scholarly journals Human Activities and Conservation Awareness between Community Use Zone (CUZ) Areas of Kinabalu Park and Crocker Range Park, Sabah

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-37
Author(s):  
Andy R. Mojiol ◽  
Maureen J. Tapuang ◽  
Razak Wahab
Keyword(s):  
Human Activities ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Fruit Trees ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Conservation Priorities ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Conservation Awareness

The Parks Enactment 1984 prohibits any human activities in the Park in order to conserve thenatural ecosystem but in reality there are some people living inside the Park and doing cultivation. Community Use Zone (CUZ) is a management option in an attempt to strike a balance between the conservation priorities of the Park and the livelihoods of the local communities who depend on the Park for survival. This study looks into the relationship between types of crops planted within the CUZ areas, evaluate the contribution for the local communities’ livelihood, and determine the perception and conservation awareness of local community activities. The data for this study was collected by using face-to-face interview technique. Closed and open-ended structured questions were used in the interview. Apart from that observation was useful to obtained information which cannot achieve from structured interviews. Percentage, mean and range were used to summarize the results. With the use of socioeconomic survey and economic valuation on sales products approach, it was possible to determine the objectives of this study. Major crops grown are permanent crops such as rubber trees, fruit trees, and cash crops such as vegetables, cocoa and coffee trees were identified as the type of crops that were cultivated for economic sources by farmers in Kg. Sayap, Kota Belud and Kg. Mongool Baru Ulu Senagang, Keningau/Tenom. Rubber trees contributed the highest source of income followed by fruit trees such as durian, langsat and rambutan, cocoa trees and vegetables. The study showed that the perception and conservation awareness of the local communities in both villages had high awareness level. They are aware of the issues that concerning forest conservation. The study had determined that the CUZ is a tool management for the local communities to survive their living which is recommended to be applied but further research on the local communities’ livelihood dependency on protected areas should be conducted for the sake of forest conservation.

Latvian public libraries as a resource, cooperation partner and initiator for promoting media literacy and civic participation in local communities

2021 ◽  
pp. 096100062110367
Author(s):  
Kristine Kine ◽  
Agnese Davidsone
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Civic Participation ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Library Resources

The aim of this study is to explore the involvement of public library librarians in improving media literacy and promoting civic participation in Latvia. Within the framework of this research, 15 semi-structured interviews with librarians of public libraries were conducted. The main findings indicate that librarians can strengthen information consumption skills by providing lifelong learning opportunities for all members of society. However, several problematic aspects emerge, among them are the lack of methodological materials specifically for library use, difficulty in reaching audiences who need media literacy training and insufficient media literacy skills among librarians themselves. The librarians in the study stated that more up-to-date knowledge of media literacy is required, as technological developments have changed the criteria by which we evaluate information. Libraries also engage in building civil competence, mainly by facilitating different forms of civic participation and ensuring equal access to infrastructure and library resources. Librarians themselves consider libraries to promote local community awareness and strengthen its identity, thus perpetuating a democratic society. Libraries also promote a sense of responsibility towards the community in members of society by organizing events and organizing volunteer work. Therefore, there is the need for public libraries to become more visible in the local communities as promoters of civic participation, engage more in the communities’ life. This requires librarians to take a more active role, and their participation in community events and partnership building. Librarians’ own media literacy and pedagogical skills need to be continuously improved.

Contribution of Corporate Social Responsibility to Post-Disaster Life Recovery of Employees

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 811-821 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maki Dan ◽  
Masayuki Kohiyama ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Corporate Social

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is now considered to be one of the most important activities for companies as it greatly affects both companies and local communities. This study analyzes the effects of corporate social responsibility activities on the life recovery of employees. A questionnaire survey on the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster in Iwaki City (Fukushima, Japan) was conducted. Iwaki City was among the areas most severely affected by the disaster. The effect of CSR activities on the life recovery of employees was analyzed by structural equation modeling. Life recovery largely depended on health and human relationships. CSR activities related to these two factors, such as work–life balance and local community activities, increased the life recovery of employees. Companies have large resources for improving local community resilience and local communities can recover from a disaster in a timely and effective manner when companies provide appropriate assistance. This study reveals how companies can contribute to the recovery of local communities through their CSR activities.

Community-Based Preventive and Remedial Measures to Prevent Violent Extremism: A Human Security Approach to Help Transform Conflicts, Improve Social Cohesion and Improve Local Security

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 198-219
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Human Security ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Remedial Measures ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Initiatives ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Violent Extremism

AbstractThis article, presented as part of a panel on “Community-based preventive and remedial measures” at a conference on Responses to Female Migration to ISIS, is on ways in which local communities are able to strengthen social cohesion and prevent growing polarization, especially in areas where radicalization to violent extremism takes place. The analysis is based on the Human Security Collective (HSC)’s work in Palestine, Libya, Tunisia and the Netherlands where we support local communities and the professionals who work with them on addressing systemic causes that lead to exclusion, alienation and possibly radicalization leading to violent extremism. We have learnt that approaches to prevent the attraction to violent extremism networks require methods and processes akin to those developed for conflict transformation. Some of the characteristics of this approach include the inclusion of different stakeholders, local ownership in defining problems and seeking solutions, the building of trusted relationships, the mentoring of young women and men who take on a peer-model role, and the development of innovative small-scale community activities that can then be taken up by the wider community. HSC and its partners connect these local community initiatives to policymakers at municipal, national and international levels. Through the process of facilitated dialogue we aim to create “safe spaces” where persons from different backgrounds and with different interests are able to meet and exchange practices and policies. In this way, policies are validated by lived realities and citizens become aware of the way that policies that influence local security are developed and executed. This dialogue leads to a mutual understanding of and improvement in security-related policies.

scholarly journals Partisipasi Masyarakat Lokal Dalam Pengembangan Pariwisata Di Desa Jatiluwih, Kabupaten Tabanan, Bali

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
I Gusti Agung Fajar Wisnu Wardana ◽  
I Made Adikampana
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Tourist Village ◽  
The Right ◽  
Participation Theory

      Tourism development should involve the local community as one of strakeholders in its management. In the management of tourist villages, local community should be active in tourism activities to gain the benefits . Therefore local communities also have the right to be able to earn the economic benefits equitably. This study aims to determine the participation of local communities in the management of tourism activites in the Jatiluwih Village, Bali. This research is important because local community participation in tourist village can determine sustainable development       The research methodology used in this study is a qualitative research, with observation, semi-structured interviews, and documentation as well as using the concept of a tourism village and community participation theory to analyze the problems in the field.       The result shows that decision-making in local community participation is still lacking. They have chance to listened or hearded but their opinion not necesseraliy considered.  Benefits received by the local community from tourism activities are the community has begun to get the right share from the tourism  development of their village.   Keywords : Community  Participation, Tourism Development,JatiluwihVillage

scholarly journals Pengembangan Pariwisata Berbasis Masyarakat

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Putu Wira Parama Suta ◽  
I Gusti Agung Oka Mahagangga
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Tourist Attraction ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Qualitative Observation ◽  
The Right ◽  
Participation Theory

Tourism development should involve the local community as one of  strakeholders interest in its management. Therefore local communities also have the right to be able to taste the economic benefits equitably. This study aims to determine the participation of local communities in the management in Ekowisata Kampoeng Kepiting Tuban, Bali. This research is important because local community participation in ecotourism can determine sustainable development The research methodology used in this study is a qualitative research, with qualitative observation, semi-structured interviews, and documents qualitative as well as using the concept of a tourist attraction, management and public participation theory to analyze the problems in the field. The results show management in Ekowisata Kampoeng Kepiting is organized by Fishermen Group Wanasari Tuban, Bali and the employees who work not only from members of the fishermen but also come from family members of fishermen. Local community participation in the management is classified into spontaneous participation.   Keywords: Community Participation, Tourism Management, Ekowisata Kampoeng Kepiting

scholarly journals STUDI LITERATUR : PERAN MASYARAKAT TERHADAP KONSERVASI HUTAN

Pondasi ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Boby Rahman ◽  
Astri Pratiwi ◽  
Sania Fitri Sa’idah
Keyword(s):  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Cultural Condition ◽  
Sustainable Forests

AbstractOne of the efforts to conserve resources is to link local community wisdom to sustainable forest conservation. The study was conducted to figure out how local communities' prudence relates to the conservation of forest areas. Conservation is an effort to preserve or manage sustainable forests such as traditional customs that have the trust to protect forests. This is because people’s role is vital to the management of forest areas. The study was done with a purpose (1) to find out how local prudence relates to the conservation of forest areas, (2) to see how people are involved in forest conservation, (3) to see what the cultural condition of local communities is. It is to hope that the areas of the forest will be preserved and that the awareness of communities in the importance of keeping properly.Keywords: Culture, Forest Conservation, Community Role AbstrakSalah satu upaya konservasi sumber daya adalah dengan mengkaitkan kearifan lokal masyarakat dalam pelestarian hutan yang berkelanjutan. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana kaitan antara kearifan lokal masyarakat terhadap konservasi kawasan hutan. Konservasi merupakan suatu upaya pelestarian atau pengelolaan suatu wilayah yang berkelanjutan. Salah satu upaya dari konservasi hutan adalah dengan mengkaitkan kearifan lokal masyarakat dalam pelestarian hutan yang berkelanjutan seperti adat istiadat yang memiliki kepercayaan untuk melindungi hutan. Hal ini dikarenakan peran masyarakat sangatlah penting dalam pengelolaan kawasan hutan. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan (1) untuk mengetahui bagaimana kaitan antara kearifan lokal terhadap konservasi kawasan hutan, (2) mengetahui bagaimana peran masyarakat terhadap konservasi hutan, (3) untuk mengetahui bagaimana kondisi kebudayaan masyarakat lokal. Adanya upaya-upaya tersebut dapat diharapkan kawasan hutan akan terjaga kelestariannya dan adanya kesadaran dalam masyarakat akan pentingnya menjaga hutan dengan baik.Kata Kunci: Kebudayaan, Konservasi Hutan, Peran Masyarakat

scholarly journals PRAKTIK CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) DI INDONESIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Gina Bunga Nayenggita ◽  
Santoso Tri Raharjo ◽  
Risna Resnawaty
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Human Behavior ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
The Government ◽  
Corporate Social

Dalam berbagai aktivitas membawa dampak nyata bagi kualitas kehidupan, baik bagi individu atau masyarakat. Berbagai permasalahan terjadi di Indonesia, sebagian besar disebabkan oleh ulah manusia itu sendiri atau memang alam yang sudah mulai mengikis. Ulah manusia juga hadir dari beberapa perusahaan yang membuat adanya pencemaran lingkungan, udara dan lain sebagainya. Maka peran-peran manusia atau sebuah organisasi turut andil dalam menangani permasalahan di Indonesia. Dan dari sanalah lahir sebuah gagasan CSR. CSR merupakan merupakan komitmen usaha untuk beroperasi secara legal dan berkontribusi untuk meningkatkan kualitas hidup dan tanggung jawab kemitraan dari karyawan dan keluarganya, pemerintah, perusahaan komunitas lokal, dan komunitas luas. CSR dapat melakukan dengan pemberdayaan masyarakat setempat secara nyata yang dibutuhkan oleh masyarakat sekitar.  In various activities it has a real impact on the quality of life, both for individuals and society. Various problems occur in Indonesia, mostly caused by human behavior itself or indeed nature has begun to erode. Human activities are also present from several companies that make environmental pollution, air and so on. Then the roles of humans or an organization contribute to addressing problems in Indonesia. And from there came the idea of CSR. CSR is CSR is a business commitment to operate legally and contribute to improving the quality of life and responsibility of partnerships from employees and their families, the government, local community companies, and the wider community. CSR can do with the empowerment of local communities that are actually needed by the surrounding community.

A Court in Decline? Examining the Regality Court Records of Melrose, Roxburghshire, 1657–84

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Vivienne Dunstan
Keyword(s):  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Court Records ◽  
Seminal Work

McIntyre, in his seminal work on Scottish franchise courts, argues that these courts were in decline in this period, and of little relevance to their local population. 1 But was that really the case? This paper explores that question, using a particularly rich set of local court records. By analysing the functions and significance of one particular court it assesses the role of this one court within its local area, and considers whether it really was in decline at this time, or if it continued to perform a vital role in its local community. The period studied is the mid to late seventeenth century, a period of considerable upheaval in Scottish life, that has attracted considerable attention from scholars, though often less on the experiences of local communities and people.

scholarly journals Approaching the Optimal Solution of the Maximal α-quasi-clique Local Community Problem

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1438
Author(s):  
Patricia Conde-Cespedes
Keyword(s):  
Graph Theory ◽  
Community Detection ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Optimal Value ◽  
Interesting Task ◽  
Local Community Detection ◽  
Networks Analysis ◽  
Node Problem

Complex networks analysis (CNA) has attracted so much attention in the last few years. An interesting task in CNA complex network analysis is community detection. In this paper, we focus on Local Community Detection, which is the problem of detecting the community of a given node of interest in the whole network. Moreover, we study the problem of finding local communities of high density, known as α-quasi-cliques in graph theory (for high values of α in the interval ]0,1[). Unfortunately, the higher α is, the smaller the communities become. This led to the maximal α-quasi-clique community of a given node problem, which is, the problem of finding local communities that are α-quasi-cliques of maximal size. This problem is NP-hard, then, to approach the optimal solution, some heuristics exist. When α is high (>0.5) the diameter of a maximal α-quasi-clique is at most 2. Based on this property, we propose an algorithm to calculate an upper bound to approach the optimal solution. We evaluate our method in real networks and conclude that, in most cases, the bound is very accurate. Furthermore, for a real small network, the optimal value is exactly achieved in more than 80% of cases.

scholarly journals Association of Structural Social Capital and Self-Reported Well-Being among Japanese Community-Dwelling Adults: A Longitudinal Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8284
Author(s):  
Kazuya Nogi ◽  
Haruhiko Imamura ◽  
Keiko Asakura ◽  
Yuji Nishiwaki
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Relative Risk ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Adjusted Relative Risk ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Structural Social Capital

Previous studies have shown both positive and non-positive associations between social capital and health. However, longitudinal evidence examining its comprehensive effects on well-being is still limited. This study examined whether structural social capital in the local community was related to the later well-being of Japanese people aged 40 or above. A 3.6-year longitudinal study was conducted in a rural Japanese town. “Well-being” was measured using three indicators (happiness, self-rated health, and depressive symptoms), and those who were high in well-being in the baseline 2015 survey and responded to the follow-up 2018 survey were analyzed (n = 1032 for happiness, 938 for self-rated health, and 471 for depressive symptoms). Multilevel Poisson regression analysis adjusted for covariates showed that having contact with fewer neighbors was associated with a decline in happiness at both the community level (adjusted relative risk = 1.64, 95% confidence interval = 1.20–1.63) and the individual level (adjusted relative risk = 1.51, 95% confidence interval = 1.05–2.17), but participation in local community activities was not. The results suggest that dense personal networks might be more important in areas with thriving local community activities, not only for individuals but also for all community members.

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