scholarly journals Users’ Perceptions of Local Public Water and Waste Services: A Case Study for Sustainable Development

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 3120
Author(s):  
M. Isabel Sanchez-Hernandez ◽  
Juan José Maldonado-Briegas ◽  
Ramón Sanguino ◽  
Ascensión Barroso ◽  
M. Cristina Barriuso
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Human Right ◽  
The Public ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Effective Policy

Access to safe drinking water is essential to good health, a basic human right, and a component of effective policy for health protection. Improving the quality of local public water and waste services is one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation). This study aims to know the degree of satisfaction of domestic users who receive services related to water and waste in municipalities with less than 20,000 inhabitants in the province of Badajoz (Spain). We carry out this research because the perception of municipal services provided by the public administration is usually negative and deficient. The case study PROMEDIO, the consortium formula, is described as a successful partnership to improve the quality of local public water and waste services. For this purpose, a detailed analysis of the different aspects involved in the relationship between the users and the services provided is carried out. The consortium was found to increase citizens’ satisfaction with the services provided, given the close relationship between the municipality and the users.

scholarly journals Education for Sustainable Development through International Collaboration. A Case Study on Concepts and Conceptual Change of School‐Students from India and Austria on Gender Equality and Sustainable Growth

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Dür ◽  
Lars Keller
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Development Goals

Dealing with the great challenges of the 21st century requires far reaching changes in the lifestyle and perceptions of humans to ensure an appropriate quality of life for all, now and in the future. To provide people with the necessary competencies, the UN initiated the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) program. The two-year research-education, cooperative project ‘AustrIndia-4QOL’ aims to contribute to the goals of ESD. It is based on a collaboration between students from schools in Austria and India on the topics of quality of life, sustainability and global justice. The purpose of this particular case study is to explore the effects of a weeklong face-to-face collaboration in the final part of the AustrIndia-4QOL project. Therefore, it is examined whether or not Austrian and Indian students’ concepts regarding the Sustainable Development Goals ‘Gender Equality’ and ‘Decent Work and Economic Growth’ change as a consequence of encountering differing perspectives. Short texts written by the students at the beginning and at the end of this collaboration, according to guiding questions, form the basis for a qualitative content analysis. The findings illustrate that the students’ awareness increased and their evaluation of topics related to the discussed sustainable development goals changed.

scholarly journals Modern Details in Meaningful Architecture

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13691
Author(s):  
Ewelina Gawell ◽  
Konrad Grabowiecki
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Space System ◽  
Art And Technology ◽  
Comparative Methodology ◽  
Close Relationship

Architecture is the art of shaping space, system, and technology. A close relationship is established between the building and its user, as the facility provides shelter and communicates with the inhabitants by meanings encoded in the form. The reception of architecture occurs through an ideological narrative and the quality of construction and material solutions. Contemporary pro-environmental postulates exert an increasingly clear influence on how architecture is shaped, especially on its aesthetic and semantic solutions. In this context, the article refers to the interdependence between art and technology in shaping the architecture of meanings through detail. The work aims to expand qualitative research on shaping contemporary detail in the context of pro-environmental trends in architecture. The detail was selected based on its clear message—its meaning provides the leading feature of the structure, both in technical (engineering solutions) and semantic (narrative) terms. The article provides an attempt to answer the question of how a semantic detail should be shaped, with the account to contemporary concepts on sustainable development architecture. A synthetic-comparative methodology was adopted; specific groups of completed objects were analyzed in the context of the indicated topics. The conclusions from this part of the work constitute case study guidelines, which was conducted on the example of an original project.

scholarly journals Potrzeba zaangażowania lokalnych społeczności w przyszłość nieruchomego dziedzictwa kulturowego

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Ćwik
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Heritage Protection

The discussion about cultural heritage versus development has been touched upon in many publications, and the role of cultural heritage is being deployed increasingly into transforming mere development efforts into efforts for sustainable development. By analysing recent literature which indicates the need for facilitation of cooperation between authorities and local communities, the theory of ownership and value of cultural heritage, and the close relationship between heritage protection and sustainable development, the article aims to discuss the role of the local community in managing monuments. The most relevant conclusions include the link between the protection of cultural heritage and the improvement of the quality of life of residents, their sense of identity and more durable bonds with the place of residence and the strife toward the achievement of local, sustainable development goals.

Urban Landscape Quality Management and Monitoring

2018 ◽  
pp. 396-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Vaz de Freitas ◽  
Jorge Marques ◽  
Carlos Augusto Rodrigues ◽  
Cristina Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Landscape Management ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Landscape Quality

The issue of the landscape quality or, more precisely, of its goal was addressed in the European Landscape Convention in 2000 to guide the public authorities and the aspirations of the population concerning their characteristics. It also happens regarding the landscape management that leads the authors to a sustainable development preservation, orientating and conciliating the changes that result from the human interaction with the environment. For a research on urban landscapes management, it is proposed a methodological analysis to the case study of Porto (Portugal) with a historical approach to understand how the increasing pressure of tourism is manifested on its image. The main goal is to identify the quality of the landscape and guide its sustainability towards a constant monitoring of images perception.

scholarly journals Voluntary Local Review Framework to Monitor and Evaluate the Progress towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals at a City Level: Buraidah City, KSA and SDG11 as A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9555
Author(s):  
Taher Osman ◽  
Emad Kenawy ◽  
Karim I. Abdrabo ◽  
David Shaw ◽  
Aref Alshamndy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
National Review ◽  
Urban Quality Of Life ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The City ◽  
Global Carbon

Around the world, cities are on the front lines of sustainable development. They are responsible for more than 70% of global carbon emissions. Many of these cities are experiencing dangerous levels of pollution, underemployment, and health disparities. Since 2015, 193 countries have endorsed the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), intended to help address a wide range of challenges affecting cities and ultimately secure the resources for their next generations. All states are expected to present the national progress towards the SDGs through a Voluntary National Review (VNR). Despite the importance of the cities within this framework, only a handful of them worldwide have actively begun to review and assess progress towards these SDGs on a city scale. This paper seeks to develop a Voluntary Local Review (VLR) framework to assess and evaluate the progress of cities towards contributing to the SDGs. This framework has been developed by localizing the international and national frameworks to measure the performance of cities as they advance towards achieving the SDGs. Such a framework can serve as a tool for benchmarking progress on different aspects of sustainable development and help urban planners and policymakers prioritize policies and actions to improve urban quality of life. This framework is applied to monitor and evaluate the progress of the city of Buraidah in Saudi Arabia, as it strives towards achieving the targets of SDG11 (“Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”).

Application of social work in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals for children: A case study from Abkhazia

2021 ◽  
pp. 002087282110015
Author(s):  
Yamile M. Marti Haidar ◽  
Mashkhura Akilova ◽  
Catherine Carlson ◽  
Amina Zantaria ◽  
Yan Luo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Child Outcomes ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Work Model

Social work can be an effective tool in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals, specifically those concerning children and families such as ending poverty, hunger, promoting good health, wellbeing, peace, justice, and strong institutions. Now, more than ever, with the COVID-19 pandemic, social work has a crucial role in promoting the SDGs through communities that are suffering from illness, isolation, grief, economic despair and mental health illness, and particularly to support children. Using a case study from the post-conflict partially recognized state of Abkhazia, this article will discuss how strengthening and expanding the social work profession can support communities striving to meet Sustainable Development Goals related to child outcomes. We will present the general social work model of practice and training program developed in Abkhazia, in collaboration with UNICEF.

scholarly journals Modeling Photovoltaic Potential for Bus Shelters on a City-Scale: A Case Study in Lisbon

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (14) ◽  
pp. 4801
Author(s):  
Teresa Santos ◽  
Killian Lobato ◽  
Jorge Rocha ◽  
José António Tenedório
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
Solar Exposure ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
To Receive ◽  
The City

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development set 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These include ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all (SGD7) and making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable (SGD11). Thus, across the globe, major cities are moving in the smart city direction, by, for example, incorporating photovoltaics (PV), electric buses and sensors to improve public transportation. We study the concept of integrated PV bus stop shelters for the city of Lisbon. We identified the suitable locations for these, with respect to solar exposure, by using a Geographic Information System (GIS) solar radiation map. Then, using proxies to describe tourist and commuter demand, we determined that 54% of all current city bus stop shelters have the potential to receive PV-based solutions. Promoting innovative solutions such as this one will support smart mobility and urban sustainability while increasing quality of life, the ultimate goal of the Smart Cities movement.

scholarly journals Give Us Space! Augmented public space geographies in the changing public/private relationships

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-178
Author(s):  
Manfredo Manfredini ◽  
Adrian Lo ◽  
Dory E Reeves
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
The Public ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Spatial Problems

The aim of this article is to reflect on and share the findings of the Networking Event ‘Give us Space: Augmented public space geographies in the changing public/private relationships.’ The Event addressed emerging spatial issues in the production of the public realm of contemporary cities. This topic has been at the centre of the discourse on urbanism in both humanities and social sciences for decades, reflecting the increasing interest in spatial problems that have contributed to the crisis of public life in the socioeconomic, cultural and political spheres. The recent pervasion of spatial privatisation and public sphere mediatisation processes require a refoundation of this discourse. The discussions addressed some of the key areas of concern raised by the New Urban Agenda (NUA) related to open space, focusing on socio-spatial problems in the pervading production of semi-public spaces in contexts of rapid urbanization. Using a comparative urbanism perspective that highlighted the expanding role of digital geography, it elaborated upon specific Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. These are the goals concerned with good health and well-being (3), reduced inequalities (10), sustainable cities and communities (11), and partnerships for the goals (17). The event created a platform for knowledge exchange and networking amongst stakeholders. This aimed to 1) build capacity in both research and practice; 2) identify problems, limitations, and opportunities with respect to the various actors and stakeholders of urban public space; 3) highlight issues concerning less advantaged groups in society: children, youth and elderly, ‘differently-able,’ indigenous people, marginalized genders, migrants and socioeconomically deprived people.

Urban Landscape Quality Management and Monitoring

2019 ◽  
pp. 323-341
Author(s):  
Isabel Vaz de Freitas ◽  
Jorge Marques ◽  
Carlos Augusto Rodrigues ◽  
Cristina Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Landscape Management ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Landscape Quality

The issue of the landscape quality or, more precisely, of its goal was addressed in the European Landscape Convention in 2000 to guide the public authorities and the aspirations of the population concerning their characteristics. It also happens regarding the landscape management that leads the authors to a sustainable development preservation, orientating and conciliating the changes that result from the human interaction with the environment. For a research on urban landscapes management, it is proposed a methodological analysis to the case study of Porto (Portugal) with a historical approach to understand how the increasing pressure of tourism is manifested on its image. The main goal is to identify the quality of the landscape and guide its sustainability towards a constant monitoring of images perception.

Sustainable Development Goals in libraries of the German-speaking countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-14
Author(s):  
Franziska Corradini
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Research Question ◽  
The Public ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Medical Libraries ◽  
Development Goals

“How did the release of the Agenda 2030 with its17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) affect libraries in German-speaking regions?” was the leading research question in my bachelor thesis. To analyse the situation, I did a case study, based on a literature review.Findings are that the SDG publication influenced particularly the library associations in Germany and Switzerland. Most actual libraries, though, are probably not familiar yet with the SDGs. Nevertheless, there exists in Austria an outstanding model in (library-)cooperation and SDG platform Bildung 2030. As there are hardly any articles about medical libraries contributing to the SDG discussion, there is unused potential for medical and health libraries to contribute. High potential lies within cooperation between public libraries and medical and health libraries, to spread health literacy to the public.

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