scholarly journals Small Towns Recovery and Valorisation. An Innovative Protocol to Evaluate the Efficacy of Project Initiatives

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 10311
Author(s):  
Emanuela D’Andria ◽  
Pierfrancesco Fiore ◽  
Antonio Nesticò
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Gradual Change ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
The Gaze ◽  
Evaluation Protocol ◽  
Significant Phenomenon

In many Countries, the depopulation of small towns is a significant phenomenon, which is causing the disappearance of a vast material and immaterial heritage, the beating heart of national identities. However, in recent years, with the environmental and metropolitan crisis, a gradual change of trend is taking place in which small towns play a crucial role in rebuilding the city-countryside relationship. The sustainable development of territories is possible, but in order to achieve it, it is essential to reverse the gaze and consider small municipalities as the main driving force for a radical change. Nevertheless, too often administrations are inadequate in dealing with the complexity of small realities, defining strategies and funding projects that are inconsistent with the real and varied local needs. This work deals with the issue of the recovery and valorisation of small towns through multi-criteria analysis schemes able to capture not only the specific characteristics of the small municipality, but also its relations with the territory and with neighbouring medium/large cities or other surrounding small towns (city-villages network or small municipalities network), also with reference to the multiple infrastructural components. The aim was to identify the critical points of intervention actions and to effectively address future investments. The idea was to propose a technical-economic evaluation protocol structured on social, economic, environmental, and historic-architectural components. The study of the criteria, divided into several sub-criteria, led to the proposal of innovative datasets of evaluation indicators. The model was applied to a case study. The results showed the validity of the investigation protocol, which can be an important tool for prioritising the interventions to be implemented, thus optimising the processes of resources allocation—both public and private—according to the principles of sustainable development, with relevant effects in terms of economic policy.

First Exploration of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Planning of Small Towns

2013 ◽  
Vol 368-370 ◽  
pp. 190-193
Author(s):  
Hua Ying Dai ◽  
Jiang Hai Ji ◽  
Bo Guo ◽  
Long Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Reproduction ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Survival ◽  
Mitigation Planning ◽  
Disaster Losses

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Practice in small towns shows that Comprehensive and in-depth disaster prevention and mitigation behavior is an important way to reduce disaster losses, At the same time, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation of small towns is to ensure the steady development of agriculture, to meet the objective requirements of social reproduction and human survival needs. Because of this, Disaster prevention and reduction of small towns will become the only way for the sustainable development of society. This article is intended to improve Disaster Prevention and Mitigation System of small towns by new planning ideas.

Changing the Boundaries of Expectations

2018 ◽  
pp. 138-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Munro
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Shared Value ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Csr Strategy ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Development Goals

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, incorporating the Business and Sustainable Development Commission (BSDC), has stated more rapid attention needs to be directed to implementation of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (also known as Global Goals) by 2030, and this is particularly the case in developing countries. Strategy with this type of inclusion is at the forefront of the solution to current global climatic change and escalating social problems such as poverty, hunger, and inequality. This chapter argues that multinational enterprises (MNEs) are in an excellent position to implement Social Initiatives (SIs) as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) framework and incorporate this into their CSR strategy. This will allow MNEs to be key instigators of SDG implementation and collaboration across sectors, governments, and public and private entities. This chapter provides an explanation of the various frameworks that support MNEs to implement SDGs, and describes the requirements for implementation, followed by a summary of 15 case studies where SDGs have been successfully implemented within a Shared Value and CSR context.

scholarly journals Characteristic Development Model: A Transformation for the Sustainable Development of Small Towns in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 3753
Author(s):  
Xueqin Wang ◽  
Shenghe Liu ◽  
Olivier Sykes ◽  
Chengxin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Development Model ◽  
Main Line ◽  
Development Mode ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cultivation Strategy

In recent years, the construction of small towns in China has faced many challenges, hindering the sustainable development of small towns. This paper proposes that the traditional development model of small towns no longer meets the current demands, and it urgently needs updating. In the past two years, there has been an increase in the construction of characteristic small towns in China. This is a good beginning for the transformation development of small towns and would bring new opportunities. However, some problems have developed. One example is the emergence of the “blind town”, which means the governors cultivate a featured town blindly without objectively considering the reality of that area. These decisions have a negative impact on the future sustainable development of small towns. Therefore, the governors need to consider the basic conditions of the area, perform a scientific assessment, and present a clear cultivation strategy. This paper presents a preliminary scientific method for the characteristic development mode of small towns with “explore characteristic–evaluate characteristic–nurture characteristic” as the main line, which would be conducive to the characteristic transformation for the steady and sustainable development of small towns in China.

Open laboratories for social innovation: A strategy for research and innovation in education for peace and sustainable developmentSustainable development is an issue of high relevance for all countries, and universities play a fundamental role in promotin

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Georgina Gómez Zermeño ◽  
Lorena Yadira Alemán de la Garza
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Innovation In Education ◽  
The Social ◽  
Innovation Space

Purpose Sustainable development is an issue of high relevance for all countries and universities play a fundamental role in promoting the participation of society members in achieving this objective. This study aims to conduct an open laboratory of social innovation (OPENLAB_SI) inside a university with society stakeholders, as a research and innovation tool that facilitates addressing the complexity of social problems through the principles of openness, experimentation, inclusion, diversity, participation and collaboration. The aim was to encompass innovation with the active participation of citizens in processes of experimentation, exchange and creativity to impact their social reality through collective designs for more sustainable futures done by and for communities. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents a case study conducted during an OPENLAB_SI, which applied innovative, socio-educational strategies intending to promote the social appropriation of renewable energies to help the sustainable development of urban, rural and marginalized areas. In our open lab, a total of 67 participants attended, including university students from various public and private institutions of higher education. Also, civil organizations participated, as well as consultants, teachers, government representatives and university professors. Experts from various disciplines who work in businesses, foundations, universities and government spoke on the topics that were addressed. Findings Among the notable principal findings is the collaborative work done voluntarily by all the participants who, instead of working with a proposal designed beforehand by one group or another, recognized that an OPENLAB_SI leads to the creation of links between society, academia, business and government. Originality/value In the OPENLAB_SI through the exchange of experiences and best practices, aimed at more robust networking and improvement in the acquisition of scientific and technological skills and abilities, the participants became actively involved in the generation of collective knowledge. The main contribution of this paper is to present an open laboratory into the social innovation space that can be replicated such a living lab model in other contexts to contribute to pursuit the sustainable development goals with education for sustainable development as a key catalyst for transformation.

scholarly journals Innovative approaches to achieving sustainable development goals in modern Russian economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-110
Author(s):  
Ekaterina K. Chirkunova ◽  
Nataliya V. Shekhova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Efficient Technology ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Innovative Approaches

The article is devoted to the creation of an effective institutional system for sustainable development as the most important issue of the modern scientific, political and public agenda. Sustainable development paradigm was adopted by the world community by general consent several decades ago, but nevertheless not a single country in the world, including Russia, has an efficient technology to achieve the corresponding goals today. The article reveals the content of the definition sustainable development, describes the preconditions and a brief history of the operationalization of the sustainable development concept, identifies the main problems of the practical implementation of different countries policy instruments, including Russia, to achieve sustainable development goals. The authors conduct a brief analysis of modern national strategic documents on sustainable development, elaborate recommendations for the innovative approaches application to the sustainable development goals implementation in Russia, as well as for ensuring effective institutional conditions for their practical implementation. At the same time, special note taken of a radical change in the value paradigm of public consciousness, adequate regulatory support and the development of composite indicators and criteria for sustainable development.

scholarly journals FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE ENTERPRISE IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINE

2018 ◽  
pp. 75-85
Author(s):  
Svitlana ZHUKEVYCH ◽  
Vіktoriia ROZHELIUK
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Equity Capital ◽  
The State ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Gradual Change ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Functional Components ◽  
Financial Mechanism

Introduction. The modernization of the financial mechanism, the main purpose of which is to increase the efficiency of the use of financial resources at different levels of management and optimize management of budget funds is an important element of implementing the concept of sustainable development in Ukraine. At the same time, today the most urgent issue is the development of such a financial mechanism of the state, business entities that will stimulate the formation favorable conditions for meeting the needs of present and future generations. The purposeof the article is to highlight the issues related to the impact of financial sustainability on the sustainable development of enterprises in the framework of the implementation of the state strategy, which determines its relevance. Methods. The basis is based on scientific methods based on dialectical know ledge and objective laws of the economy. Results. Sustainable development of an enterprise is a gradual change or maintenance of the appropriate level of all indicators of enterprise sustainability, capable of resisting negative environmental factors, using internal potential, while preserving the integrity and basic properties. That is, it can be argued that sustainable development of the enterprise is provided on the basis of taking into account the influence of the external environment and improving the strategic management within the enterprise in order to increase its efficiency and continuous development. For the enterprises sustainable development means adopting business strategies and endorsing activities that meet market needs and stakeholders at the same time protecting, sustaining and strengthening the human and natural resources that will be needed in the future. The development of an effective management structure for the sustainable development of the business entity requires the integration of all functional components - business planning, organization, accounting, analysis, control. The calculation of permissible and economically justified rates of growth of an enterprise is an important stage in the diagnosis of the financial component of a sustainable development of an enterprise. Conclusions. The financial and economic stability is the condition of life and the basis of stability of an enterprise in a market economy. It is determined, that only a systematic approach that considers an enterprise as a social and economic system functioning in the external environment will prevent the negative trends of the present. The growth factors are the indicators in the management of sustainable growth: the coefficient of internal growth, which shows the ability of enterprises to increase the negotiable and non-current assets at the expense of domestic sources of funding and the coefficient of sustainable growth, which characterizes the growthof equity capital of the enterprise.

Sustainability Framework: An Integration of the Equator Principles into Business Process

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-63
Author(s):  
Aldi Muhammad Alizar ◽  
Choerunisa Noor Syahid ◽  
Anas Nikoyan
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Equator Principles ◽  
The Government ◽  
Sustainability Framework

Indonesia as the largest archipelago in Southeast Asia has a strategic location for business and investment. After the economic crisis in 1998 and 2009, Indonesia could be passed it away until present. It can be seen by the increasing of growth domestic product. Currently, the Indonesian government began to encourage the public and private institution to achieve sustainable development and compete in globalization. However, there are a lot of challenges for the stakeholders to reach the goals.The strategy that has been done by the private sectors is implementing corporate social responsibilities (CSR) as company’s program. Keivani (2009) stated that CSR program by private sector could be supporting the government to achieve sustainable development. Since the concept of triple bottom line in CSR also exist in sustainable development component. The triple bottom lines by Keivani (2009) consist of: (i) People that associated on social justice, (ii) planet that associated on environmental quality, and (iii) profit which related with economic prosperity. Based on this concept, the private sector also has a duty in realizing sustainable development goals.In General, to complete the sustainable development goals is not only private company’s responsible or government, but it also dependable from all of development actors. The three development actors are government as policy makers, private sectors as capital models, and society as the vulnerable development objects. The communication abilities and having adequate knowledge are the most essential things for actors to have it.This paper discuss about how do the private sectors in Indonesia embrace the other stakeholders of development actors (which are government and community) to achieve sustainable development without ignoring their business objectives. By using the Equator Principles that focused on social and environmental management and sustainability framework by the International Finance Corporation, it expected to give some new approaches for the companies to protect their business process.

Research on Small Towns’ Settlements Sustainable Development of Loess Hill and Gully Area in Middle Inner Mongolia

2012 ◽  
Vol 253-255 ◽  
pp. 195-198
Author(s):  
Li Ping Sun ◽  
Juan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Development Model ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Features

After affirming the regional features and value of small towns’ settlements of loess hill and gully area in Middle Inner Mongolia, some problems are pointed out in the construction and development, and some constructive suggestions and ideas are put forward about the sustainable development model.

scholarly journals Reflecting Disaster Risk in Development Indicators

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junko Mochizuki ◽  
Asjad Naqvi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
National Level ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Global Agenda

Disasters triggered by hazards, such as floods, earthquakes, droughts, and cyclones, pose significant impediments to sustainable development efforts in the most vulnerable and exposed countries. Mainstreaming disaster risk is hence seen as an important global agenda as reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) 2015–2030. Yet, conventional development indicators remain largely negligent of the potential setbacks that may be posed by disaster risk. This article discusses the need to reflect disaster risk in development indicators and proposes a concept disaster risk-adjusted human development index (RHDI) as an example. Globally available national-level datasets of disaster risk to public and private assets (including health, educational facilities, and private housing) is combined with an estimate of expenditure on health, education, and capital formation to construct an RHDI. The RHDI is then analyzed across various regions and HDI groups, and contrasted with other HDI variants including inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI) and the gender-specific female HDI (FHDI) to identify groups of countries where transformational disaster risk reduction (DRR) approaches may be necessary.

Study on Creative Industries Correlativity for Sustainable Economy

2014 ◽  
Vol 962-965 ◽  
pp. 2386-2389
Author(s):  
Da Deng ◽  
Yang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Economic Growth Mode

The creative industries are playing an increasingly significant role in the sustainable development of various countries, especially large cities all around the world for its low carbon and high efficiency. On the basis of summarizing the research status of creative industries, this paper focuses on analyzing the particularity of its relevance mode. This paper points out that the creative industries are standing at the top of all traditional industries, and its special industries correlativity mode widely exists inside this industry, between this industry and other industries, among industries in different regions as well as between this industry and traditional industries. The relevance of creative industries shall be utilized to give full play to its promoting function on the transformation of economic growth mode, the upgrading of industrial structure and other aspects, so as to serve for the low carbon economy and sustainable development strategy.

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