Understanding the Perceptions of Sustainable Coffee Production: A Case Study of the K’Ho Ethnic Minority in a Small Village in Lâm Đồng Province of Vietnam

This case study used anthropological and culture concept methodologies to evaluate the perceptions of sustainable coffee production of the K’Ho ethnic minority in Di Linh district, Lâm Đồng province in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Sustainable production is a means of mitigating the increasing impacts of climate change upon the region. The Central Highlands is a major coffee production hub and Di Linh is the largest coffee growing region of Lâm Đồng province. The case study included in-depth interviews with farmers based on open-ended questions and a questionnaire about sustainable coffee indicators. The survey invited farmers to quantify the current status of their social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Our study revealed that the unique, government sponsored development of coffee farms led to fast production rates and quick economic prosperity. But, it also resulted in a prolonged monoculture system of coffee production and high chemical use; causing farm productivity to decline and social, economic, and environmental vulnerability to increase. The K’Ho farmers in a small village are noticing the devastating long-term effects of agrochemicals, but have had some initial success exploring the potential benefits of reverting to traditional farming methods.

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Competitiveness and Sustainability in Tourism Industry: The Albergo Diffuso Case Study

International Journal of Business and Management ◽

10.5539/ijbm.v12n12p107 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (12) ◽

pp. 107 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marco Valeri ◽

Paola Paoloni

Keyword(s):

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Research Method ◽

Social Economic ◽

Research Question ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Tourist Destination ◽

Tourist Destinations ◽

Units Of Analysis ◽

Start Up

The objective of the analysis developed in this paper is to verify whether the sustainability of the hotel ospitality model contributes to the competitiveness of tourist destinations. The research question is: does the model of “albergo diffuso” satisfy the requirement for a social, economic and environmental sustainability? The research method adopted consisted in a survey with the submission of a questionnaire to a number of alberghi diffusi operating worldwide, that is 130 units of analysis. The submission period went from October to December 2016. Through the questionnaire submitted to the interviewees it has been possible to analyze the motivation for the business start-up as well as the characteristics of the entrepreneur, the managerial systems and the governance style. The results will be analyzed through the application of the Weaver model (2014; 2017) which is considered essential to evaluate the contribution of the albergo diffuso to tourism sustainability. The implementation of the Weaver matrix to evaluate the contribution of the albergo diffuso to the sustainability of a tourist destination is the original element of the paper. The paper discusses the implications of sustainability with particular regards to the “albergo diffuso”. Therefore, it would be suitable to expand the analysis to additional models of tourist hospitality present in the international tourism scenario

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A Sustainable Approach for the Refurbishment Process of Vernacular Heritage: The Sesga House Case Study (Valencia, Spain)

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13179800 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (17) ◽

pp. 9800

Author(s):

Camilla Mileto ◽

Fernando Vegas ◽

Carmen Llatas ◽

Bernardette Soust-Verdaguer

Keyword(s):

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Cultural Landscape ◽

Vernacular Architecture ◽

Existing Building ◽

Construction Techniques ◽

Potential Benefits ◽

New Construction ◽

Local Construction ◽

Industrial Materials

The refurbishment of traditional vernacular architecture is currently of interest for the conservation of heritage, historic landscape and cultural landscape, as well as for its potential benefits in the field of environmental sustainability. The carefully selected materials and techniques used in the refurbishment of a traditional dwelling in Sesga (Valencia, Spain) maintain the local construction techniques while causing the least possible environmental impact, saving on transport and transformation and construction energy. This article uses LCA to showcase this contribution, examining three scenarios: the first option is the refurbishment of the case study using natural traditional materials and techniques; the second presents a hypothetical refurbishment using widely used industrial materials; and a third option looks at the demolition of the existing building and the addition of a new construction with widely used industrial materials. This comparison has shown where and why the first option is, broadly speaking, the most sustainable option in environmental, sociocultural and socioeconomic terms.

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EXPLORING EX-ANTE IMPACTS AND SOCIAL AND SPORTIVE CHALLENGES OF HOSTING A FUTURE NEW INTERNATIONAL MAJOR EVENT: A CASE STUDY OF THE WORLD ROLLER GAMES IN BARCELONA

Event Management ◽

10.3727/152599519x15506259856246 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Albert Saló ◽

Laia López

Keyword(s):

Social Economic ◽

Research Question ◽

City Image ◽

Local Council ◽

The World ◽

Future Consequences ◽

Mega Event ◽

The City ◽

The Postponement

Research Question: This analysis arises from the decision of the current local council of Barcelona regarding the postponement of the sporting mega-event ‘World Roller Games’, due to a lack of a social and sportive implication in this event. This research tries to shed some light on the matter and give evidence to the local council to become the world capital of skating. The research question is to analyse whether non-economic impacts could be relevant enough to organise a mega-event.Research Methods: The methodology is based on the perception and experience of spectators and participants on four main impacts (social, economic, sports city image and sports practice) using a survey from a National Roller Skating Championship in Spain, considering that this profile of respondents have a better knowledge of the current situation of this sport.Results and Findings: There are positive expected future consequences of this mega-event to be held in Barcelona in social and sportive terms. We can also conclude that the local council must still introduce some social and sportive policies in the city in order to improve the chances of success in social, sports practice and sportive brand image development.Implications: It is demonstrated that a mega-event should not be seen purely from a perspective of business generation, especially with minority sports like roller skating. There is a clear opportunity to develop social and sportive practice initiatives that can push social cohesion throughout the city thanks to a mega-event such as this one.

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Buying with You, Selling with You, Praying with You

10.1093/oso/9780190694098.003.0010 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Stefania Tutino

Keyword(s):

Market Economy ◽

Catholic Church ◽

Social Economic ◽

Catholic Theology ◽

Religious Traditions ◽

Social Views ◽

Cultural Reality ◽

The Relationship

This chapter presents a second case study showing another concrete example of the issues to which probabilism was applied. Like the previous chapter, this chapter puts the theoretical and theological discussions on probabilism into the concrete social, economic, and cultural reality of the post-Reformation Catholic Church. This chapter explores the relationship between Catholic theology and money lending by examining the key role that probabilism played in helping theologians to maintain the traditional Catholic ban on usury while at the same time engaging with the burgeoning money-market economy and with other religious traditions with different doctrinal and social views on money, such as Judaism.

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Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Flash Geothermal Power Plants—A Case Study

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su71115262 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (11) ◽

pp. 15262-15283 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Lorenzo Bruscoli ◽

Daniele Fiaschi ◽

Giampaolo Manfrida ◽

Duccio Tempesti

Keyword(s):

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Power Plants ◽

Geothermal Power

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Comparing the long‐term effects of artificial and natural vegetation restoration strategies: A case study of Wuqi and its adjacent counties in northern China

Land Degradation and Development ◽

10.1002/ldr.4018 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Xin Xu ◽

Daojun Zhang

Keyword(s):

Northern China ◽

Vegetation Restoration ◽

Natural Vegetation ◽

Long Term Effects ◽

Restoration Strategies

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What matters? The role of values in transformations toward sustainability: a case study of coffee production in Burundi

Sustainability Science ◽

10.1007/s11625-021-00974-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Milda Nordbø Rosenberg

Keyword(s):

Vital Role ◽

Ecological Systems ◽

New Materialism ◽

Discursive Practices ◽

Coffee Production ◽

Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽

Dynamic Relations ◽

Participatory Observation

AbstractThis paper examines the role of values in transformations toward sustainability. Values, generally defined as what people deem to matter, are increasingly gaining interest in and outside of academia. For example, sustainability aligns with specific values such as dignity, equality, safety, and harmony for people and nature. However, current approaches to values are mind-matter dualistic, and therefore failing to honor the inherently dynamic relations of socio-ecological systems. Drawing on new materialism, I explore values as part of the relations that make this world and propose to consider values as material-discursive practices. Ethnographic fieldwork was done in 2017 with coffee producers in Burundi who aimed to transform production by caring for the coffee and people that grow it. Based on interviews and participatory observation, I present how values were integral to transforming the relational aspects of coffee production. In this study, values of togetherness, care, dignity, and faith were dominant and were found to reconfigure the socio-ecological system of coffee production. I argue that values are inseparable from, and hence co-productive of, the material world that we experience and play a vital role in sustainability transformations.

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The Ecuadorian Banana Farms Managers’ Perceptions: Innovation as a Driver of Environmental Sustainability Practices

Agriculture ◽

10.3390/agriculture11030213 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 213

Author(s):

Alicia Ramírez-Orellana ◽

Daniel Ruiz-Palomo ◽

Alfonso Rojo-Ramírez ◽

John E. Burgos-Burgos

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Environmental Practices ◽

Sustainability Practices ◽

Policy Incentives ◽

The Impact ◽

And Training

This article aims to explore the perceptions of banana farms managers towards environmental sustainability practices through the impact of innovation, adoption of information systems, and training employees through a case study in the province of El Oro (Ecuador). Furthermore, the paper assesses how farmers’ perceptions could guide public policy incentives. PLS-Structural Equation Modeling are used as the framework by which the constructs is represented within the model. The model explained 59% of the environmental sustainability practices of Ecuadorian banana farms. The results indicate that environmental sustainability practices were positively influenced mainly by training employees, innovation, and adoption of information systems. Additionally, both the adoption of information systems and training employees indirectly influenced sustainable practices through innovation as a mediator. We may conclude that in the Ecuadorian banana farms, changes in environmental practices are derived from innovation strategies as an axis of development of useful information and training employees in public policies.

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