scholarly journals Innovative and Sustainable Food Production and Food Consumption Entrepreneurship: A Conceptual Recipe for Delivering Development Success in South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 11049
Author(s):  
Faith Samkange ◽  
Haywantee Ramkissoon ◽  
Juliet Chipumuro ◽  
Henry Wanyama ◽  
Gaurav Chawla
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Development Gap

Innovative food production and food consumption entrepreneurship can be viewed as a recipe for delivering sustainable development goals to promote economic, human, and community growth among vulnerable and marginalised communities in South Africa (SA). This study critically analyses the trends and related issues perpetuating the development gap between privileged and marginalised communities in SA. It explores the link between innovative food production and food consumption entrepreneurship and underdevelopment based on sustainable development goals (SDGs). The study also generates a conceptual model designed to bridge the development gap between privileged and marginalised communities in SA. Philosophically, an interpretivism research paradigm based on the socialised interpretation of extant literature is pursued. Consistent with this stance, an inductive approach and qualitative methodological choices are applied using a combination of thematic analysis and grounded theory to generate research data. Grounded theory techniques determine the extent to which the literature review readings are simultaneously pursued, analysed, and conceptualised to generate the conceptual model. Research findings highlight the perpetual inequality in land distribution, economic and employability status, social mobility, gender equity, education, emancipation, empowerment, and quality of life between privileged and marginalised societies in SA. Underdevelopment issues such as poverty, unemployment, hunger, criminal activities, therefore, characterise marginalised communities and are linked to SDGs. Arguably, food production and food consumption entrepreneurship are ideally positioned to address underdevelopment by creating job opportunities, generating income, transforming the economic status, social mobility, and quality of life. Although such entrepreneurship development initiatives in SA are acknowledged, their impact remains insignificant because the interventions are traditionally prescriptive, fragmented, linear, and foreign-driven. A robust, contextualised, integrated, and transformative approach is developed based on the conceptual model designed to create a sustainable, innovative, and digital entrepreneurship development plan that will be executed to yield employment, generate income and address poverty, hunger, gender inequity. To bridge the gap between privileged and marginalised societies. The conceptual model will be used to bridge the perpetual development gap between privileged and marginalised societies. In SA is generated. Recommended future research directions include implementing, testing, and validating the model from a practical perspective through a specific project within selected marginalised communities.

scholarly journals Education for Sustainable Development through International Collaboration. A Case Study on Concepts and Conceptual Change of School‐Students from India and Austria on Gender Equality and Sustainable Growth

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Dür ◽  
Lars Keller
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Development Goals

Dealing with the great challenges of the 21st century requires far reaching changes in the lifestyle and perceptions of humans to ensure an appropriate quality of life for all, now and in the future. To provide people with the necessary competencies, the UN initiated the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) program. The two-year research-education, cooperative project ‘AustrIndia-4QOL’ aims to contribute to the goals of ESD. It is based on a collaboration between students from schools in Austria and India on the topics of quality of life, sustainability and global justice. The purpose of this particular case study is to explore the effects of a weeklong face-to-face collaboration in the final part of the AustrIndia-4QOL project. Therefore, it is examined whether or not Austrian and Indian students’ concepts regarding the Sustainable Development Goals ‘Gender Equality’ and ‘Decent Work and Economic Growth’ change as a consequence of encountering differing perspectives. Short texts written by the students at the beginning and at the end of this collaboration, according to guiding questions, form the basis for a qualitative content analysis. The findings illustrate that the students’ awareness increased and their evaluation of topics related to the discussed sustainable development goals changed.

Sustainable development of communities: ISO 37120 and UN goals

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 887-900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suane A. Moschen ◽  
Janaina Macke ◽  
Suélen Bebber ◽  
Marcelo Benetti Correa da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
City Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Development Goals

Purpose The aims of this study is to put on the agenda discussions concerning the approach of sustainable goals and indicators, in terms of how they relate to each other and how to list their importance within a network of contemporary city management. From the millennium objectives experience, UN has launched the continuity of the development program, through the sustainable development goals (SDG), which have the purpose of giving support to local and regional governments for the 2030 agenda in local sphere. In the city context, sustainable development has also been approached in regulations, like ISO 37120: 2017 “Sustainable development of communities: Indicators for city services and quality of life”. These instruments have in common the concern of offering parameters of public services to citizens and promoting in a uniform manner both social and economic growth of the urban environment. Design/methodology/approach The present study aims to compare these two sustainable development tools by means of a documentary analysis and to analyze the feasibility of the proposed indicators and their qualitative evaluation goals to improve citizens’ quality of life. Findings The results suggest that the main urban challenges are related to unplanned urban growth and poor-quality public services, which generate a lack of commitment to enforce laws and to achieve sustainable development goals. Originality/value The study establishes bases for guiding the discussion to support managers and investors decisions to promote paradigm changes in the citizens’ life and in the way cities are planned.

LIFESTYLE AND WAYS OF LIVING OF SENIOR HOUSEHOLDS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarmila Vidová ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
The Past ◽  
Active Life ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Full Life

Growing the proportion of older people requires adapting services and products to their needs and preferences, which will support and extend their full life. While once people aged 55 and over considered themselves old, most of them now live an active life. Over the past decade, the proportion of those who are fully employed has changed and their stereotypes and behaviour have increased, thus changing the quality of life demands. With the gradual aging of the population, the problem of dealing with the housing of older people begins to grow. Housing is one of the key factors in the fight against social exclusion. Housing promotes coherence between communities, enabling sustainable development goals to be achieved. Each state uses its own housing policy, based on social policy and historical conditions, to solve housing-related problems. In the paper we will discuss the possibilities of life in retirement age.

The Contribution of BRICS to the Quality of Global Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Ricceri
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Global Development ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Quality Approach

This study explores the BRICS platform, composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. It discusses its vision and principles, as well as its objectives. I also present a selection of particularly significant and emblematic programs of activities. A core question is how its members will realize their main objective, to contribute to the quality of global development. And how do they relate their objective to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations? Aspects of the current framework of the social quality approach (SQA) will be applied in order to deepen this exploration. In the context of this study, it is relevant to cite the decisions by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences to assist the elaboration and dissemination of the SQA.

Including residents in the rebranding of tourist destinations to achieve sustainable development goals

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Bowen ◽  
Sandra Sotomayor
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Brand Identity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Identity Elements

PurposeThis paper aims to indicate the importance of including residents in the rebranding of a destination.Design/methodology/approachThis article is based on a literature review.FindingsThe World Tourism Organization recently adapted the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to show their relevance to tourism. The quality of life of the residents was a common theme of these goals. Through a review of literature, the paper identified the negative and positive effects of tourism on the residents' quality of life. This was done to show how destination management organizations (DMOs) could design and manage their tourism activities to avoid the negative effects on residents and maximize the positive benefits.Originality/valueAs tourist destinations strive to meet sustainability goals, we argue that many will have to be rebranded. The paper shows how through the rebranding process the destination can create brand identity elements that communicate as well as guide their sustainability efforts. Also, just as corporations need to include and have employees that believe and support the company's brand identity elements, DMOs must include residents in the branding process and gain their support of the destination's brand identity elements. As practical implications for DMOs, the paper shows the importance of developing tourism policies that will enhance the life of residents, demonstrating how this can be accomplished through a rebranding process. As research implications, there is a call for researchers to measure the results of destination's rebranding efforts including the satisfaction of residents as a construct. To accomplish this there is also a need to develop a reliable and valid scale of resident satisfaction with tourism polices.

scholarly journals Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Obed Ofori Nyarko ◽  
Saabea Owusu Konadu ◽  
Gilda Opoku ◽  
Fiifi Agyeman-Weittey ◽  
Gwendolyn Adoteye
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Universal Health Coverage ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Universal Health

“Universal Health Coverage (UHC)” as the theme for the 2018 world health day celebration means that all people receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship. UHC is to be achieved by the year 2030 as part of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). UHC will result in reduction in the prevalence of epidemics, poverty, hunger and increase in quality of life, life expectancy and economic growth. Achieving UHC cannot be a done overnight but all countries need to take appropriate steps to hasten it.

scholarly journals State and Political Measures of the Russian Federation to Achieve the sustainable Development Goals during the Fight against COVID-19, with the Account of Improving the Quality of Life of the Population

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 82-88
Author(s):  
M. L. Galas
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
The State ◽  
Legal Rights ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

Sustainability of the development of the state characterizes the level of satisfaction of security needs, in decent living conditions of the population, in the realization of the individual’s abilities to work, to creativity, to personal growth, in a comfortable mental-cultural and everyday space, in the provision of legal rights and freedoms of the person, in the stability of the economic, social, political systems of the state In the face of global threats, including pandemics of hazardous infections, such as COVID-19, the modern social state faces the task of preventing the exponential decline in the quality of life of the population with limited budgetary resources, the turbulence of the banking sector, crisis of off-line industries, small and medium-sized businesses The article examines the main state-political measures to achieve sustainable development goals, taking into account the improvement of the quality of life of the Russian population.

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