scholarly journals Do Sports Clubs Contribute to the Accumulation of Regional Social Capital?

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (14) ◽  
pp. 5257
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Biernat ◽  
Hanna Nałęcz ◽  
Łukasz Skrok ◽  
Dawid Majcherek
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Instrumental Variable ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Community Context ◽  
Sports Activity ◽  
Sports Clubs ◽  
Instrumental Variable Method

Social capital (SC) affects quality of life, sport behaviours and health in individual and community context. The aim was to analyse how sports activity (SA) contributes to SC accumulation in a post-transformation country. A combination of four longitudinal, nationwide datasets was used. Instrumental variable method was applied. Results show that in 19+ Poles, on a regional level, SA improves SC. This suggest that sports clubs and at least some types of sports infrastructure can constitute a valid tool for social policies aiming at improving social involvement. The self-triggering character of SA is a valuable asset for social impact regionally and beyond. It is important to estimate the changes in a long-term perspective, due to the inertness of the SC.

scholarly journals Social Impact of Sustainable Ecotourism: Cases from Turkey

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zerrin Sungur
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Social Impacts ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
The World ◽  
Recreation Experience ◽  
Environment And Development ◽  
Nature And Society ◽  
Made In

The concept of sustainability began to dominate tourism debates after the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development, the Earth Summit in Rio de Janerio in 1992. Ecotourism is the fastest growing sector, with an estimated growth rate of 25 to 30 percent, of one of the largest industries in the world. The motto of Action Program for Sustainable Development was that “Only whatever can be sustained by nature and society in the long term permissible.” The World Conservation Union expanded this definition as follows: “Ecotourism is environmentally responsible travel and visitation to relatively undisturbed natural areas, in order to enjoy and appreciate nature that promotes conservation, has low negative visitor impact, and provides for beneficially active socio-economic involvement of local populations.” There are two major problems with respect to ecotourism: achieving ecologic integrity of the ecotourism resource and, increasing and ensuring consistency of quality of the recreation experience for the ecotourist. Economic, environmental and social impacts involved in ecotourism should be balanced within ethical principles. The first official reference to the concept of ecotourism in Turkey was made in the Eighth Five-Year Development Plan (2001-2005). The aim of this study is to explore social impacts of ecotourism in Turkey. Some projects and surveys related with ecotourism will be considered in order to get better understanding of social impacts of ecotourism on the lives of local people in Turkey.

scholarly journals The role of sports clubs in sports activity of students

2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-33
Author(s):  
Petra Golja ◽  
Tatjana Robič
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
First Year ◽  
Sports Activity ◽  
Sports Clubs ◽  
Sports Club ◽  
Club Membership ◽  
Primary And Secondary School

Abstract Objective: Exercise is a recognised means for improving quality of life. In general, students perform less sports activity than previous generations. In contrast, however, children’s participation in competitive sports has increased. The present study therefore aimed to assess how many students participate in sports clubs, how active in sports student (non)members are, and what actual effect sports clubs have on enabling sufficient sports activity. Methods: Students (N=213) in the first year of university studies (19-20 years) were recruited for a study approved by the Slovenian Ethics Committee. They answered a questionnaire on their sports club membership and on their sports activity during organised sports training and/or in their free time. Results were statistically analysed and compared to our previous results obtained from primary and secondary school children (1). Results: Only 16% of students participate in sports clubs, which is less (p<0.001) than in primary and secondary school children. The average (SD) sports activity of student sports-club members is 11.7 (6.8) h/week, with students non-members being significantly (p<0.001) less active with 4.6 (3.0) h/week. Participation in sports clubs is lower (p<0.001) in female (15%) than in male (21%) students, which is similar to children. Conclusions: The results of the study demonstrate that sports clubs in Slovenia are important for promoting sufficient sports activity. Namely, most of the student members participate in sports activity more than the recommended 1 h/day and are more than two times more active than their peers. Females, however, participate less often in sports clubs, which calls for further attention.

Abstract 17018: Amputation After Atherectomy: Studying Long-Term Outcomes Using an Instrumental Variable Method

Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Niveditta Ramkumar ◽  
Jesse A Columbo ◽  
Pablo M Camblor ◽  
A. James O’Malley ◽  
Philip P Goodney
Keyword(s):  
Instrumental Variable ◽  
Primary Outcome ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Peripheral Vascular ◽  
Long Term Outcomes ◽  
Patient Demographics ◽  
Disease Characteristics ◽  
Instrumental Variable Method ◽  
Unmeasured Confounders

Introduction: Outcomes for atherectomy remain poorly characterized. Our objective was to use instrumental variable (IV) analysis to compare long-term amputation rates in patients receiving atherectomy versus other traditional peripheral vascular interventions (PVI) approaches. Methods: We queried the Medicare-linked Vascular Quality Initiative registry for patients undergoing PVI from 2010-2015. The exposure was treatment: atherectomy (+/- balloon angioplasty) versus other PVI types. The primary outcome was amputation. We used the proportion of atherectomy procedures of all PVIs performed at each hospital as an IV and compared the estimates from IV analysis to multivariable Cox regression and propensity-matched estimates. Results: In this cohort of 19693 patients, 2103 (10%) received atherectomy. Compared to patients receiving other PVI, patients receiving atherectomy were more likely to have a femoropopliteal artery (65% vs 48%, p<0.001) treated with worse disease severity (TASC B and greater: 77% vs 69%, p<0.001). The 5-year overall amputation rate was 31% (158 amputations per 1000 patients/year) in patients receiving atherectomy versus 24% (105 amputations per 1000 patients/year) for other PVIs (log-rank p<0.001). Without adjustment, patients undergoing atherectomy were 40% more likely to have an amputation (Figure 1). After adjusting for patient demographics, comorbidities, and disease characteristics, this effect was mitigated to 15% and 16% for multivariable Cox and propensity-matched approaches, respectively. However, after the IV adjusted analysis accounted for unmeasured confounders, patients receiving atherectomy versus non-atherectomy PVI were 78% more likely to have an amputation. Conclusions: Patients receiving atherectomy were more likely to have an amputation. Unmeasured confounders such as selection bias may play an important role in the long-term risk of amputation for patients undergoing atherectomy.

scholarly journals Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Arunachal Pradesh: Opportunities and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 48-59
Author(s):  
Ravi Ranjan Kumar ◽  
Kaushalendra Pratap Singh ◽  
Leeyir Ete
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
Terra Incognita ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Bio-geographically, Arunachal Pradesh is the wealthiest province of the entire Himalayas. The picturesque terra firma full of natural beauty and rich cultural opulence, in its entirety, falls under the eastern Himalayan landscape. This north eastern territory of the country was previously called “Terra Incognita” till the beginning of the 20th Century, and hitherto remains one of the least studied states in India today. The state’s socio-economic development is currently in a transitional phase with variations across different districts. Considering the quality of social capital available, there is a dire need to emphasise proper resource flow and foster an understanding of the importance of the existent social capital. It may be noted that entrepreneurs are powerful instruments of development and economic change. So, panacea in the long term is the promotion of social innovation and entrepreneurship, which will give momentum to the State’s developmental agenda and address the state’s social issues. Indeed requires a motivating ecosystem which prioritises essential skills and innovation and adopts a fresh, sustainable view of resources and technology. Therefore, the present paper explores the prospects of social innovation and entrepreneurship in the state with particular reference to contemporary social concerns adopting a practice-based approach.  

scholarly journals Bojkovice: Transformation of a peripheral micro-region at the Czech-Slovak border

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (32) ◽  
pp. 131-145
Author(s):  
Antonín Vaishar ◽  
Milada Šťastná
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Demographic Development ◽  
Research Production ◽  
Regional Collaboration ◽  
The Right

Abstract The paper analyses the problem of a rural region in the peripheral position. Bojkovice micro-region on the Czech (Moravian)-Slovak border has been chosen as a case study. Economic transformation of productive and non-productive branches, demographic development (depopulation and aging) and networking in the area were characterized by using statistical data and field research. Development, understood as improvement in quality of life and not in sense of quantitative growth, is highlighted with regard to the changing perception of the countryside. The question remains: how to use peripherality for prosperity? Peripheral countryside is known as “the right countryside” in comparison to suburbanized and globalized countryside in core regions. Based on the research, production embedded in local sources and traditions, ecological agriculture using the protection of landscape and soft tourism are proposed as solutions. Networking like the association of municipalities, LEADER local action group or White Carpathian Euroregion could be the instruments of micro-regional collaboration. The human and social factors seem to be more important than objective conditions. Long-term population stability is the main advantage. However, a lower level of formal education could be a problem. The character of social capital is considered as a decisive circumstance - whether it is passive social capital resistant to outer innovations or active social capital open for now ideas.

scholarly journals Regional differentiation of selected conditions for the development of human and social capital in Czechia

Geografie ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vít Jančák ◽  
Tomáš Havlíček ◽  
Pavel Chromý ◽  
Miroslav Marada
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Voter Participation ◽  
Regional Differentiation ◽  
Municipal Elections ◽  
Municipal Authority ◽  
Territorial Differentiation ◽  
Human And Social Capital

This article addresses the analysis of theoretical and methodological concepts of the quality of human and social capital and their relation to the theory of spatial polarisation. Selected conditions for the development of human and social capital and their territorial differentiation in Czechia are evaluated. On the basis of an evaluation of component indicators of human capital (the ratio of university educated residents in the population over 15 years of age as well as an economic burden index) and social capital (voter participation in municipal elections and the number of candidates divided by the number of offices to be filled in the 2006 municipal elections) problematic areas are identified at a micro-regional level (the network of municipalities having a certified municipal authority).

scholarly journals It Was Like Nobody Cared About What I said? Iranian women committed self- immolation: A Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nader Aghakhani ◽  
Violeta Lopez ◽  
Naser Parizad ◽  
Rahim Baghaei
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Iranian Women ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Conventional Content Analysis ◽  
Self Immolation ◽  
Analyze Data

Abstract Background Suicide is a deliberate method initiated with a complete awareness to die. Survivors of self-immolation, a violent suicide method, require long-term emotional and social rehabilitation. This study aimed to explore the influencing factors and experiences of self-immolation in Iranian married women.Methods This study was conducted using a qualitative method. Conventional content analysis was used to analyze data. We purposefully approached 16 married Iranian women [aged 16 to 40 years] in burn centers in Urmia city, located in northwest Iran. Data were collected using an open-ended in-depth face to face interviews at a time and convenient to them.Results Five main themes emerged from data analysis: “Overwhelming family situation and rules”, “Feelings of disappointment, anger, deprivation, depression, shame and grief”, “Choosing self-immolation as a final solution to get rid of the sufferings”, “Accepting own mistake”, and “seeking family support to start a new life. The study highlighted the need for health professionals to focus on the survivors’ and family members’ mental turmoil to help and encourage them to continue a normal life”.Conclusions The qualitative findings suggest that to reduce this social impact, comprehensive supportive programs based on sufferers’ needs to promote their quality of life in all its complexity are recommended.

scholarly journals Innovation Management, from Materiality Assessment to Sustainability Reporting, opening the Social Impact Black Box

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-27
Author(s):  
Belen Suarez Lopez ◽  
Antonio Vargas Alcaide
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Social Impacts ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
System Perspective ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

When the impossible becomes inevitable. The covid-19 has disrupted increasing the speed of changes in the Industry 4.0, highlighting the need to make a paradigm shift from ego-system to eco-system perspective, challenging organizations and citizens to react from their changemakers role. Two crucial needs arise: firstly, the need to innovate to address the tremendous and complex challenges we face and on the other hand, the need to assess and manage our social impacts. Most organizations should redesign their purpose to focus on measuring, monitoring, and reporting not only in financial terms but also taking into account the non-financial performance, especially in terms of sustainability. Some authors names this time, the era of “stakeholders capitalism”. This paper summarizes the arguments and counterarguments within the scientific, standardization, and business discussion on understanding how organizations could measure their financial, environmental, and social impacts; how to increase the quality of the sustainability reporting, and deliver the most benefit for their stakeholders. The article analyzes the pathway of Innovating, Evaluating and Reporting the Impact, using the materiality assessment as a driver to create value thanks to disruptive technologies as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and the Internet of things. The result of the study can be practically valuable for many stakeholders: the Organizations Management and Boards, Chief Innovation Officers and Teams responsible for Sustainability reporting, Auditors assuring the reliability of sustainable reporting, the Scientifics researching on the topic of Innovation, Impact Assessment, and Sustainability; Public Administrations for addressing the economic, social and environmental challenges, and building trust by ensuring transparency and accountability; Investors and other stakeholders interested on understanding long-term value creation and the social and environmental risk assessment to incentivize sustainable growth.

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