals Horizontal collaboration in the freight transport sector: barrier and decision-making frameworks

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Karam ◽  
Kristian Hegner Reinau ◽  
Christian Richter Østergaard
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Transport Networks ◽  
Collaborative Decision

AbstractIn the freight transport sector, competing companies horizontally collaborate through establishing Collaborative Transport Networks (CTNs). Fruitful implementation of CTNs will leverage environmental and socio-economic goals of sustainable development in the freight transport sector. The benefits of CTNs in horizontal collaborative settings have been widely demonstrated through several modelling approaches. However, in practice, the real applications of CTNs have been challenging and most did not achieve satisfactory performances. Some studies have addressed this issue by identifying different barriers to CTN implementation. However, a conceptual framework for the barriers is not well-established. In addition, the literature lacks a decision-making framework for the CTN implementation which considers the different barriers. To address this gap, this paper conducted a literature review of the barriers to CTN implementation. In total, 31 different barriers were identified. A conceptual barrier framework is developed by grouping the 31 barriers into five categories: the business model, information sharing, the human factors, the Collaborative Decision Support Systems (CDSSs), and the market. The paper additionally proposes a stage-gate model integrating the conceptual barrier framework into the CTN implementation decision-making process. The current work contributes to the existing literature by developing both theoretical and practical understandings of the barriers to implementing CTNs and will support decision makers in CTN implementation to maximize the CTN benefits and minimize the risk of CTN failure.

scholarly journals Megatrends and Disruptors and Their Postulated Impact on Organizations

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 8740
Author(s):  
Julie Linthorst ◽  
André de Waal
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
The Other ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The One

The coming decades are expected to be extremely challenging for organizations. On the one hand, there are the United Nations Sustainable Development goals to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone. On the other hand, organizations are expected to have to deal with an increasing number of megatrends and disruptors, many of which are already having an impact. To help organizations in their priority setting and decision-making so they can contribute to the development goals (specifically Goal 8: decent work and economic growth), a descriptive literature review was undertaken to identify which megatrends and disruptors will impact the future of organizations and in what ways they are expected do this. From the literature, thirteen megatrends and one disruptor emerged, and for each of these their postulated impact and consequences for organizations as described in the literature were gathered. The study reveals that there is ample attention given to megatrends in the academic literature but that not much can be found about dealing with disruptors. As a consequence, academic literature currently falls short in suggesting ways in which organizations can deal with disruptors. Managerial literature offers more suggestions in this respect.

scholarly journals Minimising the Monopoly Among Construction Players in Klang Valley, Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-33
Author(s):  
Mashanim Mahazir ◽  
◽  
Arief Nashrin Kamarudzaman ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Business World ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Extensive Literature Review ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
The Right

The rising innovations of technologies, some companies have developed greed towards owning as many projects as possible. Those involved think that they are the only ones who should be handling complex works as they are the only ones who have the right equipment to do the right job. This act of greed in the business world is known as ‘monopoly’. Twenty three (23) papers were referred through extensive literature review in order to know types of monopolies, factors causing the monopoly and proposed solution to minimize monopoly among conatruction players. As a result, contractor became the most contributor to monopoly due to croinism. In order to minimize the monopoly, one should enhance the competitive advantage, embrace the sustainable development and transparency in decision making.

scholarly journals Systematic Literature Review (SLR) Dinamika Perencanaan Pembangunan Infrastruktur Berkelanjutan

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Nora Eka Putri ◽  
Helmi Helmi ◽  
Melinda Noer ◽  
Yossyafra Yossyafra
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Political Decision ◽  
Planning Concepts ◽  
Political Decision Making

This paper contributes to providing an understanding of the dynamics of infrastructure development planning in sustainable development. First, this paper will explain the concept of development from the beginning. The idea is used in a scientific context. Then it will also be described development planning and, in more detail about infrastructure development planning. The research method used is a qualitative approach with systematic literature review (SLR) from various sources of the best journals in googlescholar.com, sciencedirect.com and other relevant sources. The result of this article review is to explain the development of development planning concepts from different periods; development planning context (Developed and Developing countries); categories of physical or social infrastructure development planning; then the sustainability impact of infrastructure development planning, both positive and negative effects of economic, environmental and social aspects, the last about the relationship of development planning with political decision making Based on this paper it is known that the dynamics of infrastructure development planning related to the sustainability of development. Then development planning cannot stand autonomous as an idea or concept that is normative because political decision-making determines the success of the planning. Furthermore, it is necessary to collaborate and synergize development actors in realizing infrastructure development planning. The novelty in this paper is to raise some research questions that can be researched for the future about the dynamics of infrastructure development planning in sustainable development.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Sustainability of Countries at Worldwide

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janaina M. de A. Dias ◽  
Eduardo G. Salgado ◽  
Sandro Barbosa ◽  
Augusto D. Alvarenga ◽  
Jean M. S. Lira
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Ideal Solution ◽  
Ahp Method ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Analytical Process ◽  
Order Preference

For the quantification and ranking of sustainablility reliable indicators are needed in the economic, social and environmental areas. For this, decision-making methods have been used to identify and rank the most important indicators. However, it is important to know which method to use, since this choice can modify the result. Therefore, two methods of multi-criteria decision making were evaluated: Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) and TOPSIS with Hierarchical Analytical Process (AHP). It was observed a difference between the methods tested, where the TOPSIS-AHP method presented better performance as a function of the weights assigned by the specialists. The research results demonstrated which countries have a more balanced sustainable development in environmental, social and economic levels together. In this case, the three most sustainable countries are Switzerland, Sweden and Norway. Additionally this research shows which countries are more sustainable taking into account each indicator separately. It is expected that the results provide a basis in decision-making and it contribute to the best choices in all aspects of sustainability.

scholarly journals A FUZZY AHP APPROACH FOR RANKING PARAMETERS AND INDICATORS OF SUSTAINABLE FUNCTIONING AND DEVELOPMENT OF OPENING-UP OF AN OPENCAST SYSTEM

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-409
Author(s):  
Konstantin BURMISTROV ◽  
◽  
Nikita OSINTSEV ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
Technical System ◽  
Ahp Method ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Concept ◽  
System Of Parameters ◽  
Opening Up

The opening-up of an opencast system is fundamental in the structure of the mining and technical system (MTS) and the efficiency of the functioning and development of the MTS as a whole depends on the quality of the assessment of its functioning. The decision-making on the reconstruction of the mining and technical system and its subsystems in modern conditions cannot be based only on the basis of a comparison of the technical and economic indicators of the options. Decisions on the development of MTS should be made on the basis of measuring and evaluating the parameters and indicators of the elements of the opening-up of an opencast system and taking into account the requirements of the sustainable development concept, i.e. taking into account the technical, economic, environmental and social aspects of the consequences of decisions taken. However, most of the existing approaches do not allow a comprehensive assessment of all elements of the opening-up of an opencast system, which able to take into account the interrelation between the indicators of the MTS elements in terms of the sustainable development concept. In this paper, we analyzed the factors of the sustainable functioning and development of the MTS and the opening-up of an opencast system, the parameters and indicators for their assessment, as well as the decision-making methods used in the practice of operating the MTS subsystems. The system of parameters and indicators for evaluating the opening-up of an opencast system has been substantiated, taking into account five groups of factors for the functioning of MTS: technical, technological, economic, social and environmental. The use of the fuzzy AHP method for ranking the parameters and indicators of the opening-up of an opencast system is proposed. The methodology and calculation example of assessment of the sustainable development of the opening-up of an opencast system using the fuzzy AHP method are presented. The results of the ranking of the parameters and indicators of the openingup of an opencast system showed that the most significant parameters are economic efficiency, the productivity of the transport complex, social efficiency and environmental efficiency, and the indicators are total income, emissions of pollutants and working conditions of personnel. Using the approach proposed in the work to assess the opening-up of an opencast system will improve: the quality of the assessment of the elements of the opening-up of an opencast system for compliance with the requirements of the sustainable development concept; the effectiveness of decision-making on the design, operational and strategic planning of the MTS development,taking into account the coordination of economic goals with goals in the field of ecology and social development.

A Study on Measurement of Tourism Environmental Carrying Capacity of Geoparks - A Case Study of Xinwen Karst World Geopark

2013 ◽  
Vol 726-731 ◽  
pp. 4061-4064 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Yong He ◽  
Yong Zhang ◽  
Pei Hao Peng
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Indicator System ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Ahp Method ◽  
Scientific Assessment ◽  
Environmental Carrying Capacity ◽  
Definition Of

Scientific assessment of tourism environmental carrying capacity is key to geotourism sustainable development. Based on exploring the definition of tourism environmental carrying capacity of geoparks and its characteristics, by adopting methods of AHP and literature review this paper focuses on establishing an appraisal indicator system of tourism environmental carrying capacity of geoparks. However, its more reasonable to give weights of appraisal indicators for a given geopark for geoparks greatly differ in terms of natural, economical and socio-cultural environment. Thus, taking Xinwen Karst World Geopark in Sichuan province as an example, the paper calculates weights of indicators of the parks tourism carrying capacity with AHP method and measures its tourism environmental carrying capacity by using average weighted method. The findings reveal that Xinwen Karst World Geopark is in mild overloading.

scholarly journals Managerial Competencies Required to Achieve Sustainable Development Projects: A Proposed Model for Managers

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Afaf Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Comparative Literature ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Achievement Orientation ◽  
Managerial Competencies ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Development Orientation

This study deals with the managerial competencies of current managers that are required to achieve sustainable development projects. A comparative literature review is conducted to summarize the critical managerial competencies in general. Then, this is narrowed down to find the managerial competencies that lead to the proper accomplishment of sustainable development projects. Considering these views, the purpose of this exploration is to discover the significance of managerial competencies on the achievement of sustainable development projects. The findings indicate that communication, leadership, development orientation, achievement orientation, motivation, teamwork, innovation, and decision making are the most critical managerial competencies that can enhance the performance of managers towards achieving sustainable development projects. Thus, this article demonstrates a model inclusively for managers to link the found managerial competencies with the realization of sustainable development projects. The model is focused mainly on the specific managerial competencies that will encourage managers to perform outstanding results in recent as well as future sustainable development projects.

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