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Sun, Tao, Ji Liang, Fu Xin Chai, Jun He, and Jian Lin. "Studies on Risk Level Assessment of Barrier Lake Based on BPANN." Applied Mechanics and Materials 644-650 (September 2014): 5676–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.644-650.5676.
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The hazard property for disaster trigger factors of barrier lake risk refers to the natural variation factors and abnormal degree of the lake. The exposure property for hazard susceptible environments refers to the societal, economical and natural environment systems that may be threatened by the lake and its secondary disaster. Finally, the vulnerability for hazard afflicted areas refers to the assets lost and impaired by lake disaster due to a variety of natural and social economic factors.
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Falk, Armin, Fabian Kosse, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch, and Florian Zimmermann. "Self-assessment: The role of the social environment." Journal of Public Economics 223 (July 2023): 104908. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2023.104908.
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Garg, Abhinav. "Developing Methodology for Strategic Environment Assessment for Urban Transportation Policy: A Case of Ahmadabad City, India." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovation 5, no. 1 (2017): 17–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.51976/ijari.511703.
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The last two decades have witness controversial yet rapid development of the environmental policy agenda. It is considered more important to improve environmental performance and environmental awareness in decision-making. Nowadays Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA) is the most accepted term for the environmental assessment of impacts of proposed policy or plan, for ensuring full inclusion of environmental concern. SEA appropriately addresses the environmental, social and financial consideration at the earliest and appropriate stage of decision-making. This work is an attempt to formulate SEA process which could be helpful in formulating plan/ policy for urban transportation system, thereby ensuring that economical, social and environmental considerations are taken at planning stage itself. It was found out that the proposals should consider the city’s morphology into account before arriving at any decision. More stress should be given on decreasing the total passenger-Km by innovative land-use planning; concern should be toward controlling motorization and encouraging non- motorized movement in the city. The increasing trend to travel by vehicle will put extra economical burden on the economical weaker section of society. Hence it is concluded that for long term Sustainability there is a need of integrated land-use and transportation planning.
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Krajangsri, Thanachon, and Jakrapong Pongpeng. "A comparison of green building assessment systems." MATEC Web of Conferences 192 (2018): 02027. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201819202027.
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Construction is one of industries that have negative impacts on the environment. Relevant organizations both in Thailand and other countries have been trying to minimize these impacts. Developing green building assessment systems is one of efforts in reducing environmental impacts and using natural resources efficiently. Currently, there are many green building assessment systems with different objectives and assessment scopes in some details. This could cause some confusion in selecting the suitable system for the project in accordance with its environmental, social and economical contexts. This study was aimed to compare and provide overview and components of these systems. The comparison results can be used as a guideline for further development of green building assessment systems. It is found that most major green building assessment systems still concern only environmental issues while newly developed systems have included social and economic issues in their criteria. Furthermore, the system which is developed in one environment could not be used with full capabilities in another. This will lead to more research in developing the assessment system that is more comprehensive and adaptable enough to be used effectively in various environment.
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Liashenko, Serhii, Mykola Kundenko, Victor Kis, and Alla Fesenko. "ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICIENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS IN THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT SUGAR FACTORIES OF UKRAINE." Ukrainian Journal of Applied Economics and Technology 8, no. 2 (2023): 102–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.36887/2415-8453-2023-2-14.
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The article considers the importance of sugar mills' environment, conditions, and occupational safety. According to modern requirements, the efficiency of an enterprise should be determined not only using the cost of outproducts but by a comprehensive strategic assessment of energy efficiency, technological safety, impact on the environment, and working conditions at workplaces. The critical driving force for the development of modern technologies is effective approaches to determine the economical components of the environmental impact assessments, as well as management systems to improve conditions and occupational safety at workplaces of sugar production. At the same time, it is necessary to optimize the use of electricity, natural gas, coal, and freshwater with the maximum quality of products at the sugar factories of Ukraine. To economically substantiate the safety and environmental components based on legal, economic, and social requirements in sugar production, these components were analyzed regarding occupational safety, identification of problems, drawbacks in the management, and the regulatory and legal systems of occupational safety. The main environmental factors of sugar production are greenhouse gases emission. These emissions result from using natural gas; the electricity produced by the energy system of Ukraine; decarbonization of limestone; and pulp storage. All these components affect the working conditions at workplaces and the environment. Considering these components and their impact on working conditions and the environment with certain features of the technological process of sugar production, the general economic and social approaches to determine the effectiveness of occupational safety and environmental safety in the system "human-machine-environment" were worked out. It was established that improving working conditions and safety and normalizing ecological impacts can reduce the consumption of natural gas (up to 17%); electricity (about 6.7%) and significantly reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and methane as the leading greenhouse gases. Furthermore, the rationalization of workplace organization in the sugar production management system can increase labor productivity by up to 20%. The introduction of the assessments that consider the safety, legal and environmental components of the system "human-machine-environment" makes it possible to increase the efficiency of sugar production management. Keywords: economic efficiency, social efficiency, environmental safety, sugar production, occupational safety, working conditions, assessment.
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Насретдинова, Ш. С., Д. О. Джалилов, and Б. С. Мирзаев. "Stages of risk assessment of investment projects." Экономика и предпринимательство, no. 10(123) (November 15, 2020): 775–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.34925/eip.2020.123.10.148.
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Оценка рисков инвестиционного проекта считается важной в успешной реализации проекта, поэтому в данной статье исследуется оценка рисков, возникающих при реализации этапов инвестиционного проекта на основе научных работ зарубежных и отечественных исследователей. В этой связи в статье подчеркивается важность показателей эффективности инвестиционных проектов, свидетельствующих о том, что риски инвестиционных проектов обусловлены воздействием внешних и внутренних факторов и что риски инвестиционных проектов устранены. Results of the postindustrial entrepreneurship cycle and its elements (organizational and innovational potential, entrepreneurial environment, social and economical effectiveness) verifying are presented. Appreciating is based on descriptive model parameters : period, cyclical phases, amplitude, vertical and horizontal asymmetry, asyncronity. Results can be use in the macroeconomic and regional entrepreneurship regulation.
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Samarina, Vera, Tatiana Skufina, and Aleksandr Samarin. "DIFFERENTIATION OF SOCIO-ECONOMICAL ENVIRONMENT AS FACTORS OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (THE CASE STUDY OF MURMANSK REGION, RUSSIA)." EUrASEANs: journal on global socio-economic dynamics, no. 3(10) (June 15, 2018): 20–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.35678/2539-5645.3(10).2018.20-26.
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The inequality of the socio-economic space of the regions is a significant problem for the management of the regional development of any country. The objective nature of the issue of unequal socio-economic development, the lack of unified regulation approaches and methods determine not only the practical meaning but also the scientific interest in considering the specific manifestation of this problem on particular objects. The paper illustrates the problem of differentiation in the socio-economic space of one Russian region by the data on the Murmansk region, the subject of the Russian Arctic zone. To analyze the situation the authors used integrated assessments, the relative strength index for each of the assessment indicators, and the Gini index. The authors have revealed the specifics in unequal socio-economic development of the Murmansk region and the stable trends on the basis of which have developed recommendations for managing the regional social and economic development.
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Amani, Nima, and Seyedmohsen Hosseini. "Effective Factors on Eco Labeling Building-Construction, Materials and Components." Advanced Materials Research 374-377 (October 2011): 1254–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.374-377.1254.
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There is need to assess the potential of the construction materials for the green building future generation. Research is necessary for complete assessment of construction materials for present and future generation of green building. This paper provides a consistent basis and specific factors for construction materials based on eco-labeling sciences. Within the methodological framework, three categories of sustainable building materials’ implementation are discussed: economical implementation; environment implementation; and social implementation. The paper shows that green building improvements can be achieved with help of the choice materials based on existing factors of eco-labeling construction. Construction eco-labeling can help to select a suitable material for creating a better outdoor environment and indoor environment of building.
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Mr., Rajesh Martand Meshram. "Changing Role Of College Libraries In ICT Environment." International Journal of Advance and Applied Research 10, no. 1 (2022): 122 to 126. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7180011.
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<em>Today era is the era of Information technology. The 21st century is known as knowledge society. In the 21st century new trends in technology are developed. That's why there is huge change occurred in social scenario. There is a lot of changes happened in social, economical, educational & political views. ICT has changed the nature of College libraries. A variety of terms such as hybrid, digital and virtual library are used to refer to the academic library. The pace of change brought about by new information technologies has a key effect on the way people live.</em> <em> ICT enabled learning would help to grasp the opportunities offered by ICT to prepare for learning in the 21st century that embraces digital technologies for better learning, for better assessment of learning outcomes and achievement for better teaching and for better social inclusion.</em> <em> Libraries are changing in terms of their collection, facilities and services owing to constant changing scenario of information due to ICT (Information Communication Technology) applications and information seeking behavior of the users. The Library apart from providing traditional library services in a computerized environment act as Learning Resource Centre.</em> <em> This paper is a literature review on changing role of College Libraries in ICT’s Environment.</em>
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Dhakal, Naina. "Agriculture and environment: Interlink with poverty dimension." Journal of Agriculture and Environment 8 (December 26, 2007): 74–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/aej.v8i0.730.
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Despite of development efforts over decades 32 percent of the population is still below poverty line in Nepal. Economic, social, political and environmental factors are thought to be responsible for the poverty. Human effort to derive food for survival has direct and indirect impact on environment. Reducing poverty through income and employment generation is the focus of different development plans. There is interlinking between agricultural farming and environment. To reduce poverty and enhance environment each agricultural project which requires to produce assessment must be assessed economically too. 
 
 The Journal of AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT Vol. 8, 2007, pp. 74-82
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Endel, Stanislav, Eva Wernerova Berankova, and František Kuda. "Possibilities of Mathematical Modeling Utilization in Brownfield Regeneration Efficiency Assessment." Applied Mechanics and Materials 587-589 (July 2014): 149–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.587-589.149.
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Brownfields areas are one of the biggest problems of contemporary communities. These are old abandoned structures without adequate use and they cause many social, economical, environmental, medical and urban problems. So, it is possible to say, that brownfields are a very topical issue and its solution is fully in compliance with the principles of sustainable development. It is obvious, that brownfield regeneration and the above problems elimination have a significant positive impact on overall development of former brownfield site and its surroundings. So, a possibility of a forecast of this development based on mathematical model tools offers. Modified Dynamic Model (MDM) is one of these tools. This paper describes the possibilities of locality development modelling in the case of brownfield regeneration in the MDM environment. All these possibilities are shown on a practical example of chosen Czech brownfield for better understanding.
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Moroz, Olha. "ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY NEEDS FOR CHILDREN CARE SERVICE IN FAMILY-LIKE ENVIRONMENT." Scientific Bulletin of Uzhhorod University. Series: «Pedagogy. Social Work» 1, no. 56 (2025): 141–44. https://doi.org/10.24144/2524-0609.2025.56.141-144.
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Ukraine is actively developing a network of social services and improving the mechanism for their planning and creation. Communities have a good understanding of the calculation and creation of existing services. However, services that are not common in Ukraine cause difficulties in this process and slow down the development of new services. The creation and financing of social services in Ukraine is based on the program-targeted method, which involves assessing community needs for services and then calculating the costs of their maintenance or purchase. A properly conducted study of the demand for a service allows to ensure its economically justified financing. The general practice of assessing needs is based on the calculation of the demand for a service for the previous calendar year and the community's capacity to meet it, on the basis of which a decision is made on the need to develop new services or increase the capacity of existing providers. However, when it comes to services for orphans and children deprived of parental care, the established procedure does not work, as there is no procedure for children to apply for placement or provision of services. In the article, using the methods of analysis, synthesis and generalisation, the author analyses the scientific sources and regulatory documents which regulate the process of assessment the need for social services in an administrative-territorial unit, the content of the children care service in family-like environment, summarises the peculiarities of formation and determination of demand for this service, and searches for a procedure for determining its need. The purpose of the article is to analyse and summarise the procedure for assessing the community's needs for children's care service in a family-like environment in a small group home.
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JHA-THAKUR, URMILA. "ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOLLOW-UP IN INDIA: EXPLORING REGIONAL VARIATION." Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management 13, no. 03 (2011): 435–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s146433321100395x.
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The aim of this paper is to explore regional variation in the implementation of Environmental Impact Assessment follow-up in India and to identify causes of such variations. In doing so, forty-three semi-structured interviews were carried out across the Indian mining and environment sector. The findings from the interviews confirm that regional variation in follow-up implementation is a result of social, environmental, economical and political factors. To further explore these factors, three case studies of open cast coal mining were conducted. The findings of the case studies offer insight as to how the factors identified during the interviews influence follow-up outcomes. Furthermore, it reflects how the nature of such variation is not always true to what is perceived about them. Subsequently, the findings from the interviews and case studies help in contributing to the existing best practice of EIA follow-up and developing recommendations for achieving better follow-up outcomes in India.
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БОЛОГОВА, В. В., М. С. МАКАРОВ, Г. А. ШИМАНОВ, and Н. С. ЛЮЛЬЧЕНКО. "ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF STATE REGULATION ON THE VALUE OF TARIFFS FOR THERMAL ENERGY. TARIFFS OF HEAT ENERGY SUPPLIERS." Экономика и предпринимательство, no. 6(155) (August 2, 2023): 1218–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.34925/eip.2023.155.6.228.
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В статье рассмотрен теоретические и практические аспект влияния государственного регулирования на тарифы поставщиков тепловой энергии (цели, задачи, принципы, функции и последствия), оценка изменения тарифа поставщика тепловой энергии после проведения мер регулирования. На основе полученной информации проведена экономическая оценка мер государственного регулирования на тарифы поставщиков тепловой энергии. Results of the postindustrial entrepreneurship cycle and its elements (organizational and innovational potential, entrepreneurial environment, social and economical effectiveness) verifying are presented. Appreciating is based on descriptive model parameters : period, cyclical phases, amplitude, vertical and horizontal asymmetry, asyncronity. Results can be use in the macroeconomic and regional entrepreneurship regulation.
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Tamošaitienė, Jolanta, and Oleg Kapliński. "STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA) OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW." Technological and Economic Development of Economy 19, no. 4 (2013): 661–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/20294913.2013.862882.
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Today, Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of Socio-Economic Systems exists in micro, meso and macro environments. A complicated process is required to find a rational solution that would include a large number of problems and criteria. Therefore, existing MCDM methods must be used as well as new ones developed. Notwithstanding SEA of Analysis of Socio-Economic Processes, there is little research examining factors of use of MCDM methods; thus, a more in-depth analysis should be undertaken. This study applied a systematic search of literature. A total of 73 papers from the academic literature containing such terms as ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)’, ‘Socio-Economic Processes (SEP)’, ‘Socio-Economic Systems (SES)’, ‘Social Systems (SS)’, ‘Economical Systems (ES)’, ‘Decision-Making (DM)’ and ‘Multi Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM)’ were identified and reviewed. As to the eligibility problem in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), criteria included studies on both Social and Economic Systems & Processes that examined development and trends related to SEA of Socio-Economic Processes. MCDM methods, assessment processes, data extraction and analysis were completed in all relevant studies. General activity fields in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of Socio-Economic Systems were analysed. The key issues of SEA in micro, meso and macro environment, Socio-Economic Systems and Socio-Economic Processes factors were prominent across all researched categories. As far as the analysis of Socio-Economic Systems & Processes, decision makers should be aware of the problem in its complexity and undertake multi-stage decision-making. To honour the contribution made by Prof Valentinas Podvezko contribution in the field of Decision-Making (DM) to Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of Socio-Economic Systems using MCDM methods, and to commemorate his 70th anniversary, this article also highlights his academic career and research.
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Aurangzaib, Muhammad, Shahbaz Nasir Khan, Muneeb Ahmad, Muhammad Touseef, and Abdul Nasir. "DEVELOPING GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF KASHMIR UNDERPASS PROJECT IN FAISALABAD." Engineering Heritage Journal 4, no. 2 (2020): 39–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.26480/gwk.02.2020.39.43.
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Road development projects are important as they provide economical, political and social benefits but delays can occur. EIA is conducted for every project as required by the Environmental Protection Act of 1997 and the Environmental Policy of Pakistan for the purpose of ensuring mitigation of environmental impacts due to project activities. The Kashmir Underpass project in Faisalabad is assigned to FDA, for the purpose of satisfying growing need of traffic load due to population increase in surrounding areas in newly developed societies. This research examines the different factors of project affecting the environment. Questionnaire approach was utilized to gain insights of environmental impacts due to the project. Results showed that 93% of respondents didn’t knew about EIA and why it is necessary. Respondents were facing impacts from dust particles, noise, traffic, business loss etc. These impacts were analyzed and guidelines were developed for EIA of Kashmir Underpass Project.
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Klychova, Guzaliya, Alsou Zakirova, Renata Mannapova, Kseniya Pinina, and Yuliya Ryazanova. "Assessment of the efficiency of investing activities of organizations." E3S Web of Conferences 110 (2019): 02075. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201911002075.
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Investments are the key to the systematic improvement of the economic situation within the country, both at the stage of economic enterprises and in the social environment. The main factor in the enlargement of economy within agriculture sector is increasing the proficiency of investing activities, strengthening the role of the state in the regulation of agricultural activities while maintaining the level of optimal interaction with the free market; reducing production costs; formation and development of marketing strategy; enhancing environmental safety and estimate in the agriculture; and overcome the variation of prices for agricultural and industrial goods. The foundation of investing activities is the timely receipt of an accurate and reliable information about the magnitude of resources’ investment by objects of agricultural practices. Key performance indicators are the basis of a balanced system that determines the methods of formation of these indicators. The object of the research consists in theoretical justification and developing the calculation method characterizing enterprise investing activities. Abstract-logical, monographical, statistical and economical, and examining methods were used while conducting the present research. The materials of domestic and foreign scholars addressed to the problems of developing balanced system of values served as methodological and theoretical background. The key performance indices are the basis of the balanced system of values, hence they should be formed by using the methods of the indicated system. It is recommended in the article that the assessment of investing activities should involve calculating the data characterizing the social activity of an enterprise. Besides, according to the article, the assessment of investing activities in relation to “Personnel and systems” area should be accomplished by using the data concerning the efficiency of human capital investments, the index of expected expertise, and the business reputation of human capital. The assessment of investing activities conducted in respect of “Finance” area should include calculation of the means allocated by enterprise for construction of disposal facilities, the amounts to be invested into environment protection facilities, investments into community, the funds allocated to support cultural and historical units as well as housing and public service facilities, and the funds used in order to support the events of social importance.
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Qin, Yaozu, Li Cao, Wenjing Li, et al. "Suitability Assessment Method of Red Tourism Development Using Geospatial and Social Humanity Data: A Case Study of Ruijin City, East China." Sustainability 15, no. 11 (2023): 8582. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15118582.
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It is important to analyze the trend in land use changes and assess the suitability of resource development for protecting natural resources, developing ecological industries, and land use planning issues. Ruijin City is located in South Jiangxi and has abundant resources for red tourism development. By analyzing the landscape changes in land use and the spatial distribution characteristics of local red culture resources, a supervised machine learning-based prediction model was constructed to quantitatively assess the suitability of red tourism development in a geographic information system (GIS) and the R language environment using geographical, economical, and human-related datasets. The results revealed that: (i) the increasing of human activities and economic vitality provide a beneficial social environment for the development of tourism resources; (ii) highly concentrated red resources, or those with special significance, are conducive to developing red tourism resources; (iii) preferentially, central–eastern Ruijin was followed by the extension areas to peripheral towns, which are potentially suitable areas for the development of red scenic spots. Generally, the findings of this study were consistent with the conventional cognitions and lessons on tourism development, and the constructed evaluation system is expected to be promoted to similar research.
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Asst., Prof. Sandhya Menon. "Assessment of Comprehensive Development Among Indian States." International Journal of Advance and Applied Research 4, no. 5 (2023): 82–87. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7740519.
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The measurement of sustainable development is based on three pillars – society, economy, and environment. The paper explores the nexus between environmental sustainability, economic development, and social development of Indian states during 2011 – 2022. The states are selected on the basis of per capita income. A Comprehensive Development Index (CDI) is constructed by integrating Economic Development Index (EDI), Social Development Index (SDI), and Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI). There are various factors that have to be considered for developing the ESI. A particular variable, for example, air quality is not only dependent on CO2 emissions alone. It is also dependent on various other factors as well. All the indicators are divided into different groups in such a way that the set represents the quality of the environment pertaining to that variable. As far as economic development is concerned, it cannot be assessed with a single variable. So more variables are incorporated for computing EDI. The SDI is also formulated by taking into consideration some variables that have an influence on social development. The indicators are normalized using a composite z-score technique. The scores of various economic variables, social variables, and environmental variables are ranked and CDI is developed by aggregating the ranks respectively.
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Vințe, Claudiu, Ion Smeureanu, Marian Dârdală, and Adriana Reveiu. "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION – AUTOMATING CURRICULUM ASSESSMENT." Technological and Economic Development of Economy 27, no. 5 (2021): 1159–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/tede.2021.15018.
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The perpetual need for developing a sustainable economic environment places the education policies at the foundation of social adaptability. Creating and maintaining curriculum content that meets the demands of a continuously changing society, and the challenges that such a rapid evolution put on the labour market, is one of the top priorities for any education system and institution involved in education at any level. This paper proposes a cognitive computing solution for assessing, in a programmatic manner, large corpora of curriculum content created by teachers from lower secondary education environment for Informatics instruction in Romanian schools. The result of this initiative at the national level is corpora of curricular content that must be evaluated to verify the degree to which the material meets the requirements of the national curriculum. We addressed this crucial yet tedious process by designing and implementing a solution for automating curriculum assessment through cognitive computing. The paper outlines a sustainable framework to evaluate curriculum content in an automated fashion, and for providing critical feedback timely to both content creators, and to policy makers responsible for creating economically viable and future adaptable education strategies.
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Boutros, Marleine, Rita Puig, Esther Bartoli, and Makram El Bachawati. "Sustainability Assessment of Hospital Wastewater Treatment Techniques: A Comprehensive Review." Sustainability 17, no. 11 (2025): 4930. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17114930.
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Hospitals discharge wastewater containing toxic pollutants that pose risks to human health and the environment if not properly treated. Therefore, effective treatment techniques are essential. Although various reviews have explored hospital wastewater treatment (HWWT) methods, few have comprehensively assessed their sustainability—including technical, environmental, economic, and social aspects. This paper reviews the literature on these dimensions and identifies critical research gaps. Technically, the combination of biological and tertiary techniques can achieve removal efficiencies between 60% and 99% for emerging contaminants. Environmentally, electricity consumption is a major concern, ranging from 0.2 to 3 kWh/m3, depending on the technique. Economically, costs rise with energy-intensive methods; ultraviolet disinfection operates at 0.016 €/m3, while Fenton treatment reaches 23.38 €/m3. No dedicated social assessments exist for HWWT; therefore, municipal wastewater studies were used as references. This paper proposes public health-related social indicators tailored for HWWT. Two key research gaps are identified: the lack of integrated sustainability and social assessments and limited comparability across studies. This review adapts the life cycle sustainability assessment framework to HWWT and offers recommendations for improved comparability and targeted future research. Addressing these gaps will support more holistic evaluations and guide effective and informed decision-making in hospital wastewater management.
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Korançe, Françeska. "Sustainability of the build environment and its impact on user performance. Case study Polis University." VITRUVIO - International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability 6, no. 1 (2021): 56. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/vitruvio-ijats.2021.15009.
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<p>The built environment is important not only for its users and owners, but also for the community and society as a hole, and yet, construction is one of the most energy consuming, destructive, and moreover material consuming industries. Deficiencies with adaptability to meet changing needs in terms of sustainability in architecture can eventually cause needless costs, environmental pressure and dissatisfaction. The aim of this study is to explore whether the circular construction and sustainability of built environments is not only a matter of reducing environmental impacts and limiting the use of non-renewable resources, but it can be successfully used to enhance of environmental protection, social equity, and economic development of a facility. Furthermore, the study tries to understand whether we can use circularity principles not only for the building to be more sustainable and in line with circular economy principles, but also be used to enhance user performance, in this specific case the performance of student and academic staff. The study was applied to Polis University and its premises. Two survey formats were specifically designed to collect data on overall functionality and comfort of Polis University facilities, as well as data on academic staff and student self assessment performance. The study emphasizes the importance of the elements of sustainable built environment, and the care that designers and builders need to achieve what is called optimal comfort and functionality of each element, keeping in mind not only end users but also environmental, social and economical aspects as a fully accomplished sustainable architecture design.</p>
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Xenou, Elpida, Georgia Ayfantopoulou, Beatriz Royo, Sara Tori, and Marco Mazzarino. "Methodology for Consequence Analysis of Future Mobility Scenarios: The SPROUT Framework." Future Transportation 2, no. 2 (2022): 453–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/futuretransp2020025.
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The various social, political, environmental, and economical mega-trends together with the rapid rise of digitalization are shaping cities worldwide including the way that citizens and products move within the urban environment. New mobility services are popping up which are showing the path toward more on-demand and personalized mobility patterns. The transformation of the urban mobility environment though constitutes a great challenge for policy-makers, as little is known about the impact of these trends on the city’s current mobility environment while the assessment of the future state of a mobility system can be considered a quite complex process taken its multi-parametric and multi-dimensional nature. This paper aims to simplify this process by presenting a coherent multi-actor consequence analysis framework as a tool for assessing future mobility scenarios which was developed in the framework of the H2020 SPROUT. This paper presents in detail the main components of this framework together with the list of key performance indicators used for assessing the performance in terms of sustainability of future mobility scenarios as well as indicative results from its use by the city of Padua.
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Zhao, Qing Jian, and Zuo Min Wen. "Complex Social-Ecological Systems Network：New Perspective on the Sustainability." Advanced Materials Research 361-363 (October 2011): 1467–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.361-363.1467.
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The complex social-ecological systems network is an integrative platform of ecology, economy, management and complex networks which providing a new perspective on the comprehensive management of ecological and socio economical processes. Through research of the structures, functions and processes, one four-dimensional conceptual model of the complex social-ecological system for sustainable development was set up. The complex social-ecological systems comprise of natural subsystem, social subsystem, economic subsystem and integrative decision subsystem. The complex social-ecological systems network was defined as one six-element tuple which denotes the comprehensive spatial structure with different kinds of nodes of ecosystem, social system and economic system. The complex social-ecological systems network has some important characteristics including hierarchies, power-low, vulnerabilities, resilience, dynamics, co-evolution of flow and structure, et al. At last, based on the Multimedia Environment Pollutant Assessment System (MEPAS) of US EPA, the relationship between POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants) exposure and lifetime fatal cancer risk was studied, and comprehensive risk network of the Taihu basin water pollution and human body health was established.
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Nakamura, Hiroki. "Relationship among land price, entrepreneurship, the environment, economics, and social factors in the value assessment of Japanese cities." Journal of Cleaner Production 217 (April 2019): 144–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.01.201.
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Sinha, Archana, Bibhas Chandra, Arvind Kumar Mishra, and Shubham Goswami. "An Assessment on Quality of Life and Happiness Indices of Project Affected People in Indian Coalfields." Sustainability 15, no. 12 (2023): 9634. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15129634.
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Coal deposits are generally found in either riverine and/or beneath forest area. The coerced displacement of project-affected people (PAPs) for coal mining endangers the in situ conservation of their life/livelihood. It accounts for a heavy price against the mineral value mostly harvested by distant stakeholders. A study on quality of life (QoL) enroute happiness indices of PAPs is undertaken with reference to CSR/resettlement and rehabilitation initiatives undertaken by mining companies in coalfields of Jharkhand. This study aims to analyze elements influencing quality of life and happiness indices such as job/income opportunity, housing affordability, health security, infrastructure, social relations, environment sustainability, inclusivity, equity and diversity. Data were collected directly from PAPs using a questionnaire survey method and almost 501 responses received to assist in development of the model. Multivariate statistical analysis has been used with application of structural equation modeling methodology for data analysis. The result shows vital relations among the constructs introduced based on human, social, natural, physical and economical concerns. The findings also indicate inadequate resettlement and rehabilitation initiatives undertaken by project proponents towards restoring life quality. Thus, the conceptual framework customized to mining area is developed and validated for rendering a qualitative life-ecosystems to the PAPs.
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Xin, Chunhua, Jinyu Zhao, Roger Ruan, Min Addy, Shiyu Liu, and Dongyan Mu. "Economical feasibility of bio-oil production from sewage sludge through pyrolysis." Thermal Science 22, Suppl. 2 (2018): 459–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/tsci170921258x.
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Pyrolysis can lower the environmental impacts and improve resource utilization. A multi-stage comprehensive assessment model was developed to assess the economic feasibility of sludge pyrolysis. The indicator of gross process yield was used to evaluate the energy conversion efficiency of the different pathways. A comprehensive technoeconomic analysis was used to quantify the technical and economic performance of the pathway through uniform monetary measurement standards. Sensitivity analysis was used to determine the uncertainty and risk. The pathway with the highest gross process yield was selected to assess the feasibility using comprehensive techno-economic analysis considering different value. The estimated break even selling price of bio-oil was very close to the average crude oil of recent five years when considering economic, social, and environmental value. The main key factors affecting the economics of system were crude oil price, bio-oil lower heating value, bio-oil yield, and energy consumption of the pyrolysis process.
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Rao, Venugopala. "Sustainable Tobacco Production Assessment: Navigating Environmental, Social, and Economic Dimensions for Responsible Practices." World Safety Journal XXXII, no. 3 (2023): 14–24. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8372056.
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Recent methods for assessing the tobacco industry's impact on the environment, society, and economy have become essential. These methods provide standardized frameworks for quantifying and assessing an industry's environmental impact, labor conditions, economic viability, and community engagement. This article critically analyzes various methodologies, highlighting their strengths, weaknesses, and possibilities for development. It provides a holistic view of sustainable tobacco production and suggests future studies.
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Uzunoğlu, Kozan, and Semra Sema Uzunoğlu. "The Importance of Pedestrianization in Cities- Assessment of Pedestrianized Streets in Nicosia Walled City." European Journal of Sustainable Development 9, no. 2 (2020): 589–614. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2020.v9n2p589.
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approach in recent years. One of these cities which is the last divided capital city and one of the most important cultural heritages of the Mediterranean region in the island of Cyprus is the Nicosia Walled City. Within this study, the existing situation of pedestrianized areas in the Walled City in north Nicosia were examined. In literature review part, the importance of pedestrianization, reasons and benefits of pedestrianization, examples of pedestrianized areas/streets around the world are reviewed. The pedestrianized streets/areas in the north Nicosia Walled City were examined on-site, photographed, their current status was revealed and evaluated according to determined criteria. Each street/area was evaluated in terms of functions in the street, mobility, accessibility by car or public transportation, social/community activities, economic development and quality of physical environment. When the old city of Nicosia is analyzed in the context of these criteria, it has been observed that the pedestrianized areas have an increasing social, cultural and economical contribution to the city. In addition to its historical features, the places and activities that attract the people especially young population and tourists, bring life to this region. In terms of environmental aspects, visual incompatibilities were observed even in the streets where pedestrianization studies have been carried out recently. There are also problems about vehicle and pedestrian traffic that affect users. The study was completed by making suggestions at the end of the study. Keywords: pedestrianized streets, pedestrianized squares, Nicosia Walled City, Cyprus
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Sa’aid, Hafizah Besar, Azlin Azman, Shahriza Ilyana Ramli, et al. "Islamic Bioethics in Health Technology Assessment: A Review of Key Ethical Frameworks." International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science VIII, no. X (2024): 83–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2024.8100008.
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Health technology assessment (HTA) is a multidisciplinary process that systematically examines the clinical, economic, social, and ethical impacts of health technologies. Its main purpose is to support healthcare decision-making by providing evidence on the value of medical interventions, including drugs, devices, procedures, and organizational systems. As healthcare systems worldwide grapple with rising costs, aging populations, and rapid advances in medical innovation, HTA plays an increasingly vital role in ensuring that healthcare solutions are not only safe and effective but also economically sustainable. The evolution of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) has increasingly incorporated ethical and social considerations alongside traditional clinical outcomes. This shift acknowledges the necessity of integrating diverse cultural and moral perspectives, particularly in a globalized healthcare environment. One significant framework gaining attention is Islamic bioethics, which offers unique insights into et
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Seliverstov, A. D. "Behavioral Economics as a Modern Market assessment tool." Scientific notes of the Russian academy of entrepreneurship 22, no. 4 (2024): 42–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.24182/2073-6258-2023-22-4-42-47.
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The market acts as the most important component of the institution of the modern world. The market means not only the relationship between consumers and sellers, but also the external environment in which they are carried out. In turn, such market relations are significantly influenced by the totality of human choices and decisions (both rational and irrational).To study the characteristics and degree of influence of various factors (emotional, social, etc.) on decision–making by economic entities, as well as their impact on the market as a whole, a new field of economics — behavioral economics — was institutionalized by economists. In this case, economic entities can be understood as groups of people, a single person, and corporations, enterprises, companies. Behavioral economics extends standard economic theory by taking into account the probability and impact of irrational human behavior on the market.Thanks to the development of behavioral economics, which is based on the achievements of economic theory, psychology, (more management psychology, economic psychology), sociology, philosophy (attitude to work, money, spending, educated family and cultivated society), marketing (advertising, marketing research) and management (management decision–making, alignment and adjustment strategies, etc.), within the framework of market assessment, more objective results can be obtained, which will contribute to the improvement of decisions made.
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Tazigh, Faycel. "The Economic, Social, and Environmental Impacts of Generalization of Solar Water Heaters." Journal of Economics, Finance and Accounting Studies 3, no. 2 (2021): 225–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.32996/jefas.2021.3.2.22.
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This paper aims to quantify the three main aspects of sustainable development, the economic, social, and environmental impacts of the generalization of solar water heaters in Marrakech. In order to conduct this Impact assessment study, we used both quantitative and qualitative analysis. The impact assessment analysis has been done on three different levels: households, Tourism, and private and public institutions. The generalization of SWH at the scale of the city of Marrakech will be in this perspective the origin of a profit today neglected. The resulting impact, both economically and socially, would be great. It is also beneficial and concerns the natural and sanitary environment. Nationally, the direct financial impact of the generalization of SWH at the direct city level is around $ 15 million. The generalization of solar water heaters in Morocco will reduce the national energy bill by 1.3%.
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Vighi, M. "Ecotoxicological Contribution for the Economic Evaluation of Water Pollution Control Strategies." Water Science and Technology 25, no. 11 (1992): 457–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1992.0326.
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A strategy for the control of environmental pollution should be based on three fundamental steps: a- assessment of the environmental aspects of the problem (exposure to pollutant chemicals, damages to man and the environment, etc ); b- economic evaluation (costs and benefits from chemical usage, evaluation of damages, etc ); c- institutional aspects (adoption of environmental standards, regulations, etc. ). Thus, an efficient collaboration between environmental and social sciences is of paramount importance in environmental decision making. To reach this objective it is essential to know exactly what kind of information can be produced by each science. In this paper an integrated ecotoxicological approach, able to produce descriptive as well predictive results, is presented. Its application to an exercise of collaboration between ecotoxicology and socio-economical sciences is discussed. From this point of view, the case history of herbicide contamination of groundwater in Italy is described.
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Várallyay, György. "Soil Degradation Processes and Extreme Soil Moisture Regime as Environmental Problems in the Carpathian Basin." Agrokémia és Talajtan 55, no. 1 (2006): 9–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/agrokem.55.2006.1.2.
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Sustainable land use and rational soil management, including an up-to-date soil moisture control requires continuous actions. This permanent control may prevent, eliminate or at least reduce undesirable soil processes and their harmful economical/ecological/environmental/social consequences; utilizing the unique soil characteristic, resilience, may satisfy the conditions for the “quality maintenance” of this “conditionally renewable” natural resource. Control can be efficient only on the basis of comprehensive risk assessment, impact analysis and exact prognosis. These have to be the main research priorities! The successful prevention, elimination or moderation of undesirable soil degradation processes and extreme moisture regimes can be efficient only in a well-coordinated multidisciplinary international cooperation in the Carpathian Basin. The realization of the sustainability concept in the rational land use and soil management gives reality for a better life: healthy, good quality food, clean water and pleasant environment.
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Kolesnikov, Oleksii Ye, Tetiana M. Olekh, and Danso Janet Obenewaa. "ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AS PART OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY OF PROJECTS." Herald of Advanced Information Technology 4, no. 1 (2021): 75–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.15276/hait.01.2021.7.
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The tasks of environmental assessment of projects are to determine quantitative criteria for decision-making on the admissibility or inadmissibility of the project, to ensure the choice of options and types of planned economic activities with the lowest environmental and social costs, to obtain quantitative criteria for assessing the effectiveness of environmental measures. project implementation. Environmental assessment accompanies all stages of the project-investment cycle. One of the main principles of evaluating the effectiveness of projects is the inclusion of environmental results and costs in the cash flows that are taken into account in the analysis of the project. According to the traditional cost-benefit economic analysis, a project is considered effective and feasible if the benefits outweigh the costs. The paper presents modified methods of expert and environmental assessment that accompany all stages of the project-investment cycle of the project. The authors propose harmonization of approaches to environmental impact assessment, which are used in national and world practice. The methodology is shown, whichis aimed at generalizing the Ukrainian and international experience in EIA and specifying the evaluation criteria. Developed and proposed methodological aspects of environmental impact assessment can be used to develop a final EIA. The study describes a comprehensive impact assessment for any components of the environment. The proposed criteria allow us to draw specific conclusions on the assessment of the impact on each environment, which is a priority in the environmental assessment.
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Balkas, I. T., F. Juhasz, U. Yetis, and G. Tuncel. "The Izmir Bay Wastewater Management Project – Economical Considerations." Water Science and Technology 26, no. 9-11 (1992): 2613–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1992.0800.
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Izmir Bay is one of the great natural areas of the Mediterranean and compares well with similar coastal areas in the world. Izmir which is the main urban area around the Bay is an important industrial, commercial and cultural focal point. It has the second biggest harbour and is the third largest city in the country. The Izmir metropolitan area has experienced rapid population increase which placed an intense pressure on the environment of the bay, housing, infrastructure and social services. The main sources of pollution in the bay are domestic and industrial effluents which account for 50% of the observed organic pollution. Rivers discharging to the Izmir Bay carry mostly industrial discharges. The main forms of pollution in the Izmir Bay are organic pollution, nutrients, pathogenic organisms and toxic material carried by rivers. Scientific evidence suggests if no pollution control measures are taken immediately pollution in the Bay will soon reach a critical level leading to the collapse in the ecosystem. With this understanding Izmir Sewerage and Stream Control Project which foresees the reestablishment of the Bay's water quality was started in 1983. The preliminary assessment of the costs and benefits of the project suggests that the benefits of the proposed pollution control system could significantly outweigh the costs of the control measures by a factor of about eight.
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Widiyanto, Anugerah, Seizo Kato, and Naoki Maruyama. "A LCA/LCC Optimized Selection of Power Plant System With Additional Facilities Options." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 124, no. 4 (2002): 290–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.1507329.
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In the past, the selection of an energy resource for electricity generation was dominated by finding the least expensive power generating plant. Although such an approach is essential, there is growing concern about other aspects of power generation such as social, environmental and technological benefits and consequences of the energy source selection. The aims of this paper are first to introduce a life cycle assessment (LCA) scheme with the aid of the NETS (Numerical Eco-load Total Standardization) method that we have newly proposed. This method provides a numerical measure for evaluating the quantitative load of any industrial activity on the environment, and has been used to analyze the energy flow and the environmental loads of various power generation systems. A second goal is to develop a computer program to examine the applicability of technology options based on cost performance and environmental load reduction. A final goal of this work is to select the power system using life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC). As a result, environmental load and economical cost for various power generation systems are discussed from the LCA point of view for further ecological improvement.
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Barna, Iryna. "THE CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS." SCIENTIFIC ISSUES OF TERNOPIL VOLODYMYR HNATIUK NATIONAL PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY. SERIES: GEOGRAPHY 51, no. 2 (2021): 15–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.25128/2519-4577.21.2.2.
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Environmental impact assessment as a tool to prevent the negative impact of economic objects was initiated in response to the challenges that arose in the «nature-society-economy» system (NSES). Today, the interaction of society and nature is manifested through the economy, in particular, in construction, reconstruction, technical retrofitting, expansion, redevelopment of various economic facilities, which is inevitably accompanied by changes in parameters, qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the environment. Afterwards, it could potentially cause damage to the environment. This makes environmental safety, environmental protection, rational use and reproduction of natural resources necessary.
 Understanding the system as interconnected components that acquire the characteristics of the whole, as opposed to a set of components, determines the need to consider the environmental consequences of the activity from the perspective of the system, which is formed on the basis of natural resource potential. Consideration of issues related to the process of economic activity, the peculiarities of the functioning of economic facilities from the standpoint of the prospects of socio-economic development of the region, country or through the prism of economic indicators was disadvantageous. Economic indicators served as a basis for the analysis of the relationship in the «society-economy» system and were assessed at the level of meeting the needs of the population through the category of demand and efficiency of the factory that provided supply. However, the environmental aspects of the factories' activities were removed from the equation, especially in the absence of legislative regulation of the decision-making processes on economic activities that may have a significant impact on the environment, taking into account governmental, public and private interests.
 Systematic analysis as a category is reflected and applied in science, economics, management (when making decisions based on the fundamental concept of «system»). The founder of the general theory of systems K.L.von Bertalanffy defined a «system» as a set of interacting elements that are in a certain relationship between themselves and the external environment. The interaction between the system and the external environment is realized through input and output streams, which combine nature, society and economy (production, economics). Thus, systematic analysis in the process of environmental impact assessment is a set of methods, means of implementing a systematicatic approach in the preparation and justification of decisions on the implementation of planned activities.
 Today, systematic analysis most fully determines the activities of authorized government authorities. EIA department employees of regional administrations analyze project materials for compliance with the requirements of the latest environmental legislation and thus ensure compliance with the commitments of the state regarding «nature» and «society». To this end, the Law of Ukraine on EIA also provides for public participation, which can influence decision-making through comments and suggestions on planned activities.
 To implement a systematic approach in the NSES EIA employees of regional administrations analyze project materials from the standpoint of balance of environmental and economic interests, so only on the basis of systematic analysis decisions can be made on the introduction of planned activities that will ensure the implementation of the goal of environmental impact assessment.
 Economic agents are less likely to implement a systematic analysis of the planned project for many reasons. This state of affairs is the result of consideration of the project by the economic agents at the level of the «economy» component outside the NSES. The project of the planned activity pursues private economical interests which can even be in a fairway of programs of regional social and economic development of the region, but at the same time neglects balance of economic and ecological interests. The latter provides for the minimization of damage to the environment, the rational use of natural resources of the territory during the implementation of planned activities, which requires consideration of the relationship between the economy and nature in the NSES. Environmental interest also includes the need to ensure a safe environment for living and health while carrying out the activities.
 Key words: environmental impact assessment, planned activity, system, systematic approach, systematic analysis.
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Ogwuru, H. O. R., and K. E. Uma. "The Assessment of Effects of Migration and Remittances on Nigerian Economy." International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development 1, no. 6 (2017): 525–36. https://doi.org/10.31142/ijtsrd4604.
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The study focuses on the examination of the influence of migration and remittances on Nigerian economy over the years. The authors reviewed and examined the positive and negative effects of migration in Nigeria. Expository approach involving tables were employed in the examination. The study confirmed the fact that there are positive and negative effects of migration in Nigeria but asserted that the negative effects outweigh the positive in view of the large proportion of Nigerian quality human capital outside Nigeria and also the large proportion of migrants in Nigeria who also remit a large proportion of their income to their home economies. It was also inferred from the study that if adequate working condition and environment exist and Nigerians migrants return, their contribution would have greater effect on the economy than mere remittances. On this basis the authors made the following recommendations among others revamping both the rural and urban environment, restructuring social amenities upgrading and maintenance of infrastructural requirement of the society insecurity and frequent crisis such as group agitations, religious disharmony, crimes, Boko Haram insurgence among others must be addressed condition of service for all categories of workers at the local, state and federal levels need to be urgently harmonized good atmosphere for operation cum the materials required by the academics, doctors, nurses, lawyers, architects, economists among others must be provided to enable them put in their best. Ogwuru, H. O. R, | Uma, K. E, "The Assessment of Effects of Migration and Remittances on Nigerian Economy" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-1 | Issue-6 , October 2017, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd4604.pdf
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Liuta, Оlga, and Borys Mershchii. "Assessment of the social and economic development of a region: essence, methodology and correlation with transparency of local authorities." Public and Municipal Finance 8, no. 1 (2020): 83–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/pmf.08(1).2019.07.
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The introduction of fiscal policy transparency practices in the contemporary local financial management system is one of the prerequisites for increasing the socio-economic development of regions. Creating a transparent budget environment contributes to a faster and more effective solution to the region’s current problems. The lack of a sufficient level of budgetary transparency is a consequence of poor public interest consideration, which impedes the people’s realization of their own democratic aspirations and freedoms.The article is aimed at developing scientific and methodological approach to assessing the state of social and economic development of a region and comparing the estimates with the regions’ transparency levels for 2016–2018. Integral assessment of socio-economic development consists of four stages. It has been found out that the level of socio-economic development of regions does not correlate with the transparency level of regional policy. Public finance transparency assessment of Sumy city has shown that its population needs a higher level of information disclosure, use of the latest information channels, and creation of convenient forms of involvement in the budget process. The transparency evaluation results in the areas of budgeting, public procurement, disposal of property of the territorial community, etc. have been investigated. Besides, directions for improving Sumy local authorities’ information policy are proposed to increase its transparency.
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Rashidi, Payam, Masoud Homayounifar, Taghi Ebrahimi Salari, and Modjtaba Rouhani. "Measuring Economic and Environmental Performance of Energy Resources in ISIC codes: Evidence from Iran’s Industry Sector." Modern Applied Science 11, no. 12 (2017): 109. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/mas.v11n12p109.
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Recently, in accordance with global environmental conservation awareness, undesirable outputs of production and social activities (e.g., air pollutants) have harmful social and environmental dimensions especially in developing countries. Therefore, this study discusses how to apply Data Environment Analysis (DEA) for environmental assessment. However, previous DEA research has documented a limited use of DEA on environmental assessment. A unique feature of DEA-based environmental assessment is that it needs to classify outputs into desirable and undesirable outputs. On the other hand, there is a lack of literatures in field of measuring on economic and environmental energy efficiency between ISIC codes. Therefore, this paper measured the energy efficiency of Iran’s main ISIC sub sectors using non linear DEA approach. Results indicated that between studied ISIC codes, the codes 15 and 24 have most economic (0.97 and 1.00) and environmental (1.00 and 0.82) efficiency, respectively. Also, in comparison with the other studied ISIC codes, the code 23 is economically and environmentally inefficient (0.28 and 0.32).
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Roos, Gina. "Environmental economics in the chemical processes industry." Water Science and Technology 39, no. 10-11 (1999): 25–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1999.0626.
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Business is increasingly being held accountable for the social and environmental implications of its activities. Managing these diverse interactions can be very complex. Environmental economics is an approach to reconciling financial objectives with social responsibilities. It describes techniques for capturing a monetary value for the environment and therefore, a monetary value for impacts on the environment. In this way, environmental considerations are brought into perspective for business. Another tool that is used for integrating environmental considerations in business decisions is multi-criteria assessment. The difference between these two tools is illustrated when business makes the transition from a qualitative approach (considering environmental impacts) to a quantitative one (financially accounting for environmental impacts). Policy-makers concerned with the management of natural resources are increasingly causing businesses to make this transition through the use of economic instruments. This paper discusses how environmental economics can be used to bridge the traditional separation of economic and environmental considerations. Reference is made to international experience in the chemical processing industry.
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I., Y. Plikus, G. Boronos V., and F. Sokolenko L. "Formalization of The Approaches Regarding Assessing the Level of the Eco-Friendly Regional Innovation Systems." International Journal of Ecology & Development 33, no. 4 (2018): 93–102. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4662205.
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In this article the structural model of the eco-friendly regional innovation system (RIS) is suggested, which takes into account the interconnection of the RIS subsystems and macro components, and also has a number of common positions with the Triple Helix concept, the Quadruple Helix concept, which along with universities, industry and the state a key role in the innovation process gives to the society - the ultimate consumer of innovation, as well as with Quintuple Helix concept which generates knowledge and innovation in the context of the environment and which is interpreted as an approach in accordance with the principle of sustainable development and social environment. Typization of the regional innovation systems (RIS) is suggested for the purpose of comparative assessments in order to find ways to further development of the eco-friendly RIS. Proceeding from the synthesis of the most common techniques in assessing the level of the RIS innovative development, it is suggested to conduct an assessment taking into account, firstly, the development type of the eco-friendly RIS; and secondly, take into account the mutual influence of the socio-economic and the innovation environment and to allocate the block "green" economy. The authors indicate the stages of the assessment level of the RIS innovative development and suggest indicators according to which the level of eco-friendly regional systems development is calculated. The suggested approach will allow identifying priorities in the choice of the regional eco-friendly strategies.
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Khogali, Hind Abdel Moneim. "Comparison of Four Global Sustainable Building Rating Systems Carried out With Focus on Hot and Dry Climate." Journal of Sustainable Development 9, no. 2 (2016): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v9n2p1.
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<p>Several assessment programmes has been developed worldwide on the environmental and energy effect of buildings. The aim of this study is to identify the main and sub categories of sustainable design. The researcher has investigated and compared four global building rating systems, namely leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in USA, Emirates Green Building Rating System (ESTIDAMA) in Abu Dhabi city, Qatar Sustainability assessment System (QSAS) in the State of Qatar and Australian green Star rating system (AGBC rating system), in Australia. This paper focuses mainly on their processes, contents, similarities and differences, processes, evaluation, their development and wither these systems are applicable to all environments?</p><p>The paper outlined six main categories developed by these global rating systems being: Sustainable site, indoor environmental quality, materials, water efficiency, power supply system and innovations. Sub categories were added according to their social, cultural, economical and legislations conditions.</p>The paper recommended adding four main categories suitable to hot and dry climate.
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Liu, Ziquan, and Yanchun Zhang. "Comprehensive Sustainable Assessment and Prioritization of Different Railway Projects Based on a Hybrid MCDM Model." Sustainability 14, no. 19 (2022): 12065. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su141912065.
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Railways play an essential role in China’s development, driving economic and social progress while negatively impacting the environment. Assessing different railway projects’ sustainability can maximize the positive effects and minimize the side effects. This article aims to propose a methodological framework containing a series of indicators to evaluate the sustainability of four railway projects in China. A hybrid MCDM (multi-criteria decision-making) method was adopted to analyze the interrelationships among the dimensions and indicators and then present the projects’ differences. The weights of each indicator in the research were studied according to experts’ advice, and the same indicators were of different importance when placed in different research environments, such as developing and developed countries. This helps to establish a developing-country-centered evaluation indicator system. After comparison, it can be seen that Railway A is the best in terms of sustainability, mainly because it is in an economically developed region of China that is rich in construction resources, and is less constrained by natural conditions than other projects. The results show that although environmental sustainability has been improved over the past few years, its low level of influence still urges people to invest more attention and take more actions with significant effects in this respect. Furthermore, railways show significant differences in economic sustainability, while the differences in social sustainability have reduced considerably. This study provides further insight into the investigated measures and proposes recommendations for improving railway transport in China.
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Viscusi, W. Kip, Joel Huber, and Jason Bell. "Promoting Recycling: Private Values, Social Norms, and Economic Incentives." American Economic Review 101, no. 3 (2011): 65–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/aer.101.3.65.
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Evidence from a nationally representative sample of households illuminates the determinants of recycling behavior for plastic water bottles. Private values of the environment are influential in promoting recycling, as are personal norms for pro-environmental behavior. However, social norms with respect to the assessment of the household's recycling behaviors by others have little independent effect. Particularly influential are policies that create economic incentives to promote recycling either through state recycling laws that reduce the time and inconvenience costs of recycling or through bottle deposits. Effective policies can have a discontinuous effect at the individual level, transforming non-recyclers into avid recyclers.
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Bespalov, Vadim, and Ekaterina Kotlyarova. "Methodical approach to assessing the level of environmental safety of urbanized territories." E3S Web of Conferences 363 (2022): 03002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202236303002.
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The article presents a methodological approach to combining three criteria reflecting the ecological, economic and social characteristics of an urbanized territory. In particular, attention is paid to the third stage of the methodical approach to assessing the level of environmental safety of urbanised territories. Its essence lies in the construction of a spatial diagram of a comprehensive assessment, in the three-dimensional space of which values are plotted in the form of points characterising the complex state of the environment of the considered sections of the urbanized territory. The scientific approach proposed by us and the corresponding improved method for assessing the level of environmental safety of urbanised territories will, in our opinion, allow, even at the stage of pre-project surveys, to make environmentally effective, economical and socially responsible decisions related to changes in the infrastructure of urbanised territories during the reconstruction and redevelopment of existing and construction of new urban facilities. At the next stage of the study, we plan to pay attention to the peculiarities of the negative impact on the environment of specific objects of modern infrastructure of urbanised territories, namely production facilities of certain hazard classes and shopping and entertainment centres or complexes located on sites that were previously allocated for the placement and operation of enterprises.
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Mozgovaya, Alla, and Elena Shlykova. "The Human Dimension of Security: Subjective Assessments and Personal." Inter 14, no. 4 (2022): 29–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.19181/inter.2022.14.4.2.
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The social context of modernity is characterized by systemic transformations, constant changes, the fundamental feature of which is uncertainty, the fundamental possibility of negative consequences and outcomes of processes, events, phenomena, decisions.Subjective feeling, personal assessment of risk and one's own vulnerability, and, consequently, the degree of security become a factor in designing a strategy for interacting with a risky environment. The identification and selection of adequate methods for measuring factors that are involved in the subjective assessment of risk and vulnerability, the interpretation of the meanings that respondents put into understanding the phenomenon of security, are an interesting scientific problem and a significant task for social practice.The article attempts to demonstrate the complementarity of sociological data obtained by methods of quantitative and qualitative empirical sociology, both at the stage of designing and piloting tools, and when interpreting the results. The discourse is carried out in relation to the currently relevant problem of human security.The empirical section of the article demonstrates the perspective of the approach to measuring the subjective assessment of security in mass surveys through the indicator of sufficiency of the sense of security and the factors associated with it. Thus, a statistically significant relationship of the feeling of security with gender, age, type of settlement, education, with subjectivity, that is, with responsibility for risk, was revealed Nevertheless, there was a clear insufficiency of the semantic component to ensure the reliability of the interpretation of the result obtained, a request for additional information, for which the use of methods of qualitative sociology, working just with the semantic level of consciousness, is indispensable.The result of applying the methods of qualitative sociology (interview, focus discussion) the following typology became established: when responding, respondents correlated their safety assessments mainly with the presence/absence of threats to the physiological state and material and property status of the personal and immediate environment.The positions of comparing personal security assessments with non-material factors are also revealed: with the presence of relatives and friends, with instability and uncertainty that threaten the social and life prospects of one's own and the immediate environment. In the older age group, security is understood as having a strong authority that ensures order.The complementarity of quantitative and qualitative sociological methods increases the reliability and completeness of the interpretation of mass survey data regarding the phenomena and processes under study.
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Anyon, Jean. "Race, Social Class, and Educational Reform in an Inner-city School." Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education 97, no. 1 (1995): 69–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/016146819509700101.
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Drawing on an assessment of reform efforts in one school in an urban ghetto in a large district in the Northeast, this article describes processes and events that illustrate how social manifestations of racial and social class status can combine to vitiate efforts at school reform. I argue that three factors—sociocultural differences among participants in reform, an abusive school environment, and educator expectations of failed reform—occurring in a minority ghetto where the school population is racially and economically isolated constitute some of the powerful and devastating ways that concomitants of race and social class can intervene to determine what happens in inner-city schools, and in attempts to improve them.
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Iyer, Vijayan Gurumurthy. "Social impact assessment process for an efficient socio-economic transformation towards poverty alleviation and sustainable development." New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Advances in Pure and Applied Sciences, no. 7 (November 30, 2016): 150–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/gjpaas.v0i7.3175.
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 Sustainable social entrepreneurship (SSE) is a kind of entrepreneurship that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability, efficiency and values of future generations to meet their own needs. SSE leads to sustainable development. Social entrepreneurs were developed through well-conceived and well directed training programmes around thrust areas, thus advancing the frontiers of theories and practice SSE. The concept of SSE challenges that fosters long-term protection of the society, environment and its habitants as the technological or engineering developments are guided by efficiency, productivity, profitability, health and environmental impacts, resource and energy conservation, waste management, and social impacts such as public convenience, unemployment and crime. The specific objectives of this research were: (i) To formulate and appraise forty-three number of detailed project reports (DPRs) of Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Business Management (DEBM ) course extension learners in eleven batches attached with the DEBM Counsellor and Co- ordinator of Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India -Ahmedabad (EDI),India as well author of this research during the research year (RY) 2007-2014 , (ii) To conduct social impact assessment and environmental health impact assessment (EHIA) for projects , (iii) To design and develop a comprehensive and green economic system modelling and (iv) To promote sustainable socio- economic policies of SIA process for an efficient socio- economic transformation development based on social entrepreneurial research conducted in South India . The design of the study is cross sectional. SIA is defined as the systematic identification and evaluation of the potential social impacts of proposed projects, plans, programs, policies or legislative actions relative to the socio- economic components of the society and total environment. Social factor has been considered in project planning and decision-making process in order to arrive at action which should be socio-economically compatible. Environmental health impact assessment process has been conducted in order to mitigate the environmental health impacts. Socio-economic environment is a man-made environment related to a set of considerations such as demographical study including population trends and population distribution , population interaction and interrelation to the social problem and solution, economic indicators of human welfare services, educational systems, transportation systems, environmental protective infrastructural facilities such as water supply system, waste water treatment system, solid and hazardous waste management, resource conservation and recovery process, environmental public health services and medical facilities. Social impact assessment process should be enacted as social policy act in order to encourage the considerations of human society in project planning and decision making process . Extension learners were equipped with the knowledge, skills and motivation to set up their sustainable social enterprises and function dynamically and manage successfully. DPRs proposed by learners have been investigated as per guidelines provided by EDI. Entrepreneurial business planning assessment regimes (EBPARs) have been accomplished for their credibility and communicability. DEBM projects were screened for the seven fatal flaws viz., (i) Scientific feasibility, (ii) technical feasibility, (iii) economic feasibility, (iv) marketing feasibility, (v) environmental feasibility, (vi) social feasibility and (vii) fundamental legality. Social entrepreneur of an entrepreneurial team should need skills in ethics, accounting, law, finance, team creation and marketing aspects in order to avoid failures in the process. The result analysis of forty- three learners has been discussed. Based on comprehensive socio-economic analysis, a green socio-economic system model has been presented. A famous project case of a DPR-I has been presented on unsafe chromium pollution and contamination of about 18 000 to 30 000 mg/kg from Indian cotton roller ginneries and development of green design roller gin rollers for cotton gins duly investigated in a ginning factory. Such low-carbon and energy-efficient agricultural technologies of agricultural hi-tech industries have made important contributions to mitigating the impacts of economic growth on global warming. Hitherto state-of-the- art literatures, market effects have been considered. It is reported that non-market impacts such as social and environmental impact assessment should be considered for proposed projects, plans, programs, policies and legislative action. It is concluded that this action-based and extension learning field study on SSE shall promote sustainable socio-economic policies for sustainable development and poverty alleviation.
 
 
 
 Keywords: action, efficient, entrepreneurship, environmental impact assessment process, project, social impact assessment (SIA) process, transformation.