scholarly journals A Conceptual Study The Emerging Issues of Sustainable Development of Natural Resources in Economic Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 97-104
Author(s):  
Mazahir Saifee
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Development Discourse ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
Human Thinking ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Conceptual Study ◽  
Contemporary Development

Sustainable development (SD) has become a popular catchphrase in contemporary development discourse. However, in spite of its pervasiveness and the massive popularity it has garnered over the years, the concept still seems unclear as many people continue to ask questions about its meaning and history, as well as what it entails and implies for development theory and practice. The exploitation of natural resources in India is still done in an unsustainable manner. The social-environmental impacts of mega projects are disdain following which people’s disappointment in the form of movements is a common phenomenon in the region. Owing to underdevelopment, the need for developmental activities is inevitable; however, the approach should focus on sustainable and inclusive growth so that the fulfilment of the basic requirements of the society is sustained at a minimal level while safeguarding the existing rich environmental resources and culture of the indigenous people. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the discourse on SD by further explaining the paradigm and its implications for human thinking and actions in the quest for sustainable development.

scholarly journals Study of Sustainable Development of Natural Resources in Economic Development of MP: Special Reference to SDGSs

2019 ◽  
pp. 87-95
Author(s):  
Mazahir Saifee
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Development Discourse ◽  
Land Use Patterns ◽  
Human Thinking ◽  
Secondary Information

Sustainable development (SD) has become a popular catchphrase in contemporary development discourse. However, in spite of its pervasiveness and the massive popularity it has garnered over the years, the concept still seems unclear as many people continue to ask questions about its meaning and history, as well as what it entails and implies for development theory and practice. In the present study, an attempt has been made to establish cause and effect relationship in between different land use patterns, total population, urban population and net state domestic products (NSDPs) for entire Madhya Pradesh (MP) from the year 1990-91 to 2000-01and to make an effective policy implications for sustainable forest management. The secondary information has been collected to fulfill the requirement of objectives. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the discourse on SD by further explaining the paradigm and its implications for human thinking and actions in the quest for sustainable development. This is done through extensive literature review.

scholarly journals Socio-Economic and Environmental Issues in the Context of the Sustainable Development Theory of Russian Regions

2021 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 01040
Author(s):  
Alexey V. Vasilchikov ◽  
Oksana S. Chechina ◽  
Svetlana A. Nikonorova ◽  
Maria V. Rakhova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Climate Factors ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Main Factors

Unevenness is a feature of sustainable development of Russian territories. It arises due to the impressive difference in the provision of natural resources, residents’ mentality, natural and climate factors, the infrastructure that has formed over the years of territory’s existence, and other various conditions. The purpose of the issue is the research of the main factors reflecting the sustainability of development of Russia and proposes directions for improving the social, economic and environmental policy of the country.

scholarly journals Improving the Strategic Management of Investment Activities of Industrial Enterprises as a Factor for Sustainable Development in a Crisis

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 6667
Author(s):  
Vladimir Zhuravlyov ◽  
Tatyana Khudyakova ◽  
Natalia Varkova ◽  
Sergei Aliukov ◽  
Svetlana Shmidt
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Industrial Enterprise ◽  
Investment Policy ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Investment Strategies ◽  
Industrial Enterprises

This article discusses the problem of improving the strategic management of sustainable development in industrial enterprises in Russia. The shortcomings of the strategic management of industrial enterprises are due to the fall in the growth rates of the world and domestic economy, international sanctions, and the specifics of the development of socio-economic relations in the Russian Federation. The main problem of the research is related to the imperfection of the strategic management of the investment policy of the enterprise, which leads to a slowdown in the development of the company and a decrease in competitiveness. The main goal of the presented research is to develop proposals for improving the strategic management model for the development and implementation of investment strategies of an industrial enterprise. Based on the analysis of theoretical sources, gaps in research related to the topic and objectives of this work are highlighted. The methodological base of the research is determined, the basis of which are: system theory, systematic approach to managing a company’s sustainable development, theory and practice of modeling, strategic management, investment design. The improved model is proposed, which determines the interdependence of the strategic management of investment policy and the sustainable economic development of the company, presents the algorithm for managing the process of developing investment strategies in an industrial enterprise. This mechanism takes into account the main indicators of sustainable development of an industrial enterprise. There are proposals to improve the management model of insurance reserves of the company, reflecting the strategic aspects of investment activities necessary for the successful implementation of the course on sustainable development in an industrial company. The obtained results were tested by a number of Russian enterprises, which led to positive results of their activities, contributed to more sustainable development and strengthening of competitive positions.

scholarly journals Normative Environmental Configuration of SMEs within the Sustainable Development Discourse in South Africa: An Empirical Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 6537
Author(s):  
Reginald Masocha
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Development Discourse ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Social Environmental

This paper investigates the role of normative environmental configuration forces on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) adopting sustainable development practices in South Africa. A research survey was performed, and data were gathered from SMEs utilizing owners and managers as respondents. Non-probability sampling at the hand of the convenience method was utilised and 220 respondents constituted the final sample. The analysis of data constituted factor analysis and hypotheses were tested through the structural equation modelling technique. The study hypothesised that normative forces have an impact on the participation of SMEs in the extents of sustainability practices, namely social, environmental and economic. The results led to the supporting of all the hypotheses postulated in the study. Thus, the major recommendation was to support the training, networking and professional affiliations of SMEs in sustainable development issues in order to ensure proliferation of sustainable development amongst these firms.

scholarly journals Understanding Development Communication: A Review of Selected Literature

2020 ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
Daniel Odoom
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Participatory Development ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Development Communication ◽  
Development Discourse ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Development Practice

Communication is critical in any development process. Beyond its role as an empowerment tool, communication is used to promote people’s participation in development activities. Communication also helps to ensure that people have access to the information and knowledge needed to improve their lives. Particularly, citizens rely on knowledge and information in order to successfully respond to the opportunities and challenges of social, economic, cultural, political and technological changes. However, for knowledge and information to be useful in the development process, they must be effectively communicated to people. This brings to the fore the compelling relevance of development communication in development discourse. Though development communication is indispensable in sustainable development drive, many people still struggle to appreciate its underlying philosophical underpinnings, conceptual intentions, core principles and methodologies, hence their failure to make the concept practically relevant in development practice. Besides, the poor appreciation of the underpinnings of development communication contributes to the exclusion and isolation of many people especially the rural people from the process of development. What is more, the ever-increasing demand on the part of the citizenry for participatory development coupled with the significant advancement in technologies and globalization means that concerted efforts ought to be put in place by all development stakeholders including governments, research institutions, researchers, and civil society organizations to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of development communication. To achieve this, however, requires an increased discussion on what really constitutes development communication, and generate a sustained interest and commitment by all stakeholders to the cause of development communication, bearing in mind its unique principles and methodologies. Any confusion in theorizing and conceptualization of development communication potentially contributes to the seemingly unending complexity associated with efforts towards achieving sustainable development. It is in this regard that this paper contributes to the efforts to help bring clarity to the concept of development communication through a review of some existing literature.

scholarly journals CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF “GREEN” ECONOMY IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Conceptual Foundations

The article focuses on defining the conceptual foundations of “green” economy in the context of sustainable development. The study analyzes is investigated the various interpretations of “green” economy, which are similar in content and do not contradict each other, but only reflect the point of view of various experts on the same problem. Different areas of the concept of “green” economics are considered, there were defined three components of it – economic, social, environmental. The relation between the conception of sustainable development and “green” economy is established. The dialectical method of cognition, the fundamental aspects of the concept of sustainable development have become the methodological basis of the study. In recent years, the “green” economy approaches have been widespread in developed countries. However, in Ukraine government and the entrepreneurs do not pay enough attention to the development of the “green” economy, and national companies consider it as a restriction for their interests rather than an opportunity for the development of their businesses. The economic potential of the “green” economy indicated the necessity to increase “green” investment, involvement which will allow Ukraine to reach a new level of development. Among the directions of the “green” economy in Ukraine highlighted the rational use of natural resources, environmental protection, the formation of a new environmental behavior of the population, diversification of energy sources, modernization of housing and communal services, production of organic products. Public authorities and local governments should develop a coordinated mechanism to stimulate domestic business to maximize the efficient use of natural resources in the production process. This should be done to stimulate the attraction of the necessary amount of investment resources within the framework of the implementation of the concept of a “green” economy. This can be manifested in the form of providing additional privileges for the purchase of innovative equipment that is not produced in the country, the attraction of foreign capital to the development of leading industrial enterprises.

Whole-institution Approach in Education for Sustainable Development: Theory and Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 36-43
Author(s):  
Gleason Ron ◽  
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Kirillov Pavel N. ◽  
Koryakina Natalia I. ◽  
Ermakov Alexander S. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Community Relations ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Educational Design ◽  
Campus Design ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
National Governments

Education is an important mechanism of sustainable development implementation. Education for sustainable development (ESD) is one of the priorities of international organizations (UN, UNESCO, and other), and national governments from the beginning of the 1990s. Experience generated over three decades of implementation of ESD, as well as theoretical studies show that a whole-institution approach is required for effective furthering of ESD. Withing this approach the priorities shift from including ESD issues into a few selected subjects or events to applying ESD as a foundation for the entire functioning of an educational institution (including management and budget, education, professional development, campus design, resource use, community relations etc). The research presented in the article has been completed using systemic, problematic, and comparative approaches. Ecological systems theory and educational design are suggested as theoretical and methodological foundations for the whole institution approach. They point at the need to take into consideration child’s natural and socio-cultural environment in designing education systems. The article considers practical cases (for example, international “Eco-schools” network, Anglo-American school and other) which can be replicated in and by other organizations.

The Triple Bottom Line and Sustainable Economic Development Theory and Practice

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Hammer ◽  
Gary Pivo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Sustainable Economic Development ◽  
Advance Theory ◽  
Economic Development Theory

The triple bottom line refers to economic, environmental, and social value of an investment and is related to the concept of sustainable development. The triple bottom line is increasingly salient to economic development related disciplines, yet the topic has received little attention within the field of economic development. This study offers three substantive responses to that gap. First, triple bottom line economic development is introduced and defined. Second, research regarding whether and how practitioners prioritize and engage in triple bottom line economic development is presented. Third, implications for the field are considered, including the centrality of the concept to economic development and recommendations to advance theory and practice in this regard.

scholarly journals SUSTAINABILITY OF THE REGIONAL ECONOMY AND STRUCTURAL SHIFTS: THEORY AND PRACTICE

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 970-975
Author(s):  
V.V. Matveev
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Economy ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Economic Science ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Leading Position ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
High Degree

The article is devoted to the study of the problem of sustainable development of the regional economy in modern conditions, which is characterized by a high degree of unpredictability. This problem is of strategic importance for the reason that the political situation in the country primarily depends on the dynamics of socio-economic processes in the regions. The article discusses various interpretations of the category "stability of the regional economy" and the factors that determine the dynamics of the development of the situation in the regional economy. It is noted that this category is among the fairly controversial in modern economic science. However, there is no doubt that technology development will continue to play a strategic role in the face of ever-increasing competition between countries and regions. It is technologies that will be the most important condition for ensuring and maintaining a leading position. The article proposes a broader and more objective definition of the stability of the regional economy as the ability of the regional economy to quickly and effectively solve economic, social, environmental and other problems, which, ultimately, will allow not only to restore the trajectory of its development. Ideally, a sustainable regional economy should be capable of a high degree of adaptability to new conditions. Ensuring sustainable development of the regional economy presupposes appropriate institutional support: economic, political, social institutions not only contribute to the restoration of the previous trend of regional development. It is modern institutions that ensure the transition to a new model of regional economic development, which is characterized by a more efficient use of economic, human, financial and other resources.

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