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Rampasso, Izabela Simon, Osvaldo L. G. Quelhas, Rosley Anholon, Marcio B. Pereira, Jocimar D. A. Miranda, and Wenderson S. Alvarenga. "Engineering Education for Sustainable Development: Evaluation Criteria for Brazilian Context." Sustainability 12, no. 10 (May 12, 2020): 3947. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12103947.
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Considering the increasing importance of sustainability in future professionals’ education and the role played by engineers in society, this paper aims to analyze the key criteria that should be considered in models to evaluate the insertion level of sustainability into engineering education, considering the Brazilian context. For this, criteria reported in the literature were collected and evaluated by engineering professors. The respondents were asked to classify the criteria as “essential”, “useful, but not essential”, or “not necessary”. Data collected were analyzed through Lawshe’s method. From 15 criteria collected from the literature, 5 were not considered essential to evaluate engineering education for sustainable development (EESD), according to data analysis: C2 (establishment of global partnerships), C4 (encouraging students to volunteer through extracurricular activities), C9 (use of active learning approaches to problem solving to teach aspects related to sustainability), C10 (use of service-learning towards the local community for educational purposes) and C15 (use of sustainability concept in university installations). It was possible to verify that most of these criteria (C2, C4, C10, and C15) were not directly related to engineering curricula, being parallel activities. Regarding C9, active learning approaches can enhance attributes important for students in the context of sustainable development, but they are not goals of EESD. This research contributes to the development of evaluation models for engineering education in the Brazilian context and its findings can also be useful for studies in other countries. No similar study was found in the literature.
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Adamska, Hanna, and Stanisław Minta. "EVALUATION OF RURAL COMMUNES IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT." Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists XXI, no. 4 (December 2, 2019): 15–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.6076.
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The aim of the study is to determine whether the development of selected communes entirely located in rural areas is progressing towards achieving integrated order in line with the concept of sustainable development. Detailed research covered typically rural communes located in the Lower Silesian Voivodship. Research was carried out according to 5 functional regions of rural areas of the voivodship. The research period covered the years 2011-2017. The research takes into account three orders: social, economic and environmental. Sustainable development indicators and the linear normalization method in the form of zeroed unitarization were used. In the analyzed rural communes of the Lower Silesian Voivodship, the indicator of striving for environmental order (E) ranged from 0.403 to 0.571, the indicator of striving for economic order (G) from 0.403 to 0.571, and the indicator of striving for social order (S) from 0.320 to 0.459. Finally, a synthetic indicator (SI) was calculated to determine the level of integrated order, which ranged between 0.370-0.452 (the lowest values were recorded for the 2nd functional region, and the highest for the 4th functional region of Lower Silesia). The synthetic indicator of the pursuit of integrated order grew, with the exception of the 5th region. Changes should be assessed as positive.
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MARTINUZZI, ANDRÉ. "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EVALUATIONS IN EUROPE — MARKET ANALYSIS, META EVALUATION AND FUTURE CHALLENGES." Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management 06, no. 04 (December 2004): 411–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1464333204001845.
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In May 2002 and 2003, two EuroConferences on "Evaluation of Sustainability" took place in Vienna. The key objectives of the two conferences were to support an international and interdisciplinary exchange of experience, to provide training opportunities to young researchers and to build capacities for evaluations in the context of sustainable development. In the course of the series young researchers carried out country surveys, analysing the state of Sustainable Development (SD) Evaluations in their home countries. In addition, a meta-evaluation of 106 evaluation reports analysed the extent to which evaluation standards are considered. Based on the surveys conducted in 10 countries by young researchers and the findings of the meta-evaluation, the article provides a market analysis, showing the fields of application in which SD-evaluations are conducted and which driving forces may lead to a better institutionalisation of SD-evaluations. Based on the presentations and discussions at the two conferences, future research questions and policy recommendations are identified. A new "Governance by Evaluation" policy style is outlined as a concluding recommendation.
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Xu, Changbin, Xi Li, and Xiaohuai Wu. "Evaluation of Island Tourism Sustainable Development in the Context of Smart Tourism." Journal of Coastal Research 103, sp1 (June 23, 2020): 1098. http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/si103-229.1.
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Anikeeva, Olga, Valeriya Sizikova, Anastasia Karpunina, and Olga Afanasyeva. "Professionalism and professional education in the context of sustainable development." E3S Web of Conferences 208 (2020): 09040. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202020809040.
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The sustainable development serves as the resulting index of new economic, social and political development in society with multiple uncertain parameters due to the increased process dynamics. It foresees the creation of personnel training system, the personnel able to develop proactively and fit the times. Consequently, it sets other tasks to the professional education system. The analysis conducted by the authors is directed to studying the term “professionalism” on the example of the social sphere, the dynamics of key professional functions and possibilities of social sphere specialists’ professional conversion. Respectively, primary trends in the social education development and the compliance with the labour market needs in social sphere, the impact of professional activity of social sphere specialists towards sustainable development in our country were analysed. The evaluation of study results was carried out during the development of professional and education standards, their professional and public hearings, and the development of recommendation on application of network and distance technologies in the social education.
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Wu, Chen Hui. "The Urban Old Building Reconstruction Design Based on Sustainable Development Context." Applied Mechanics and Materials 357-360 (August 2013): 1663–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.357-360.1663.
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With the rapid development of economic construction, the necessary construction and update of urban old building has become one of the concrete methods of city updated development. This paper will discuss the aesthetic feature of the combination of function, technology and social culture of old building reconstruction under the circumstances of sustainable development. Moreover, this is based on the analysis of city old building reconstruction and aesthetic environment as well as value basis. It aims to provide reference criterion of evaluation for urban old building reconstruction and urban organic update in the new period.
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V. Onyshchuk, Svitlana, Zoriana Buryk, and Pavlo V. Knysh. "Management of the economic potential of territories in the context of sustainable development: case of Ukraine." Problems and Perspectives in Management 17, no. 4 (October 21, 2019): 13–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.17(4).2019.02.
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The process of assessment of economic potential of territories and its governance is a complex task in emerging markets countries, such as Ukraine. This requires the creation of an effective evaluation system and management mechanisms. The paper aims to develop the assessment system of the economic potential of the territories under the conditions of sustainable development and the main components of its management. Methods of research are as follows: analysis, synthesis, systematization, standardization, etc. The integral indicator of the dynamics of the economic potential of Ukrainian regions assessment in the context of sustainable development is substantiated; it includes environmental, investment, institutional, innovation, cluster, infrastructure, financial, export and human capital indices. As a result three groups of regions with different levels of economic potential dynamics have been identified and clustered: regions with a high level of economic potential dynamics; regions with a stable level of economic potential dynamics; regions with low or negative levels of economic potential dynamics. The obtained results ascertain that special attention should be paid to the environmental, investment, innovation and institutional components of the economic potential management.
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RAVETZ, JOE. "GUEST EDITORIAL: EVALUATION OF REGIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT — MAPPING THE LANDSCAPE." Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management 06, no. 04 (December 2004): v—xxi. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1464333204001869.
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This editorial introduction takes an overview of the policy and technical context for evaluation methods and tools, as applied to regional sustainable development (RSD). The papers are drawn from the European expert workshop of the REGIONET Thematic Network project. The papers were grouped into four themes to reflect the structure of the workshop: current practice; technical tools; social processes; and integrated frameworks. Each of these demonstrates different aspects of the current "landscape" of evaluation in theory and practice, and the future developments in prospect. One emerging theme is the tension between a policy orientation and a technical orientation, and the many current experiments on this interface.
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Balkytė, Audronė, and Manuela Tvaronavičienė. "PERCEPTION OF COMPETITIVENESS IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: FACETS OF “SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVENESS”." Journal of Business Economics and Management 11, no. 2 (June 30, 2010): 341–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/jbem.2010.17.
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European Council agreed to the European Commission's proposal to launch a new strategy for jobs and growth ‐ the new European Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth ‐ “Europe 2020”. This will lead to a new concept of the competitiveness and deeper relationship between sustainable development and competitiveness. The aim of this article is to set out the future research area of competitiveness theory taking into account the development of competitiveness concept and existing research tendencies. On the one hand, for developing the new concept of competitiveness, it is necessary to critically analyse existing studies on competitiveness. Researchers, examining the problems of competitiveness, differently approach the concept of competitiveness, suggesting different definitions, classification, factors, models of competitiveness, and evaluation criteria. Despite all the discussions on competitiveness however, no clear definition or model of competitiveness has yet been developed. On the other hand, globalization, economic dynamism and social progress, sustainability and competitiveness go hand‐in‐hand. Competitiveness should be underpinned by a broad vision for the economy and society. There is a need of research initiatives to develop the new concept of “Sustainable competitiveness” in the context of globalisation, with much of the research focusing on how sustainable development and competitiveness interact. Such additional research will lead to new theoretical models describing the relationships between international globalization, economic growth, sustainable development, wellbeing and competitiveness. Santrauka Europos Vadovu Taryba pritare Europos Komisij os pasiūlytai ekonomikos augimo ir darbo vietu kūrimo strategijai ‐ “Europa 2020” ‐ naujai Europos Sajungos strategijai del pažangaus, tvaraus ir integruoto augimo. Tai sudaro prielaidas naujai konkurencingumo sampratai ir gilesniam darnaus vystymosi ir konkurencingumo saryšiui. Šio straipsnio tikslas yra nustatyti tolesniu konkurencingumo teorijos tyrimu sriti, atsižvelgiant i konkurencingumo koncepcijos pletra ir egzistuojančias moksliniu tyrimu tendencijas. Iš vienos puses, siekiant pletoti konkurencingumo teorija, būtina kritiškai ivertinti egzistuojančias konkurencingumo studijas. Mokslininkai, nagrinedami konkurencingumo problematika, pateikia ivairias konkurencingumo koncepcijas, siūlydami skirtingus apibrežimus, klasifikacija_, veiksnius, konkurencingumo modelius ir vertinimo kriterijus. Nepaisant plačiu diskusiju, kol kas nera susitarta del aiškaus konkurencingumo apibrežimo ar visuotinai pripažistamo modelio. Iš kitos puses, globalizacija, ekonomikos dinamiškumas ir socialine pažanga, darnus vystymasis ir konkurencingumas yra tarpusavyje glaudžiai susije. Plati ekonomikos ir visuomenes vizija turetu būti konkurencingumo pagrindas. Egzistuojantis moksliniu tyrimuporeikis veda link naujos "darnaus kon‐kurencingumo” koncepcijos kūrimo iniciatyvu, ivertinant globalizacija ir daugiau demesio skiriant dar‐naus vystymosi bei konkurencingumo tarpusavio ryšiams. Tokie tolesni tyrimai padetu atrasti naujus teorinius modelius, charakterizuojančius tarptautines globalizacijos, ekonomikos augimo, darnaus vystymosi, geroves kūrimo ir konkurencingumo saryši.
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POLENKOVA, Maryna. "Strategic orientations of agricultural enterprises in the context of sustainable development." Economics. Finances. Law, no. 10 (October 26, 2020): 38–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.37634/efp.2020.10.7.
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The article describes the concept of sustainable development. Peculiarities of enterprise functioning in the context of sustainable development are outlined. It is substantiated that sustainable development requires the integration of economic, social and environmental goals of enterprises, as well as adaptation to system requirements. Strategic guidelines of agricultural enterprises in the context of sustainable development are proposed, covering key areas of socio-economic life of rural areas. Business people associate sustainable development primarily with economic growth and decent work. Natural resource or welfare goals are considered less important by many companies, so most companies do not try to integrate corporate governance, business strategies and reporting forms into sustainable development. However, globally, companies have realized that business sustainability is becoming a competitive advantage, with both investors and consumers demanding more responsibility. Despite a good awareness of this issue, progress in achieving the goals of sustainable development can be destabilized by the lack of specific objectives, evaluation methods and expanded business integration. On the one hand, the development of rural areas depends on the available resources, technologies, the existing institutional environment, as well as on the competitiveness of local goods and services. On the other hand, sustainable development requires the preservation of local economic, social and environmental assets for the future. A comprehensive approach is needed to address these trade-offs. The strategy of sustainable development of the enterprise is accompanied by a certain mechanism that triggers the irreversible process of its positive transformation. A well-designed sustainable development strategy, in addition to the obvious benefits to society and the environment, will help companies attract investors and customers and, in some cases, receive financial support.
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Suárez-Herrera, José Carlos. "Community nutrition programmes, globalization and sustainable development." British Journal of Nutrition 96, S1 (August 2006): S23—S27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/bjn20061694.
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On an international scale, the last seventy-five years have been a period of deep social, economic and political transformation for the developing countries. They have been especially influenced by the international phenomenon of globalization, the benefits of which have been unequally distributed among countries. In this context, the strategies used to improve the general nutritional health of the population of developing countries include broad approaches integrating nutritional interventions in a context of sustainable community development, while valuing the existing relations between fields as diverse as agriculture, education, sociology, economy, health, environment, hygiene and nutrition. The community nutrition programmes are emblematic of these initiatives. Nevertheless, in spite of the increasing evidence of the potential possibilities offered by these programmes to improve the nutritional status and contribute to the development and the self-sufficiency of the community, their success is relatively limited, due to the inappropriate planning, implementation and evaluation of the programmes. In the present article, I attempt to emphasie the importance of community participation of the population of developing countries in the community nutrition programmes within the context of globalization. This process is not only an ethical imperative, but a pragmatic one. It is a crucial step in the process of liberation, democratization and equality that will lead to true sustainable development.
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Walczak, Natalia. "Operational Evaluation of a Small Hydropower Plant in the Context of Sustainable Development." Water 10, no. 9 (August 22, 2018): 1114. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w10091114.
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Proper design of hydrotechnical structures should meet the basic principles of sustainable development, i.e., the investment should be designed and made in technical terms, in accordance with the applicable standards and regulations, provide certain economic benefits and guarantee the absence of environmental hazards. The article examines the work of a Small Hydropower Plant (SHP) in Jaracz in technical and hydraulic terms. It also provides the analysis of the effect of changes in parameters such as water head, flow rate velocity, and shape of trash rack bars on expected SHP profits. The assessment of hydraulic performance consisted of investigating the impact of reduced flow rate and water head on power output and energy production. The analyses were carried out for the Francis turbine installed in the facility. Since the loss of channel capacity is shaped by plant debris accumulated on trash racks, the hydraulic performance assessment was extended to include the analysis of the species and weight composition of such accumulation on fine trash racks located in the inlet channel. Field research involved collecting organic material from the growing season (spring, summer) and post-growing season (autumn). Technical conditions were developed on the basis of the current technical condition of the inlet channel; there were also made simulations of its deteriorating state, as well as its impact on the received energy and economic benefits.
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Hatipoglu, Burcin, Bengi Ertuna, and Duygu Salman. "Corporate social responsibility in tourism as a tool for sustainable development." International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 31, no. 6 (June 10, 2019): 2358–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-05-2018-0448.
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PurposeThis study aims to analyze corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs in tourism as a tool for sustainable development in the CSR program of a multinational enterprise in Turkey.Design/methodology/approachThis study includes qualitative research on a single company, content analysis of company-originated documents, participant observations, questionnaires for tourism project coordinators and follow-up interviews with company directors and project managers.FindingsThe paper identifies immediate context variables, program management, the complementary nature of interests and the diverse capabilities of the partners and an ongoing evaluation process as the determining factors for creating shared value for CSR programs in tourism.Research limitations/implicationsDespite the challenges of impact assessment and measurement of long-term effects, the study proposes a systematic framework for evaluating shared value creation generated by CSR activity.Practical implicationsThe evaluation methodology introduced in this research will be of use to CSR program developers in interpreting and reporting on the anticipated outcomes and impacts of their interventions in sustainable tourism development.Social implicationsA lack of outcome evaluation and impact assessment may affect accountability and, hence, the legitimacy of CSR programs. This study attempts to mitigate that limitation by introducing a novel methodology.Originality/valueThe value of CSR in tourism is a highly contested issue, despite its high potential for contributing to sustainable development. This longitudinal research goes beyond presenting immediate outputs of a CSR program in sustainable tourism; it discusses intermediate outcomes in the form of capitals, community well-being and shared value for society at large.
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Kolibaba, Vladimir, Irina Kukukina, and Alina Morozova. "Sustainable energy development issues in the context of world economy deglobalization." E3S Web of Conferences 208 (2020): 02010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202020802010.
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The need for sustainable development of regional economies and the energy sector in the context of world economy deglobalization is highlighted. The role of energy companies as the key economic entities in providing the resilient development of regional socio-economic systems is substantiated. A number of Russian energy companies are correlated to the regions within the federal districts. Based on the review of the sustainable development concept, the gaps in the theory of regional economic resilience and in the methodology of qualitative evaluation ofthe energy sector’s participation are stated. A comprehensive approach combining the debt limitation methodology with the conceptual model by C. Walsh is suggested for the estimation of sustainable development in the energy sector. The application of the approach using the example of Russian energy companies revealed the key factors of imbalance in operating and investment efficiency management.
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Money, Abdelmoumene, and Bourmada Noureddine. "Environmental Diagnostic for a Sustainable Development." Advanced Materials Research 264-265 (June 2011): 1696–701. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.264-265.1696.
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In the context of sustainable development, this paper presents a methodologie for an economic and environmental evaluation within a cementry by applying life cycle analysis (LCA) method. We have to sum up the impacts and make a constat of economical activities which spread up on environment. The constant degradation of environment and many environmental desasters have given to the environment theme an increasing importance. The economic grawth represents a danger from the point of view of ressources (soil-water-energy), of pollution, and over exploitation of natural systems have became a new research theme. It is determinant to know if this methodology can in suffisant manner, concretises and be adapted to pratical application(s) for this, the integration of a demarch , or a tool which undergoing this analysis, in order of obtaining results which can be interpretated. The LCA built a precise diagnosis of development methods of a technology or a product and suggests mecanisms and measures of sustainable development which will move forward the entreprise.
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Toskovic, Dobrivoje. "Sustainable urban environmental quality." Spatium, no. 11 (2004): 7–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/spat0411007t.
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MEANING as the essential element of urban quality. The role of the three main factors for the urban quality achievement: PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT and PEOPLE. Next to that, it is important to assume the identity of the local CONTEXT as the essential base for designing and shaping of form development. The problems of the quality achievements in the situation of the permanent changes. In such an environment - the RENEWAL of the towns become the basic strategic orientation requiring - evaluation of the development policy instruments. On the road of changes there are PROBLEMS of a strategic nature which should be, firstly, defined and, then, solved before entering in the process of structuring and arrangement. One of these problems is NEW versus OLD. Transition to a new policy of urbanism relying, first of all, on the private investors and international funds of the local authorities - call for a NEW STRATEGY in urbanism, in the context of the sustainability of environment. The sustainability of quality and the categories of the influencing factors. The sustainability of quality as a twofold process of urban design. The quality of environment as an aesthetic phenomenon. The urban situation and environmental quality: feasibility of changes and effects; the environmental capacity as an indicator and quality determinant. The urban quality and international experience. The evaluation of our urban situation. INSTEAD OF CONCLUSION: A general review on the visions and urban quality policy and planning. Toward an evaluation of urban environmental quality: negative and positive indicators; sustainable communities environmental ruling and urban quality planning.
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Carugi, Carlo, and Heather Bryant. "A Joint Evaluation With Lessons for the Sustainable Development Goals Era: The Joint GEF-UNDP Evaluation of the Small Grants Programme." American Journal of Evaluation 41, no. 2 (September 17, 2019): 182–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1098214019865936.
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The integrated nature of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) calls for greater synergy, harmonization, and complementarity in development work. This is to be reflected in evaluation. Despite a long and diversified history spanning over almost three decades, joint evaluations have fallen out of fashion. Evaluators tend to shy away from joint evaluations because of timeliness, institutional and organizational differences, and personal preferences. As the SDGs call for more joint evaluations, we need to get them right. This article supports the appeal for more joint evaluations in the SDGs era by learning from the existing long and diversified experience. This article shares lessons from a joint evaluation that is relevant in the context of the SDGs for the United Nations Evaluation Group, the Evaluation Cooperation Group, and the wider international evaluation community.
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Orlovska, Yuliia, and Khrystyna Dryhova. "INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL ECONOMY: PECULIARITIES OF DEFINITION AND EVALUATION IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT." JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN ECONOMY, Vol 17, No 4 (2018) (2018): 441–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.35774/jee2018.04.441.
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The issue of the definition of the intellectual economy is investigated. The essence of knowledge economy and knowledge-based economy is defined, the similarity and difference of the categories are formulated. The approaches of western and national scientists to the peculiarities of the definition of an intellectual economy are analyzed. The connection of the intellectual economy with the concept of sustainable development as a priority trend is established. It is established the essence of the intellectual economy and its main participants that form the structure of the world intellectual economy. The factors that influence on the intellectual economy through the usage of international indexes are investigated. They characterize the activity of each participant of this system. The approach to the estimation of the world intellectual economy condition based on the integral index of the intellectual economy is proposed. It consists of five international indexes that are brought about to a single coordinate information system. The ex- pert estimation method was used in determining the weighting coefficients of each international index in the integral index of the intellectual economy. The integral index of the intellectual economy has been calculated for certain formation centres of the structure of the intellectual economy: the USA, Japan, Poland, China, India, Russia and Ukraine. The expediency of further participants’ research and structure of the world intellectual economy is substantiated.
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Mardiharini, Maesti, Chandra Indrawanto, and Eni Siti Rohaeni. "Performance evaluation of sustainable agricultural-techno park development in Cigombong, West Java." E3S Web of Conferences 306 (2021): 02058. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202130602058.
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One of the efforts to accelerate the flow of technological research results to users/farmers is through the development of Agricultural Techno Park (ATP). In this study, the performance evaluation of ATP development using cluster analysis was conducted by applying the Context, Input, Process, and Product (CIPP) model. The aims were to analyze the progress of ATP through clustering techniques and to formulate alternative strategy in the future. This study was conducted using a structured survey approach involving 76 farmers, April to June 2018, at the ATP Cigombong, West Java, Indonesia. The results of distance and similarity analysis showed that aspects of input and process had a closeness of satisfaction. Innovation assistance activities are not optimal, which should lead to becoming independent farmers. The future strategy has formulated context and product indicators in a participatory manner from the beginning, so that the target group understands and detects the progress. Farmers’ needs must be identified from the beginning of ATP development to strengthen self-reliance of supporting facilities. ATP needs to formulate a new method in planning of innovation assistance. It is also important to develop new training (such as motivational training, technical and managerial skills).
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Karki, Sabin. "Sustainable Livelihood Framework: Monitoring and Evaluation." International Journal of Social Sciences and Management 8, no. 1 (January 25, 2021): 266–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v8i1.34399.
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A livelihood comprises the capabilities, assets and activities required for a means of living. A livelihood is sustainable when it can cope with and recover from stresses and shocks and maintain or enhance its capabilities and assets both now and in the future, while not undermining the natural resource base. And The Framework used can be understood as a tool or checklist to understand poverty in responding to poor people’s views and their own understanding of poverty. In this context, a research was designed to study the sustainable livelihood framework: monitoring and evaluation. Different related of published and unpublished materials like books, research articles and other materials like package manuals were reviewed and the paper was prepared. The paper showed that, livelihood approaches are conceptual frameworks that promote people centered development. They are responsive and participatory, and they favor multidisciplinary and multilevel development interactions. Monitoring and evaluation must look beyond activity-based indicators of progress and resource-based definitions of change to measure achievements from the perspective of partners and beneficiaries. Livelihoods analysis helps us to address these assumptions as part of the project design. Assumptions can be ‘internalized’ either by including complementary activities (to cover ‘horizontal’ assumptions) or by linking projects up-stream and down-stream to ensure an appropriate enabling environment.
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Kocurova, Petra, Michal Faltejsek, and Roman Osika. "Transportation Factors in the Selected Methods of Sustainable Development Assessment Tools." International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa 47 (March 2020): 139–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/jera.47.139.
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The interests focus on the tools, used in the case of evaluating the sustainability in the mobility structures. In the present is sustainable development regular part of planning in every scale. According to growing development and innovations, it was necessary to ensure a sustainable framework of progress or traffic performance. Sustainable development goals were founded as a reaction to limited natural sources and also as a response to the human impact on nature. Evolution of those goals started with the environmental base and then had also been added social and economic aspects. A study wants to find sophisticated tools for the evaluation of sustainable development in urban structures. As was located, in Europe exist methods for assessment of sustainability (EIA, SEA, LCA, EF, ER, GP, CBA, CEA, MCDA, EA, SIA, SEIA, etc.). Although even their large amount, they are mostly based on just one section of SD. Other tools which are used, are methods for evaluation sustainability (BREEAM, CASBEE-UD, GBI, LEED, IGBC, SB tool, DGNB, etc.), where are also included other sections (environmental, economic, social). Assessment tools were described and preliminary compared in the context of the factors’ coverage.
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Weng, Sung-Shun, Yang Liu, and Yen-Ching Chuang. "Reform of Chinese Universities in the Context of Sustainable Development: Teacher Evaluation and Improvement Based on Hybrid Multiple Criteria Decision-Making Model." Sustainability 11, no. 19 (October 2, 2019): 5471. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11195471.
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China is pushing universities to implement reforms in order to achieve the sustainable development goals, but with the development level of teachers becoming the key restricting factor. In this sense, teacher evaluation and improvement act as positive factors for China to achieve the 2030 sustainable development goals. Previous studies on teacher evaluation have usually assumed that the relationship between the evaluation criteria is independent, with the weights of each standard derived from this assumption. However, this assumption is often not in line with the actual situation. Decisions based on these studies are likely to waste resources and may negatively impact the efficiency and effectiveness of teachers’ sustainable development. This study developed an integrated model for the evaluation and improvement of teachers based on the official teacher evaluation criteria of China’s International Scholarly Exchange Curriculum (ISEC) programme and a multiple criteria decision-making methodology. First, a decision-making trial and a laboratory-based analytical network process were used to establish an influential network-relation diagram (INRD) and influential weights under ISEC standards. Next, an important performance analysis was used to integrate the weight and performance of each standard to produce a worst-performance criterion set for each university teacher. Finally, the worst performance set used an INRD to derive an improvement strategy with a cause–effect relationship for each teacher. This study chose a Chinese university that has implemented teaching reform for our case study. The results show that our developed model can assist decision-makers to improve their current evaluations of teachers and to provide a cause–effect improvement strategy for education reform committees and higher education institutions.
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Álvarez, Irantzu, Paulo Etxeberria, Elisabete Alberdi, Heriberto Pérez-Acebo, Isabel Eguia, and María José García. "Sustainable Civil Engineering: Incorporating Sustainable Development Goals in Higher Education Curricula." Sustainability 13, no. 16 (August 11, 2021): 8967. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13168967.
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In the current climate emergency context, many national and international organizations have adopted measures to integrate sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in all their fields of action. Within education, steps have been taken to incorporate the perspective of sustainability at all levels. This process has also started at the university since it plays a fundamental role in the strategy for the implementation of specific policies to promote sustainability. However, sometimes it is difficult to include this type of knowledge in the curriculum, due to the lack of flexibility of the university structure or the lack of time to cover the syllabus. In this scenario, civil engineering plays a main role as a fundamental activity in the creation of services and infrastructures with a high environmental impact. The objective of this study is to show a multidisciplinary approach to working on sustainability in a transversal way in the civil engineering degree and to analyze the impact that this type of initiative can have from the learning point of view. The study shows a curricular trajectory supported by problem-based learning and project-based learning designed to promote sustainability in the practice of civil engineering. The good results obtained in the evaluation of the project and the growing incorporation of the SDGs in the final degree projects suggest that this methodology can be implemented by other university degrees.
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Barska, Anetta, and Janina Jędrzejczak-Gas. "Indicator Analysis of the Economic Development of Polish Regions in the Context of the Implementation of the Concept of Sustainable Development." European Journal of Sustainable Development 8, no. 5 (October 1, 2019): 210. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2019.v8n5p210.
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The aim of the article is to present the regional differentiation of indicators characterizing the economic development of Polish regions in the context of the progress made in the implementation of the concept of sustainable development in 2010 and 2017. The authors focused primarily on determining the position of Lubuskie Province on the economic map of Poland. The article proposes a set of indicators monitoring one of the areas of sustainable development - economic development, which also take into account other areas of sustainable development, i.e. social development, environmental development, and institutional-political development. The main criterion for the selection of indicators were substantive premises and their completeness and accessibility across the regions. The analysis and evaluation of the proposed indicators (explanatory variables) were conducted within five thematic areas which mark the economic development of the regions and which are important from the standpoint of the sustainable development concept: 1) Potential of the economy 2) Innovativeness of the economy 3) Economic activity of enterprises, 4) Production and transportation, 5) Economic activity of households. The article consists of two sections. In the first section, based on literature review, the most important issues regarding the concept of sustainable development and the state of scientific research on the indicators of sustainable development at regional level are presented. The second section addresses the concept of indicator analysis on the basis of which an assessment of economic development of 16 Polish regions was carried out and the position of Lubuskie Province was determined against the backdrop of the other regions. The findings prompted an answer to the question concerning the economic development of Polish regions, and in particular of Lubuskie Province, in the context of the concept of sustainable development.Keywords: indicator analysis, region, sustainable development, economic development, Poland
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Šulskytė, Deimantė. "The impact of logistics sector on sustainable development." Vilnius University Open Series, no. 2 (December 5, 2019): 75–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/openseries.2019.18407.
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In the context of global economy, logistics activities are necessary for ensuring the global competitiveness of other sectors and comprehensive development of the country. In the recent years, the concept of sustainable development is changing the meaning of economic growth. Taking into account the meaning of logistics and principles of sustainable development, the main aim of the article is to assess the impact of the logistics sector on sustainable development. In order to achieve this aim, theoretical concepts of sustainable development, logistics and its relationship are revealed , as well as key macroeconomic indicators and indices are identified and applied when evaluating the impact of logistics sector on sustainable development. The findings indicate that in the context of European Union countries, logistics sectors related with transport and IT factors significantly influence different indices of sustainable development.
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Grimes, Peter, Khomvanh Sayarath, and Sithath Outhaithany. "‘It’s better than catching frogs’: Understanding the importance of local context in the development of inclusive school self-evaluation in Lao PDR." Improving Schools 15, no. 2 (July 2012): 148–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1365480212450227.
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This article is an account of a project in Laos which aimed to support schools in evaluating and developing responsiveness to diversity in student populations. Teachers, students and members of the community were involved in review, evaluation and leadership of change to improve learning and participation for all school-aged members of the community, including changing school cultures in terms of curriculum and pedagogy and also access to learning for those previously marginalized within communities. The project (in nine primary schools) led to greater shared leadership, participation and voice prompted by self-evaluation. Analysis enabled greater understanding of the challenges and issues in working across cultures to effect sustainable organizational change. Spaces needed to be created at local levels for teachers to construct meaning and develop a sense of agency in making and owning changes in practice. This shifting of responsibility is crucial in order to build sustainable development.
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Kostyuchenko, N., and A. Zakorko. "TRANSNATIONAL COMPANIES’ STRATEGIC PLANNING IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS." Vìsnik Sumsʹkogo deržavnogo unìversitetu, no. 4 (2019): 114–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.21272/1817-9215.2019.4-15.
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The paper is dedicated to the investigation of the impact of the Global Sustainable Development Goals on the strategic planning of transnational corporations and their competitiveness. The object of the paper is transnational corporations in the sector of fast-moving consumer goods, particularly: Danone S.A., Kraft Heinz, PepsiCo Inc., the Coca Cola company, Unilever PLC, P&G, Johnson& Johnson, Mondelez International, Nestle S.A., Philip Morris International, British American Tobacco. The article focuses on analysis of fast-moving consumer goods’ sector and examines the relevance of the companies’ activities to the Global Sustainable Development Goals. The role of “green” investments for competitiveness of transnational corporations has been identified. The information base of the paper is the United Nations’ information materials, Forbes information resources, the statistical data of NASDAQ, publications of famous audit and consulting companies (Deloitte, KPMG, PwC), transnational companies’ official reports, and scientific papers of Ukrainian and foreign researches. A rank of scientific research methods was applied in the paper: descriptive method - for general analysis of transnational companies’ strategic planning; analytical method and comparative method - for evaluation and analysis of transnational corporations’ stock prices and market capitalization in the fast-moving consumer goods’ sector; system analysis - for identification of the key characteristics of strategic planning of transnational corporations in the context of the Global Sustainable Development Goals. The authors propose recommendations that can be used while creating strategies for the development of international companies, including transnational corporations, as well as while analyzing the compliance of existing companies' strategies with the Global Sustainable Development Goals. Keywords: fast-moving consumer goods’ market, Global Report Initiative, Global Sustainable Development Goals, strategic planning, transnational corporations.
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Grabovska, Rudīte, and Jens Grabowski. "Implementing the United Nations Decade on Education for Sustainable Development in Latvian Higher Education." Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability 11, no. 1 (January 1, 2009): 18–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0029-y.
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Implementing the United Nations Decade on Education for Sustainable Development in Latvian Higher EducationThe article analyzes the implementation of aims and tasks of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) (2005-2014) in Latvian higher education institutions (HEI). In the first part of the article the general context of DESD and its' objectives that will be necessary to reach in all levels of education systems are characterized. The second part describes the results obtained from the research on five Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) indicators by considering the situation in two state universities and two regional HEI in Latvia. Educational policies, strategies, curricula, documentations, and different activities in higher education were analyzed in the context of the DESD. Evaluation of the situation in Latvian HEI in general permits the authors to conclude that cooperation on ESD in global context is developed better than local initiatives.
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Doncheva, Dora. "ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN BULGARIA." Trakia Journal of Sciences 17, Suppl.1 (2019): 400–411. http://dx.doi.org/10.15547/tjs.2019.s.01.066.
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The tourism industry is one of the key sectors for economic growth. In the context of expansion and development of the tourism sector worldwide, assessment of its sustainability in the regions or countries becomes an important goal of strategic planning, main tool for maintaining a balance between current and future prospects for their development, especially in the areas with a tourism-based economy. Sustainable tourism can maintain the balance between economic development and environmental protection. The article aims to analyze the main economic dimensions of sustainable tourism in Bulgaria and to highlight opportunities for its development. The analyzed data of the selected indicators for the evaluation of sustainable development of Bulgarian tourism demonstrated quite stable development.
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Rahman, K., and T. Weber. "Sustainable urban development in Brisbane City - the Holy Grail?" Water Science and Technology 47, no. 7-8 (April 1, 2003): 73–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2003.0673.
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Impacts from urban stormwater runoff on receiving environments have been well documented, particularly through specific regional scientific studies. Using various local government planning and management elements, urban developments in Brisbane City are now able to address stormwater management in an increasingly holistic context. One key initiative includes facilitating Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) components within an Integrated Water Management Strategy that looks at policy formation, planning strategies, design option, community marketing and acceptance, maintenance programs and finally evaluation of various WSUD approaches. These can include the use of Natural Channel Designs, grassed swales, bio-filtration systems, porous pavements and roofwater tanks in several economic combinations. By linking with the Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology, Brisbane City Council has influenced the design of WSUD planning tools and benefited the city with academic inputs into extensive evaluation programs. As well, it has also contributed to the Cooperative Research Centre's research outcomes. These evaluation programs are increasingly providing better understanding of various stormwater quality best management practices throughout Australia. As part of the overall implementation process, active involvement by a range of stakeholders has been crucial. These stakeholders have included internal planning, development assessment and design staff, external consultants, developers, and other local and state government agencies. The latter two groups are assisting in the important task of “regionalisation” of Brisbane City Council's policies and guidelines. Implementation of WSUD initiatives and stormwater re-use strategies under Council's new “Integrated Water Management” agenda are showing some excellent results, suggesting that sustainable urban development is no longer like the search for the Holy Grail.
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Weigert, F. B., and C. E. W. Steinberg. "Sustainable development - assessment of water resource management measures." Water Science and Technology 46, no. 6-7 (September 1, 2002): 55–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2002.0662.
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An approach is presented which supports decision makers in the field of water resource management to create and evaluate alternative strategies in the context of goals based on in sustainable development. The broad range of water resource management activities demand a highly structured methodology. The building blocks of the assessment procedure range from the characterization of the status quo to the development and application of assessment aids to perform exemplary evaluations.
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Kottala, Sri Yogi. "Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices." International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development 12, no. 3 (July 2021): 47–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijsesd.2021070104.
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This paper made an effort to compile the relevant research articles in the last 18 years on sustainable supply chain management practices. The author has classified the review based on sustainability in manufacturing and supply chain aspects using the dimensions of sustainability (i.e., economic, environment social aspects, and sustainable supply chain management performance evaluation). The authors summarized the relevant work published in noted refereed national and international journals and conference proceedings. The work suggested some research directions as well as propositions for researchers, especially with reference to the Indian context.
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BERTRAND, FRANÇOIS, and CORINNE LARRUE. "INTEGRATION OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EVALUATION PROCESS IN REGIONAL PLANNING: PROMISES AND PROBLEMS IN THE CASE OF FRANCE." Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management 06, no. 04 (December 2004): 443–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1464333204001821.
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The paper outlines how the sustainable regional development evaluation process is integrated within the planning and management cycle in the French context. Among the regions that have established reliable evaluation systems, some have tried to incorporate issues relating to sustainable development, thereby complying with European and national demands. But an overview of experiments made in the different French regions shows a wide variety of situations, with no single coordinated procedure allowing comparisons to be drawn. By way of example, the way this integration is implemented in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region is presented. In this region, political backing, due largely to the presence of green representatives in the regional council, enabled considerable upstream work to be carried out, notably concerning strategic environmental evaluation and policy evaluation with regard to sustainable development. Finally, the paper presents the outcomes of the evaluation process with regard to sustainable regional development: an effect of inter-institutional decompartmentalisation leading to greater transversality have been noticed, as well as a process of an active awareness-raising. But a gap between technical and political levels is still noticeable.
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Piwowarski, Mateusz, Danuta Miłaszewicz, Małgorzata Łatuszyńska, Mariusz Borawski, and Kesra Nermend. "Application of the Vector Measure Construction Method and Technique for Order Preference by Similarity Ideal Solution for the Analysis of the Dynamics of Changes in the Poverty Levels in the European Union Countries." Sustainability 10, no. 8 (August 11, 2018): 2858. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10082858.
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In the context of the development of countries, the issue of sustainability is one of the most important aspects that are currently dealt with by scientists and organizations worldwide. There are developed concepts, sustainable development objectives, as well as indicators and tools for measuring sustainability. Following the scientific approach, which aims at operationalization of the concept of sustainable development, the authors propose the application of their own Vector Measure Construction Method for evaluation of sustainable development progress. This method enables creation of aggregated measures with the use of discretionary configuration of indicators and it can be applied for establishing rankings, classifications, and for analyzing dynamics of changes. The research was conducted for European Union countries based on data related to execution of one of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (No Poverty). The results may constitute the recommendation on the selection of methodological approach for activities related to evaluation of sustainable development.
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Desha, Cheryl, Savindi Caldera, and Deanna Hutchinson. "Exploring the development of context appreciation in coursework that targets problem-solving for sustainable development." International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 22, no. 5 (July 9, 2021): 1186–224. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijshe-01-2020-0024.
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Purpose This study aims to explore the role of planned, sudden shifts in lived experiences, in influencing learner capabilities towards improved problem-solving for sustainable development outcomes. The authors responded to employers of engineering and built environment graduates observing limited “real-life” problem-solving skills, beyond using established formulae and methods, in spite of attempts over more than two decades, to train engineers and other built environment disciplines in areas such as whole system design and sustainable design. Design/methodology/approach A grounded theory approach was used to guide the analysis of data collected through ethnographic methods. The process involved reflecting on authors’ efforts to develop context appreciation within a course called “International Engineering Practice”, using two years of collected data (archived course information, including course profile; completed assessment; lecture and field visit evaluations; and focus groups). The study is built on the authors’ working knowledge of Bloom’s Taxonomy and Threshold Learning Theory, and the well-established role of “context appreciation” in complex problem-solving. After the first iteration of the course, the authors looked for additional theoretical support to help explain findings. The Cynefin framework was subsequently used to augment the authors’ appreciation of “context” – beyond physical context to include relational context, and to evaluate students’ competency development across the four domains of “clear”, “complicated”, “complex” and “chaotic”. Findings This study helped the authors to understand that there was increased capacity of the students to distinguish between three important contexts for problem-solving, including an increased awareness about the importance of factual and relevant information, increased acknowledgement of the varying roles of professional practitioners in problem-solving depending on the type of problem and increased appreciation of the importance of interdisciplinary teams in tackling complex and complicated problems. There were several opportunities for such courses to be more effective in preparing students for dealing with “chaotic” situations that are prevalent in addressing the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals (UNSDGs). Drawing on the course-based learnings, the authors present a “context integration model” for developing problem-solving knowledge and skills. Research limitations/implications The research findings are important because context appreciation – including both physical context and relational context – is critical to problem-solving for the UNSDGs, including its 169 targets and 232 indicators. The research findings highlight the opportunity for the Cynefin framework to inform holistic curriculum renewal processes, enhancing an educator’s ability to design, implement and evaluate coursework that develops physical and relational context appreciation. Practical implications The study’s findings and context integration model can help educators develop the full range of necessary problem-solving graduate competencies, including for chaotic situations involving high degrees of uncertainty. Looking ahead, acknowledging the significant carbon footprint of global travel, the authors are interested in applying the model to a domestic and/or online format of the same course, to attempt similar learning outcomes. Originality/value Connecting Bloom’s taxonomy deep learning and threshold learning theory critical path learning insights with the Cynefin framework context domains, provides a novel model to evaluate competency development for problem-solving towards improved holistic physical and relational “context appreciation” outcomes.
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Schauss, Mareike, and Sandra Sprenger. "Conceptualization and Evaluation of a School Project on Climate Science in the Context of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)." Education Sciences 9, no. 3 (August 14, 2019): 217. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci9030217.
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Anchored in the thirteenth of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), climate change is one of the key content areas in education for sustainable development. This evaluation study describes a school project that introduces students to scientific work and, more specifically, to scientific research methods in climate research. Using a pre-post design, the evaluation uses a scale measuring epistemological beliefs, as well as two other scales addressing the relevance of climate change in society and career prospects in the field of climate research. The quantitative questionnaire data indicate an increase in future career aspirations in the field of climate research. The qualitative interview data reveal positive changes in the understanding of science and show that an understanding of the nature of science can be promoted.
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Arabi, Soheil, Mahmood Golabchi, and Mehrab Darabpour. "Sustainable Development in Cities: A Qualitative Approach to Evaluate Rating Systems." Civil Engineering Journal 4, no. 12 (December 24, 2018): 2990. http://dx.doi.org/10.28991/cej-03091215.
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Sustainable development paradigm is one of the dominant paradigms of the century. In 1987, “Our Common Future,” the Brundtland Commission adopted the concept of “sustainable development” to challenge the dominant paradigm of development as equivalent to economic growth. Using rating systems is like a plan in order to implement sustainable development. Moreover, Tehran as the capital of Iran and a megalopolis needs an appropriate rating system to be assessed in context of sustainable development. Be that as it may, Selection of a rating system pivots on the paradigm of the planner that how the planner describes the development and what are the planner's preferences; and also on the priorities of the city planned to be developed. This research has tried to evaluate rating systems to unveil their qualities to afford city planners an opportunity to use an appropriate approach of sustainable development. Authors of this research hold the opinion that if planners' preferences and priorities of a city can be in step with a rating system, the best result will occur. Furthermore, it was decided to do the evaluation in the context of ASTM E2432. In this research rating systems of ISCA, BREEAM, LEED-ND, CASBEE, Green star, DGNB were chosen to be evaluated. On the other hand, the obstacles of implementing sustainable development in Tehran were identified. Finally, LEED-ND was identified as the best rating system among above-mentioned ones. Since the research was exploratory research, a qualitative approach was selected to do the evaluation. Consequently, structured interviewing was applied as a fitting method and the technique of pile sorting was used to collect data in interviews as well.
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Natsun, L. N. "Evaluation of Public Health Indicators in Russia in the Context of Sustainable Development UNO Goal’s Execution." Social’naya politika i sociologiya 18, no. 4 (December 30, 2019): 5–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.17922/2071-3665-2019-18-4-5-13.
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Remeikienė, Rita, Ligita Gasparėnienė, Aleksandra Fedajev, Marek Szarucki, Marija Đekić, and Jolita Razumienė. "Evaluation of Sustainable Energy Development Progress in EU Member States in the Context of Building Renovation." Energies 14, no. 14 (July 12, 2021): 4209. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14144209.
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The main goal of setting energy efficiency priorities is to find ways to reduce energy consumption without harming consumers and the environment. The renovation of buildings can be considered one of the main aspects of energy efficiency in the European Union (EU). In the EU, only 5% of the renovation projects have been able to yield energy-saving at the deep renovation level. No other study has thus far ranked the EU member states according to achieved results in terms of increased usage in renewable sources, a decrease in energy usage and import, and reduction in harmful gas emissions due to energy usage. The main purpose of this article is to perform a comparative analysis of EU economies according to selected indicators related to the usage of renewable resources, energy efficiency, and emissions of harmful gasses as a result of energy usage. The methodological contribution of our study is related to developing a complex and robust research method for investment efficiency assessment allowing the study of three groups of indicators related to the usage of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, and ecological aspects of energy. It was based on the PROMETHEE II method and allows testing it in other time periods, as well as modifying it for research purposes. The EU member states were categorized by such criteria as energy from renewables and biofuels, final energy consumption from renewables and biofuels, gross electricity generation from renewables and biofuels and import dependency, and usage of renewables and biofuels for heating and cooling. The results of energy per unit of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Greenhouse gasses (GHG) emissions per million inhabitants (ECO2), energy per capita, the share of CO2 emissions from public electricity, and heat production from total CO2 emissions revealed that Latvia, Sweden, Portugal, Croatia, Austria, Lithuania, Romania, Denmark, and Finland are the nine most advanced countries in the area under consideration. In the group of the most advanced countries, energy consumption from renewables and biofuels is higher than the EU average.
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Strode, Aina. "Participatory Action Research for Development of Prospective Teachers' Professionality during Their Pedagogical Practice." Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education 4, no. 1 (February 2, 2015): 80–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/dcse-2013-0007.
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Abstract Implementation of participatory action research during pedagogical practice facilitates sustainable education because its objective is to understand professional practice, enrich the capacity of involved participants and an opportunity to make inquiries for the improvement of quality. In the research of professional practice, subjects explore themselves; research is critically informative, active and action-oriented. Basing on the analysis of the prospective teachers' professional independence formation during pedagogical practice, the conditions for the individual's sustainable professional development are updated, the principles of organising pedagogical practice are determined. The experts' opinion method was applied in the evaluation of the developed practice model. Four experts from four Latvian universities were involved in the questionnaire; the content analysis of expert opinions was performed. As a result, the opportunities of the developed model to ensure sustainable education as well as its strengths and weaknesses were determined. Activation of the holistic and action approaches to develop students' independent professional activity and ensure sustainable education, cooperation context, targeted planning of the student-centred process, orientation to students' self-experience, respect of research aspects were completely appreciated.
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Pillay, Surendran. "The Impact Of Clean Development Mechanism Projects On Sustainable Development In South Africa." International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER) 14, no. 6 (November 3, 2015): 777. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/iber.v14i6.9485.
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Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) have achieved a certain level of cost-effective emission reductions in developing countries. In this context the uneven distribution of CDM projects in certain regions as well as the concentration of CDM projects amongst certain sectors in developing countries have resulted in the issue of whether CDM projects contribute to sustainable development in developing countries. This article examines the impact of CDM projects on sustainable development in South Africa by examining a sample of working CDM projects there and evaluating their impact on environmental, economic and social sustainable development. Based on observations during the study, CDM policy changes are reviewed, and options to enhance the sustainable development implications of CDM projects are explained.
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Giangrande, Naresh, Rehema M. White, May East, Ross Jackson, Tim Clarke, Michel Saloff Coste, and Gil Penha-Lopes. "A Competency Framework to Assess and Activate Education for Sustainable Development: Addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4.7 Challenge." Sustainability 11, no. 10 (May 17, 2019): 2832. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11102832.
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The UN Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (herein, Agenda 30) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer both a set of aspirations for the kind of future we would like to see for the world and a suite of targets and indicators to support goal implementation. Goal 4 promotes quality education and Target 4.7 specifically addresses Education for Sustainability. However, creating a monitoring and evaluation framework for Target 4.7 has been challenging. The aim of this research was to develop a meaningful assessment process. We used a dialogical intervention across complementary expertises and piloted concepts in a trainer workshop. We then developed a modified competency framework, drawing on previous competency models but innovating through the addition of intrapersonal competencies, a self-reflective validation scheme, a focus on non-formal learning, and specific alignment with SDG 4.7 requirements. Through exploration of how such learning could be activated, we proposed the use of multiple intelligences. Education plays a synergistic role in achieving the aspirations embedded within Agenda 2030 and the SDGs. We concluded that Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) will require individuals to acquire ‘key competencies’, aligning with notions of transformational learning, in addition to other generic and context specific competencies.
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Šaparauskas, Jonas, and Zenonas Turskis. "EVALUATION OF CONSTRUCTION SUSTAINABILITY BY MULTIPLE CRITERIA METHODS." Technological and Economic Development of Economy 12, no. 4 (December 31, 2006): 321–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/13928619.2006.9637761.
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Sustainable construction is a relevant subject in contemporary world because it is one of approaches achieving sustainability in all the spheres of society development. The authors reveal difficulties which emerge in creating the indicator system for sustainability evaluation, searching for information concerning indicators and in making mathematical calculations. After thorough analysis of research papers, specific databases and other information sources an algorithm for indicator system creation was suggested. The set of construction sustainability indicators for a particular country was built, the values of indicators were defined and then several decision‐making methods were applied. According to a general index of construction sustainability, a conclusion was drawn about construction state in the context of sustainable development.
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Ţălu, Ştefan, and Anton Nazarov. "The impact of educational policies in higher education in the context of sustainable development." E3S Web of Conferences 208 (2020): 09005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202020809005.
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of educational policies in higher education in the context of sustainable development and identifies agents for positive change in reorienting societies towards sustainable development. The analyses highlight different effective implementation mechanisms of government policies to progress sustainable development. Interpretive and decision-making flexibility provides a new framework and new opportunities for evaluating the concept of sustainability in various academic traditions, at different management university levels, as well as for monitoring of the educational process in universities.
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Ciburiene, Jadvyga Ciburiene. "The evaluation of economic development index of Poland and Lithuania in the context of the European Union." Equilibrium 11, no. 3 (September 30, 2016): 437. http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/equil.2016.020.
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The purpose of this research is to characterize and evaluate the results of economic development of Poland and Lithuania. In order to analyze the changes of economic development, the index of economic development as share of sustainable development is used. Empirical analysis for the years 2005–2012 is conducted. As a result of the research – the country’s main macroeconomic development indicators are unified in order to create a development index.
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De Medici, Stefania, Pasquale De Toro, and Francesca Nocca. "Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development: Impact Assessment of Two Adaptive Reuse Projects in Siracusa, Sicily." Sustainability 12, no. 1 (December 31, 2019): 311. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12010311.
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In this period of increasing urbanization, cultural heritage can play a key role to achieve sustainable development, as widely recognized by international institutions (i.e., United Nations (UN), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)). In this perspective, it is necessary to operationalize the principles stated at international level and thus new approaches and tools are required. The paper aims to understand the relationships between the implementation of adaptive reuse projects and their success (or not) in terms of impacts on the buildings themselves and on the urban context. The assessment framework for evaluating the impacts of heritage conservation and rehabilitation projects is described through the analysis and comparison of two Italian case studies: the Ancient Market and the Basilica of St. Peter the Apostle, in Siracusa (Italy). Although realized both in the same place (Ortigia, the historic centre of Siracusa), during the same period and by the same architect, these two interventions have produced different results in terms of urban development. A set of indicators, deduced from recent scientific studies, has been used to analyse the different impacts on physical, cultural, social, environmental and economic systems. To understand in depth the causes of these two different results, a survey has been carried out involving experts. The proposed indicators used for the ex-post evaluation can be also adopted in other contexts and for ex ante evaluation, in order to orient the strategic design choices in cultural heritage adaptive reuse projects.
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Huttmanová, Emília, Roman Novotný, and Tomáš Valentiny. "An Analytical View to Environmental Quality of Life in the European Union Countries." European Journal of Sustainable Development 8, no. 5 (October 1, 2019): 409. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2019.v8n5p409.
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Quality of life and health is very closely linked to the environmental quality. However, the environmental quality is not only perceived as a determinant of quality of life, but it is an internal part of (sustainable) development, in terms of the green growth concept, at these days. The concept of green growth is one of the newer ways to ensure economic and social development in the context of sustainable development. Economic and social development, as well as ensuring and preserving the environmental quality, has its important place in the green growth concept. Green growth requires a new view on management of economic and social development. This article is focused on the evaluation of interregional disparities in selected areas of sustainable development. The aim of the paper is to evaluate the environmental quality of life in European Union countries using the selected indicators of green growth in the context of sustainable development.Keywords: Environment, Quality of life, Green growth, Indicators, European Union countries
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Kychko, Iryna Ivanivna, Galyna Stepanivna Lopushnyak, and Iryna Mykolaivna Tsaryk. "THE ASSESSMENT PERSPECTIVES OF BUSINESS SOCIAL INVESTMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT." SCIENTIFIC BULLETIN OF POLISSIA, no. 3(15) (2018): 19–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.25140/2410-9576-2018-3(15)-19-24.
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Urgency of the research. A modern business positions itself not as a social media load and a society debtor, but as a social investor aimed at obtaining economic results from social activities that is especially important in the transition to sustainable development. Target setting. The article analyzes the features of ex-isting assessment methods for business social investment (SI) and outlines the prospects for their development. Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. A significant con business contribution to the assessment methods for social investment has been done by: D. Baiura, D. Bohynia, J. Weiss, M. Dolishnii, O. Zatieishchykova, A. Carol, E. Libanova, L. Norton, V. Steshenko and others. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. At the same time, the existing methods do not allow us to fully quantify the business social investment at the macroe-conomic level. The research objective. The main article objective is the structural elements systematisation of business social investment in the context of sustainable development, as well as the expansion of the quantitative indexes of SI evaluation. The statement of basic materials. The implementation of investments, including social (SI), involves obtaining a certain result or effect, which ultimately serves as their pur-pose. It is difficult to assess the economic effect of the SI, since the result is not often so obvious and may be distant in time. However, during the last years, the scientists of Ukraine and other countries made attempts to develop and improve the social investment assessment methods of en-trepreneurship. Conclusion. In the context of sustainable development, the business social investment is a modern instrument of investment that allows increasing the efficiency of the enter-prise using the achievement of high social results, and also satisfying the needs of its partners, customers, and staff to a greater extent.
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V. Shashyna, Maryna, Oleh V. Zakharchenko, Oleksandr V. Darushyn, Zoriana M. Buryk, and Maria I. Shpinkovska. "Agroindustrial Complex in the Eastern European Countries in the Context of Sustainable Development." Journal of Social Sciences Research, no. 54 (April 25, 2019): 1167–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.32861/jssr.54.1167.1180.
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The research paper deals with the formation of new scientific solutions concerning evaluation of the development of the agroindustrial complex, its role in ensuring sustainable development of the national economy, identifying problems and developing ways to solve them in the current conditions of the functioning of agrarian production in the countries of Eastern Europe. The research emphasizes the key importance of agrarian production to ensure the food and economic security of Eastern European countries. It has been revealed that the agroindustrial complex plays a significant role in the countries of Eastern Europe, especially as concerns Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Moldova, Bulgaria and Romania. There are problems with the formation of effective state support of agrarian production in the countries selected for study, especially as regards the countries of Eastern Europe, which are not members of the European Union. The methodology for assessing the development of the agroindustrial complex in Eastern European countries was developed and proposed for use, as well as calculations on its basis were made, which allowed to divide all countries of this region into three groups: countries - outsiders (Ukraine, Moldova, Russia); countries, where the development of agrarian industry is of concern (Belarus, Romania, Bulgaria); countries that need to improve the agrarian sector of the national economy (Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland). A complex of agrarian production problems was identified for each of the Eastern European countries, and the key ways of their elimination were proposed, which are aimed at: reforming the market of agricultural land; stimulating the development of farms; increasing efficiency of state support of agrarian production; intensification of development and introduction of innovations in the agrarian sector; the transformation of the structure of the agro commodities market, including the optimization of their export and import.
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V. Shashyna, Maryna, Oleg V. Zakharchenko, Oleksandr V. Darushyn, Zoriana M. Buryk, and Maria I. Shpinkovska. "Agroindustrial Complex in the Eastern European Countries in the Context of Sustainable Development." Journal of Social Sciences Research, Special Issue 5 (December 15, 2018): 549–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.32861/jssr.spi5.549.562.
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The research paper deals with the formation of new scientific solutions concerning evaluation of the development of the agroindustrial complex, its role in ensuring sustainable development of the national economy, identifying problems and developing ways to solve them in the current conditions of the functioning of agrarian production in the countries of Eastern Europe. The research emphasizes the key importance of agrarian production to ensure the food and economic security of Eastern European countries. It has been revealed that the agroindustrial complex plays a significant role in the countries of Eastern Europe, especially as concerns Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Moldova, Bulgaria and Romania. There are problems with the formation of effective state support of agrarian production in the countries selected for study, especially as regards the countries of Eastern Europe, which are not members of the European Union. The methodology for assessing the development of the agroindustrial complex in Eastern European countries was developed and proposed for use, as well as calculations on its basis were made, which allowed to divide all countries of this region into three groups: countries - outsiders (Ukraine, Moldova, Russia); countries, where the development of agrarian industry is of concern (Belarus, Romania, Bulgaria); countries that need to improve the agrarian sector of the national economy (Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland). A complex of agrarian production problems was identified for each of the Eastern European countries, and the key ways of their elimination were proposed, which are aimed at: reforming the market of agricultural land; stimulating the development of farms; increasing efficiency of state support of agrarian production; intensification of development and introduction of innovations in the agrarian sector; the transformation of the structure of the agro commodities market, including the optimization of their export and import.