scholarly journals Solar Energy Can Improve Wellbeing

ICR Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-124
Author(s):  
Shahino Mah Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
The World

Currently, the world is facing environmental problems. Various human activities, including rapid development, have intensified our contribution to environmental degradation. Although development is necessary, our excessive reliance on conventional resources for development has contributed immensely to environmental damage. For example, our preference for fossil resources has been exacerbated by poor waste management systems. As the world develops, energy becomes precious for the world’s technological advancement. And as technology advances, the well-being of our environment is paramount. This concern has a solution: a paradigm shift from conventional energy resources to renewable energies, such as wind power, hydropower, biomass, biofuel, geothermal technology and, as we will focus on here, solar power.

scholarly journals RESEARCH OF THE POSSIBILITY OF PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION OF RDF FUEL

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (27) ◽  
pp. 77-80
Author(s):  
V.M. Voronin ◽  
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F.A. Belonogov ◽  
I.S. Kudasheva ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Industrial Waste ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Secondary Material ◽  
The World ◽  
Expert Community

The issues of sustainable development of waste management systems are actively discussed throughout the world both at the level of government agencies and at the lev-el of the scientific and expert community. One of the ways to improve the existing practice of waste management in Russia is the search for ways to involve them in eco-nomic circulation as secondary material and energy resources. The article shows the fea-sibility of using solid municipal and industrial waste for the production of alternative fuels.

Legal Regulation of Unmanned Vehicles: Foreign and Russian Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 113-118
Author(s):  
Daria A. Petrova ◽  
Denis V. Mukhalov
Keyword(s):  
Control Systems ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Unmanned Vehicles ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
The World ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Autonomous Management ◽  
Labor Resources ◽  
Russian Model

The main purpose of this article is to analyze the legal regulation of unmanned vehicles in the world and in Russia. The methodology is founded on various methods and logical techniques of information processing. The principle method is that of analysis: comparative-legal, structural-functional, and formal-legal. The article highlights the growing interest in self-driving vehicles and autonomous control systems in general, as well as the main advantages of using such technologies. It is determined that there is a constant building of capacity within the framework of information systems and technologies, an active search for labor resources, and a constant training of new personnel to expand the segment of autonomous management systems. The article discusses the intention of legislators from a number of states to develop a regulatory framework aimed at ensuring the testing of unmanned vehicles and their access to public roads, as well as the creation of entire networks of unmanned vehicles that can relieve the transport system and improve the economic and environmental well-being of the population. Within the framework of Russian realities, various government initiatives, initiatives of the President of the Russian Federation, and attempts to regulate unmanned vehicles at the legislative level are being considered. The authors have concluded that the issue of unmanned vehicle use, as well as the legal regulation of such vehicle use is on the agenda of many states. Russias achievements in the framework of the issue are highlighted separately. The question of the emergence of two models for the development of legal regulation of unmanned vehicles is raised: the Russian model and that (those) of other countries.

Biomass Energy – Effective Utilization of Crop Straws

2014 ◽  
Vol 1070-1072 ◽  
pp. 136-139
Author(s):  
Xiao Xia Li
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Energy Crop ◽  
Gene Engineering ◽  
Effective Utilization ◽  
Fossil Energy ◽  
The World

With the rapid development of economy and a large number of energy consumption, the countries all over the world are faced with the depletion of fossil energy resources. Meanwhile, a large number of fossil energy extraction cause geological disasters frequently and the greenhouse effect, which lead to global warming, acid rain and other serious environmental problems. As a representative of the biomass energy, crop straws have advantages of wide distribution, large amount, low price and cleaning, which will be an ideal choice in the future. But it is hard to be efficiently used because of the special structure of crop straws. Through fermentation engineering and gene engineering, people can greatly improve the efficiency of utilization of crop straws, which offers a very promising way to make a breakthrough for energy consumption.

Global trends of development of services in the post-industrial society

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 3-12
Author(s):  
Меружан Аветисян ◽  
Meruzhan Avetisyan
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Post Industrial

The concept of post-industrial society represents a society in which the economy as a result of the technological revolution and significant income growth went from pre-emptive priority production of goods to production of services, has recently become even more relevant. For example, the World Bank experts, authors of the report "Industry of the future: a new era of global growth and innovation" argue that if a country has reached the average level of well-being, the share of services in GDP of the country begins to exceed the performance of industry and agriculture. Currently, as post-industrial countries are classified those countries in which the service sector accounts for well over half of GDP. Fall under this criterion, in the first place, the United States (the service sector accounts for 79.4% of US GDP), European Union (the service sector is 69.4% of the GDP of the EU countries), and all developed countries. A comparative analysis of the service sector in Russia shows that without a radical increase in the efficiency of the sector the transition of our country in the post-industrial stage of development is impossible. The post-industrial structure of the economy suggests that overall GDP of more than 50% is formed by the service sector. The rapid development of the service sector and the increase of its share in the gross national product are features of the country´s transition to a post-industrial stage of development. Only relatively recently came the understanding of the important role services can play in the process of integration into the global economy and the international division of labor. Overall condition of the Russian service sector shows that without a radical increase in the efficiency of this sector, to speak of Russia´s transition to a post-industrial stage of development is prematurely. Comparative analysis of the dependence of the well-being of the world from the share of services in countries’ GDP, revealed a number of interesting facts that have enabled the author to supplement, clarify and restate the conclusion of international experts as follows: the service sector in the GDP of the country begins to exceed the performance of industry and agriculture if the country embarked on the path of the main characteristics of the post-industrial society - the development of services. The welfare of the country, in this case does not matter. Moreover, at present the number of countries in which the service sector accounts for well over half of GDP, is growing rapidly.

International Collaboration in Nanotechnology from 1991 to 2010 Based on Patent Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 771 ◽  
pp. 119-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Zheng ◽  
Wei Cui
Keyword(s):  
International Collaboration ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Patent Analysis ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Technological Information ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

Nanotechnology has heralded the advent of next major techno-paradigm shift that will have pervasive impacts on a wide-range of high-tech sectors. International collaboration will exert important influences over the development of nanotechnology. Patents encompass valuable technological information and collaborative efforts. Therefore, this paper studies international collaboration of nanotechnology from the perspective of patent analysis. The results show that encouraged by the rapid development and ardent enthusiasm for nanotechnology globally, internationally collaborative nanotechnology patents grow steadily. The share of internationally collaborative patents in the world increases from 3.70% in 1991 to 6.52% in 2010. Among the top 20 countries/regions owning nanotechnology patents, the U.S. has the largest number of patents and internationally collaborative patents. However, the share of internationally collaborative patents in the whole U.S. patents is relatively low, which is below 10%. Such is also the case in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. In the other countries, the domestic share of internationally collaborative patents varies, ranging from less than 20% to more than 50%. The highest domestic share of internationally collaborative patents (56.1%) is found in Russia. International collaboration in the field of nanotechnology has yet found globally significant in terms of patent quantity, it does nevertheless play an active role in the improvement of citation impacts of nanotechnology patents for most of the top 20 countries, especially China.

scholarly journals Urbanisation and Environmental Degradation in Pakistan

1993 ◽  
Vol 32 (4II) ◽  
pp. 639-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamim A. Sahibzada
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
The People ◽  
Past Half Century

The concern over the environment is not new. But the development policymakers have recently recognised that failing to take the costs of environmental damage into account will slow down the process of raising incomes and the wellbeing of the people. This recognition is in view of the fact that economic development in both industrialised and developing countries, especially during the past half century, has not been environmentally sustainable. The current debate regarding the environmental sustainability of economic development has even challenged the very question of development. The measurement of per capita income is no longer accepted as a sufficient indicator of people's well-being when it comes to the quality of life and its sustainability over time. The true. growth rate in the Gross National Product (GNP) of a country will definitely be lower than the absolute rate if the depreciation of natural resources resulting from environmental degradation is allowed. The Indonesian growth rate of 7.1 percent in 1971-84 has been reported to be actually 4.0 percent when the depreciation of three resources i.e., petroleum, timber, and soil were taken into account [Warford and Partow (1989)].

Inequality, Conspicuous Consumption, and the Growth Trap

2021 ◽  
pp. 389-418
Author(s):  
Jon D. Wisman
Keyword(s):  
Social Mobility ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Conspicuous Consumption ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Political ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Human Habitat ◽  
And Behavior

Avoiding devastation of the human habitat is arguably the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced, and high inequality greatly impairs successfully addressing this threat. In societies in which fluid social mobility is believed possible, inequality encourages households to seek social certification and status through consumption. Rising inequality strengthens this dynamic. The institutions and behavior generated by the belief that ever-greater consumption brings ever-greater well-being reduce the potential for people to achieve social status and self-respect through more environmentally friendly domains such as democratized work and community. Inequality impedes responses aimed at reducing environmental damage by augmenting the political power of the wealthy, whose interests would be most harmed by measures to protect the environment. The wealthy benefit from pollution because their far greater consumption is made less expensive and their assets yield higher profits. They are also better able to shield themselves from the negative consequences of environmental degradation.

scholarly journals Revolutionary transformations in the consumption of energy in the world

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-279
Author(s):  
M. M. Sokolov
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Energy Prices ◽  
Earth’S Atmosphere ◽  
Energy Complex ◽  
The World ◽  
Earth's Atmosphere

. Modern revolutionary trends in the development of the world fuel and energy complex are considered. The economic pattern that has existed for many centuries, according to which economic growth must always be accompanied by an increase in energy consumption, is now no longer relevant for many industrialized countries. Absolute reduction of energy consumption and reduction of energy intensity of national product production become one of the most important indicators of successful use of modern technological progress in countries.The development of science and technology over the past 20 years has permanently eliminated the threat of possible energy shortages. On the contrary, the world is gradually entering an era of global energy surpluses, which will naturally affect the dynamics of energy prices in the direction of slowing their growth.It is shown that along with technological progress, no less serious impact on the development of the fuel and energy complex of the world is exerted by the rapid development of renewable energy and the activities carried out under the auspices of the UN to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the earth’s atmosphere.According to the author, the revolutionary restructuring of the structure of the world energy balance in favor of energy sources with zero emissions of pollutants into the earth’s atmosphere today shows that one of the most important circumstances of their development, both from developed and some developing countries, was the growth of well-being in them. In this regard, the population’s consciousness began to dominate not the issues of survival at any cost, but the quality of life, including the quality of the environment.That is why, despite the fact that the VIE at first did not withstand competition in comparison with the production of hydrocarbons, most countries, using subsidies and tax preferences, continue today to intensively increase their capacity. This circumstance shows, if earlier for centuries the world at use of this or that power source was guided by expenses of its production and use, now its influence on preservation of favorable conditions of residence of the person on the earth Comes to the first place.

scholarly journals A Study on Informatization and Administrative Functions

1990 ◽  
Vol 5 (0) ◽  
pp. 129-141
Author(s):  
Hong-Shik Jung
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Administrative Functions ◽  
Administrative Efficiency ◽  
Information Handling ◽  
The World ◽  
Administrative Information

Influenced by the rapid development of information technology(IT) owing to the merger of computer and telecommunications technology, informatization has been fast advancing in the world. Informatization not only accelerates structural changes ranging from economics to society as a whole, but also has significant impacts upon national activities as well as individuals or society. In the light of implementing all the national activities in the future, therefore, developing trends, influence, and utilizing methods of the informatization are to be considered. Initiated by the governments, the major countries in the world have already made efforts to prepare for the plans to meet changes of the informatization. As a part of the plans, they are advancing to establish management systems of national administrative information handling and joint-utilization systems. These efforts are aimed at administrative efficiency, enabling to use fair, prompt and accurate information and ultimately, realizing 'a small and efficient government.

Russian Citizens' Representations of the Country's Position in the Geopolitical Space of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe, and the World

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-251
Author(s):  
Victor F. Petrenko ◽  
Olga V. Mitina ◽  
Kirill A. Bertnikov
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Multidimensional Space ◽  
Commonwealth Of Independent States ◽  
Repertory Grids ◽  
Implicit Model ◽  
The World ◽  
Public Consciousness ◽  
Independent States ◽  
Invariant Factors

The aim of this research was the reconstruction of the system of categories through which Russians perceive the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Europe, and the world as a whole; to study the implicit model of the geopolitical space; to analyze the stereotypes in the perception of different countries and the superposition of mental geopolitical representations onto the geographic map. The techniques of psychosemantics by Petrenko, originating in the semantic differential of Osgood and Kelly's “repertory grids,” were used as working tools. Multidimensional semantic spaces act as operational models of the structures of consciousness, and the positions of countries in multidimensional space reflect the geopolitical stereotypes of respondents about these countries. Because of the transformation of geopolitical reality representations in mass consciousness, the commonly used classification of countries as socialist, capitalist, and developing is being replaced by other structures. Four invariant factors of the countries' descriptions were identified. They are connected with Economic and Political Well-being, Military Might, Friendliness toward Russia, and Spirituality and the Level of Culture. It seems that the structure has not been explained in adequate detail and is not clearly realized by the individuals. There is an interrelationship between the democratic political structure of a country and its prosperity in the political mentality of Russian respondents. Russian public consciousness painfully strives for a new geopolitical identity and place in the commonwealth of states. It also signifies the country's interest and orientation toward the East in the search for geopolitical partners. The construct system of geopolitical perception also depends on the region of perception.

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