scholarly journals Circular cities: Analyzing bottom-up initiatives for making Amsterdam more circular

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evgeniya Elkina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Behavioral Change ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Local Scale ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Efficient Resource

Circular economy is becoming ever more widespread sustainable concept for promoting efficient resource usage; Amsterdam is one of the first cities to implement this approach to solve waste management problems. While the circular transition is mostly examined from a top-down perspective, the role of bottom-up initiatives is often left unstudied. This article determines the contribution of bottom-up initiatives to Amsterdam’s circular transition by assessing their environmental, economic, social impact together with their commitment to circularity. The study utilizes the survey method followed by a statistical analysis to investigate the influence of such initiatives on public awareness, involvement, and behavioral change. The content analysis of initiatives’ official documentation and news articles allows revealing the environmental and economic impact and analyzing initiatives’ commitment to circularity. The results communicate that bottom-up initiatives mostly create an economic value and positively affect citizens’ involvement. However, the environmental impact, the influence on public awareness and partly on behavioral change is insignificant due to their small local scale and inconsistency between the declared and actual priorities. Such initiatives might still serve as trendsetters thereby indirectly tackling waste problem and facilitating Amsterdam’s circular transition.

PERAN HAK CIPTA DALAM PEMBANGUNAN DAN KESEJAHTERAAN MASYARAKAT

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Andi Baso Ilmar M
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Property Law ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
The Government ◽  
Legal Infrastructure

AbstrakIndonesia sebagai salah satu negara yang mengatur ketentuan Hak Kekayaan Intelektual khususnya Hak Cipta diatur dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 28 Tahun 2014 tentang Hak Cipta. Seiring dengan pesatnya perkembangan kreatifitas masyarakat dalam lingkup Hak Cipta yang memiliki nilai ekonomis dan dapat berpengaruh pada pertumbuhan ekonomi dalam masyarakat, kemudian bagaimana Hukum Kekayaan Intelektual khususnya dibidang Hak Cipta dapat meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat sehingga dibutuhkan juga kesiapan infrastruktur hukum berupa regulasi untuk membantu perkembangan Hak Cipta di Indonesia sebagai payung hukum dari kegiatan masyarakat, serta bagaimana penagakannya. Penulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana peran kekayaan intelektual khususnya Hak Cipta dalam pembangunan demi menunjang kesejahteraan masyarakat. Seperti hasil kreatifitas masyarakat dibidang Hak Cipta yang dapat memiliki nilai ekonomis memiliki jaminan dan kepastian hukum dari pemerintah berdasarkan Undang-Undang Nomor 28 Tahun 2014 tentang Hak Cipta.Kata Kunci: Hak Cipta, Pembangunan, Jaminan, Kepastian, Kesejahteraan. AbstractIndonesia as one of the countries that regulates the provisions of Intellectual Property Rights specifically Copyright is regulated in Law Number 28 of 2014 concerning Copyright. Along with the rapid development of community creativity in the scope of Copyright which has economic value and can affect economic growth in society, then how can Intellectual Property Law, especially in the field of Copyright, increase public awareness so that legal infrastructure readiness is also needed in the form of regulations to assist the development of Copyright in Unikom Center Indonesia as the legal umbrella for community activities, as well as how to enforce them. This writing aims to see how the role of intellectual property, especially copyright in development for the welfare of society. Such as the result of community creativity in the field of Copyright which can have economic value has legal guarantees and certainty from the government based on Law Number 28 of 2014 concerning Copyright.Keywords: Copyright, Development, Guarantee, Certainty, Prosperity.

scholarly journals TRANSITION TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY: THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITY ASSETS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW MODEL

Detritus ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 3-14
Author(s):  
Dongxu Qu ◽  
Tetiana Shevchenko ◽  
Michael Saidani ◽  
Yuanyuan Xia ◽  
Yuriy Ladyka
Keyword(s):  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Circular Model ◽  
Profit Status ◽  
And Behaviors

Public awareness and relevant consumer behaviors are crucial in accelerating the transition to a circular economy (CE) model. This paper focused on exploring university activities for changing awareness and behaviors according to the principles of its new circular model to foster sustainable development. In this paper, a comprehensive literature review provides a holistic perspective on university CE-related activities in the implementation of the CE. The review revealed that the construction of a theoretical framework in universities with asset-based development is conducive to promoting the CE model through transformative learning. In light of recent academic insights into CE education, a theoretical framework for CE-related university activities was developed based on attributes of CE-related university assets, such as non-profit status, technology innovation, education, propagation, and efficient use of resources. We also introduce into scientific use the term CE-related university assets and provide a classification of these CE-related assets. The present findings contribute to a deeper understanding of universities’ CE-related resources and assets to improve public awareness and behaviors, as well as to train and inspire the leaders (including engineers, managers, designers, etc.) of tomorrow, required for further implementing the CE model.

Optimalisasi Peran Perempuan Sebagai Strategi Alternatif Kebijakan Publik Dalam Menekan Penyebaran Pandemi Covid-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 723-736
Author(s):  
Ida Susilowati ◽  
Fadhlan Nur Hakiem
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Health Security ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

AbstractCorona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a hot topic since the end of 2019.  The virus, which was first discovered in Wuhan, has become a global security pandemic, namely health security that has an impact on economic security. The significance of the increase in covid-19 cases cannot be underestimated because it has caused hundreds of thousands of victims to die in approximately 6 months. Various national policies are implemented in each country to deal with it. This article seeks to present alternative policies for the government through a bottom up pattern, namely through the strength of civil society as the impact of the pandemic, which is integrated with local government policies, considering society as the foundation of a country's strength. The role of civil society here is focused on the role of women as one of the strategic agents of public policy dissemination, to increase public awareness of Covid-19 as an effort to reduce the number of Covid-19 cases. Women are considered to be able to play a dual role in a pandemic situation and have a strategic role through their families in increasing public awareness of Covid-19. So that by optimizing the role of women, it is hoped that they will be able to help the government in reducing the number of Covid-19 cases.Keywords: Role of Women, Covid-19 Pandemic, Alternative Policy, Civil Society AbstrakCorona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) menjadi trending topik sejak akhir 2019 hingga saat ini. Virus yang pertama kali ditemukan di Wuhan ini menjadi sebuah pandemi keamanan global, yaitu keamanan kesehatan yang berdampak terhadap keamanan ekonomi. Signifikansi peningkatan kasus covid-19 menjadi hal yang tidak dapat dianggap remeh karena telah menyebabkan ratusan ribu korban meninggal dalam waktu kurang lebih 6 bulan. Berbagai kebijakan nasional diterapkan di setiap negara untuk menghadapinya. Artikel ini berusaha untuk menyuguhkan kebijakan alternatif bagi pemerintah melalui pola bottom up, yaitu melalui kekuatan masyarakat sipil sebagai terdampak pandemi, yang diintegrasikan dengan kebijakan pemerintah setempat, mengingat masyarakat sebagai pondasi kekuatan suatu negara. Peran civil society disini difokuskan pada peran perempuan sebagai salah satu agen strategis sosialisasi kebijakan publik, untuk meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat terhadap covid-19 sebagai upaya menekan angka kasus covid-19. Perempuan dinilai mampu berperan ganda dalam situasi pandemi dan memiliki peran strategis melalui keluarga dalam meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat terhadap covid-19. Sehingga dengan mengoptimalkan peran perempuan, diharap mampu membantu pemerintah dalam menekan angka kasus covid-19.Kata Kunci: Peran Perempuan, Pandemi Covid-19, Kebijakan Alternatif, Civil Society

scholarly journals Understanding Public Environmental Awareness and Attitudes toward Circular Economy Transition in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 10157
Author(s):  
Abdulaziz I. Almulhim ◽  
Ismaila Rimi Abubakar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Resource Conservation ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
The Public

Circular economy (CE) has been globally acknowledged as a national sustainable development (SD) strategy to confront resource shortages and environmental contamination challenges. Although public behaviors and lifestyles play an essential role in achieving sustainability, in developing countries, few studies explored the role of public awareness, attitudes, and lifestyles on CE transition. Thus, it is necessary to elicit public opinion to understand their awareness and attitude regarding CE strategy to determine obstacles to CE implementation and approaches of overcoming them. This study thus focuses on understanding public awareness and attitudes to CE transition in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected through a questionnaire survey distributed to 402 residents of the Dammam Metropolitan Area. The results indicated that the respondents had little understanding of the CE concept due to limited awareness of the topic. However, they held an optimistic attitude towards trash separation and classified their trash as “can be sold”, “reused”, and “exchanged for a new one”. Furthermore, the respondents’ level of awareness regarding the CE transition is positively related to their level of education. In contrast, the inclination towards resource conservation and pro-environmental behavior positively correlates to the age demographic. This paper thus contributes to the empirical literature on CE transition by exploring the public awareness and attitudes towards its implementation in Saudi Arabia.

scholarly journals ANALISIS MINAT MASYARAKAT TERHADAP USAHA TERNAK KAMBING DI KECAMATAN CISEWU KABUPATEN GARUT (Analysis of Community Interest in Goat Livestock Business in Cisewu District Garut Regency)

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deni Mulyadi ◽  
Tendy Kusmayadi ◽  
Tati Rohayati ◽  
Ervi Herawati ◽  
Ibrahim Hadist
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Social Culture ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Community Interest

Abstrak Ada beberapa hal yang menjadi alasan masyarakat dalam usaha beternak kambing. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis minat masyarakat terhadap usaha peternakan kambing di Kecamatan Cisewu Kabupaten Garut. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan April 2019. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode survey. Jumlah responden sebanyak 43 peternak. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah observasi dan wawancara. Jenis data yang digunakan dalam peneilitian ini adalah data kuantitatif dan data kualitatif. Sumber data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data primer dan data sekunder. Adapun alat analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis deskriptif dengan penyajian data menggunakan tabel distribusi frekuensi. Pengukuran minat masyarakat dalam beternak kambing menggunakan Skala Liekert. Hasil yang diperoleh dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi minat masyarakat terhadap usaha ternak kambing di Kecamatan Cisewu Kabupaten Garut adalah peran pemerintah (sangat bermanfaat); nilai ekonomis, lahan, pakan dan sosial budaya (bermanfaat); modal (cukup bermanfaat). Faktor yang paling berpengaruh adalah peran pemerintah. Kata Kunci : analisis, minat masyarakat, kambing Abstract There are number of things that are the reason for the community interest in the goat livestock business. This study aims to analisis community interest in goat livestock business in Cisewu District, Garut Regency. This research was conducted in April 2019. The research method used was the survey method. The number of respondents were 43 farmers of goat livestock. Data collection techniques were used observation and interview. The types of data used in this research are quantitative and qualitative data. The data sources in this study were primary and secondary data. The analysis tool in this study was descriptive analysis by presenting data using a frequency distribution table. Measurement of people's choice in goat livestock business using the Liekert Scale. The results obtained from the study show that the factors that influence the community interest in goat livestock business in Cisewu District, Garut Regency are the role of government (very useful); economic value, land, feed and social culture (useful); capital (quite useful). The most influential factor is the role of government. Keywords: analysis, interests of community, goat

scholarly journals Peningkatan Pengetahuan Masyarakat Kotagede dalam Pengelolaan Sampah Organik

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 517
Author(s):  
Gunawan Budiyanto ◽  
Lis Noer Aini
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Waste Processing ◽  
Classic Problem ◽  
Organic Waste Management

Sampah merupakan permasalahan klasik yang belum terpecahkan dengan baik. Kesadaran masyarakat terhadap pengelolaan sampah masih rendah, termasuk dalam pengelolaan sampah organik. Daerah perkotaan, umumnya menjadi penyumbang sampah terbesar. Studi ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan masyarakat Kotagede terhadap pengelolaan sampah organik. Sasaran studi adalah anggota Muhammadiyah di lingkup PCM Kotagede. Metode studi yang digunakan adalah metode survei. Pelaksanaan survei dilakukan sebelum dan setelah dilaksanakan penyuluhan tentang peningkatan nilai ekonomi sampah organik. Survei dilakukan terhadap 55 orang peserta penyuluhan Upaya Peningkatan Nilai Ekonomi Sampah Organik. Hasil survei sebelum dilaksanakannya penyuluhan, 100% peserta mengetahui bahwa sampah organik dapat diolah kembali. Dari proses pengolahan sampah tersebut terdapat 23 orang (42%) responden paham tentang pengolahan sampah. Setelah penyuluhan dilaksanakan, sebanyak 84% paham tentang proses pengolahan sampah, sedangkan 16% belum memahami. Dari hasil tersebut, semua peserta menghendaki dilakukannya pengelolaan sampah organik yaitu dengan praktek pembuatan pupuk organik.Increasing Knowledge of the Kotagede CommunityIn Organic Waste ManagementABSTRACTGarbage is a classic problem that has not been resolved properly. Public awareness of waste management is still low, including in organic waste management. Urban areas are generally the largest contributor to waste. This study was conducted to determine the level of knowledge of the Kotagede community on organic waste management. The target of the study is Muhammadiyah members within the PCM Kotagede. The study method used was a survey method. The survey was carried out before and after counseling on the increase in the economic value of organic waste. The survey was conducted on 55 participants of counseling on Efforts to Increase the Economic Value of Organic Waste. From the survey results before the implementation of counseling, 100% of the participants knew that organic waste could be recycled. From the waste processing process, 23 people (42%) of respondents understand about waste processing. After counseling was carried out, as many as 84% understood about the waste processing process, while 16% did not understand. From these results, all participants wanted organic waste management to be carried out by practicing organic fertilizer production. Keywords:  Economic; compost; MPM Kotagede; Garbage

scholarly journals Circular Economy Business Model in the COVID – 19 Pandemic Era in Local Communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Imam Mukhlis ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Business Opportunity ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Rural Appraisal

This study aims to map business opportunities with a circular economy model in Karangwidoro Village during the COVID-19 pandemic era. The methods used include the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Model which emphasizes community participation in all activities starting from planning, implementing and evaluating program activities. Moreover, the Community Development Model, which is an approach that involves the community directly as the subject and object of the implementation of research activities, is also employed. The results of the study show that there is a lack of public awareness of a business opportunity in agriculture, especially in the use of agricultural waste, but with the application of a circular economy business model, these problems can become new opportunities to increase the economic value of the local community.

scholarly journals Disaster mitigation on lands affected by landslides in Banjarnegara Regency

2021 ◽  
Vol 916 (1) ◽  
pp. 012026
Author(s):  
P D Susanti ◽  
A Miardini ◽  
B Harjadi
Keyword(s):  
Landslide Susceptibility ◽  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Horizontal Drainage ◽  
Landslide Mitigation ◽  
Major Factors

Abstract Landslide mitigation on potentially-affected lands is one of the crucial efforts in Banjarnegara Regency. Such effort, however, must comply with the existing environmental and land use conditions. This research aimed to determine the landslide susceptibility level and landslide mitigation on the affected land. A descriptive quantitative method was used to determine landslide susceptibility, and a survey method was used to determine its condition. Landslide susceptibility was examined using an overlay analysis of the major factors: slope, texture fault, regolith, and geology. The analysis results show that the levels of landslide susceptibility of the research location consisted of: not prone (19.21%), slightly prone (4.95%), moderate (6.92%), prone (29.20%), and very prone (39.72%). It also predicted that 335,940 people (36.80%) lived in highly and very-highly vulnerable areas. Based on the results, mitigation is targeted on three groups of land, including water bodies (269.57 ha), vegetated area (69,946.98 ha), and non-vegetated area (3,506.25 ha). Both physical and social mitigation actions are thus required. Physical mitigation includes slope protection (terracing, vetiver system, slope-protection structures, ground fractures covering), water management (manual horizontal drainage, drainage channel), vegetation management (multi-stratum canopy, root morphology, and plant biomass), whereas social mitigation involves community management by promoting public awareness and vigilance against disasters, and the active role of both community and stakeholders.

In the Quest of Sustainability Principle "Reuse": Awareness of Northern Croatia Adult Population

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-70
Author(s):  
Kristina Detelj, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
The People ◽  
New Business ◽  
Northern Croatia

The world has found itself spinning ever faster and economies producing ever more. But this process cannot go on forever. The Earth we live on is one and only and it has limited resources in comparison with what the people are ready to use. Sustainability of the environment is bitten by recklessness of many but critical voices are being raised in recent decades. As Stahel (2016) noted, contrary to nature and its processes, people are still primarily functioning in linear way – "make, use, dispose". This is fundamentally supported by consumerism approach and the view that the economy prospers only by permanent growth driven by infinite desires of consumers (Rojek 2004). But critical voices emphasize the social role of entrepreneurship (Zahra and Wright 2016) with the conclusion that the entrepreneurship can benefit from lowering their environmental impact (wasteful resource usage) thus also resulting in personal and societal benefits, beside the economic value creation (see about the triple bottom line also in Klarin 2018). This also spurs emerging of new business opportunities (Korhonen, Honkasalo, and Seppälä 2018). As Zahra and Wright (2016) develop it further, the businesses have to "move from 'do no harm' to 'do good'". Sustainability can be promoted by the circular economy (CE). CE is a concept in which instead of linear flow, outputs from one part of the economic process are kept in this part longer (reused, repaired, refurbished) and eventually recycled as the input for the next part of the process. This reduces the waste for the landfill disposal and the needs for resources. (Geisendorf and Pietrulla 2018; Korhonen et al. 2018) Although the definitions clearly rely on the actions of the producers (e.g. companies), we cannot forget the market pull factor and the role of consumers. Raising awareness of the consumers about the consequences of their actions can be an important factor for hurrying up introduction of the CE principles, and especially increased recycling in their everyday operating practices (Abe et al. 2014). Since CE and its principles represent a complex phenomenon, in this paper the focus of research is on the "Reuse" principle and the awareness and willingness of the adult population in northern Croatia region to engage in the reusing the consumer goods. This region is economically strong with higher contribution of the manufacturing industry to the GDP compared to the rest of the country which makes it a good candidate for this preliminary study. Keywords: Sustainability, Circular Economy, Reuse, Reduce, Recycle

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