scholarly journals Healthcare and SDGs Governance in Light of the Sustainability Helix Model: Evidence from the African Continent

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marialuisa Saviano ◽  
Fabiana Sciarelli ◽  
Azzurra Rinaldi ◽  
Georcelin Alowanou
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Local Level ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Health Governance ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Model Evidence ◽  
Implementation Plans ◽  
Local Levels

This work is based on a view of healthcare as a fundamental Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to share globally to be effective at local level. On this basis, the paper analyzes the health programs in less-favored areas with the aim of understanding why the United Nations SDGs are so difficult to reach in some countries. A brief review of the main literature and research on the health governance systems in three countries of the African continent have been conducted to this aim. The results are interpreted through the sustainability helix model (SHM). Key roles and conditions of effectiveness of the health sustainable development governance approach in the investigated countries are discussed. The main findings reveal that the analyzed governance systems lack implementation plans. By discussing the observed problem in the light of the sustainability helix model, fundamental elements of a health sustainable development helix model have been identified in less favored countries where key actors and roles are identified. The study highlights, in particular, the relevance of ‘interface’ roles played by non-governmental actors (NGA) and international actors (IA) in the health governance system of less-favored countries. These actors and roles allow connections between the global and the local levels of action favoring interaction among actors institutionally devoted to governing development.

scholarly journals Collaborative place-based health governance systems: stakeholders’ perceptions in the Portuguese Baixo Vouga sub-region

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 2415-2430
Author(s):  
Carlos Gonçalves ◽  
Gonçalo Santinha ◽  
Anabela Santiago ◽  
Gonçalo Barros
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Health Governance ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Governance Framework ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Shared Structure

Abstract This study aimed to assess the Baixo Vouga sub-region (Portugal) governance system through 15 interviews with leaders of institutions with decision-making power and provide healthcare. The interviews were subjected to a content analysis, organized in matrices by cases, categories, subcategories, and indicators. Recording units were extracted from the interviews to produce data for each indicator. A Collaborative Place-based Governance Framework systematizing operational definitions of collaborative governance was implemented to serve as a benchmark for assessing the collaborative and place-based dimensions. The Baixo Vouga sub-Region governance system is collaborative because it is based on a shared structure of principles that translates into the services provided. It has a multilevel and multisector collaboration, and can undertake shared decisions. These dimensions could be reinforced through increased participation, autonomy, subsidiarity if more place-based information and practical knowledge were sought. The system would also benefit from an extensive adoption of bottom-up methods to formulate and implement policies.

scholarly journals ОЦІНКА РЕСУРСНО-РЕКРЕАЦІЙНОГО ПОТЕНЦІАЛУ І ІНФРАСТРУКТУРИ СТАЛОГО ТУРИЗМУ В БРЕСТСЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ

2020 ◽  
pp. 83-90
Author(s):  
Анастасія Олегівна Васильченко ◽  
Сергій Олександрович Дем'янов
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Peripheral Model ◽  
Tourist Infrastructure ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Local Levels ◽  
Main Material

Problem statement. One of the important tasks of sustainable development of tourism activities at the regional and local levels, as well as for more detailed development of the state's tourism policy, requires a comprehensive assessment of the tourist and recreational potential at the local level. The purpose of article is to assess the tourism and recreation potential of the administrative districts of the Brest region in the context of sustainable tourism development. The subject of the research is the tourist and recreational infrastructure of the Brest region. The hypothesis of the research is to find ways of economic and geographical assessment of the tourist and recreational potential of the Brest region in the context of the center -peripheral model. Presentation of the main material. A theoretical analysis of the methodology for assessing the tourist and recreational potential of the region in the context of sustainable tourism development is carried out. It is proved that not only indicators and indicators, but also tourist and recreational potential are important for determining the strategic foundations of sustainable development of the region. The analysis and score assessment of historical, cultural, recreational potential and the level of development of tourist infrastructure is carried out. A typology of districts based on the center -peripheral model and the level of development of tourist infrastructure has been developed. The conclusions of the study are to highlight the economic and geographical features of the development of the administrative districts of the Brest region.

scholarly journals Analysis of the United Territorial Communities Strategies in the Context of Sustainable Development Policy Implementation

2019 ◽  
pp. 33-45
Author(s):  
Yuriy M. Petrushenko ◽  
Anna S. Vorontsova ◽  
Oksana S. Ponomarenko ◽  
Kostiantyn O. Derbenov
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Study Results

The concept of sustainable development has been considered as the main ideological paradigm of human existence. It is oriented not only on economic but also on social and environmental development. Its main ideas are grouped into Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which found their implementation at the national level of different countries, including Ukraine. They are also documented in such important political documents, as programs and strategies of the socio-economic development of the regions and the united territorial communities that have been formed due to the decentralization reform. The research paper analyses the number of SDGs which are adapted to the national (Ukraine) and regional (Sumy) levels. During the study, the aggregated ratings of SDGs according to their significance have been proposed. The study results reveal the priority directions of sustainable development of the whole country and its regional development vector. At the country level, the main trends have been highlighted: firstly economic, which involves the development of industry and infrastructure, increase in innovations, energy efficiency and secondly social, which includes improvement of healthcare, a justice system, and education. As for regional development, the main vectors have also been determined as economic growth, which is primarily due to the betterment in the labor market, the development of industry and infrastructure and social improvement, which is related to poverty reduction and improvements in quality of education, cooperation, and partnership. At the local level, the nine Strategies of united territorial communities of Sumy region were analyzed for using the methodology of sustainable development. Their main priorities have been appealed as followings: the openness, security, vitality and environmental sustainability of cities and towns; the strengthening of the global partnership for sustainable development; the establishment of sustainable infrastructure, the promotion of comprehensive and sustainable industrialization and innovation. Key words: united territorial community, sustainable development, strategy, global sustainable development goal, national sustainable development goal, regional development.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Hard Lockdown in South Africa: Lessons for Climate Stakeholders Pursuing the Thirteenth Sustainable Development Goal

2021 ◽  
pp. 002190962110439
Author(s):  
Eromose E. Ebhuoma
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Index Case ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Green Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Media Reports

As a result of South Africa recording its first COVID-19 index case in March 2020, the country imposed one of the strictest lockdowns globally. The lockdown unearthed vital lessons that climate practitioners both in South Africa – the largest emitter of greenhouse gases on the African continent – and globally can draw from to facilitate the achievement of the thirteenth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 13). Drawing on secondary data analysis of media reports regarding South Africa’s strategy to tackle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with particular emphasis on the hard lockdown, three themes emerged. These were rephrased to align appropriately with the discourse on climate change (CC). These include changing the distant framing narrative of CC, prioritizing green growth and utilizing credible messengers. Each theme is discussed critically in terms of how it will aid climate policy developers and practitioners in facilitating the attainment of SDG 13.

scholarly journals The Missing Middle: Connected action on agriculture and nutrition across global, national and local levels to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 100336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda JL. Veldhuizen ◽  
Ken E. Giller ◽  
Peter Oosterveer ◽  
Inge D. Brouwer ◽  
Sander Janssen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Missing Middle ◽  
Local Levels

Global Governance

2018 ◽  
pp. 768-790
Author(s):  
Helmut K. Anheier
Keyword(s):  
Global Governance ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Performance Criteria ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Specific Nature ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Globalized World

This chapter puts the topic of global governance in the context of governance and governance systems more generally. Although global governance has many special features and is indeed the most complex and also a frequently contested governance system, it nonetheless shares many basic principles and performance criteria with other forms of managing public problems, be they at the national or the local level or designed for one policy field or another. Global governance is set apart by the legitimacy of international or supranational government given the growing interdependence of formally sovereign nation-states; the institutionalization of measures for global problem-solving, especially regarding the challenges of transgressions and voids; and the specific nature of innovation in a system yet to gain levels of capacity and readiness to cope with the task of managing a globalized world. This chapter addresses these and related issues of global governance in turn.

scholarly journals Earth Observation for the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 11 Indicators at Local Scale: Monitoring of the Migrant Population Distribution

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 950
Author(s):  
Mariella Aquilino ◽  
Cristina Tarantino ◽  
Maria Adamo ◽  
Angela Barbanente ◽  
Palma Blonda
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Local Scale ◽  
Migrant Population ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
The City ◽  
Spatial Distribution Map

This study focused on implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 indicators, at local scale, useful in monitoring urban social resilience. For this purpose, the study focused on updating the distribution map of the migrant population regularly residing in Bari and a neighboring town in Southern Italy. The area is exposed to increasing migration fluxes. The method implemented was based on the integration of Sentinel-2 imagery and updated census information dated 1 January 2019. The study explored a vector-based variant of the dasymetric mapping approach previously used by the Joint Research Center (JRC) within the Data for Integration initiative (D4I). The dasymetric variant implemented can disaggregate data from census areas into a uniform spatial grid by preserving the information complexity of each output grid cell and ensure lower computational costs. The spatial distribution map of regular migrant population obtained, along with other updated ancillary data, were used to quantify, at local level, SDG 11 indicators. In particular, the map of regular migrant population living in inadequate housing (SDG 11.1.1) and the ratio of land consumption rate to regular migrant population growth rate (SDG 11.3.1) were implemented as specific categories of SDG 11 in 2018. At the local level, the regular migrant population density map and the SDG 11 indicator values were provided for each 100 × 100 m cell of an output grid. Obtained for 2018, the spatial distribution map revealed in Bari a high increase of regular migrant population in the same two zones of the city already evidenced in 2011. These zones are located in central parts of the city characterized by urban decay and abandoned buildings. In all remaining city zones, only a slight generalized increase was evidenced. Thus, these findings stress the need for adequate policies to reduce the ongoing process of residential urban segregation. The total of disaggregated values of migrant population evidenced an increase of 44.5% in regular migrant population. The indicators obtained could support urban planners and decision makers not only in the increasing migration pressure management, but also in the local level monitoring of Agenda 2030 progress related to SDG 11.

scholarly journals Analysis of national and local governance systems to achieve the sustainable development goals: case studies of Japan and Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanako Morita ◽  
Mahesti Okitasari ◽  
Hiromi Masuda
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Strategy Development ◽  
Governance System ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Development Goals

Abstract To achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs), all countries’ efforts are essential, and each country needs to recognize their level of achievement in terms of the SDGs, identify the goals and targets that require more effort, and build more effective and well-performed governance systems to accelerate their efforts toward achieving the SDGs. This study identifies different governance system structures for achieving the SDGs and the challenges they face in improving their performance using a new matrix tool to evaluate governance systems for the SDGs. We use Japan and Indonesia as case studies to provide perspectives from countries at different levels of economic development. The results show that the governance systems for the SDGs are structurally and functionally different in the two countries, which face different challenges. Japan has relatively well-structured “vision and objective setting”, “research and assessment”, and “strategy development”, but faces challenges in relation to “implementation” and “monitoring, evaluation, and review”, while Indonesia has relatively well-structured “research and assessment”, “strategy development”, and “monitoring, evaluation, and review.” However, Indonesia faces challenges in relation to “vision and objective setting” and “implementation.” We found that the differences in the governance systems for the SDGs have arisen in relation to three key elements: differences in the development of governance systems for the SDGs, differences in the lead ministries, and the existence or otherwise of a supportive legal framework. We argue that the proposed matrix tool is useful in identifying the structure of governance systems for the SDGs and the challenges that must be overcome to improve the performance of these systems. However, some analytical limitations must be overcome before the tool can be applied to other countries.

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