scholarly journals Environmental Sustainability and Improved Quality of Life Through Service Convergence Technologies

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meisam Aboudi ◽  
Alex Talevski
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Service Convergence

scholarly journals Strategies for the Development of Smart Cities: The Case of Kalampaka-Greece

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Christos Stamopoulos ◽  
Eleni Theodoropoulou
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
Construction Strategies ◽  
The City ◽  
Simple Selection ◽  
Selection Of

The present paper investigates the characteristics and best construction strategies of smart cities around the world, as well as the determining factors of the satisfaction of the quality of life and the importance of the value of environmental sustainability. A case study of the city of Kalampaka and its residents was examined. The survey was conducted between July 2016 and August 2016. The selection of the sample was done by using the method of simple selection and includes a random sample of N=150 individuals. Statistical analysis showed that resident’s knowledge about smart cities was fairly good (48% of sample knew the phrase “smart cities”). Furthermore, they believe that the appearance of the city of Kalampaka needs improvement (75% of sample is disappointed with the current appearance of the city). Regression analysis showed that the value of environmental sustainability is greatly influenced by the energy saving, as well as, innovation has an impact on the level of quality of life. Older people seem to be satisfied with administration’s efforts.

Does Planning Make a Difference to Urban Form? Recent Evidence from Central Scotland

10.1068/a3619 ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen Bramley ◽  
Karryn Kirk
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Comprehensive Planning ◽  
Major Development ◽  
Development Outcomes

Urban form is changing in Britain, with new patterns of development reflecting economic, technological, and transportation conditions in an increasingly competitive framework. Changes in urban form have implications for the environmental sustainability, integration and cohesion, and longer term quality of life in and around cities. Britain has a comprehensive planning system with a strong rhetoric of policies towards these goals. In this paper the authors draw on evidence from recent research, primarily in central Scotland, to assess how far planning actually does make a difference to urban form rather than simply passively responding to demand. They consider some of the systematic tendencies in decentralised planning decisionmaking, some selected evidence of development outcomes, and some insights from major development case studies. The conclusions highlight the differential influence of planning between different development sectors and the obstacles to achieving a more sustainable pattern.

Social Component of Sustainable Development and Quality of Life

2020 ◽  
pp. 452-462
Author(s):  
Biljana Stojan Ilic
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Social Component ◽  
The Social ◽  
Balkan Region

Sustainability is the basis for survival on Earth, as well as for the survival of mankind. Sustainability is connecting with growing population. Sustainable development implies the merger of the three components in a single unit. The first one is the economic viability, the second includes social sustainability, while the third is linked to environmental sustainability. The social component of development relates to the quality of life of people their habits and lifestyles. This chapter put emphasis on the social component of sustainability in Serbia that includes quality of life but also the index of human development. The results of PEST analysis of the Eastern Serbia will explain factors that affect the implementation of sustainable development in the Balkan region. With PESTEL analysis applied to the eastern part of Serbia, it can be observed a wider picture of social life in other smaller countries of the Balkans with similar economic and social characteristics such as Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Srpska, Macedonia.

scholarly journals Are Smart Innovation Ecosystems Really Seeking to Meet Citizens’ Needs? Insights from the Stakeholders’ Vision on Smart City Strategy Implementation

Smart Cities ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Agbali ◽  
Claudia Trillo ◽  
Isa Ali Ibrahim ◽  
Yusuf Arayici ◽  
Terrence Fernando
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
The Core ◽  
Innovation Ecosystems

The concept of a smart city is becoming the leading paradigm worldwide. Consequently, a creative mix of emerging technologies and open innovation is gradually becoming the defining element of smart city evolution, changing the ways in which city administrators are organizing their services and development globally. Thus, the smart city concept is becoming extremely relevant on the agendas of policy-makers as a development strategy for enhancing the quality of life of the citizen and improving the sustainability goals of their cities. Despite of the relevance of the topic, still few studies investigate how open innovation shapes the way cities become smarter or focus on the experiences of professionals to understand the concept of a smart city and its implementation. This paper fills this gap and analyzes the processes for building effective smart cities by integrating the different perspectives of smart innovations and using the core components of smart cities according to a conceptual framework developed in previous research. In so doing, it provides useful insights for smart city stakeholders in adopting social and technological innovation to improve the global competitiveness of their cities. The empirical dataset allows examining how “smart cities” are being implemented in Manchester (UK), and in Boston, Massachusetts, and San Diego City (United States of America (USA)), including archival data and in-depth interviews with core smart city stakeholders who are involved in smart city projects and programs across the cases. Results from empirical data suggest that the conceptualization of smart cities across the cases is similar with a strong emphasis on social and technological innovation aimed at addressing municipal challenges in the core sub-systems of the cities, which include mobility, environmental sustainability, entrepreneurial development, quality of life, and social cohesion. The results also reveal benefits and challenges relating to smart innovation ecosystems across the cases and the future directions of their diffusion.

scholarly journals Promoting Health-related Quality of Life in Minority Youth through Environmental Education and Nature Contact

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 3544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine C. Ekenga ◽  
Nadav Sprague ◽  
Damilola M. Shobiye
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Nature Contact

Few studies have examined the relationship between environmental sustainability education and health outcomes in youth. The purpose of this study was to examine health-related quality of life over a 13-week time period in a sample of urban minority youth who participated in an environmental education program with a nature contact component. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was measured using a survey comprising five items (physical activity, emotional functioning, school functioning, family support, and social functioning). The overall HRQoL score was determined as the sum of the scores on the five items, with higher scores indicating better HRQoL. A pre-test/post-test within-subjects study design was used to evaluate changes in HRQoL. A total of 53 students (ages 10 to 14 years) participated in the environmental education intervention; 46 (87%) of those students completed HRQoL questionnaires before and after the program. There were statistically significant improvements in overall HRQoL scores and in the family support HRQoL domain scores. Engaging in the natural environment through environmental education may promote HRQoL in youth. Larger, prospective studies are warranted to further investigate these initial findings.

scholarly journals Nanonutraceuticals Delivery

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2031
Author(s):  
Luciana Dini ◽  
Cristian Vergallo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
General Improvement ◽  
Human Quality ◽  
New Strategies

Technological innovation, environmental sustainability, health, and wellness are the trajectories explored by current research to identify new strategies for a general improvement of human quality of life [...]

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