scholarly journals SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - POVERTY IN EUROPE

2021 ◽  
Vol 14(63) (2) ◽  
pp. 135-140
Author(s):  
Sanda Constantin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Government Debt ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Statistical Indicators

The paper presents some aspects about poverty in Europe taking also into consideration the new pandemic context. Some indicators linked with the topic were chosen. The indicators refer to people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, severally materially deprived people, unemployment and employment, government debt. The information was analysed by means of statistical indicators. At the end of the paper, a few aspects regarding the impact of the COVID-19 crisis are presented.

scholarly journals AN APPROACH FOR MAPPING THE SPATIAL IMBALANCES IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 1397-1402
Author(s):  
Rosen Yanev ◽  
Galina Bezinska
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Gdp Per Capita ◽  
Thematic Map ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The Absolute ◽  
Centripetal Forces ◽  
The Impact

This research is directed (main objective) towards differentiation, tracking and presentation of the functional sustainability trends of regional development in Bulgaria (NUTS BG3). The proposals are based on empirical and statistical information processed in the GIS environment for the period 2008-2016. The used research approaches are general geographic and cartographic: cybernetic approach; systematic and correlation analysis; choropleth mapping and proportional symbols. The subject of this analysis is Goal 1. of the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030, which states:“End poverty in all its forms everywhere“. The object of this research is Bulgaria (NUTS BG3). The obtained results was presented in three thematic maps, one table and one figure. Our main goals was: Presentation of the results from the considered aspect of the regional policy for sustainable development of the European Union in Bulgaria, based on the absolute values of the considered indicators (Thematic map 1 and 2); Determination of the trend of functional sustainability of regional development in Bulgaria as a means of mapping the impact of centrifugal and centripetal forces, creating and exacerbating the spatial imbalances - center / periphery in Bulgaria. (Thematic map 3) The obtained results show the decrease in the absolute values of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the increase of GDP per capita. The differentiated trend of functional sustainability of regional development in Bulgaria (Thematic Map 3) was transformed and supplemented on the basis of established subjectivity in the interpretation of the impact of the phenomena under consideration (the rate of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and GDP per capita) . As a result, it was structured a method for mapping the impact of centrifugal and centripetal forces, generating and deepening the spatial imbalances - center / periphery in Bulgaria (in particular).

Building Resilient Urban Communities

2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-21
Author(s):  
Ian Davis ◽  
Yasamin O. Izadkhah
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Communities ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Disaster Reduction ◽  
Sustainable Systems ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Bounce Back

Many societies in the world live with different types of risks and the threat of disasters has always presented a major challenge to devise ways to achieve sustainable development by reducing patterns of vulnerability. Disaster reduction is therefore crucial and must have a place in national policies in order to create favourable conditions for effective and efficient hazard mitigation at various levels. This can help in increasing the resilience among communities at risk by enabling them to withstand shocks, cope with emergencies as they bounce back from the impact and adapt in new ways to cope with future threats. The aim of this paper is to explore the concept of resilience in general and what this means before, during, and after disaster impact. Case studies are cited to indicate how resilience operates or fails to occur and why. The study defines how resilience can be developed to create sustainable systems and structures that focus on robustness, redundancy, resourcefulness and rapidity.

scholarly journals Lithuania in the Context of Sustainable Development

2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-33
Author(s):  
Beatričė Leiputė
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Gini Coefficient ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Lorenz Curve ◽  
Average Effect ◽  
Random Effects Models ◽  
Fixed And Random Effects ◽  
Per Capita

The goal of this paper is to analyze the tendencies of social exclusion and inequality in Lithuania and in the context of Europe. By using statistical methods such as Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve, firstly we analyze the inequality of average county disposable household income per month. In the second part of the study, we analyze an indicator of people at-risk-of poverty or social exclusion in 26 different countries of Europe. In this section, we want to test the fixed and random effects models on our data. Based on them, the average effect of the at-risk-of poverty or social exclusion indicator can be measured. Based on real expenditure per capita analysis, Lithuania can be classified to a group of post-Soviet countries, where tendencies of poverty or social exclusion risk are similar.

scholarly journals Digitalization of the EU Economies and People at Risk of Poverty or Social Exclusion

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksy Kwilinski ◽  
Oleksandr Vyshnevskyi ◽  
Henryk Dzwigol
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Lower Percentage ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Member States ◽  
Population At Risk ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

Despite the fact that a comprehensive analysis of digitalization processes in the EU member states has been carried out, the impact of a country’s digitalization level on the risks of poverty and social exclusion requires further investigation. The purpose of the paper is to verify a hypothesis that a higher level of national digitalization provides positive trends in reducing the risks of poverty and social exclusion for the population. The Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) was used to evaluate the digitalization levels of the EU countries. The indicator “People at risk of poverty or social exclusion” (AROPE) was applied to estimate the poverty level. As the main research methods, the authors used a comparative and correlation analysis with respect to the above-mentioned indicators, as well as the Monte Carlo method in order to evaluate the probability of a change in the indicator “population at risk of poverty or social exclusion” in 2021. The EU countries with higher digitalization levels have a lower percentage of the population at risk of poverty and social exclusion. However, a higher digitalization level of the EU member states does not provide an accelerated risk reduction of poverty and social exclusion. Statistical calculations with respect to the entire population of these countries mainly indicate reverse processes. At the same time, a further reduction of poverty and social exclusion level is less probable in the countries with a higher level of digitalization. For relatively poor segments of the population (the 1st and 2nd quintiles by income) in the EU member states, the level of digitalization does not play a significant role. For relatively wealthy segments of the population (the 3rd and 4th quintiles by income) the authors noticed a pattern: the higher the level of digitalization is, the lower the risk of poverty and social exclusion becomes. A pairwise comparison of countries with initially similar AROPE values showed that in most cases (3 out of 5), the countries with higher levels of digitalization showed a more significant reduction in poverty and social exclusion. However, the probability of further positive changes in this area is higher for the countries with a lower level of digitalization.

scholarly journals RISK OF POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sławomir KALINOWSKI ◽  
Barbara KIEŁBASA
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Parametric Method ◽  
Median Income ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Eu

This paper addresses the poverty risk issues in the context of sustainable development of rural areas. Empirical materials included in this paper are based on EU-SILC (European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions) partial studies, and provide a reference point for comparing the EU income distribution and social integration statistics. Poverty reduction and counteracting social exclusion are among the key Millennium Development Goals. According to studies, one in four inhabitants of EU rural areas is at risk of poverty or social exclusion. While the highest shares of at-risk population are recorded in Bulgaria (54.8%) and Romania (50.8%), the levels reported by Poland and Lithuania are also above the EU average (by 4.5 and 9.2 percentage points, respectively). At the other end of the spectrum, the risk rate in the Netherlands and Czech Republic is 12.8%. For the households, income is a factor underpinning their economic safety and, thus, their confidence. The amount of incomes affects the objective poverty levels measured with a parametric method. In the EU, persons earning no more than 60% of the national median income are assumed to be at risk of poverty. Therefore, the risk of poverty affects nearly every fifth inhabitant of EU rural areas. Poverty and social exclusion are multidimensional aspects which result in unmet needs in multiple areas: healthcare, education, housing, culture and leisure. While triggering some kind of feedback loop, insufficient incomes are both the cause and the effect of deprivation of needs. Also, they provide favorable conditions for an unsustainable development of rural areas.

scholarly journals TRABAJO EN RED Y ACOMPAÑAMIENTO SOCIOEDUCATIVO CON ESTUDIANTES DE SECUNDARIA EN DESVENTAJA SOCIAL

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristóbal Ruiz-Román ◽  
Lorena Molina Cuesta ◽  
Rocio Alcaide Vives
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
School Students ◽  
Students At Risk ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
Drop Out Rate ◽  
School Drop Out ◽  
Educational Inclusion ◽  
The Impact

Resumen:Este trabajo presenta los resultados de una evaluación realizada al programa “Asperones Avanza”. Un programa que, mediante el trabajo en red, pretende favorecer las oportunidades educativas de estudiantes de secundaria que viven en riesgo de exclusión social en la barriada de Los Asperones (Málaga). El estudio que se presenta tiene como objetivo evaluar el impacto de los tres ejes de actuación del programa “Asperones Avanza”: 1) La disminución del abandono escolar; 2) La mejora de la inclusión socioeducativa de los estudiantes a través de procesos de acompañamiento; y 3) La creación de procesos de trabajo en red. Los investigadores consensuaron una serie de indicadores de evaluación en torno a estos tres ejes. Dichos indicadores determinaron la necesidad de contar con diversidad de informantes (docentes, educadores sociales, estudiantes y madres), así como la opción de utilizar instrumentos de corte cuantitativo y cualitativo para cubrir las limitaciones propias de cada instrumento y responder a la globalidad de los indicadores. Los resultados de la investigación muestran los beneficios que el programa ha tenido sobre el rendimiento académico y el abandono escolar de los estudiantes. Así mismo, los resultados evidencian la importancia del acompañamiento educativo realizado por los educadores y de las sinergias generadas entre los diversos agentes socioeducativos. En la discusión y conclusiones se contrastan los resultados obtenidos con referentes teóricos y se ofrecen algunos aportes relativos a los beneficios de la acción socioeducativa en red para contrarrestar los hándicaps de estudiantes en riesgo de exclusión social. Abstract:This paper discusses the results of an evaluation of the ‘Asperones Avanza’ programme. This programme seeks to promote the educational opportunities of secondary school students living at risk of social exclusion through a network project carried out in a neighbourhood in Malaga, Spain, called Los Asperones. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the three main lines of action of the ‘Asperones Avanza’ programme: 1) Reducing the school drop-out rate; 2) Improving the socio-educational inclusion of students through educational support; and 3) Creating network-based processes. The researchers agreed on a series of evaluation indicators around these three lines of action. These indicators required various types of informants (teachers, social educators, students and mothers), as well as the choice of using quantitative and qualitative instruments to compensate for the limitations of each instrument and address all the indicators. The results of the study show the benefits that the programme has had on the students’ academic performance and drop-out rate. The results also illustrate the importance of the educational support provided by educators and the synergies generated among the various socio-educational agents. The discussion and conclusions monitor the results against the theoretical framework used as a reference and provide some contributions related to the benefits of network-based socio-educational action in order to counteract the handicaps of students at risk of social exclusion.

The Mental Health and Social Exclusion European Network

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Leonori ◽  
Manuel Muñoz ◽  
Carmelo Vázquez ◽  
José J. Vázquez ◽  
Mary Fe Bravo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
European Union ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
World Federation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Capital Cities ◽  
Homeless Mentally Ill ◽  
The Impact

This report concerns the activities developed by the Mental Health and Social Exclusion (MHSE) Network, an initiative supported by the Mental Health Europe (World Federation of Mental Health). We report some data from the preliminary survey done in five capital cities of the European Union (Madrid, Copenhagen, Brussels, Lisbon, and Rome). The main aim of this survey was to investigate, from a mostly qualitative point of view, the causal and supportive factors implicated in the situation of the homeless mentally ill in Europe. The results point out the familial and childhood roots of homelessness, the perceived causes of the situation, the relationships with the support services, and the expectations of future of the homeless mentally ill. The analysis of results has helped to identify the different variables implicated in the social rupture process that influences homelessness in major European cities. The results were used as the basis for the design of a more ambitious current research project about the impact of the medical and psychosocial interventions in the homeless. This project is being developed in 10 capital cities of the European Union with a focus on the program and outcome evaluation of the health and psychosocial services for the disadvantaged.

Income and Life Quality of Farmer Households Suffering Social Exclusion

2012 ◽  
pp. 63-87
Author(s):  
Anh Mai Ngoc ◽  
Ha Do Thi Hai ◽  
Huyen Nguyen Thi Ngoc
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Statistical Method ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Economic Aspect ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
The Impact

This study uses descriptive statistical method to analyze the income and life qual- ity of 397 farmer households who are suffering social exclusion in an economic aspect out of a total of 725 households surveyed in five Northern provinces of Vietnam in 2010. The farmers’ opinions of the impact of the policies currently prac- ticed by the central government and local authorities to give them access to the labor market are also analyzed in this study to help management officers see how the poli- cies affect the beneficiaries so that they can later make appropriate adjustments.

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