scholarly journals The Contribution of Peripheral Large Scientific Infrastructures to Sustainable Development from a Global and Territorial Perspective: The Case of IFMIF-DONES

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 454
Author(s):  
Virginia Fernández-Pérez ◽  
Antonio Peña-García
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Neutron Source ◽  
Major Focus ◽  
Fusion Materials ◽  
Indirect Impact ◽  
Global Contribution

Large scientific infrastructures are a major focus of progress. They have a big impact on the economic and social development of their surroundings. Departing from these well-known facts, it is not trivial to affirm whether the global contribution to Sustainable Development (SD) is higher when they are built in peripheral and not highly developed provinces instead of capitals and rich areas. Besides the economic impact on depressed areas, other SD-related parameters like the attachment of young and skilled people to their homeland, the avoidance of uncontrolled migrations from rural to dense urban zones, the growth of new focuses of knowledge independent from the lines of research established in the universities of the capitals, the indirect impact of auxiliary infrastructures and others must be analyzed. Concerning the next implementation of the “International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility—Demo Oriented Neutron Source” (IFMIF-DONES) project in Granada (Spain), one depressed and tourism-dependent zone, an analysis and comparison with similar infrastructures were done and presented.

scholarly journals The Contribution of Experimental Energy Facilities to the Achievement of SDG in their Environment: The Case of IFMIF-DONES

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 471-476
Author(s):  
Rafael Esteban López ◽  
◽  
Zaida Troya ◽  
Virginia Fernández-Pérez ◽  
Antonio Peña-García
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Neutron Source ◽  
Social Evolution ◽  
Southern Spain ◽  
Deep Impact ◽  
Fusion Materials ◽  
Experimental Energy

Scientific infrastructures are known to have a deep impact from two main perspectives: the finality they were designed to, and other collateral impacts like changes in the economic geographic land where they are settled. However, the effects from other perspectives like social evolution and contribution to Sustainable Development have not been studied in depth yet. In this work, the effects of the implementation of the "International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility – Demo Oriented NEutron Source" (IFMIF-DONES) in a rural area in the Southern Spain will be discussed.

scholarly journals High-performance deuterium-lithium neutron source for fusion materials and technology testing

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.P. Lawrence ◽  
T.S. Bhatia ◽  
B. Blind ◽  
F.W. Guy ◽  
R.A. Krakowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Source ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Fusion Materials

scholarly journals Viability of the ESS-Bilbao neutron source for irradiation of nuclear fusion materials

2014 ◽  
Vol 444 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 469-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.R. Páramo ◽  
F. Sordo ◽  
J.M. Perlado ◽  
A. Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Source ◽  
Nuclear Fusion ◽  
Fusion Materials

The role of digital economy in China's sustainable development in a post-pandemic environment

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Malin Song ◽  
Chenbin Zheng ◽  
Jiangquan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe COVID-19 pandemic is still raging, which calls for an exploration of how to prevent and control pandemics to promote sustainable development. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of the digital economy in sustainable development, the relationship between the two, the impacts of the outbreak on economic and social development, and changes in China's digital economy.Design/methodology/approachThe study used the time-series data from 2002 to 2019 and an unconstrained VAR model to examine the relationship between the digital economy and sustainable development before the pandemic.FindingsChina's digital economy has promoted the country's sustainable economic and social development; it has advanced rapid economic growth, improved people's living standards, increased efficient utilization of resources, and strengthened environmental protection.Research limitations/implicationsAmid the pandemic, China's digital economy developed effectively; it showed strong resilience because of its unique advantages. The digital economy in China has helped the country to control the pandemic in a short period, reduced the risk of supply chain disruption, promoted China's economic growth, and ensured the orderly operation of society. Therefore, countries worldwide are encouraged to prioritize their digital economies.Originality/valueCompared with the extant literature, this study explores the sustainable supply chain in a broader sense in the context of a pandemic, and how the supply chain is influenced by the digital economy. It not only includes the stability, resilience, and viability of the supply chain in economic development but also involves aspects of people's life, resource utilization, and environmental protection.

THE WORLD BANK ABOUT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: THE EVOLUTION OF APPROACHES

2021 ◽  
pp. 97-109
Author(s):  
Olga Pryazhnikova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Global Agenda

The World Bank has made an important contribution to shaping the global agenda for reducing poverty, increasing prosperity and promoting sustainable development. The review examines the main milestones in changes of the World Bank’s activities in the field of social development. The evolution of the organization’s approaches to solving the problem of poverty reduction as one of the key obstacles to socio-economic development is outlined.

scholarly journals Reducing risk and accelerating delivery of a neutron source for fusion materials research

2014 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Surrey ◽  
M. Porton ◽  
T. Davenne ◽  
D. Findlay ◽  
A. Letchford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Source ◽  
Fusion Materials ◽  
Materials Research

scholarly journals Resources and Environment Carrying Capacity, Social Development and Their Decoupling Relationship: A Case Study of Hubei Province, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12312
Author(s):  
Sheng Ye ◽  
Chao Wei ◽  
Zhanqi Wang ◽  
Han Wang ◽  
Ji Chai
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Index System ◽  
Hubei Province ◽  
Evaluation Index System ◽  
Evaluation Index ◽  
Urban Sustainable Development ◽  
Temporal Variance ◽  
Comprehensive Development

With the rapid urbanization in recent decades, resource shortage and environmental damage have hindered the process of urban sustainable development (SD). As a yardstick of sustainable development, the evaluation of resources and environment carrying capacity (RECC) and its decoupling relationship with social comprehensive development index (SCDI) are of great significance. In this paper, RECC and SCDI are taken as research objects to establish resource and environment system evaluation index system and social comprehensive development level evaluation index system, respectively. Then, the RECC and SCDI of 17 cities in Hubei province during 2009–2018 are calculated by the projection pursuit model based on genetic algorithm, and their spatial-temporal variance characteristics are analyzed. On this basis, the RECC-SCDI Tapio decoupling model is constructed to explore the decoupling relationship between RECC and SCDI. The result shows that: (1) The RECC of Hubei shows a V-shaped development trend during 2009–2018. The SCDI of Hubei rose steadily during 2009–2018. (2) RECC in western and eastern Hubei Province is higher than that in central Hubei Province. SCDI in eastern and central Hubei Province is higher than that in the west. (3) 11 of the 17 cities in Hubei Province have got rid of excessive dependence on resources environment for social development. The study could contribute to scientific and effective policies be formulated by government to promote urban sustainable development.

scholarly journals Social economic and ethical aspect of sustainable development

2003 ◽  
Vol 44 (159) ◽  
pp. 131-146
Author(s):  
Krstan Malesevic
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Life Forms ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Ethical Aspect ◽  
Social Growth ◽  
Unlimited Growth ◽  
New Form

Uncritical fostering of social development within the industrial paradigm often referred to as "unlimited growth", has caused so catastrophic effects that they could argumentatively be described as a real ecocide. This is not only reflected in the total pollution of environment, irrecoverable destruction of natural resources and non-renewable energy sources, but the very existence of elementary biological preconditions for survival of human and other life forms on Earth is endangered. Social development, perceived and applied as mere growth, has favored partial interests on behalf of those of the whole. It has also endorsed interests of present over future generations relying on partial, positivist knowledge against holism humanism and wisdom. These effects have contributed to the new knowledge of the necessity for radical change in dominant development paradigm. An alternative has been found by some authors in the concept of "sustainable development". This concept is based on the idea of adjustment of social growth and development to the natural adaptive capacities. The idea of sustainable development should represent a key for human duration in time and with this a concrete form of responsibility towards future generations. This strategy, now within the ecological paradigm, transcendent partiality of industrial paradigm and offers a uniquely new form for the rationalization of development. At the same time this strategy functions as a new form of ethics (biocentric instead of anthropocentric one) and as a new model for wisdom of living. The concept of sustainable development is also the only operative way for radical and permanent elimination of the deepest causes of ecological crises instead of periodical and partial healing of its consequences.

scholarly journals Geographical Distribution and Modeling of the Impact of Women Driving Cars on the Sustainable Development of Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9941
Author(s):  
Najah Al-Garawi ◽  
Ismail Anil
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Impact

Background: This work investigated attitudes and public perception regarding the impact of allowing women to drive on social, environmental, and economic aspects of the sustainable development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The study includes the perspectives of both women and men towards the potential implications of this decree on society in general and women’s well-being in particular. Methods: The methodology consisted of an online survey that was conducted before and after the decree was activated in 2017, where 62,065 individuals participated from thirteen provinces of the KSA. Geographic information systems (GISs) and statistical methods were applied to the obtained datasets to examine the geographical distribution and modeling of the effect of women driving on sustainable development of the KSA. Results: The results show that the attitudes towards allowing women to drive are geographically and statistically diverse. The study revealed that the economic impact of women driving was the highest significance, especially in increasing employment opportunities for women and decreasing household travel expenses for women. Conclusion: Overall, 70.4% of respondents agreed that women driving will positively affect the sustainable development of the KSA in terms of social and economic impact. The study also revealed that geographic location is one of the dominating factors on the attitudes towards the social impact of women driving within 95% confidence interval. Additionally, participants strongly believe (with an agreement rate of 85.1%) that Saudi women driving will improve economic development and the female job market.

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