scholarly journals Towards Smart and Sustainable Communities

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 131-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Bottero ◽  
Valentina Ferretti ◽  
Giulio Mondini
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Sustainable Communities ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Future ◽  
Development Paradigm

The present paper aims at developing some reflections about the evolution of the sustainable development paradigm, from the triple-bottom line approach, to the concept of smart city and to the idea of sustainable communities. The paper also explores the main features of the future of cities, which will be based on the notion of social capital.

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING IN AUSTRALIA: THE PAST, THE PRESENT ANDTHE FUTURE

2000 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 617
Author(s):  
C.M. Deegan
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Financial Accounting ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Social Accounting ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Social And Environmental Reporting

This paper provides an overview of Australian environmental reporting. Specifically, the topics to be considered include: a brief consideration of trends in environmental reporting together with an overview of industry initiatives to encourage environmental reporting; an overview of regulation pertaining to environmental reporting; an overview of trends towards the practice of sustainable development reporting with particular reference to triple bottom line reporting; an examination of social accounting and social auditing; an investigation of the linkage between social and environmental reporting and financial accounting; and, projections about the future of social and environmental reporting.

scholarly journals The Sustainable Development of Smart Cities: A Case Study of the Design of driverless bus stops in Zhengzhou

2021 ◽  
Vol 293 ◽  
pp. 03002
Author(s):  
Xiaoguang Chen ◽  
Jinting Sui ◽  
Xufeng Tai ◽  
Heqi Li
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Modular Design ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Smart Transportation ◽  
The Future ◽  
Bus Stops ◽  
The City

With the arrival of the “5G” era and the digital economy era, the development of the city has permeated all aspects of the city, and with the emergence of “smart city”, it is likely to have “smart” everywhere in the future city. At the same time, “Future Smart Transportation” was proposed as a discussion topic at the “2019 (8th) International Smart City Summit and Smart Ecology Expo”. The research and development of the driverless bus stops will spur the driverless bus stops to take on the past with a brand-new look, welcome the future, and contribute to the sustainable development of the smart city. Taking the driverless bus station in Zhengdong New District as an example, this paper explores the sustainable development of a smart city through the creation of manned (open)-shared (transition space)-driverless (semi-enclosed space) space and the introduction of modular design approach. To connect people’s work, life and transportation, and derive a new public transportation environment based on manned bus stops, namely, intelligence, sustainability, environmental friendliness and safety, thus create a smart transportation pilot to embrace the bright future of sustainable smart cities.

scholarly journals Sustentabilidade Municipal: uma aplicação da Análise Envoltória de Dados em Mato Grosso do Sul (Analysis of Municipal Sustainability Level in Mato Grosso do Sul: A Study Supported by data envelopment analysis (DEA))

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1948
Author(s):  
Raul Assef Castelao ◽  
Celso Correia de Souza ◽  
Daniel Massem Frainer ◽  
José Francisco Dos Reis Neto ◽  
Michelle Da Rosa
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Joint Analysis ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

O uso de indicadores para avaliar determinado fenômeno tem sido empregado nas mais diversas áreas do conhecimento. Mais recentemente, indicadores têm sido utilizados com o intuito de vencer o desafio quando se discute a questão ambiental, e se busca a harmonia entre o crescimento econômico e a preservação do meio ambiente. Desse modo, o uso de indicadores pode ser o instrumento mais adequado para melhorar a comunicação entre os decisores políticos e a sociedade na discussão de temas complexos sobre os quais há necessidade de um consenso. O objetivo geral deste artigo foi determinar o índice de desenvolvimento sustentável (IDS) de 78 municípios do estado do Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), com a utilização de análise envoltória de dados (DEA), que permite a análise conjunta de diversas variáveis como os indicadores de natureza econômica, social e ambiental. Estes indicadores são os parâmetros do Triple Bottom Line (TBL), que permite avaliar o nível de sustentabilidade de cada município de modo multicriterial. Na determinação dos IDS foram utilizados dados secundários de diversos órgãos públicos no MS.  Como resultado geral, pode-se identificar e hierarquizar as cidades com melhores desempenhos em cada dimensão e também quando em conjunto. Foi possível identificar que os municípios com melhores índices de desenvolvimento econômico apresentaram menor qualidade ambiental e social, e os menos desenvolvidos encontram-se mais preservados. De modo semelhante, também foi analisado o desenvolvimento sustentável nas mesorregiões no estado do MS, com a mesorregião leste apresentando o melhor índice de desenvolvimento sustentável.  The use of indicators to evaluate a given phenomenon has been used in several areas of knowledge. More recently, indicators have been used to overcome the challenge when discussing the environmental issue, and seek harmony between economic growth and preservation of the environment. In this way, indicators can be the most appropriate instrument for improving communication between policy makers and society in discussing complex issues on which consensus is needed. The general objective of this article was to determine the sustainable development index (IDS) of 78 municipalities in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), using data envelopment analysis (DEA), which allows the joint analysis of several variables as Indicators of economic, social and environmental nature. These indicators are the parameters of the Triple Bottom Line (TBL), which allows assessing the level of sustainability of each municipality in a multi-criteria way. In the determination of IDS, secondary data from several public agencies in the MS were used. As a general result, one can identify and rank cities with better performance in each dimension and also when together. It was possible to identify that the municipalities with the best economic development indices presented lower environmental and social quality, and the less developed ones are more preserved. Similarly, sustainable development was also analyzed in mesoregions in the MS state, with the eastern mesoregion presenting the best index of sustainable development. Keywords: environment, sustainable development, local indicators, Mato Grosso do Sul.  

scholarly journals Is Sustainable Development an Issue for Quality Management?

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
The Future ◽  
Current Systems ◽  
Market Changes

Abstract In recent years, sustainable development strategy for enterprises has become an important issue around the globe. This requires the organization to review its current systems to improve the overall triple bottom-line performance (i.e. economic, environmental, and social). Rising to these challenges requires transforming management system towards sustainable management. Assuming quality management (QM) impact on organisations will continue, what types of QM-based improvement initiatives will develop in the future to meet the anticipated organizational and market changes?

scholarly journals Supply chain – a key factor of the sustainable development of city centers

Pomorstvo ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
Mladen Jardas ◽  
Čedomir Dundović ◽  
Paola Badurina-Tomić
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Distribution Center ◽  
End User ◽  
City Center ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Efficient Delivery ◽  
The Future ◽  
Key Factor

In the paper importance is given to the organization of the supply chain for a more efficient delivery of goods to city centers. Logistics activities are closely related because they depend on each other. The ultimate goal is to bring the product/goods to the end customer/consumer as soon as possible, on time, at the lowest cost, in perfect condition and in the appropriate quantity. The mutual coordination and cooperation of all participants in the supply chain can result in a satisfied end-user/customer. The development of information – telecommunication technologies – will greatly affect the future development and efficiency of the supply chain by finding new transport solutions that would mostly affect city centers. The paper mostly emphasizes the context of the delivery conditions in Rijeka’s city center with a proposal for the location of a future centralized distribution center.

scholarly journals Alignment of Islamic Banking Sustainability Indicators with Sustainable Development Goals: Policy Recommendations for Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 2607
Author(s):  
Amin Jan ◽  
Mário Nuno Mata ◽  
Pia A. Albinsson ◽  
José Moleiro Martins ◽  
Rusni Bt Hassan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Coding Method ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Axial Coding

This study aims to establish the link of key Islamic banking sustainability indicators with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) as a policy recommendation for sustainable development and to mitigate the distressing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the triple bottom line (people, planet, and profit). To identify the key Islamic banking sustainability indicators, the authors selected the most cited sustainability measurement indexes in Islamic banking. Initially, the indexes were divided into 10 broader themes, and then the key Islamic banking sustainability indicators were shortlisted from each theme based on their high-frequency distribution. The shortlisted sustainability indicators were then ratified to be in line with Islamic philosophy based on “Maqasid al-Shariah” (objectives of Shariah) and were subsequently grouped into the three dimensions of economic, environmental, and social sustainability based on the axial coding method. Finally, the categorized sustainability indicators were aligned with the relevant UN SDGs through the axial coding method for policy formulation, and respectively 12 propositions were developed for policy formulation. This study labeled the methodological process of this study as the ECA method (exploration, categorization, alignment). The new ECA method offers a reverse extension in the “SDG compass” developed by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) for aligning business policies with the UN SDGs. The process of aligning Islamic banking sustainability indicators with the UN SDGs will provide a roadmap to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of economic, environmental, and social issues. Due to the diversity of the UN SDG framework, it covers multiples aspects for sustainable development. Therefore, considering the UN SDGs in terms of various banking instruments will mitigate the multiple distressing impacts of COVID-19 on the triple bottom line (people, planet, and profit), it will also promote a sustainable development agenda.

scholarly journals THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM: GENESIS, BACKGROUND AND ORIGINS

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4(73)) ◽  
pp. 171-179
Author(s):  
V.Y. FILIPPOV
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Extensive Study ◽  
Complete Analysis ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Relevant Today ◽  
Creative Self ◽  
Development Paradigm ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Scientific Environment

Topicality. The concept of sustainable development synthesizes anthropocentric and biospherecentric principles and provides for optimal use in the economic and non-economic processes of the natural component, aligning the impact of man on nature and the ability of the latter to bear anthropogenic load, which will provide the ability of future generations to satisfy ecological needs. As people and their needs are at the center of socio-economic development, the notion of "sustainable human development" associated with the process of expanding individual choices in various fields is becoming increasingly relevant today: from guaranteeing economic, social and political rights and freedoms to the possibilities of creative self-realization and improvement. Aim and tasks. Despite the extensive study of sustainable development in the domestic and foreign scientific environment, a detailed study of the genesis of the concepts of "sustainable development" and "sustainability", as well as the components of sustainable development, is required. The purpose of the article is to review, systematize and analyze approaches to sustainable development, and compare them, as well as to formulate a paradigm of sustainability from the first appearance of the prerequisites of this concept to the origins and generalization of the genesis of the concept of sustainable development. Research results. Therefore, the result of the study is the formation of the paradigm of sustainability from the first appearance of the preconditions of this concept to the origins and generalization of the genesis of the concept of sustainable development. Thus, the inclusion of only three components in the concept of sustainable development (society, economy, environment) is common practice, but it is not the only correct component. Conclusion. Given the uncertainty in the domestic scientific environment of the system of sustainable development and the lack of complete analysis of approaches to its implementation, it is necessary to review and systematize these approaches, to compare them. This will allow us to understand sustainable development, not as an abstract phenomenon, but as a truly global paradigm for human survival in the third millennium, the transition to which is a translational process.

scholarly journals ERT Challenges in the Post-2015 Era

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-86
Author(s):  
Manzoor Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Global Development ◽  
Rural Transformation ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Key Points ◽  
The Future ◽  
Scant Attention ◽  
High Level

This paper provides a background to the on-going discourse on post-2015 global development agenda. It mentions key points from the UN Secretary General’s report on MDG progress and the process of formulating the future development agenda. The recommendations of the High Level Panel on post-2015 agenda and the work of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) are examined from the perspective of Education for Rural Transformation (ERT). It is concluded that the premise and rationale of ERT has received scant attention in the future development agenda discourse. The arguments regarding the pertinence of ERT in combating poverty and promoting sustainable development are noted, drawing on the recent UNESCO- INRULED study on this topic. 

Sustainability

2012 ◽  
pp. 118-141
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Global Reporting Initiative ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Global Priority ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Positive Results

Organizations of all kinds must increasingly take into account not only the simple bottom line of their organizational operations, but also address their sustainability in broader terms. This chapter reviews sustainable development and the various definitions of sustainability accepted in the literature and in organizational practice, including what has become known as “Triple Bottom Line” (tbl) sustainability. The complex systemic properties of sustainability are detailed, and the general status of sustainability as an organizational, national, and global priority is characterized. The importance of organizational learning in achieving sustainability is explained, and important guidelines are outlined for sustainability performance measurement and reporting, including Corporate Social Responsibility and the Global Reporting Initiative. Details of attempts by various individuals and organizations to address sustainability in practice and how they achieve positive results are described, and latent opportunities to express leadership are highlighted.

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