Ecotourism in Protected Areas

Author(s):  
Gaunette M. Sinclair-Maragh

This chapter explores the role of ecotourism in the sustainable development of protected areas. It specifically examines the aims of ecotourism in simultaneously contributing to economic development and environmental sustainability in protected areas. The chapter further analyzes protected areas within the ecological, human, and institutional dimensions, and demonstrates how the outcomes of ecotourism are linked to the economic, social, and environmental pillars that drive sustainable development. The chapter also discusses challenges surrounding the sustainability of ecotourism in protected areas and several mitigation strategies. It concludes that while ecotourism aims for economic development it can have detrimental effects on the ecological resources and host communities if not managed in a strategic sustainable way. The chapter recommends that ecotourism in protected areas should be carried out within the realm of environmental justice where all stakeholders and the natural environment are treated with respect and equity.

Dela ◽  
2004 ◽  
pp. 593-602
Author(s):  
Lidia Mierzejewska

In the eighties the environmental elements air, water and soils were examined in correlation with the situation of economic development. In the nineties green areas, which are particu-larly important for Poznan, were planned within the framework of the General urban plan-ning of the town. In the article, natural factors are represented as restrictive development factors. In the questionnaire, over 83 % of the inhabitants of Poznan pointed out green areas to be the most important factor with regard to further house building.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunhong Zhu

The green industry system is a highly relevant, complex and huge system. It is not only a high unity of production activities and the natural environment, but also a harmonious unity of production benefits and environmental benefits, and the inherent unity of economic behavior and resource utilization. The sustainable development of regional green industry is restricted by resources, environment and other factors. Therefore, the development of green industry must be deployed with the concept of overall planning, to construct a set of Implementation Network of sustainable development of green industry suitable for regional reality, so as to solve the bottleneck problem of economic development and reallocate social resources.


Economic development and environmental degradation are usually inversely proportional to each other and this can be reversed by endorsing more eco-competent growth policies. Although with the prompt economic growth, the concern of environmental sustainability is still a major challenge for every country. EIA since its inception has been considered as a holistic tool in assessing the potential impacts of developmental projects on the natural environment. EIA in India was first launched in 1994 and since then it has been undergoing a renaissance, and now several developmental projects have to obtain necessary environmental clearance as per the EIA notification 2006. This paper focuses on a critical overview of the evolution, process, and changes. Evaluation of the process using SOAR analysis helps in increasing the transparency and efficacy in the EIA. This research finally concludes by inferring that EIA if exercised properly shall not only ensure a clean and healthy environment but also shall aid the nation in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).


2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Magdalena Ziolo ◽  
Iwona Bak ◽  
Katarzyna Cheba

The World Bank and International Monetary Fund reported that the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires an escalation of development finance. The report Scaling Finance for the Sustainable Development Goals highlighted the urgency of the efforts to realize SDGs in encouraging financial innovation to move quickly. Even if the role of finance in achieving SDGs is unquestionable, few scientific studies have addressed these issues. We tried to fill the existing research gap. In this study, we examined the link between sustainable finance and SDGs based on European Union countries belonging to the OECD. We present a new and the original research approach. We assumed that the sustainable finance model plays a fundamental role in implementing SDGs (all SDGs were analysed except for SDG 6 and SDG14, due to lack of statistics were not analysed) and ensuring that social and environmental sustainability are reflected in SDGs. The results of this study show that the more sustainable the finance model, the better the achievement of SDGs in the group of analysed countries. We found a strong link between sustainable finance model and social sustainability (SDG1, 3, 4, 5, 10, 16); environmental sustainability (SDG11, 12, 13, 15) and economic sustainability (SDG8, 9, 17).


2021 ◽  
Vol 295 ◽  
pp. 01030
Author(s):  
Yuri Zharnikov ◽  
Alexei Belousov ◽  
Anastasia Terskikh

The article discusses the implementation of the concept of sustainable development, carried out within the framework of the corresponding target model, based on the principle of balancing economic, social and environmental development. The role of the economic block is decisive in the implementation of the target model of sustainable development. At the same time, social and environmental components act to a certain extent in the role of constraints and setting goals for economic development. What are the key goals of the economic block within the framework of the concept of sustainable development of society: ensuring employment of the population with decent wages, solving the problems of creating a safe and favorable climate for the socio-cultural development of society; creation of acceptable conditions for the preservation of the natural environment, capable of meeting the corresponding needs of present and future generations.


2020 ◽  
pp. 355-370
Author(s):  
Selamat Muliadi

This study aimed to explain conceptual the role of Zakat on sustainable economic development by Rumah Zakat. Rumah Zakat is a philanthropic institution that manage zakat and other social funds through community empowerment programs. In running the program, including economic empowerment and socio health services are designed for these recipients. Rumah Zakat connection with the establisment of SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) which is to help impoverished recipients economically and socially. The primary goal of Zakat on sustainable economic development, not only limited to economic variables, but based on Islamic principles has comprehensive characteristics. The characteristics includes moral, material, spiritual and social aspects. In other words, sustainable economic development is closely related to improving people living standar. The purpose of this study was to identity the role of Zakat on sustainable economic development, which was applied by Rumah Zakat. This study used the descriptive method and qualitative analysis. The data source was secondary data collected from documents and texts related to the research topic, be it books, articles, newspapers, journals or others. The results showed that the role of zakat on sustainable economic development by rumah zakat has been quite good and in accordance with the principle of Islamic economics. The contribution of the program productive implementation has been aligned with four goals in the sustainable development i.e. Senyum Juara, Senyum Lestari, Senyum Mandiri and Senyum Sehat. Performance of Rumah Zakat in the sustainable economic empowerment community taking into account dimensions such as input, process, output and outcome.


2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 1749-1764
Author(s):  
Chang Chi ◽  
V.M. Zaernyuk

Subject. The article focuses on the need to coordinate efforts stimulating the economic growth and environmental protection so as to drive the economic development without any losses and difficulties. Objectives. In the study, we examine the mechanism for the mutual impact of the economic growth in industries and the environmental protections so as to build the empirical basis for the reasonable natural protection policy. Methods. Theoretical projects are based on the analysis of economic literature and empirical studies on resources, environment and sustainable economic development in the existing theories of economic growth. Results. We substantiate and corroborate the assumption that the gist of green development implies the sustainable economic and social development driven by a concerted and sustainable economic and environmental growth. The understanding of natural environment should be totally revised so as to convey that the natural environment is not a resource that can be consumed eternally, but does have its own limits. Conclusions and Relevance. In the future, Russia’s economy should rely upon the sustainable development model, where the green constituent will dictate a new strategy underlying the national economic growth and advancement.


Author(s):  
Aliya Kassymbek ◽  
Lazzat Zhazylbek ◽  
Zhanel Sailibayeva ◽  
Kairatbek Shadiyev ◽  
Yermek Buribayev

Think India ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 972-978
Author(s):  
Manisha Jetly ◽  
Dr. Nandita Singh

Education for sustainable development (ESD) enjoys a huge momentum worldwide in which the role of teachers for making sustainable development goals a reality has been recognized significantly. Teachers through their knowledge, attitudes and skills can bring the learning about these concepts to the curriculum and class room interaction and are in a position to influence their students. Therefore it is pertinent, that teachers are sensitised towards these issues, so that they prepare and nurture their students for making appropriate and responsible choices which contribute to a sustainable future. At this juncture it becomes crucial to understand their priorities and awareness level in context of the sustainable development. The present research paper aims to analyse the perception of forty post graduate pre-service teachers of the Chandigarh region, towards ESD through the dimensions of economic sustainability, environmental sustainability, social sustainability and cultural sustainability. For this researchers have adopted qualitative content analysis methodology for an in-depth study of the subjective responses through an open ended question. The findings suggest that most of the respondents associated the perception of ESD strongly with environmental sustainability. It is noted that the pre-service teachers lack a holistic approach towards ESD. On the basis of the findings it is recommended that there is an urgent need of integrating the concept of ESD consciously and conscientiously in India’s teacher education programmes.


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