RESTRUCTURING THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF URBAN SUSTAINABILITY FROM THE HEALTH DIMENSION

New Normal ◽

Research Framework ◽

Health Dimension ◽

Starting Point

The environmental crisis caused by rapid global urbanization has led to many public health problems, which has gradually become the new normal in the process of achieving sustainable urban development. This study aims to reveal the relationships between health, environment, and urban sustainability from a multidisciplinary perspective. Based on the existing research dimensions of urban sustainable development, the necessity, rationality, and feasibility of introducing the health dimension are proposed, and the research framework of health and urban sustainability is integrated and reconstructed. It is pointed out that scholars and policy makers should take the urban environment as the platform, take the duality of health and sustainability as the starting point, reconstruct the research framework of urban sustainability based on the health dimension, and provide a new theoretical perspective for the realization of urban sustainable development under the new normal.

Reflections on Mode 3, the Co-Evolution of Knowledge and Innovation Systems and How it Relates to Sustainable Development

Creating a Sustainable Ecology Using Technology-Driven Solutions ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-3613-2.ch004 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 46-55

Author(s):

Alice B. M. Vadrot

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

21St Century ◽

Knowledge Production ◽

Theoretical Perspective ◽

Innovation Systems ◽

Quadruple Helix ◽

Innovation Ecosystem ◽

Starting Point ◽

Basic Understanding ◽

Mode 3

This paper is interested in raising the question to which extent the epistemological implications of the Mode 3 concept coincide with the respective knowledge understanding. The argumentation focuses on the article from David F. J. Campbell and Elias G. “Mode 3” and “Quadruple Helix”: Toward a 21st Century Fractal Innovation Ecosystem (2009) and aims to illuminate it from a theoretical perspective. The starting point is the elaborated basic understanding of knowledge as well as the interpretation of knowledge production.

Sustainability and Water Sensitive Cities: Analysis for Intermediary Cities in Andalusia

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11174677 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (17) ◽

pp. 4677 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Gustavo Bermejo-Martín ◽

Carlos Rodríguez-Monroy

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

United Nations ◽

Urban Development ◽

Development Strategy ◽

Urban Population ◽

Methodological Framework ◽

Local Character ◽

2030 Agenda

There is currently a phenomenon of global urbanization, where in Europe intermediary cities play a major role by concentrating more than 40% of the European urban population. These types of cities have specific challenges regarding their sustainability and are key to meeting the objectives set out in the UN 2030 Agenda (United Nations, UN), due to their local character and proximity to the citizen. The intermediary cities of Andalusia in Spain, its urban sustainable development and its relationship with water are the object of analysis in this article. They are analyzed through the winning plans in the first call of the Spanish “Integrated Sustainable Urban Development Strategy ” (ISUDS). In this process, the citizens are the main actors through their participation in the elaboration of the ISUDS, in which they express the scope of the “hydrosocial contract ” of citizenship. The research presented in this article analyzes the latter through a methodological framework applied to the ISUDS, which shows the unequal interest of Andalusian intermediary cities when integrating water into their sustainable development. The article ends with a series of recommendations that make it possible to bring these cities closer to the “water sensitive cities ” stage.

Urban Sustainability Evaluation Based on the DPSIR Dynamic Model: A Case Study in Shaanxi Province, China

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12187460 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (18) ◽

pp. 7460

Author(s):

Shidong Liu ◽

Peiyi Ding ◽

Binrui Xue ◽

Hongbing Zhu ◽

Jun Gao

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Economic Development ◽

Academic Research ◽

Urban Sustainability ◽

Urban Agglomeration ◽

Shaanxi Province ◽

Mountain Area ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Conceptual Study

The sustainability of urban cities has been the focus of significant academic research in recent years and is emphasized in Goal 11 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this study, we adopted the Drive-Pressure-State-Impact-Response model (DPSIR) to promote a conceptual study of sustainable development index (SDI) to compare the different urban sustainable development status and try to find the factors that affect the urban sustainable development. The framework of indicators we used is mainly based on Goal 11 of the SDGs’ targets and indicators. We chose six cities in the Shaanxi Province of China and studied them from 2008 to 2018. The results show that: (1) the sustainable development of urban cities is greatly influenced by China’s national economic development plans and urban development strategies; (2) the economic growth and management level of authorities can significantly promote urban sustainability; (3) the urban sustainability of the six cities in Shaanxi Province showed a significant imbalance and this imbalance affected the overall development of the region; (4) compared with Guanzhong urban agglomeration, Shannan urban agglomeration is subject to the policy needs of environmental protection in the Qinling mountain area and its economic development is restricted; therefore, its urban sustainability is relatively low. Theoretical contributions are presented to assist in addressing these challenges and to support policies and initiatives that move these cities in China towards achieving SDG 11.

Sustainable Urban Development: A Review of Urban Sustainability Indicator Frameworks

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13169348 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (16) ◽

pp. 9348

Author(s):

Denis Michalina ◽

Peter Mederly ◽

Hans Diefenbacher ◽

Benjamin Held

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Sustainability Assessment ◽

Urban Sustainability ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Sustainability Indicator ◽

Current Trends ◽

Key Indicators ◽

Indicator Frameworks

The issue of urban sustainability is currently exceptionally up to date, and the sustainable development of cities has become an important topic on the political level. Many cities in the world are facing acute challenges concerning growing dangers to the environment and ensuring quality of life for their inhabitants. In connection with cities achieving their individual goals of sustainable development, urban sustainability indicator frameworks (USIFs) are becoming the subjects of attention. Such frameworks enable sustainability to be clearly measured and assessed. In this article, we analysed selected global and European USIFs in terms of their commonalities and differences, sustainability dimensions, thematic categories, and categorised indicators. Based on the analysis of the content of the reviewed frameworks, we compiled a list of generally recognised thematic categories within the four main dimensions of sustainable development, and we identified the key indicators of urban sustainability. Our review showed differences in the existing approaches that substantially contributed to the current inconsistencies in assessing and measuring sustainable development in cities. Our results provide an overview of this issue, e.g., to decision makers, and could concurrently serve as a generally applicable foundation for the creation of new urban sustainability indicator frameworks. We also point out the current trends and challenges in the domain of urban sustainability assessment.

Urban sustainability and counter-sustainability: Spatial contradictions and conflicts in policy and governance in the Freiburg and Calgary metropolitan regions

Urban Studies ◽

10.1177/0042098020919280 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 57 (11) ◽

pp. 2241-2262

Author(s):

Byron Miller ◽

Samuel Mössner

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Regional Scale ◽

Urban Sustainability ◽

Metropolitan Region ◽

Metropolitan Regions ◽

Life Problems ◽

Tax Regimes ◽

Relational Framework ◽

The City

Drawing on empirical research carried out in the metropolitan regions of Freiburg, Germany, and Calgary, Canada, we reposition the sustainability policies of municipalities within a wider regional and relational framework. This perspective reveals significant epistemological blind spots in the localist and non-relational ontologies that undergird much of the urban sustainability discourse. While the city of Freiburg has garnered world-wide attention for its multi-faceted initiatives and achievements in sustainable urban development, these initiatives have yet to be coherently addressed in the wider Freiburg metropolitan region, leading to a variety of policies and practices in the hinterland that run counter to Freiburg’s ‘green city’ objectives. In a parallel fashion, the city of Calgary incorporated significant sustainability principles in its 2009 Master Development Plan and Transportation Plan –‘Plan-It’– yet such principles have not been taken up on a regional scale. Despite substantial differences in size and developmental history, both cities exhibit a profound disconnection from their regional contexts with regard to sustainable development policies and politics. In both metropolitan regions, conventional growth politics are still paramount. A significant conflict emerges between ‘sustainable’ central cities seeking a ‘sustainability fix’ to their fiscal, environmental and quality of life problems, and more remote jurisdictions seeking to attract investment through low tax regimes and limited development regulation – what we label a ‘counter-sustainability fix’. These contrasting and dialectically related policies have substantial consequences for the social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, calling into question policies that promote ‘sustainability in one place’.

Reflections on Mode 3, the Co-Evolution of Knowledge and Innovation Systems and How It Relates to Sustainable Development

International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development ◽

10.4018/jsesd.2011010104 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 44-52 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Alice B. M. Vadrot

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

21St Century ◽

Knowledge Production ◽

Theoretical Perspective ◽

Innovation Systems ◽

Quadruple Helix ◽

Innovation Ecosystem ◽

Starting Point ◽

Basic Understanding ◽

Mode 3

Sustainable business-and-industry foodservice

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management ◽

10.1108/ijchm-09-2013-0400 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 648-669 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Soyoung Kim ◽

Jihyun Yoon ◽

Joongwon Shin

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Willingness To Pay ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Online Survey ◽

Environmental Crisis ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Content Type ◽

Starting Point ◽

The World

Purpose This study aimed to investigate consumers’ perception on sustainable business-and-industry (B&I) foodservice and their willingness to pay a premium for it. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was conducted. Among the 978 respondents, a total of 548 respondents who used B&I foodservice equal to or more than five times a month on an average were included for analyses. Findings The result revealed that consumers tended to perceive the concept of sustainability as “equivalent to (32 per cent) or beyond (28 per cent) being green or eco-friendly”. Consumers appeared to perceive the need for and the quality of sustainable B&I foodservice highly, but their awareness was comparatively low. Consumers’ awareness was significantly different across all demographic and food-related lifestyle variables. However, significant differences in the need and perceived quality were found only among food-related lifestyle variables. The result also indicated that 66 per cent of consumers were willing to pay a premium average of USD 0.72, 21 per cent of the reference meal price (USD 3.53) proposed in the survey. Consumers’ gender and eco-friendly dietary lifestyles were the significant determinants in predicting consumers’ willingness to pay a premium. Originality/value With concerns over environmental crisis, sustainable development has been a mainstream agenda across the world. However, the issue of sustainable development appears to be relatively overlooked in the field of foodservice research. This study is meaningful, in that it calls attention to the importance and potential of realizing sustainable foodservice and provides a starting point in relevant researches.

Sustainable Urban Development in the Context of Globalization and the Health Crisis Caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic

SHS Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/shsconf/20219201043 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 92 ◽

pp. 01043

Author(s):

Roxana Sarbu ◽

Cristina Alpopi ◽

Sorin Burlacu ◽

Silviu Diaconu

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Value Added ◽

Ecological Crisis ◽

Social Progress ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Main Research ◽

Documentary Analysis ◽

Current Trends ◽

Starting Point

Research background: The concept of sustainable development had as its starting point the global ecological crisis 1929-1933 and was later developed by encompassing all economic and social and human spheres, reaching that today, sustainable development is the new path of humanity. Sustainable development has been conceived as a solution to the ecological crisis determined by the intense industrial exploitation of resources and the continuous degradation of the environment and seeks first of all to preserve the quality of the environment. Sustainable development promotes the concept of reconciling economic and social progress without endangering the natural balance of the planet. Purpose of the article: The objective of this paper is to highlight the trends determined by the current health crisis. Methods: The main research method is the bibliographic study doubled by a secondary documentary analysis that allowed us to identify both the historical evolution of the concept and the detachment of current trends. Findings & Value added: All these concepts take on a new meaning in the current pandemic context and the trend seems to be man’s return to nature and villages, perhaps determined by home isolation as the central method imposed by most countries in the fight against Coronavirus.

Urban Creative Sustainability: The Case of Lublin

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13074072 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (7) ◽

pp. 4072

Author(s):

Alina Betlej ◽

Tomas Kačerauskas

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Economic Development ◽

Urban Sustainability ◽

Synthetic Method ◽

Social Resource ◽

Creative City ◽

Sociological Approaches ◽

Sustainability Problems ◽

Empirical Material

The proposed research aims to investigate the concept of creative urban sustainability. We asked, what are the factors conditioning creativity in spaces where cultures meet in cities and how do they stimulate urban sustainable development. The empirical material analysed are the results of interviews conducted with cultural managers. We introduce philosophical and sociological approaches based mainly on criticism of writing and the analytical and synthetic method. In the framework of the creative city we illustrate Lublin’s model of spatial innovations, in which culture and creativity have convergence with economic development. We conclude with a conceptual discussion of the creative urban sustainability problems. In particular, we reveal how these issues could help in shaping a theoretic consensus about the function of spaces planning in sustainable development strategies emphasising the importance of creativity as a social resource and also as an agent of social and economic change.

Advances on the Implementation of Circular Economy Techniques in Rural Areas in Colombia under a Sustainable Development Framework

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13073816 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (7) ◽

pp. 3816

Author(s):

Javier Rodrigo-Ilarri ◽

Camilo-A. Vargas-Terranova ◽

María-Elena Rodrigo-Clavero ◽

Paula-A. Bustos-Castro

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Waste Management ◽

Circular Economy ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Development Framework ◽

Starting Point ◽

Management Plans ◽

Good Starting Point ◽

Depressed Regions ◽

First Time

For the first time in the scientific literature, this research shows an analysis of the implementation of circular economy techniques under sustainable development framework in six municipalities with a depressed economy in Colombia. The analysis is based on solid waste data production at a local scale, the valuation of the waste for subsequent recycling, and the identification and quantification of the variables associated with the treatment and final disposal of waste, in accordance with the Colombian regulatory framework. Waste generation data are obtained considering three different scenarios, in which a comparison between the simulated values and those established in the management plans are compared. Important differences have been identified between the waste management programs of each municipality, specifically regarding the components of waste collection, transportation and disposal, participation of environmental reclaimers, and potential use of materials. These differences are fundamentally associated with the different administrative processes considered for each individual municipality. This research is a good starting point for the development of waste management models based on circular economy techniques, through the subsequent implementation of an office tool in depressed regions such as those studied.