scholarly journals Innovative Mesosystems Algorithm for Sustainable Development Priority Areas Identification in Industry Based on Decision Trees Construction

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (23) ◽  
pp. 3055
Author(s):  
Aleksey I. Shinkevich ◽  
Irina G. Ershova ◽  
Farida F. Galimulina ◽  
Alla A. Yarlychenko
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Decision Trees ◽  
Training Sample ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Priority Areas ◽  
New Science ◽  
Development Methodology ◽  
Mathematical Processing ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Cart Algorithm

Globally, assessing sustainable development methodology is kept in sustainable society index (SSI) format, but at the level of meso- and microsystems it remains undeveloped. The aim of the study is to typologize innovative mesosystems in Russian industry in the context of sustainable development based on the CART algorithm and to develop an algorithm for identifying priority areas of sustainable development. The research methods applied included formalization, a systematic approach, and the CART algorithm (calculation of the Gini index, training sample segmentation, the use of a recursive function and regression assessment). As a result of the study, the algorithm for the differentiated identification of innovative mesosystems sustainable development priority directions in industry based on the unique author’s methodology (ISDI) is proposed. The predominance of mesosystems with weak level of sustainable development requiring state support in favor of such mesosystems restructure is revealed. The novelty of the research lies in the development of new science-based solutions to ensure an accelerated transition of industry to the path of sustainable development. The difference of the author’s approach from the provisions known in science is the inclusion of environmental innovations in the mechanism for managing the sustainable development of innovative mesosystems and subsequent accounting in the process of mathematical processing of an array of data, which determines the uniqueness of the constructed decision trees.

Community capacity-building for sustainable development

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 691-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel B. Franco ◽  
James Tracey
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
Community Capacity ◽  
Community Capacity Building ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Priority Areas ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Sustainability Challenges

Purpose Although the value of community capacity building is widely accepted within scholarly literature, these initiatives thus far appear to have achieved very little impact in the achievement of community development aspirations. This paper aims to increase knowledge regarding specific priority areas which when targeted will result in more effective pathways towards sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach This study was performed through utilization of a qualitative strategy, which involved the combination of a number of qualitative methods and techniques including individual interviews, surveys, focus groups, literary review and policy analysis. Findings The investigation found that improving identified CSD priority areas, aligned with the sustainable development goals (SDGs), seems to be the most effective strategy to enhance the ability of local communities to overcome sustainability challenges over time. SDGs 9, 4, 15, 16, 17 and 8 were identified as the areas of greatest significance for practical community capacity building for sustainable development (CSD). Originality/value This paper answers scholarly literature’s call for greater investigation into bringing sustainability research closer to society, to clearly define research direction and agenda. It also recommends ways to action the global goals locally.

scholarly journals Land Tenure in Latin America: from Land Reforms to Counter‑Movement to Neoliberalism

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 1793-1798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo von Bennewitz
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Economic Equality ◽  
Land Reforms ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Difference

Latin America, with a Gini coefficient for land of 0.79, is the world’s most unequal region in terms of land distribution. Land inequality is one of the greatest impediments to Latin American societies for achieving sustainable development and economic growth. Many studies have demonstrated how an unequal land concentration affects the quality of democracy and social cohesion and inhibits economic growth. Land is the main and in many cases the only asset for millions of rural households in the region and Land tenure can mean the difference between subsistence and extreme poverty. The present work reviews the agrarian reform processes that were experienced in part of Latin America and examines the impacts of the subsequent neoliberal reforms on land tenure, land and capital concentration. Finally it focuses on the need of a new distribution of land in order to achieve higher levels of Socio‑Economic equality an also meet the Sustainable Development Goals in the region.

scholarly journals Financial Situation of Residents of Simbirsk in Second Half of 19th — Early 20th Centuries

2020 ◽  
pp. 391-404
Author(s):  
R. A. Muchamedov ◽  
A. V. Karpov
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Statistical Information ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Class Division ◽  
Financial Situation ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Administrative Management ◽  
The Difference

The financial situation and incomes of Simbirsk residents of the second half of the 19th — early 20th centuries are considered. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that understanding urban everyday life is impossible without an idea of the income that the citizens had. It is noted that in the period under review, class division is gradually turn to the division of society in the capitalist way, differentiation by income is confirmed, which is reflected in the mentality and administrative management. The difference between the population of Simbirsk and other Volga cities is shown: the share of the nobility among the urban population was twice as high as in neighboring cities, and the share of the peasantry was half that in Samara and four times less than in Saratov. A review of statistical information on the income of various classes and categories of employment is carried out. Particular attention is paid to the development of entrepreneurship and merchants and income in this area. It is noted that in Simbirsk, the development of entrepreneurship was slower than the average Russian values. The results of a comparative analysis of the standard of living and material situation of citizens living in Simbirsk with the indicators of other cities are presented. It is stated that for the sustainable development of capitalist relations, the introduction of financial organizations and entrepreneurship from the outside was necessary in Simbirsk.

scholarly journals Participatory Budgeting as a Tool Contributing to the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-60
Author(s):  
Tatiana I. Vinogradova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Budget Process ◽  
Participatory Budgeting ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Difference

The paper investigates the participatory budgeting phenomenon in how it may accelerate many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and support governments in reaching targets of the 2030 Agenda. The article analyzes the links between public participation in the budget process and sustainable development, illustrates the difference between participatory budgeting and other forms of public participation, and highlights the main effects of participatory budgeting. Results emerged from the analysis are that participatory budgeting as an adaptive mechanism can be integrated into the national objectives for the localization of the 2030 Agenda; that as a small-scale tool it can become a mechanism for testing numerous innovative approaches to public services provision; and that the “sustainable community creation” effect is the most important contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Circular Economy and Circular Business Models in the Actual Global Ecological Context

2020 ◽  
pp. 178-197
Author(s):  
Dana Maria (Oprea) Constantin ◽  
Sorinel Căpușneanu ◽  
Dan Ioan Topor ◽  
Hassan Danial Aslam
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Ecological Context ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

This chapter aims to synthesize some of the current issues of the circular economy and circular business models. Based on the international literature, the chapter highlights aspects such as the conceptual theoretical approaches of the circular economy and circular business models, interconnecting the principles of the circular economy, the difference between the linear and the circular economy, the circular economy and the sustainable development, the supply chain within the circular economy, possible business models of the circular economy, advantages and limitations in the successful implementation of the circular economy and supporting sustainability, other aspects of the circular economy and sustainability. The covered topics are based on the studies conducted by specialists and also present some author opinions on the sustainable development and circular economy. The chapter ends with the authors' conclusions on the impact of the circular economy and circular business models in the actual ecological context, launching possible future research topics for specialists.

scholarly journals Could the Construction of Sustainable Development Pilot Zones Improve the Urban Environment Efficiency in China?

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Junxia Ma ◽  
Zilong Zhang ◽  
Chenyu Lu ◽  
Bing Xue
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Environmental Efficiency ◽  
Test Field ◽  
Difference In Difference ◽  
Coordinated Development ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Industrial Structure Adjustment ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

As the forerunner and policy test field of the sustainable development, the sustainable development pilot zones are an important strategy for China to explore the mechanism and model of the coordinated development of human and land in different regional units. However, the impact of sustainable development pilot zones, especially on the improvement of environmental efficiency, needs to be assessed. In this paper, 187 prefecture-level cities in China were taken as samples (22 sustainable development pilot zones and 165 nonpilot ones). Firstly, the environmental efficiency of 187 prefecture-level cities between 2006 and 2016 was measured by data envelopment analysis (DEA). Then, the effect of construction of sustainable development pilot zones on environmental efficiency was assessed using the difference-in-difference (DID) model. The assessment results were further verified by propensity score matching with difference-in-difference (PSM-DID). In addition, the impact mechanism of construction of the sustainable development pilot zones on the environmental efficiency was discussed. Results show that the environmental efficiency of sustainable development pilot zones is 27.7∼31.7% greater than that of nonsustainable one, which is mainly attributed to the environmental regulation and industrial structure adjustment.

scholarly journals Impact of sustainable development goals on strategic planning in the Russian regions

2021 ◽  
Vol 258 ◽  
pp. 06001
Author(s):  
Artem Mazein
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Structural Method ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Difference

Achievement by states of the Sustainable Development Goals proclaimed by the UN in 2015 requires appropriate governance. The most appropriate method is strategic planning. A large number of strategic planning documents have been adopted in Russian regions. The author notes that the words “plan,” “forecast,” “strategy,” “program” are found in the names of 950 thousand legal acts of the regional and municipal levels. This is about 9% of their total. In this article, the author examines regional legislation for the inclusion of ideas on sustainable development. The author uses methods of analysis, synthesis, generalization, and system-structural method. The study results confirm that the regulation of sustainable development is reflected primarily in strategic planning documents. The author shows that references to sustainable development in 88% of cases are found in strategic planning documents. Strategic planning documents are adopted following the federal law “On strategic planning in the Russian Federation". However, the article concludes that the approaches to the formation of strategic planning documents are different. The author demonstrates that similar strategic documents are adopted by various bodies and for different periods. For example, only 46 out of 85 regional development strategies have been adopted until 2030; the rest have different implementation dates. The author concludes that the difference in approaches is permissible, and the intersection of strategic measures in various documents of the same level must be timely excluded.

scholarly journals Methodologies for Sustainable Energy Action Plan design and monitoring applied to the Municipality of Avezzano, Abruzzo Region, Italy

2020 ◽  
Vol 197 ◽  
pp. 08013
Author(s):  
Andrea Cinocca ◽  
Luca Di Paolo ◽  
Simona Abbate ◽  
Roberto Cipollone
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Planning ◽  
Emission Inventory ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Abruzzo Region ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Definition Of

The increasing attention and sensitivity to issues related to Global Warming and Climate Change are strengthening the actions and policies related to Sustainable Development trying to give to this concept a clearer engineering dimension. Not only policymakers are involved in this aim and experts of interdisciplinary aspects but also the irreplaceable involvement of citizens which with their behavior can make the difference and get much closer to the seventeen goals of the sustainable development by 2030. In this framework, the Territorial Energetic and Environmental Planning provides operational solidity to the concept of Sustainable Development, giving more responsibility to local administrations (as it is due according to subsidiarity), with the Central Government that guarantees the respect of the principles of Subsidiarity and Glocalization. Province of L’Aquila (in the Abruzzo Region, Italy) has been a leading player of this program and, in 2012, has realized the ambitious goal of having favored a Covenant, joining all the 108 Municipalities of the Province. Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics (DIIIE) of the University of L’Aquila designed the Sustainable Energy Action Plants (SEAP) and the monitoring phase of all the Municipalities through a scientific methodology which matched the goal of SEAPs with the dimension of the Municipality. In order to go deep into SEAP’s analysis, in this paper Authors describes the second uploading and necessary steps: a quantitative analysis of the Baseline Emission Inventory, the quantification of the SEAPs planning actions and the definition of the Monitoring Emission Inventory. This second step was done for the Municipality of Avezzano, one of the main Municipality of the L’Aquila Province, and gave the quantitative dimension of the CO2 emissions referred to the year 2017, compared with 2005 baseline emissions. The reduction commitments to be reached in 2020 defines the present distance to the target.

scholarly journals The role of Jordanian school principals in achieving the fourth goal of the sustainable development goals

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-186
Author(s):  
Rawan kheder Yousef Abu shaqra
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Moderate Degree ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Difference

This study aimed to detect the role of Jordanian school principals in achieving the fourth goal of the sustainable development goals. The study population comprised of all the (3865) basic school male and female principals in the first semester of the academic year 2020/2021. The randomly selected sample consisted of (378) principals. The researcher adopted a descriptive survey approach and built a questionnaire consisting of (36) items based on the UN indicators of the fourth goal of sustainable development goals. The study came out with several main results, some of which were the role of Jordanian school principals in achieving the fourth goal of the sustainable development goals came at a moderate degree and that there are statistically significant differences at the level of statistical significance (α = 0.05) between the respondents’ estimates. It also indicates that there are statistically significant differences at the level of statistical significance (α = 0.05) between the averages of the respondents’ estimates of the overall score of the role of Jordanian school principals in achieving the fourth goal of the sustainable development goals attributed to the difference in the gender variable ( males). Considering the results, the study recommended holding periodic courses to promote principals’ awareness of the requirements of employing the fourth concept of sustainable development and to ensure its further activation in Jordanian schools.   Keywords: Fourth goal, sustainable development, Principals  

scholarly journals Priorities of Ukraine’s financial policy in the context of sustainable development goals and targets

2020 ◽  
pp. 217-223
Author(s):  
Valentyna Tropina
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Financial Policy ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Financial Policies ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Priority Areas ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Goals And Objectives

The adoption of the new Agenda for Sustainable Development and its implementation, as well as the crisis state of almost all spheres of public life in Ukraine require deepening scientific research on issues related to the formation and effective implementation of financial policies aimed at creating favorable conditions for the sustainable development of the country. Given the large number and scale of the goals and objectives of sustainable development, the solution of which requires enormous amounts of financial resources, it is important to identify priority areas of the financial policy of sustainable development of the country as key tasks to achieve of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The problems of the financial policy of sustainable development are at the center of research by leading scientists from both foreign and domestic scientific schools. But the novelty of the problems associated with the practical implementation of the concept of sustainable development requires further research in order to justify the theoretical foundations of the formation and determination of the directions for the effective implementation of the financial policy of the transition to the principles of sustainable development. The objective of the study is to disclose the nature and specifics of the financial policy of sustainable development. The aim of the work is to substantiate the priority areas of financial policy of Ukraine in the context of the goals and objectives of the 2030 Agenda. In the research process, general scientific and special methods were used: analysis and synthesis, the method of comparison, generalization, statistical, etc. The article identifies priority areas of financial policy of Ukraine in the context of goals and objectives defined by the Agenda for Sustainable Development for the period up to 2030. The specific features of the financial policy of sustainable development, the features of its development and implementation are investigated. Attention is focused on the problem of socio-economic inequality in the country and directions for overcoming it are proposed, which is one of the necessary conditions for the development of Ukraine on the principles of sustainable development. The results of this study can be applied in the process of formation and implementation of the financial policy of sustainable development of the country. The concept of sustainable development necessitates the coordination of the strategic goals of the financial development of the national socio-economic system. It is important to identify the features and factors that influence the formation and implementation of financial policies in the context of the goals and objectives of sustainable development and determine its priority areas.

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