scholarly journals Study on the Waste Information and Statistics Management for Efficient Disposal of Flood Waste

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-100
Author(s):  
Eun-han Lee ◽  
Waon-ho Yi
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Flood Damage ◽  
Systematic Planning ◽  
Statistical Surveys

The purpose of this study is to extract the current problems of flood damage treatment, which relates towaste from wind and water, and to present waste information and statistical management methods for efficient flood damage treatment through domestic and foreign case studies. Responses to flooding have been found to be inefficient due to systematic and comprehensive statistical data on floods, the absence of basic plans, and a lack of collaboration between waste disposal agencies and local governments. In order to efficiently dispose of flood waste, a system such as providing financial incentives to local governments, is necessary. For systematic planning, a quantitative method of calculating a certain amount of occurrence should be applied. In addition, in order to monitor the implementation of the basic plan, it is thought that systematic and rational statistical surveys need to be continuously conducted.

scholarly journals Regional differences between rural areas of Serbia in population aging and agricultural activities: Case studies of the Indjija and Knjazevac municipalities

Spatium ◽  
2010 ◽  
pp. 29-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marijana Pantic ◽  
Jelena Zivanovic-Miljkovic
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
National Level ◽  
Agricultural Activities ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Source Of Information

As one of the signs of demographic change, population aging influences various spatial categories: economic activities, social features, land-use, perspectives for future development and more. Even though the process is indicative on a national level, there are significant differences among geographically and functionally distinctive regions. Based on considerable regional differences in the development of Serbia, this paper analyses the key problems of rural areas related to the interdependences of population aging and agricultural activities. Research on aging processes, changes in agricultural activities and their features is based here on the examples of two case studies. The Indjija and Knjazevac Municipalities have been chosen to represent geographically different regions - lowland and mountainous. This study uses both quantitative and qualitative approaches in order to achieve a better understanding of the situation. Statistical data were used to illustrate processes of aging and agriculture where data from two census years indicate a trend of changes. Interviews conducted with representatives of local government, entrepreneurs and local citizens from the villages are the source of information for quantitative analysis. Population aging and agriculture are examined separately, followed by an illustration of their interdependences.

Why does Organizational Performance Fluctuate in Agricultural Industrialization Consortia: A Study Based on Dual Paradox in Development and Institution

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 921-941
Author(s):  
Yanrong Wang ◽  
Qizhi Wu ◽  
Xiang Zhang ◽  
Xiangbing Qiao
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Industrialization ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Key Policy

Agricultural industrialization consortium is a key policy tool to promote agricultural development for local governments in China. However, a stylized fact is that various consortia showed promising organizational performance at start, but then the performance deteriorated at later stages. The driving force behind is the dual paradox inherent in development and institution. The consortium is overly development oriented; yet as an institution it cannot adapt to the strong development impulses. Case studies show that the dual paradox inevitably led to the decline in organizational performance.

scholarly journals Multidimensional value creation through different reverse supply chain relationships in used clothing sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 729-747
Author(s):  
Rudrajeet Pal ◽  
Erik Sandberg ◽  
Manoj Kumar Paras
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Extreme Case ◽  
Relational Theory ◽  
Reverse Supply Chain ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Multidimensional Values

Purpose This paper aims to purport deeper understanding of, and instigate theoretical elaboration to, multidimensional value created through different reverse supply chain (RSC) relationships. Design/methodology/approach By capturing the relationships (and their differences) constituted and embedded in three “extreme” case studies from global used clothing supply chain, the sources of multidimensional values are explored in line with Dyer and Singh’s (1998) relational theory. Findings In the RSC, when downstream relationships are typically more opportunistic, value is created using inter-personal ways of knowledge sharing and through use of informal safeguards. In contrast, the upstream RSC relationships are more symbiotic, and value is created through more seamless (and routinized) knowledge sharing practices, and additional use of more formal transaction-specific controls or financial incentives as safeguarding instruments. Research limitations/implications The use of consolidated case studies may affect the consistency in the findings presented. Another limitation relates to deriving propositions per each source presented in relational theory. Practical implications Practitioners particularly from industries whose global RSCs include different natures of relationships and multiple value incentives can be benefited through this study. Originality/value The paper extends the original sources of value creation prescribed in relational theory by contextualizing them in RSCs. It depicts how multidimensional values are created relationally by dyadic partners as the nature of relationship differs between upstream and downstream.

Integration

2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-199 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The Past ◽  
Immigration And Settlement ◽  
Muslim Communities ◽  
Significant Attention

Are Western Muslims integrating? Can Western Muslims integrate? Over the past 20 years, significant attention has been invested in examinations stimulated by the extensive public commentary addressing such questions. This brief review aims to demystify the examination of Western Muslims’ integration in the interest of re-embedding this subject matter in the broader scholarship about immigration and settlement. Within this expanding field of study, Western Muslims can (and should) be examined at the community level, where specific ethno-cultural groups represent but case studies among hundreds of Western Muslim communities that differ in their immigration context, countries of origin, sects, and ethno-cultural backgrounds. Simultaneously, the collection of statistical data should be used to test hypotheses that are developed in studies of such communities. The dialogue between qualitative and quantitative approaches provides research openings to more rigorously push the state of knowledge in this area, and I describe some of these openings below.

scholarly journals Marine Plastic Pollution in Asia: All Hands on Deck!

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Garcia ◽  
Mandy Meng Fang ◽  
Jolene Lin
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Regulatory Measures ◽  
Multi Level

Abstract Marine plastics pollution (MPP) is an alarming problem affecting many countries, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, and generated mostly from land-based sources. Five Asian countries (i.e. China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Sri Lanka) have been identified as the largest sources of MPP globally. This article presents two cases studies focused on the two largest polluters: China and Indonesia. Both countries face similar challenges in dealing with plastic pollution. They have weak legal and institutional frameworks in place to deal with MPP. The two case studies also show that there have been more creative and effective measures taken at the domestic level by local governments and non-state actors, many of which involve partnerships among different stakeholders. This article argues that governance efforts to address MPP require an ‘all hands-on deck’ approach, involving multi-level and multi-actor strategies and targeted regulatory and non-regulatory measures. However, our findings also suggest that most efforts should be directed at the subnational level, from which the problem mainly originates. This article proposes a number of legal and policy recommendations, based on the lessons learned from the case studies, which can be instrumental in reducing the global MPP crisis.

Mainstreaming DRM into subnational development policies in Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 811-827
Author(s):  
Valeria Maurizi ◽  
Adelfo Santis de la Torre ◽  
Luis Mauricio Escalante Solís ◽  
Ana Luisa Quezadas Barahona ◽  
Gontrán Villalobos Sánchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Multiple Stakeholders ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Development Approach ◽  
Public Policy Instruments

PurposeThe present study proposes the analysis of DRM strategies that had been implemented into subnational development plans and public policy instruments in the States of Chiapas and Tabasco, located in Southeast Mexico. It describes the methodological phases for the implementation of those strategies and the participatory process, with a multi-level approach, carried out with multiple stakeholders and UNDP advisory.Design/methodology/approachFor this research, two case studies were developed to highlight the factors which make successful DRM in development plans and policies. It included the compilation and review of documents generated by UNDP-PMR program on the mainstreaming process in the past four years, interviews with key actors in the states of Chiapas and Tabasco, such as governmental officers, national and international ONG's, UN agencies and rural communities' leaders.FindingsThe review of these case studies demonstrate that for developing countries like Mexico, the process to strengthening institutions setting, needs being present in the field and creating alliances and synergies to generate advocacy processes from a capacity development approach. Having not only an output approach in projects but also mainly an impact strategy, both at the local and the sectoral levels, along with a mid-term timeline and budget, are some of the hallmarks of UNDP-PMR program work.Originality/valueThis study showed two original experiences of mainstreaming DRM into subnational development policies in high risk contexts. These experiences had the participation of multiple stakeholders from local governments and communities. Nowadays, these two experiences are being implemented in the territories despite political administration changes in the last years.

Using National Financial Incentives to Build Local Resiliency: The U.S. Disaster Mitigation Act

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-171
Author(s):  
Kenneth C. Topping ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Hazard Mitigation ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Federal Grants ◽  
Local Resilience ◽  
State And Local ◽  
The U.S

The U.S. Congress passed the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) which requires adoption of multihazard mitigation plans as a precondition of local government eligibility for federal pre-disaster and postdisaster hazard mitigation grants. Its underlying purpose was to encourage local governments to systematically plan for reducing risks and future disaster losses before requesting federal grants to execute hazard mitigation projects. This paper examines the DMA 2000 legislation, its purposes, and the responses to it by state and local governments. Among other things the paper: 1) describes DMA 2000 statutory requirements, 2) assesses overall participation by region, 3) uses the State of California as a case study to examines hazard mitigation plan compliance issues, and 4) explores long-term implications of this broad national effort to use financial incentives to increase local resilience. By early 2009, 18,783 locally adopted hazard mitigation plans had been approved by FEMA. Although community resilience outcomes cannot be truly assessed without further research, the magnitude of this response implies substantial long-term local capacity building benefits within the U.S. This experience should also be the subject of comparative research regarding parallel efforts elsewhere.

FACTORS AFFECTING WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES SITING IN SOUTHERN CHINA

2002 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
pp. 241-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHAN-SHAN CHUNG ◽  
CARLOS W. H. LO ◽  
CHI-SUN POON
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Solid Waste Disposal ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Grass Root ◽  
Grass Root Level ◽  
Waste Facility

Solid waste disposal facilities have become scarce in both developed democratic and lower-income socialist states such as the mainland China. The cases of Guangzhou, Jiangmen and Dongguan are analysed to elucidate the factors for siting difficulties and the unique siting style in China. A number of factors are contributing to siting difficulties in Southern China. Irrational applications of the self-sufficient principle at local waste management, poor environmental track records of previous and existing disposal facilities have all severely restricted the supply of waste disposal sites. In addition, rapid increase in waste generation and the use of old-fashioned equipment in waste facilities are speeding up the consumption of landfill space. While the top-down approach is still the norm in waste facility siting, local governments and host communities in China can effectively block the establishment of waste facility as a result of increasing decentralisation of decision making power where even grass root level governments are granted more autonomy in decision making.

scholarly journals Aktywność ekonomiczna przedsiębiorstw małej i średniej skali w Polsce

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 128-140
Author(s):  
Paulina Filip
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Market Economy ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Valuable Resource ◽  
Polish Economy ◽  
Medium Businesses

SME sector in the polish market economy and in another countries are growing rapidly last times.Small and medium-sized enterprises are a valuable resource for countries with developedmarket economy. They have importance role in the Polish economy and a great influence fortheir development. The development of this sector is related to the numerous circumstanceslike the development of national economy, economy structure and conditions, financial stateand local governments as well economic policies. The researches in this area should know allthe circumstances, to eliminate their negative impact and get propositions to economic policy,which allows eliminating these barriers.The analysis of small and medium businesses, which will be presented in the article wascarried out for the period 1994–2007.The analyses were based of statistical data obtained fromCSO. Based on these data have been done analysis of small and medium businesses. In thearticle has shown the level of investment expenditures, economic and financial results MSP’sector in last years received positive indicator as the results of own activity.

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