scholarly journals The Governance Conundrum of Powered Micromobility Devices: An In-Depth Case Study from Singapore

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6202
Author(s):  
Devyani Pande ◽  
Araz Taeihagh
Keyword(s):  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Transportation Mode ◽  
Policy Capacity ◽  
Widespread Adoption ◽  
Active Regulation ◽  
Participatory Policymaking ◽  
Simultaneous Adoption

With the widespread adoption of powered micromobility devices like e-scooters for transportation in recent times, there have been many associated and potentially unknown risks. While these devices have been beneficial for commuters, managing these technological risks has been a key challenge for governments. This article presents an in-depth case study of Singapore, where these devices were adopted but were eventually banned from footpaths and public paths. We focus on identifying the technological risks and the governing strategies adopted and find that the Singaporean government followed a combination of governing strategies to address the risks of safety, liability, and switching to another transportation mode. The strategy of banning the devices was undertaken after active regulation and prudent monitoring. Based on the Singapore case, we offer policy recommendations for robust infrastructure and policy capacity, government stewardship and inclusive participatory policymaking for safe deployment, and simultaneous adoption of governing strategies to adopt these devices. The regulatory lessons from the case of Singapore can be insightful for policy discussions in other countries that have already adopted or are considering the introduction of powered micromobility devices.

scholarly journals Research on the revitalization of the cultural tourism industry in the post-epidemic era——a case study of Guangxi

2021 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. 03023
Author(s):  
Jixuan Che ◽  
Peng Yang ◽  
Jiayue Wu ◽  
Yafei Gao
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Project Construction ◽  
Health Event ◽  
Management Project ◽  
Industry Integration ◽  
The Impact

As a sudden public health event, the COVID-19 epidemic has brought a tremendous impact on the economic and social development of China. Its biggest and most direct impact is in the tertiary industry, especially the cultural tourism industry, which has a more far-reaching impact. This paper takes Guangxi as an example to study the current situation, problems, and future development direction of the cultural tourism industry in the post-epidemic era. The study found that the response to the epidemic in ethnic minority areas represented by Guangxi was timely and rapid, but due to their industrial resilience and the impact of the epidemic, the revitalization of the culture and tourism industry is still facing severe challenges. Therefore, this article put forward the key countermeasure to promote the cultural tourism industry revitalization of ethnic minority areas from list management, elements of development management, project construction, industry integration, and international cooperation, to provide policy recommendations and theoretical basis for the revitalization of the cultural tourism industry in ethnic minority areas.

scholarly journals Utilization of fish resources in the Indonesia’s Exclusive Economic Zone within the Fishery Management Area of 573: Case study in Rote Ndao Regency

2021 ◽  
Vol 869 (1) ◽  
pp. 012018
Author(s):  
R Pramoda ◽  
N Shafitri ◽  
B V Indahyanti ◽  
A Zulham ◽  
S Koeshendrajana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fishery Management ◽  
Exclusive Economic Zone ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Management Area ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
Economic Zone ◽  
The Government

Abstract The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982) affirms that the government has sovereign rights, jurisdiction, and obligations in Indonesia’s EEZ. Indonesia has an interest in protecting sovereign rights and increasing state revenues in the waters of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). That sovereign right is to use fishery resources responsibly for the benefit of the nation and society as a whole. The sole purpose of this qualitative research is to optimize fisheries utilization in the Rote Ndao Regency whose waters include the Fisheries Management Area of 573 (FMA-573) in the EEZ. The analysis had been carried out with a case study approach and then descriptively elaborated. The results showed that: 1) the use of fisheries in FMA-573 was carried out by traditional fishermen (using vessels ≤10 Gross Tonnage/GT) and fishermen using vessels >29 GT; 2) supervision is still needed for the improvement of ships and human resources; 3) there are still violations of territorial waters by traditional Indonesian fishermen. The policy recommendations that must be carried out by the government are: 1) encouraging local fishermen to catch fish in the FMA-573 area by providing stimulus for ships and fishing gear; 2) allocate budget to purchase a new fleet of ships and add supervisors; 3) increase the number of fishery instructors to foster and socialize the boundaries of Indonesia’s EEZ with Australia.

Exploring the impacts of religious tourism on development: (A case study of Redemption Camp, Mowe, Ogun State, Nigeria)

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-42
Author(s):  
E.I. Adejimi ◽  
D.A. Aremu
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Transportation Mode ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Religious Tourism ◽  
Banking Institutions ◽  
Precautionary Measures

The Redemption Camp is unarguably one tourism destination that has fascinated many among the Christian and non-Christian folks. Religious sites are among the most visited tourism destinations in the world; people have visited Redemption Camp in their thousands and millions in recent times more than any known tourism destination in Nigeria. The evidence for these realities is attributed to the selfsustainable status the Camp has attained over the years and the increased rate at which it continues to attract visitors. Development in terms of infrastructure and socio-economic activities in Redemption Camp and the neighbouring host communities is evident, arising primarily from tourism activities. This reality underpins the impacts of religious tourism on the development. The study x-rays development, as enhanced by the activities of religious tourism in the Redemption Camp, Mowe, Ogun State, Nigeria. The research employs participant observation, unstructured interviews and key informants interviews. The key informant interviews elicited facts on Redemption Camp as a religious tourism destination while the unstructured interviews examined visitors’ attitude as religious tourists. The study specifically identifies the role religious tourism played and is still in the development of Redemption Camp as wellas the spill over effects on the residents and the host communities. Factors that enhanced religious tourism activities in the Camp include the provision of efficient transportation mode, stable electricity, comfortable accommodation and clean water supply. Tourismattractions within the camp which have earned the camp its self-sustaining reputation are: the Redemption Resort, The Redeemer’s High School. Redeemer’s Maternity Centre, Banking Institutions, Open Heavens International Centre, Emmanuel Park and the main auditorium which sits over two million attendees. It is recommended that, with the growing spate of expansionary activities in the Redemption Camp, the management should ensure necessary precautionary measures in place to guard against disrupting the environmental harmony the redemption camp is known for. Key words: Tourism, Religious tourism, Development, Redemption Camp

Conversion to Christianity: A Bajju Case Study

1994 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-165
Author(s):  
Carol V. Mckinney
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Political Representation ◽  
Religious Movement ◽  
Northern Nigeria ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Widespread Adoption ◽  
British Colonial

Within a 55-year period, most Bajju (Kaje) of southern Kaduna State in northern Nigeria converted to Christianity. This research identifies factors that contributed to this widespread adoption of Christianity, including political, religious, sociological, and personal factors. Lack of political representation throughout the British colonial era and the imposition of Native Authority administration formed the context within which conversion occurred. While this structure of the administrative context tended to be oppressive to the non-Muslim ethnic groups, including the Bajju, from a Bajju perspective their widespread conversion to Christianity was a profoundly religious movement.

A qualitative approach to improve the effectiveness of products of research findings for users: a case study of the Analytical Irrigation Model

2004 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 207
Author(s):  
B. Keeble ◽  
D. Robertson ◽  
F. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Primary Users ◽  
Farming Community ◽  
Widespread Adoption ◽  
Environmental Objectives ◽  
Research Findings

The widespread adoption of research findings by the farming community has traditionally been challenging. Addressing this challenge is a priority as the products of research often aid and underpin the implementation of environmental objectives to ensure that natural resources are used in a sustainable manner. One approach to tackling this challenge is to develop products that are tailored to meet the needs of the users. The Analytical Irrigation Model (AIM, a software tool) was developed with the intention of creating a field-tool to assist farmers to improve their management of border-check irrigation. Using AIM as a case study, this paper demonstrates the value of using a qualitative approach in assessing potential users of research findings, and understanding their requirements. While developing AIM, anecdotal feedback suggested that widespread adoption of the envisaged research products, namely a field-tool, was unlikely. The qualitative study found that service providers to the dairy industry were likely to be the primary users of products of the AIM research. From conducting this qualitative study, service providers identified 4 types of research products that would suit their needs. Incorporating their perspectives enabled the development of products that were more likely to be adopted and consequently increased the effective targeting of the AIM research findings.

scholarly journals Assessment of the External Costs of Life Cycle of Coal: The Case Study of Southwestern China

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 4002
Author(s):  
Xiaonan Wang ◽  
Licheng Wang ◽  
Jianping Chen ◽  
Shouting Zhang ◽  
Paolo Tarolli
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Ecological Impacts ◽  
External Costs ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
External Cost ◽  
Sw China ◽  
Lung Cancers ◽  
Full Life Cycle ◽  
Health Accounts

Coal will continue to be the main energy source in China for the immediate future, although the environmental pollution and ecological impacts of each stage in the full life cycle of coal mining, transportation, and combustion generate large quantities of external costs. The Late Permian coals in southwestern (SW) China usually contain high amounts of fluorine (F), arsenic (As), and ash, which together with high-F clays cause abnormally high levels of endemic fluorosis, As poisoning, and lung cancer in areas where coal is mined and burned. In this paper, we estimate the external costs of the life cycle of coal. The results show that the externalities of coal in SW China are estimated at USD 73.5 billion or 284.3 USD/t, which would have accounted for 6.5 % of the provincial GDP in this area in 2018. The external cost of human health accounts for 87.2% of the total external costs, of which endemic skeletal fluorosis diseases and related lung cancers have the most important impact. Our study provides a more precise estimate of externalities compared with its counterparts in other provinces in China. Therefore, several policy recommendations would be proposed to internalize the external cost.

Network Planning Location Model for China Railway Express

2019 ◽  
Vol 2673 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuehui Wu ◽  
Chang Lin ◽  
Jingyu Huang
Keyword(s):  
Network Planning ◽  
Location Model ◽  
Hub Location ◽  
Transportation Mode ◽  
Hub And Spoke ◽  
Organization Mode ◽  
China Railway ◽  
Transportation Organization ◽  
Further Development

With the gradual implementation of the Belt & Road Initiative, China Railway Express (CRExpress) has gradually gained support as an important transportation mode between China and Europe. However, the high cost of operation, caused by the unscientific organization mode and the small quantity of returning cargo, hinders the further development of CRExpress. Prior studies have shown that applying the hub-and-spoke transportation organization mode to the CRExpress system could decrease operational cost effectively. To carry out network planning for CRExpress, based on its present situation and properties, a conventional hub location model is adjusted. The network planning location model for CRExpress which minimizes total operation cost and allows direct transportation mode is proposed as well as an algorithm based on the genetic algorithm (GA) approach. The reasonableness and feasibility of the model and algorithm are investigated and verified through a case study based on the CRExpress system. The result indicates that Chengdu, Yingkow, and Zhengzhou are selected as consolidation centers whereas Urumqi and Xining adopt direct transportation mode.

A Study for the Measurement of Environmental Impact Resulting From Railway Construction

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasutomo Morita ◽  
Kenji Shimizu ◽  
Hirokazu Kato ◽  
Naoki Shibahara ◽  
Toshihiro Yamasaki
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Transportation Mode ◽  
Co2 Gas ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
Global Concern ◽  
Whole Life Cycle

This study shows how to measure CO2 emissions caused by railways during its life span from construction to disposal. It is now a common global concern that CO2 reduction is vital for conserving the global environment. Amidst this growing awareness, rail transport has attracted significant attention as an environmentally-friendly transportation mode due to its low emission of CO2 gas. But in many studies the amount of CO2 is calculated only during operation and doesn’t include emissions during the phase of construction of related infrastructure and rolling stocks. Rail transport can not be a truly environmentally-friendly transportation mode if it isn’t proven to emit less gases compared with other modes during a modes whole life cycle. In this paper, we introduce the method to calculate CO2 emission from the construction of infrastructure with the application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and the result of a case study.

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