Status and Threats of Wetland Change in Land Use Pattern and Planning

2022 ◽  
pp. 106-127
Author(s):  
Dipanwita Sarkar (Paria) ◽  
Nibedita Maji
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Wetland Loss ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Ramsar Convention ◽  
Land Use Pattern ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Rising Sea Levels ◽  
Living Organisms

Wetland-related studies documented the loss of native species diversity and promotion of the biotic homogenization due to wetland loss. Excessive withdrawals of water from wetlands for residential, agricultural, or industrial use are responsible for wetland degradation. Constructions of dams impedes water flow and replenishment of wetlands, and it also creates a hazard to aquatic living organisms. Climate change causing some wetlands to disappear under rising sea levels, while others are severely impacted by changing climatic conditions, including drought. So necessary steps such as increase wetlands and prevention of the illegal swamping of wetlands, etc. should be taken for conserving the wetland biodiversity from the threatening of unplanned urbanization, purifying the environment and mainlining the sustainable development. Though the Ramsar Convention policy exists to persevere wetlands and achieve sustainable development throughout the world, mass consciousness, greater participation of local people, use of indigenous knowledge in the management strategies are needed to protect wetlands.

Evaluating Change in Housing for Sustainable Development: Kosuyolu Case in Istanbul

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
Dilek Yildiz
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Land Use Pattern ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Dynamics ◽  
Unique Identity ◽  
Historic Memory ◽  
Alternative Scenarios

Sparse attention has been paid to the inevitable processes of change that enable progress in today's globalizing urban centres, but also threaten their unique identity, historic memory, and cultural heritage. The aims of this work are to understand the urban dynamics that trigger these change processes, uncover their effects, and discuss how these changes can be utilized to achieve sustainable development. The case study, which uses a comparative mixed method strategy consisting of archival research, fieldwork, and semi-structured interviews, is the Kosuyolu Housing Settlement, a project dating to the 1950s that represents one of Istanbul's best examples of urban development and housing culture. Displaying the architectural and urban planning ideals of the Modern period, this settlement is a concrete example that reflects the period's considerations regarding social housing. Through this case, change in housing has been evaluated in terms of sustainability indicators. The derived evidences show the significant role of governance and the maintained land use pattern for the achievement of the sustainable development and these evidences are used to suggest the development of an adaption guide that will assist in sustainable development in the short term, and the creation of alternative scenarios that are flexible and easy to adapt, active, and based on participatory processes for the long term.

Sustainable Development of the Arctic

2019 ◽  
pp. 396-415
Author(s):  
Liudmila Lapochkina ◽  
Elena Vetrova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Criteria And Indicators ◽  
The North

Circumpolar territories and the regions related to the Arctic are those rich with natural resources. They have a high potential for the development of mining and extractive industries. The abundance with resources makes the North increasingly attractive for investments. However, circumpolar territories are characterized by peculiar socio-economic, natural, and climatic conditions which taken together frequently pose a negative impact on people and hinder the exploration opportunities of the Arctic resources. In global, regional, and sub-regional levels, the development of the Arctic is heavily regulated by multilateral international treaties. However, the issues of monitoring and assessment of the sustainable development of the Arctic remain open, which stems from the absence of agreed criteria and indicators for assessing sustainability in the context of national, regional, and scientific approaches. It necessitates the development of a specific methodological approach to the establishment of a system to monitor and assess the sustainable development of the Arctic.

scholarly journals Measuring and Analyzing Green Economy on Sustainable Development in Iraq

Webology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 1295-1314
Author(s):  
Nadia Mahdi Abdelkader ◽  
Mohammed Noori Farhan ◽  
Balqees Kahlan Khaled
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Green Jobs ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Broad Concept ◽  
Psychological Pressure ◽  
The Impact

The climatic conditions, global environmental crises and disasters and the exacerbation of the pollution problem have prompted global economic and financial organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to reconsider traditional economic models, Which resulted from it the emergence of the concept of green economy. Which made the economy more efficient by increasing the productivity of used resources and directing investments towards sustainable management of natural resources to increase their economic and environmental productivity and their ability to create green jobs and support the poor to the maximum extent possible. Because of the modernity of this economy, developing countries requested not to impose a single model that includes developed and developing economies at the United Nations Conference (Rio + 20) held in the Brazilian capital, Rio de Janeiro in 2012, and the necessity to create a broad concept for a green economy that is flexible and takes into account the disparity in levels of economic development and transformation policies Towards a green economy. Many scientific studies have proven that the development of the relationship between man and the environment was characterized by an increase and an imbalance between environmental degradation and human progress. The earth, with all its surrounding organisms, is the natural home of man who gets it, and many studies and research revealed that the environments in which a person lives can be It causes an increase or decrease in stress on his body, as the uncomfortable environment causes feelings of anxiety or sadness in contrast to a comfortable environment, and a person finds pleasure in nature regardless of his age or culture, and more than two-thirds of people choose to be in a natural environment to get rid of psychological pressure and cure many diseases Psychological and physical. The research aims to activate the role of the green economy in achieving sustainable development and focus on the health aspect. To achieve the aim of the study, the descriptive and analytical approach was used to study the reality of the trend towards a green economy in Iraq and its role in achieving development. A quantitative approach is used to analyze and interpret the impact of the green economy on sustainable development. And through the benchmarks, it was found that there is a relationship between the sustainable development indicators and the green economy index.

scholarly journals ICT sustainable management: towards a better alignment with the sustainable development strategy

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (71) ◽  
pp. 165-181
Author(s):  
Rachid Hba ◽  
Mohammed Abdou Janati Idrissi ◽  
Majid Kaissar El Ghaib ◽  
Abdellah El Manouar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Innovation Approach ◽  
The Impact

The impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in terms of Sustainable Development (SD) has led to a great transformation in business management, which positions innovation as an essential element of differentiation for the new market conquest. These ICT, that are particularly adapted, allow creating value for the company in a sustainable way and more aligned with the global SD strategy while ensuring to bring competitive advantage and anticipate new economic, social and environmental problems. To implement an innovation approach that gives organizations the means to develop sustainable management strategies, allowing them to increase overall performance, we proposed the "ICT Sustainable Management" model which is designed according to a Green IT (GIT) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) concepts in order to seek new transition ways for management serving SD. Our model constitutes a first research step to lead reflection on next-generation SD-oriented management models. For this reason, we consider it more appropriate to approve the validity of our model through its application on different categories of companies that use ICT. Analysis of the results of this application test has demonstrated the validity of our model at the scale of five companies. This initial validation will be supported by improvements and new tests that will be extremely useful to improve the model and to advance knowledge in this new field of research.

scholarly journals THE FUTURE OF GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS IN EGYPT: A FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Azouz
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Green Building Materials ◽  
Whole Life Cycle

Sustainable development has become a significant worldwide concern. The past few years have seen a lot of changes. Some of these affect how we do approach - and how we should approach - environmental issues. Because of their adverse impacts to sustainability, knowledge about building materials became a crucial dimension of green change in building and design. The problem is that in Egypt there is still no database for green building ma-terials. In spite that there are currently over 120 international green labelling programs for building materials worldwide, they cannot be locally used. This is because building materials and the way they are extracted, manufactured, used, transported, recycled or disposed differ from country to country. All these factors result in insufficiency of data & information on green building materials and those who are involved in the design, construction & man-agement of building materials are acutely lacking the basic information on materials that would allow them to make constructive changes. That's why the introduction of a system for specification, assessment & se-lection of green building materials is considered to be one of the corner-stones of promoting sustainable green building development in Egypt as an attempt to fulfil Goal 11 of the Sustainable Development Goals developed by the United Nations to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable by 2030. The aim of the research is to develop a framework for a system for evaluat-ing sustainability of building materials in Egypt to achieve greener steps to-wards sustainability with a new way of scoring sustainability of building materials that evaluates both positive & negative ecological, social & health and economic impacts through the whole life cycle. This system could be applied in the development of the New Cites that considers the unique chal-lenges of the region and the local market and could be applied all over the country taking into consideration the nature of each region with its available building materials and specific climatic conditions and the different regional priorities and requirements. The research was based on an inductive approach through studying & analy-sis of the life cycle of the building materials, the different aspects and crite-ria for the evaluation of green building materials, currently available re-sources of information about building materials in Egypt and the interna-tional & national reference values & benchmarks that could be used as a base for the new system. Findings will lead to a proposed framework of a system for specification and assessment of green building materials in Egypt. This framework de-scribes all the kind of information required and the procedures that should be taken for the development of the system from collecting data till the es-tablishment of online guide for green building materials and a digital library for accessible and reliable information on green building materials that ena-bles building designers, constructors and developers to make reasoned choices based upon the health & environmental impacts of their decisions and eases the use & selection of Green Building materials in Egypt over the coming years.

أثر الإدارة المرئية في تحقيق التنمية المستدامة من وجهة نظر العاملين في شركة بشير السكسك وشركاه

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 399-436
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Environmental Development ◽  
The Impact

ملخص: هدفت الدراسة إلى التعرف على أثر الإدارة المرئية في تحقيق التنمية المستدامة من وجهة نظر العاملين في شركة بشير السكسك وشركاه. تم استخدام المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، وتكوّن مجتمع الدراسة من جميع العاملين الإداريين في الشركة الفرع الرئيس بمحافظة غزة والبالغ عددهم (68) عاملاً، واستخدم الباحثان أسلوب المسح الشامل، والاستبانة كأداة للدراسة. وتم استرداد (50) استبانة صالحة بنسبة استرداد (73.5%). أظهرت نتائج الدراسة أن هناك أثراً ذا دلالة إحصائية بين الإدارة المرئية (المتغير الثابت، استراتيجية وضع قواعد العمل، استراتيجية التطهير/ التشخيص) والتنمية المستدامة، وأن (استراتيجية القضاء على الهدر) كان تأثيرها ضعيفاً أي أنها لا تؤثر في التنمية المستدامة. أوصت الدراسة بضرورة الحد من العقبات التي تضعف من إمكانية تطبيق استراتيجيات الإدارة المرئية في المصنع من أجل تعزيز التنمية المستدامة وتحقيق التقدم في جميع المجالات. والإسهام في برامج عربية لمحاربة الفقر وتخفيف مستوى البطالة، وتعزيز فرص التشغيل في المجتمع بالتنسيق مع الجهات ذات العلاقة، وتنمية وتطوير مشاركة المجتمع على الصعيدين الوطني والإقليمي. الكلمات المفتاحية: الإدارة المرئية، التنمية المستدامة، التنمية الاقتصادية، التنمية البيئية، شركة بشير السكسك. Abstract The aim of this study is to identify the impact of visual management on achieving a sustainable development from the point of view of the employees at Basheer Alseksak & his Partners’ Company. To reach to the wanted aim, the descriptive approach has been used. The study population consists of the (68) administrative workers at the company’s main branch at Gaza city. The researchers have used the comprehensive survey and a questionnaire as the tools of the study. Fifty (50) valid refunds have been recovered (73.5%). The results of the study have showed that there is a statistically significant effect between the visual management (the fixed variable, the strategy of developing the rules of working, the cleansing strategy / diagnosis) and the sustainable development. In addition, it has showed that the strategy of eliminating the waste has a weak effect, i.e., it does not affect the sustainable development. The study has firstly recommended the need to reduce the obstacles that impair the possibility of implementing the visual management strategies in the plant. This step would promote the sustainable development and progress in all areas. Secondly, the contribution at Arab programs to combat the poverty, reduce the level of unemployment, and enhance some employment opportunities at the community in coordination with the relevant parties. Finally, the development and enhancement of the participation in the community at the national and regional levels. Keywords: Visual Management, Sustainable Development, Economical Development, Environmental Development, Basheer Alseksak Company

scholarly journals The Socio-Cultural Factors in the Common Strategic Planning in European Territories: Principles for Sustainable Development Extracted from Borderlands

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Talented People ◽  
The Common ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation

The large number of borderlands existing in European territory contains many ventures of Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC). Nonetheless, the management strategies related to such projects and the sustainable development they bring to the regions still raise many questions. Considering the little knowledge regarding the management and governance of borderland territories, the present research through the analysis of nine CBC projects (eighteen European border cities) aims to provide further insights from a common strategic planning perspective. The study was projected to locals, experts, and technicians related to the border cities' planning. In this regard, the participants were asked through questionnaires about their perceptions and feelings about the success of the border-cooperation projects in their area of residence or work. Thereby, the investigation enabled us to identify and isolate the five essential factors and challenges to consider from a socio-cultural perspective: (i) Sense of belonging and break cultural barriers; (ii) Diverse infrastructural offer - Euro Citizenship; (iii) Better life's quality standards; (iv) Retain young and talented people; and Public participation

scholarly journals COMPLEX SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF DEGRADED LANDS OF THE KHERSON REGION

2021 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-56
Author(s):  
Margaryta Radomska ◽  
Lesia Pavliukh ◽  
Natalia Lyalyuk ◽  
Veronika Petroschuk
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Resource Potential ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Complex Solutions ◽  
Agricultural Areas

The sustainable development is the prevailing approach to the use of natural resource potential. The degraded agricultural areas loose their economic value and raise a wide range of environmental concerns. The Kherson region is one of the most overexploited territories in Ukraine, which is characterized by diverse soil-climatic conditions. It was offered to use these lands for cultivation of energy crops. The comparative analysis demonstrated that algae and rapeseed are the most efficient alternatives which are able to complement each other and form a perspective energy mix.

scholarly journals Principles and algorithm for the formation of a regional agricultural market in the context of import substitution

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-115
Author(s):  
Igor' Gogolev ◽  
Gamlet Ostaev ◽  
Mihail Kislickiy ◽  
Oksana Zlobina
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Import Substitution ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Food ◽  
Udmurt Republic ◽  
Regional Specificity ◽  
Food Market ◽  
Rural Producers

In modern political, economic and climatic conditions, the order of formation of the regional food market is especially relevant. As you know, the country's food market forms economic stability and security, so it is necessary to take into account specific trends and develop measures for its sustainable development. The article analyzes the volume of production of agricultural products by rural producers of the Udmurt Republic, formulates trends and features of the formation of the regional food market, parameters of interregional exchange of agricultural products. The regional specificity of food consumption by the population of the Udmurt Republic is reflected and its level is compared with the nutritional standards established in the practice of public administration, organizational and economic measures are proposed, aimed at the sustainable development of the food market and solving the problem of import substitution.

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