Community Relations in Bolivia: A New Sustainable Development Approach

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.E. Avila ◽  
K.B. Vega ◽  
C.E. Suaznabar
2021 ◽  
Vol 164 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chad S. Boda ◽  
Turaj Faran ◽  
Murray Scown ◽  
Kelly Dorkenoo ◽  
Brian C. Chaffin ◽  
...  

AbstractLoss and damage from climate change, recognized as a unique research and policy domain through the Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM) in 2013, has drawn increasing attention among climate scientists and policy makers. Labelled by some as the “third pillar” of the international climate regime—along with mitigation and adaptation—it has been suggested that loss and damage has the potential to catalyze important synergies with other international agendas, particularly sustainable development. However, the specific approaches to sustainable development that inform loss and damage research and how these approaches influence research outcomes and policy recommendations remain largely unexplored. We offer a systematic analysis of the assumptions of sustainable development that underpins loss and damage scholarship through a comprehensive review of peer-reviewed research on loss and damage. We demonstrate that the use of specific metrics, decision criteria, and policy prescriptions by loss and damage researchers and practitioners implies an unwitting adherence to different underlying theories of sustainable development, which in turn impact how loss and damage is conceptualized and applied. In addition to research and policy implications, our review suggests that assumptions about the aims of sustainable development determine how loss and damage is conceptualized, measured, and governed, and the human development approach currently represents the most advanced perspective on sustainable development and thus loss and damage. This review supports sustainable development as a coherent, comprehensive, and integrative framework for guiding further conceptual and empirical development of loss and damage scholarship.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-382
Author(s):  
Dadvar-Khani FAZILEH ◽  

This study discusses particularly the perception of three stockholders regarding the physical effects of second home tourism in rural Iran. The study seeks to examine the perceptions of second home tourism within local communities; on the base of a sustainable development approach. The research has been done on the base of descriptive and exploratory methods. Sample of 120 individuals (residents and tourists) were selected by using a stratified random method. Besides, all local administrators that were 6 people participated in interviews and they completed the questionnaires. The validity data of questionnaire was 0.8 which is reliable. For analyzing the data we used descriptive methods by SPSS software. The findings show that second home tourism, particularly in mountainous areas, can lead to unsustainability by leaving negative effects on the physical environment of villages, so applying the land use zoning strategy and design the guidelines for sustainable development can be useful to achieve rural sustainable development.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-23
Author(s):  
Doaa M Salman

“Prevention is better than cure” is a proverb commonly used to highlight how it is better to avoid a problem from the start rather than fixing the damage afterwards. When considering this concept to our approach to the environment, we encounter two schools of thought; Ecocentrism and Technocentrism. Ecocentrism places the ecosystem at the center and stress that we need to limit our natural resource exploitation, so that we can conserve the environment and prevent its destruction. Technocentrism, on the other hand, focuses on technology and science as a way to repair any damage done to the environment rather than changing ethical perspectives on environmental issues. This paper seeks to explore the two ideologies by comparing between Finland and Bhutan; two countries that seem to resemble the two approaches. Finland is considered one of the highly technologically advanced countries, in addition to its reputation for environmental protection. Bhutan is a Himalayan Kingdom that is known for its strong environment conservation and their intriguing approach to sustainable development. The paper compares between the two countries sustainable development approach, environment, and health. It was concluded that, in terms of the environment; Bhutan is doing much better than Finland. Finland’s carbon emissions reduction was mainly because they produce goods in other countries which increase the other countries emissions not Finland. Additionally, high consumption levels in Finland are a major threat to the environment. As for health, there is no extreme difference; however, Bhutan’s health care system is still improving. Yet, the two countries are facing serious issues regarding mental health. Ultimately, the ecocentric approach appears to be much better; especially, in this day and age as many downsides of technology keep unfolding.  


2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 789-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Mbih ◽  
Steven L. Driever ◽  
Stephen K. Ndzeidze ◽  
Mbongowo J. Mbuh ◽  
Carine S. Bongadzem ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 220-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego R. Medina-Muñoz ◽  
Rita D. Medina-Muñoz ◽  
Francisco J. Gutiérrez-Pérez

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siqing Xu ◽  
Ahmed A BinAmro ◽  
Aaesha K. Al Keebali ◽  
Mohamed Baslaib ◽  
Shehadeh Masalmeh

Abstract Miscible CO2 flood is a well-established proven EOR recovery mechanism. There have been a large number of CO2 EOR developments worldwide, in both carbonate and clastic reservoirs. Potential control or influence factors on incremental production and incremental recovery over water flood are well documented in the published literature. Some of the published CO2 EOR developments have reported relatively high incremental recoveries. ADNOC is a leader in miscible gas injection EOR in carbonate reservoirs. There are a number of ongoing miscible gas injection EOR developments within its portfolio contributing a significant amount of production. Miscible CO2 flood is a key EOR development for ADNOC. Following intensive screening studies and laboratory experiments, the first CO2 EOR pilot in the MENA region was conducted as early as 2009 in one of ADNOC Onshore fields. This paved the way for further large-scale deployment and CO2 WAG pilots starting in 2016, both onshore. Appreciable progresses have been made since 2009. This bodes well with the significant initiatives undertaken by the UAE towards carbon emissions and greenhouse gas reduction, climate control and sustainable development. There are broad consensus that climate changes are now and will continue to affect all countries on all continents. Potential global warming can disrupt national economies and adversely impact on lives, costing people, communities and countries already today and perhaps more in the future. Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) technologies have been making headlines and attracting increasing amount of renewed attention, because they are in line with meeting global greenhouse gas reduction goals, and contributing towards climate control and sustainable development. The giant Abu Dhabi onshore field consists of 6 carbonate reservoirs. Several pilots, immiscible hydrocarbon gas injection and CO2 WAG, and a pattern immiscible gas injection WAG flood have been executed. Miscible gas injection EOR is therefore field proven. However, due to large field size, surface congestion constraints, geological and fluid variations, miscible gas injection EOR development by reservoir individually becomes complex and economically challenging. This paper presents a comprehensive study and recommends an integrated CCUS Hub development approach - enabling field-wide EOR development with several hundred million-barrels of incremental recovery. The study follows a step-by-step systematic method. Existing water flood performances were assessed first. History matched full field simulation then leads to identification of CO2 EOR targets by area/flank for each reservoir. These are referred to as sweet development areas. Available advanced PVT data were analysed and a multi-reservoir single equation of state developed. It has been found that only CO2 is miscible across all six reservoirs, while hydrocarbon gas is also miscible for the deepest two reservoirs. Dedicated fine scale sector models (EOR history matched where applicable) were developed to generate multiple CO2 EOR development scenarios, for example, depending on water flood maturity at the time of CO2 EOR start-up, and potential impact on incremental oil production, incremental oil recovery due to reservoir heterogeneity. First results from sector modelling show that quite a few areas/flanks would be sub-economical if CO2 EOR development on a stand-alone basis. Hence the concept of a CCUS Hub is proposed, which would allow sweet development areas in any or all of the six reservoirs to be developed from a single common surface Cluster. There is potential space for development phasing, allowing additional CO2 EOR developments within the same cluster area once ullage and CO2 supply becomes available. The CCUS Hub development approach facilitates optimization and sharing of injection/production flow-lines; surface space, gathering and processing facilities, CO2 supply, CO2 recovery unit deployment coupled with produced gas re-injection into the 2 deepest reservoirs. Compared to a more conventional development approach of reservoir by reservoir, considerable scope for CAPEX and OPEX savings was found. Assuming a constant future oil price, a reduction in development costs would allow more sweet development areas to pass the threshold of economical development, leading to an increase in overall incremental production and recovery from CO2 EOR.


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