scholarly journals An institutional and socio-cultural perspective on the adaptation pathways approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 743-758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rutger van der Brugge ◽  
Ronald Roosjen
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Fresh Water Supply

The uncertainties surrounding climate change are creating challenges for policy makers with regard to investments in water-related infrastructure. A promising new approach is the adaptation pathways approach. This article contributes to this approach by introducing an institutional and socio-cultural perspective. It presents an analytical framework to evaluate the necessary institutional and socio-cultural conditions, uncovering challenges with regard to the governance of adaptation and of keeping options open for the future. The framework has been applied to the case study of fresh water supply in the Netherlands. Based on an institutional and socio-cultural analysis, the feasibility, flexibility and governance of adaptation strategies are discussed. Reflecting on the presented framework, critical issues are addressed with regard to the further development of the adaptation pathways approach.

scholarly journals Prediction of industrial land use using linear regression and mola techniques: A Case Study of Siltara Industrial belt

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheikh Mustak ◽  
Naresh Baghmar ◽  
Sudhir Singh
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Industrial Growth ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Future Scenario ◽  
Industrial Land ◽  
Agrarian Society ◽  
Industrial Land Use ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Sustainable Planning

The Siltara Industrial belt is an important industrial pocket of Chattisgarh state located in the northern part of the Raipur city, which is rapidly growing. In this process spatial, cultural, political and administrative factors are controlling its rate, direction and pattern. The Simple Linear Regression (SLR) and Multi-Objective Land Allocation (MOLA) techniques, which are embedded in SPSS and Idrisi Kilimanjaro software respectively, and have been used for the estimation of future scenario of the industrial growth. In this model, a suitable platform has been prepared in which future industrialization has been estimated by integrating physical, social, cultural factors and land acquisition policy. In this article, results have revealed that industrialization has occurred very fast during last one decade. The industrial land was 6.15 km2 in 2001 and 18.725 km2 in 2011 and estimated as 31.30 km2 in 2021 and 43.87 km2 in 2031 using SLR. The rapid industrial growth is very critical issues for agrarian society and fresh environment. This model very accurately estimating (overall accuracy=95.39%, Kno=97.24%, agreement=98.63 %) the future growth of industrial land. This work will be useful to the planners and policy makers of private and government sectors to regulate the sustainable planning practices and smart decision-making.

Effective supervision of Islamic insurance according to Malaysian experience (1984-2012)

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (12) ◽  
pp. 1220-1242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoheir Berkem
Keyword(s):  
Policy Makers ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Regulation And Supervision ◽  
Social And Cultural Factors ◽  
Islamic Insurance ◽  
Effective Supervision ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to know the method adopted by the Malaysian supervisor to regulate the Takaful sector, and to propose a new approach related to the effective supervision. Design/methodology/approach – The key approach in this paper is a case study over a clear period of time, to discover a wide variety of economical, financial, social, and cultural factors potentially related to Malaysian Takaful system. In addition, both explanatory and descriptive approaches are used, to seek explanations of problems, make careful observations, and give detailed recommendations. The study collected relevant quantitative and qualitative data. Findings – The key findings are: the basis of Takaful’s operation is established on the principles of Islamic Laws, Takaful operations are regulated by the Central Bank, this supervisory body has adopted elements of the two methods: regulation and supervision, the Malaysian Takaful industry has experienced rapid growth and transformation, and the proposed approach includes four key elements. Research limitations/implications – This study provides a road map for the next studies in this new topic. Practical implications – The paper guides the policy makers to giving more independence and allocating more resources to the supervisory body, for the development of an important component of the financial system. Originality/value – The essay is distinguished from the previous researches by limiting and identifying a clear period of the study. Further, the authors have listed the most important elements of the leading programs. Finally, the approach is more concerned with new aspects of the ongoing supervision, strategic axis and the supervision stages.

scholarly journals Agro-Urban Landscape: the case study of Monteruscello-Naples

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Como ◽  
Luisa Smeragliuolo Perrotta ◽  
Carlo Vece
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Public Ownership ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
The City

If the morphology and the studies on the urban form are closely related to the social aspects and are responsibility of architects and policy makers, the issue becomes even more complicated if we're talking about cities with a high number of buildings under public ownership or urban fragments with important dimensions. In Italy there is a very rare case of recent foundation that is the neighborhood Monteruscello in the city of Pozzuoli. Built in the 80s to face the bradisism events that had made uninhabitable other city areas, Monteruscello today, for its dimension, can be considered a "city in the city" where the 90% of the buildings are under public ownership. The neighborhood's project is designed by Agostino Renna who had built Monteruscello through analogical composition with fragments of spatial references of other places and cities. The architect has put in the neighborhood - mainly made up of rural areas - its urban model adapting it to the specific geography of places. During the years the neighborhood has never built an own identity becoming one of the most degraded areas of the city. The paper deals with the issue of urban form and morphology today starting from the study of Monteruscello - as imagined by its creator through the critical issues that underlie its design - and through an experimental design of a new agro-urban landscape for the neighborhood that involves three hectares of public green spaces - now abandoned - turning them into agricultural lands to urban use and growth resource. References Renna, A. (ed.) (1980) L’illusione e i cristalli : immagini di architettura per una terra di provincia (Clear, Roma) Giglia, A. (1997) Crisi e ricostruzione di uno spazio urbano : dopo il bradisismo a Pozzuoli : una ricerca antropologica su Monteruscello (Guerini, Milano) Capozzi, R. (ed.) (2016) Agostino Renna : la forma della città (Clean, Napoli) Pagano, L. (ed) (2012) Agostino Renna : rimontaggio di un pensiero sulla conoscenza dell’architettura : antologia di scritti e progetti 1964-1988 (Clean, Napoli)

scholarly journals Total Moral Quality: A New Approach for Character Education in Pesantren

ULUMUNA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan Baharun
Keyword(s):  
Character Education ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Moral Quality ◽  
Character Building ◽  
Moral Modeling ◽  
Further Development

This paper presents the concept of character education in pesantren which gives valuable contributions to the success of moral development for students. It also offers a different paradigm in developing the concept of character building in educational institution. This article is inspired by the lack of effective character learning in a variety of formal educational institutions. Hence, the schools which succeed in instilling character education can be used as a reference to develop character education. This study focuses on character education model developed by pesantren and offers an alternative perspective of the development of character education in Indonesia. This study adopts a qualitative research approach and uses a case study design. The study shows that the model of character education in pesantren is carried out through a multi-disciplinary approach so as to provide maximum results for the development of character education. This study suggests that the Total Moral Quality (TMQ) is the further development of Thomas Lickona’s concept of character education of moral modeling, moral knowing, moral feeling and moral habituation and is applicable in the school.

“The Last Confucian” in the Rice Paddy of Java

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-178
Author(s):  
Yong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Rice Paddy ◽  
Confucian Tradition ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
Critical Issues

Abstract This article engages in theoretical reflections on an anthropology of Confucianism by tackling two critical issues: the visibility of the Confucian tradition in modern times and the conceptualization of “popular Confucianism” in anthropological terms. Through a case study of an ethnographic document about Agama Khonghucu, as the Confucian religion is known in Indonesia, the article argues that, via the construction of an anthropology of Confucianism, scholars can better understand the customs, behaviors, and values of Chinese communities under their specific sociopolitical and cultural conditions across the globe.

scholarly journals Measuring Sustainable Development Using an Extended Hellwig Method: A Case Study of Education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Roszkowska ◽  
Marzena Filipowicz-Chomko
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
National Level ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Europe 2020 ◽  
Europe 2020 Strategy ◽  
Target Priority

Abstract Benchmarking the analysis of countries' performance in terms of sustainable development helps to understand the success factors of countries that over perform and to target priority issues of others with lower performance. However, assessing sustainable development comes with methodological challenges, including indicator standardization, aggregation and weighting. Our study significantly contributes to the measure of sustainable development by providing a new approach based on an extended Hellwig method. After describing the main limitations of existing methodologies, this paper's aim is twofold. First, we show that the proposed analytical framework allows for comparing the sustainable performance of EU countries on the national level. The extended Hellwig method takes into consideration EU targets and/or national targets in building patterns of development. Second, this framework is tested as a part of the evaluation of the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy in the education area. The results obtained using the extended Hellwig method were compared with those obtained by means of the Education Index, TOPSIS and Ward technique. Our analysis showed the significant disparities in the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy recommendations in the education area in 2015.

OPTIMIZING ASSESSMENT CONCEPTION FOR A MASTER’S THESIS THROUGH ADOPTING THE BENCHMARKING APPROACH

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (105) ◽  
pp. 100-111
Author(s):  
ELENA I. VOROBEVA ◽  
ELENA V. TRYAPITSYNA
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Master Program ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Higher Education Reforms ◽  
Culture Of Assessment ◽  
Master's Thesis ◽  
Critical Issues

Transforming university teachers’ way of thinking about assessment seems to be critical for assisting success of higher education reforms, especially when it comes to greater internationalisation of national and institutional policies. One of the critical issues for aligning strategies adopted for a master program is the need to develop critically reflective approaches to assessing a master’s thesis. In this article, we present a case study of an assessment conception for a master’s thesis in master’s programmes delivered at Northern Arctic Federal University (NArFU) (Arkhangelsk, Russia). The discussion is offered for two main reasons. Firstly, the case study could be of interest for other educators and programme developers who are involved in the process. Secondly, we offer a set of places to look for answers in search of promoting validity, reliability and fairness of internationally acknowledged quality of education. The results of the research may serve to inform the education policy-makers about initiatives to be taken for establishing a culture of assessment and continuous improvement within this sphere.

Liminal organization: Organizational emergence within solidary economy in Brazil

Organization ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 713-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Bittencourt Meira
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Organizational Studies ◽  
Organizational Forms ◽  
Theoretical Construct ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Organizational Emergence ◽  
A Company ◽  
Organizing Process

This article synthesizes the results of a research on the emergence of organizational forms within solidary economy in Brazil. Discussion on solidary economy highlights the problem of how to apprehend its typical interstitial organizing phenomena. The response is given with the aid of Victor Turner’s anthropological concepts ‘liminality’ and ‘communitas’—or ‘anti-structure’—which define the ontology of social interstices. After contextualization to contemporary capitalism and to the field of organizational studies, a new approach to the solidary economy organizing process is proposed through the theoretical construct called liminal organization. The analytical framework is applied in a case study of a company taken over by workers. Empirical evidence shows that liminal organizations live in contradiction as organizing processes in which structure and anti-structure are permanently tensioned.

scholarly journals Challenges for Inclusive Finance Expansion: the Case of CrediAmigo, a Brazilian MFI

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 57-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fréderic Lavoie ◽  
Marlei Pozzebon1 ◽  
Lauro Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Microfinance Institution

Investigating the replication of microcredit methodologies in Brazil, this paper seeks to explore the conditions under which microfinance and microcredit, two “financial inclusion” strategies, are likely to enhance social inclusion. A qualitative case study was conducted focusing the path of CrediAmigo, a Brazilian microfinance institution (MFI). This study is probably the first to provide an integrated perspective on critical issues concerning the replication of microcredit methodologies in Brazil. The findings may support MFI managers and policy makers in taking steps to facilitate the expansion of microfinance across Brazil.

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