Social Economy for Azerbaijan: A Key Component of Sustainable Development?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rashad Hasanov ◽  
Nurlan Jahangirli
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Economy

Scenario Analysis on the Water Environment Carrying Capacity of Wuliangsuhai Lake Basin

2012 ◽  
Vol 616-618 ◽  
pp. 1388-1393
Author(s):  
Hong Jun Lei ◽  
Lina Yin ◽  
Bei Dou Xi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Lake Basin ◽  
Environmental Capacity ◽  
Coordinated Development ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Capacity Index ◽  
Resource Environment

Rapid social-economic development and the ever-increasing water pollutant discharge of Wuliangsuhai lake basin made the water quality deteriorated; the lake eutrophication intensified and heavily restricted the sustainable development of the watershed’s social economy. Wuliangsuhai lake basin was selected as the study area. By the use of system dynamics simulation model the water environment and social economy were connected, and three kinds of improved scenarios (resource-environment constrained type, social economy constrained type, coordinated development type) were proposed based on the inertial and planning schemes. Ten indexes of water environment carrying capacity, i.e. the GDP per capita, ratio of industrial output to GDP, et al., were selected, and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method was used. Results showed that, the water environmental capacity utilization ratios of COD and TN in the resource-environment constrained scenario were 69.5% and 57.9% in 2020, respectively. And the water environment carrying capacity index increased from 0.19 in 2008 to 0.31 in 2020. Under the coordinated development scenario, the surplus environmental capacity of COD and TN were 1755.46t/a, 260.21t/a respectively, and the water environment carrying capacity index was up to 0.29 in 2020. The sustainable development plan was proposed and some feasible suggestions and strategies were put forward.

scholarly journals Sustainable Development in Portuguese Social Economy Entities: The Environmental Responsibility of Private Social Solidarity Institutions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graça Azevedo ◽  
Denise Curi ◽  
Alberto J. Costa ◽  
Ana Maria Bandeira ◽  
Augusta Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Social Solidarity ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
The Social

Social Economy institutions seek to provide answers to social problems, given that they naturally have a socially responsible mission. This study aims to answer the research question: how sustainable practices, namely environmental behaviour, have been adopted by Portuguese Private Social Solidarity Institutions (IPSS) with the purpose of contributing to Sustainable Development? To achieve this objective, qualitative research was carried out in 31 IPSS, which was framed within the scope of the TFA project (Theoretical framework for promotion of accountability in the social economy sector: the IPSS case). Semi-structured interviews were conducted, with a script based on the literature review, from May to July 2019, with those responsible for the management of these entities. A content analysis was conducted, using the NVivo12 Version 12.6.0 software, which enables data to be coded and categorised, reducing any researcher bias. The results indicate that most entities carry out activities of an environmental nature, related to the reuse of materials, the recycling of waste, the sale of materials for recycling, and user awareness. Several entities expressed financial limitations to the implementation of Environmental Management Systems and their accomplishment. However, the objections presented are not impossible to overcome, according to studies presented in other countries.

The Guidance Pattern of Countryside Sustainable Development of Three Gorges Reservoir in Chongqing

2013 ◽  
Vol 690-693 ◽  
pp. 763-766
Author(s):  
Ji Xia Zhou ◽  
Li Peng
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Three Gorges ◽  
Ecological Agriculture ◽  
Agricultural Industry ◽  
The Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
The Three Gorges ◽  
New Rural Reconstruction

This article embarks from the nature and social economy conditions of the Three Gorges Reservoir in Chongqing. It has analyzed the question which the Three Gorges Reservoir’s countries meet about sustainable development and initially proposed the guidance pattern of countryside sustainable development, Agricultural industry, ecological agriculture, characteristic agriculture and village traveling. According this, it provides the countermeasure and suggestion .So it provides the reference for the economy development of the Three Gorges Reservoir’s countries and the new rural reconstruction.

Correlation Analysis on Water Resources Utilization and the Sustainable Development of Social Economy in Minqin of Gansu Province

2013 ◽  
Vol 368-370 ◽  
pp. 311-317
Author(s):  
Jian Min Han ◽  
Ren Zhi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Process Of Urbanization ◽  
Pressure On Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Utilization

This paper analyze the relativity of water resources utilization in Minqin and social economic sustainable development adopting optimal multiple regressions. The results show that: 1There is remarkable correlation between the economic growth and the demand of water resources. On condition that the sustainable development of economy is satisfied, the growth of rural population is a huge pressure on water resources. It is an appropriate measure to coordinate the environmental protection and social economic development that reducing the consumption of water for rural population or accelerating the process of urbanization and developing forestry and animal husbandry. 2) Increasing urban population and developing industry and modern farming can promote our economic growth at the same time reduce the pressure on water resources significantly. 3) 97.5% of the variation in the total water requirement of Minqin is caused by two variables animal husbandry output value and rural population. So the major routes of rational utilization of water resources and the sustainable development of social economy in Minqin are reducing the consumption of water for rural population constantly or accelerating the process of urbanization and optimizing animal husbandry industry further.

scholarly journals Cooperative Societies and Sustainability: A Spatial Analysis of Andalusia as a Tool for Implementing Territorial Development Policies, Strategies and Initiatives

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 609
Author(s):  
María del Carmen Pérez-González ◽  
Lidia Valiente-Palma
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Sustainable Society ◽  
Spatial Clusters ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Policies

Local development strategies, policies and initiatives that contribute to sustainable development are gaining increasing prominence. Cooperative societies—the most relevant organisations within the social economy—are widely present in Andalusia and play a key role in boosting sustainable development through their principles and values. On this basis, the article aims to determine whether certain areas in Andalusia are more predisposed to the presence of these enterprises and are more sustainable as a result. The methods used include an adapted shift-share analysis and application of local Moran’s I to obtain spatial clusters allowing the areas most favourable to the presence of this type of organisation to be identified. Therefore, one of the main contributions of the study is that it provides a tool for the application of local development policies, strategies and initiatives involving cooperatives in pursuit of a more sustainable society.

scholarly journals Adaptation to Disaster Risk—An Overview

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11187
Author(s):  
Huicong Jia ◽  
Fang Chen ◽  
Enyu Du
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
Regional Sustainable Development ◽  
Risk Reduction Strategies

The role of natural disaster adaptation is increasingly being considered in academic research. The Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goal 13 require measuring the progress made on this adaptation. This review summarizes the development stages of adaptation, the multiple attributes and analysis of adaptation definitions, the models and methods for adaptation analysis, and the research progress of natural disaster adaptation. Adaptation research methods are generally classified into two types: case analysis and mathematical models. The current adaptive research in the field of natural disasters focuses primarily on the response of the social economy, especially the adaptive decision making and risk perception at farm-level scales (farmer households). The evaluation cases of adaptation in the field of disasters exist mostly as a part of vulnerability evaluation. Adaptation and adaptive capacity should focus on four core issues: adaptation to what; who or what adapts; how does adaptation occur; what is adaptation; and how good is the adaptation. The main purpose of the “spatial scale–exposure–vulnerability” three-dimensional scales of adaptation assessment is to explore the differences in index system under different scenarios, the spatial pattern of adaptations, and the geographical explanation of its formation mechanism. The results of this study can help and guide future research on integrating climate change and disaster adaptations especially in regional sustainable development and risk reduction strategies.

scholarly journals SOCIAL ENTERPRISES‘ POSITION IN REGIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (Suppl.1) ◽  
pp. 488-495
Author(s):  
Hristina Blagoycheva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Dominant Form ◽  
Economic Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
Regional Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

The purpose of this article is to investigate the possibilities of integrating the activity of social enterprises into the regional sustainable development goals. Traditionally, from an economic point of view, the social enterprises are not a dominant form of business management that contributes to the regional development. But in the article, they are seen as major players within the social economy that can facilitate a sustainable local and regional development. The benefits of the social enterprises are that they manage to combine economic, environmental and social goals in "one basket", thus helping to meet diverse local and regional needs. Based on studied academic discussions and the European Union's experience in building different approaches to developing social entrepreneurship, attempts are being made to address the challenges facing social enterprises at the regional level. Various opportunities are also considered to overcome these challenges.

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