scholarly journals Assessing the environmental profit and loss of the textile industry: A case study in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (01) ◽  
pp. 55-61
Author(s):  
JIANG CHU ◽  
LIRONG SUN ◽  
FANGLI CHEN ◽  
XIANG JI ◽  
ZEJUN TIAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Marginal Value ◽  
Maximum Value ◽  
The Social ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
China’S Economy

The textile industry contributes a lot to China’s economy in history and present. However, it also causes serious impacts on the environment. Environmental prices methodology was proposed to convert various environmental impacts into corresponding social marginal value and it can be applied for the evaluation of the environmental loads. This study applied environmental prices methodology to calculate the social marginal value of the caused environmental impacts in China’s textile industry during the period from 2001 to 2015. The results showed that the minimum value of caused environmental impacts was €9.556 billion and the maximum value was €16.599 billion. Among the three sub-industries of China’s textile industry, Manufacture of Textile had the highest value, followed by Manufacture of Chemical Fibers, and Manufacture of Textile, Wearing Apparel and Accessories. The value of greenhouse effect caused by CO2 emission was the largest. The value of ammonia nitrogen in wastewater was the largest and followed by the values of COD, As, cyanide, Hg, Pb and Cd. An in-depth analysis of the results indicated that the social marginal value of the textile industry closely related to the scale of the industry, the international market and government policies.

scholarly journals Weaving Niche Production into Pacific Economies: The Social, Economic and Environmental Impacts of FIJI Water on Local Communities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Catherine Jones
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Social ◽  
Macro Scale ◽  
Neoliberal Ideology ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Pacific Island Nations

<p>This research explores the pursuit of 'economies of niche' in the Pacific region and the local social, economic and environmental impacts it entails. In the 1980s, Pacific nations adopted the neoliberal ideology as a means to stimulate economic growth and rehabilitate their vulnerable economies. However, this has brought significant challenges. Among other things, Pacific nations face problems regarding the tyranny to distance markets, lack of economies of scale, and the scarcity of investment. Niche production has been recommended as a way to counteract such problems. By adopting the niche model, Pacific Island nations are encouraged to craft products based on the region‘s unique imagery as a means of achieving a distinctive market position based on geographically differentiated production. Although Pacific nations have been encouraged to pursue economies of niche, the influence and impact of this method, particularly at a local scale, remains critically unexplored. To address this, the case-study of Fiji and one of its most 'successful' globalised niche exporters FIJI Water – a multinational bottled water company – will be explored. This work critically explains and criticises the global success of FIJI Water at the macro-scale. Through village based case-studies of the social, environmental and environmental impacts of FIJI Water‘s export success an analysis of the local implications of niche production in the Pacific is also offered.</p>

scholarly journals Weaving Niche Production into Pacific Economies: The Social, Economic and Environmental Impacts of FIJI Water on Local Communities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Catherine Jones
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Social ◽  
Macro Scale ◽  
Neoliberal Ideology ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Pacific Island Nations

<p>This research explores the pursuit of 'economies of niche' in the Pacific region and the local social, economic and environmental impacts it entails. In the 1980s, Pacific nations adopted the neoliberal ideology as a means to stimulate economic growth and rehabilitate their vulnerable economies. However, this has brought significant challenges. Among other things, Pacific nations face problems regarding the tyranny to distance markets, lack of economies of scale, and the scarcity of investment. Niche production has been recommended as a way to counteract such problems. By adopting the niche model, Pacific Island nations are encouraged to craft products based on the region‘s unique imagery as a means of achieving a distinctive market position based on geographically differentiated production. Although Pacific nations have been encouraged to pursue economies of niche, the influence and impact of this method, particularly at a local scale, remains critically unexplored. To address this, the case-study of Fiji and one of its most 'successful' globalised niche exporters FIJI Water – a multinational bottled water company – will be explored. This work critically explains and criticises the global success of FIJI Water at the macro-scale. Through village based case-studies of the social, environmental and environmental impacts of FIJI Water‘s export success an analysis of the local implications of niche production in the Pacific is also offered.</p>

Uncharted waters: The social and equality impacts of Brexit

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-178
Author(s):  
Eve Hepburn
Keyword(s):  
Legal Rights ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
European Citizenship ◽  
The Social ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
European Health ◽  
Economic Analyses ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Domestic Law

This research provides an overview of the potential social impacts of Brexit on individuals and communities in Scotland. It complements economic analyses of Brexit, which tend to focus on impacts on businesses, the economy and GDP. The paper begins by discussing the impacts of the Brexit referendum on people in Scotland since June 2016 to the present day, which include slower economic growth and immigration uncertainty. The research then explores the potential impacts of Brexit going forward under three scenarios: a hard Brexit, a softer Brexit and a no-trade deal Brexit. People's legal rights, access to funding and public services, and employment, housing and consumer spending prospects are then analysed from the perspective of different equalities groups. An in-depth analysis of potential impacts is also provided through a case study on women. The key findings are that the potential socioeconomic effects of any type of Brexit will likely to be widespread across equalities groups; and equalities groups are also likely to feel the shared loss of EU funding, European citizenship and other EU social rights and protections that are not transposed into domestic law or which will likely come to an end (i.e. European Health Insurance Card). However, the likelihood of these impacts happening depends on several variables, as yet unknown, including the closeness of the future UK-EU relationship, trade agreements with other countries, and the UK Government's post-Brexit policy agenda.

An improved method for assessing environmental impacts caused by chemical pollutants: A case study in textiles production

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-236
Author(s):  
Zejun Tian ◽  
Yiduo Yang ◽  
Laili Wang
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Improved Method ◽  
Chemical Pollutants ◽  
Toxicity Analysis ◽  
Ecological Hazards

The use of chemicals in the textile industry has been widely investigated. This study used an improved method with the USEtox model to assess the environmental impacts of chemical pollutants discharged by the textile industry. The environmental impacts attributed to the discharged chemical pollutants were ranked using a quantity analysis method and a toxicity analysis method. The rankings of the two methods were compared by calculating Spearman’s correlation coefficients and outliers. The results showed that the human health and ecological hazards potential were mainly caused by heavy metals. The rankings of the environmental impacts calculated with the quantity analysis method were different from those calculated with the toxicity analysis method. Cadmium, hexachlorobenzene and mercury caused severe human and ecological hazards with a small volume of emissions. Zinc and hexavalent chromium were highly toxic chemical pollutants, which could cause severe human health and ecological hazards potential. These five kinds of chemical pollutants should be preferentially controlled to mitigate the environmental impacts caused by chemical pollutants discharged from the textile industry.

scholarly journals The Death of Jill Meagher: Crime and Punishment on Social Media

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 22-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanja Milivojevic ◽  
Alyce McGovern
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Agenda Building ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Crime And Punishment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The Impact

In this paper we analyse the kidnapping, rape and murder of Jill Meagher as a case study to highlight a range of issues that emerge in relation to criminalisation, crime prevention and policing strategies on social media - issues that, in our opinion, require immediate and thorough theoretical engagement. An in-depth analysis of Jill Meagher’s case and its newsworthiness in terrestrial media is a challenging task that is beyond the scope of this paper; rather, the focus for this particular paper is on the process of agenda-building, particularly via social media, and the impact of the social environment and the capacity of ‘ordinary’ citizens to influence the agenda-defining process. In addition, we outline other issues that emerged in the aftermath of this case, such as the depth of the target audience on social media, the threat of a ‘trial by social media’ and the place of social media in the context of pre-crime and surveillance debates. Through the analysis of research data we establish some preliminary findings and call for more audacious and critical engagement by criminologists and social scientists in addressing the challenges posed by new technologies.

Interrogating returnee entrepreneurship in the Nigerian context

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 590-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanya Ojo
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business People ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Depth Analysis

Purpose This study aims to intend to appraise the characteristics of returnee entrepreneurship and its contributions to development in form of transfer of knowledge and skills in the Nigerian context. Design/methodology/approach A case study approach complemented with situational observations was used. The lived experiences of two returnees were interrogated in semi-structured interviews for an in-depth analysis. Findings Findings illustrate the dilemmas and challenges returnee entrepreneurs from the developed host countries confronted in their entrepreneurial endeavors in the homeland. Originality/value This paper highlights the misconceptions around relocation of immigrants’ business people back to their homeland. It contributes to the growing literature on the social and economic impacts of returnee entrepreneurs (as opposed to diaspora and transnational entrepreneurs) to their homelands’ development.

Wise Energy Investment Decisions–Not Just [kJ out/kJ in]

2007 ◽  
Vol 1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lise Laurin
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Energy Investment ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Environmental Impacts

AbstractWhile the best energy solutions may seem obvious to the LCA community, we often see wind turbines voted down for aesthetics and policy makers leaning toward solutions that show poor return, kilojoule per kilojoule. If we are to move forward with wise energy solutions, we will need to broaden our perspective to include the social impacts that influence policy-makers and communities, creating a decision-system that encompasses both social and environmental impacts.Starting with LCA and Total Cost Assessment, a case study of a biodiesel facility in Vermont begins to incorporate social goals with reduced environmental impacts. We'll then look at other energy systems and how these decision-making tools might be used to bring policy makers, environmentalists, and communities together making wise energy choices for our future.

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