scholarly journals A Critical Review of Health Impact Assessment: Towards Strengthening the Knowledge of Decision Makers Understand Sustainable Development Goals in the Twenty-First Century: Necessity Today; Essentiality Tomorrow

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Health Impact Assessment ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
First Century ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Twenty First Century

scholarly journals Empfehlungen zur Förderung einer performativen Lehr-, Lern- und Forschungskultur an Hochschulen

2018 ◽  
Vol XII (2) ◽  
pp. 47-51
Author(s):  
Bärbel Jogschies ◽  
Manfred Schewe ◽  
Anke Stöver-Blahak
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
First Century ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
Lehre Und Forschung

The twenty-first century is the century of the performative.1 Claire Colebrook (2018) Eine performative Lehr-, Lern- und Forschungskultur kann überall dort entstehen, wo die Fachwissenschaft bzw. Fachdidaktik in einen konstruktiven Dialog mit den performativen Künsten eintritt. Die Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts (vgl. die Sustainable Development Goals der UN)2 erfordern kreative Lösungen. Kreativität wird aber bislang an Hochschulen nicht ausreichend gefördert, eine künstlerisch orientierte Neuausrichtung in Lehre und Forschung ist dringend erforderlich. Bereits auf den UNESCO-Weltkongressen Lissabon 2006 und Seoul 20103 wurde dazu aufgerufen, die Rolle der Künste in der Bildung zu stärken. Allerdings hält sich die Umsetzung dieser Empfehlungen bisher sehr in Grenzen. Kognitionswissenschaftliche Studien belegen die tiefere und langfristige Verankerung von Inhalten durch die Verwendung performativer Lehr- und Lernformen4. Sie führen zu besseren und kreativeren Studienergebnissen, die Studierenden identifizieren sich stärker mit ihrem Studium, das allgemeine Engagement innerhalb der Hochschulen steigt, die Abbruchquoten sinken, die universitäre Ausbildung gewinnt an Komplexität und Praxisnähe und die Absolventen und Absolventinnen haben bessere Vermittlungschancen. Auf dem 6. Scenario Forum Symposium am 21. und 22. September 2018 in Hannover unter dem Titel Universitäten auf dem Wege zu einer performativen Lehr-, Lern- und Forschungskultur? verständigten sich die teilnehmenden Hochschullehrenden darüber, was unter einer performativen Lehr-, ...

scholarly journals Sustainable Materials and their Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Critical Review Based on an Italian Example

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1407
Author(s):  
Elza Bontempi ◽  
Giampiero P. Sorrentino ◽  
Alessandra Zanoletti ◽  
Ivano Alessandri ◽  
Laura E. Depero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Materials

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been proposed to give a possible future to humankind. Due to the multidimensional characteristic of sustainability, SDGs need research activities with a multidisciplinary approach. This work aims to provide a critical review of the results concerning sustainable materials obtained by Italian researchers affiliated to the National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM) and their contribution to reaching specific indicators of the 17 SDGs. Data were exposed by using the Web of Science (WoS) database. In the investigated period (from 2016 to 2020), 333 works about sustainable materials are found and grouped in one of the following categories: chemicals (33%), composites (11%), novel materials for pollutants sequestration (8%), bio-based and food-based materials (10%), materials for green building (8%), and materials for energy (29%). This review contributes to increasing the awareness of several of the issues concerning sustainable materials but also to encouraging the researchers to focus on SDGs’ interconnections. Indeed, the mapping of the achievements can be relevant to the decision-makers to identify the opportunities that materials can offer to achieve the final goals. In this frame, a “Sustainable Materials Partnership for SDGs” is envisaged for more suitable resource management in the future.

scholarly journals Adding value to the use of Health Impact Assessment and social return on investment technologies

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
L Green ◽  
K Ashton ◽  
M Dyakova ◽  
L Parry-Williams
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
Health Impact Assessment ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Social Return On Investment ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and Social Return on Investment (SROI) are beneficial public health methodologies that assess potential effects on health including social, economic and environmental factors and have synergies in their approaches. This paper explores how HIA and SROI can complement each other to capture and account for the impact and social value of an assessed intervention or policy. A scoping review of academic and grey literature was undertaken to identify case studies published between January 1996 and April 2019 where HIA and SROI methods have been used to complement each other. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with nine international experts from a range of regulatory/legislative contexts to gain a better understanding of past experiences and expertise of both HIA and SROI. A thematic analysis was undertaken on the data collected. The review identified two published reports which outline when HIA and SROI have both been used to assess the same intervention. Interview results suggest that both methods have strengths as standalone processes i.e. HIAs are well-structured in their approach, assessing health in its broadest context and SROI can add value by monetizing social value as well as capturing social/environmental impact. Similarities of the two methods were identified i.e. a strong emphasis on stakeholder engagement and common shared principles. When questioned how the two methods could complement each other in practice, the results indicate the benefits of using HIA to explore initial impact, and as a platform on which to build SROI to monetarize social value. HIA and SROI methodologies have cross-over. The research suggests potential benefits when used in tandem or combining the methods to assess impact and account for health and social value. Innovative work is now being carried out in Wales to understand the implications of this in practice and to understand how the results of the two methods could be used by decision-makers. Key messages HIA and SROI methods can be used in tandem to capture both the health impact and social value of policies and proposed interventions. HIA and SROI when used together can provide valuable information to inform decision makers around the health impact and social value of proposed policies and interventions.

scholarly journals Conceptual Framework for the Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1989-1993
Author(s):  
Prabhasara Athurupane ◽  
Bhagya Wickramsinghe
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Decision Making ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Role Of Information

This paper seeks to evaluate the role of ICT in achieving the sustainable development goals adopted by the United Nations in 2015. While SDGs do not specifically address ICT, or include a goal on development of ICT, as argued (Berleur & Avgerou, 2005)in this paper, it is an underlying element embedded in the very concept of sustainable development rooted in the definition as propounded by the Brundtland Report. The objective of this paper is to evaluate whether there is a possibility to develop a conceptual framework to ground the use of ICTs in achieving SDGs. For this purpose, this research has evaluated the common conceptual frameworks developed by scholars and posits that rather than developing an all-encompassing framework, it is possible to identify certain necessary features for the role of the ICTs in achieving SDGs. This approach enables policy and decision makers to look at the role of ICT as an integral component of socio-economic and environmental decision making and implementation. 

scholarly journals How Do the COVID-19 Prevention Measures Interact With Sustainable Development Goals?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shima Beigi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Staying At Home

Washing hands, social distancing and staying at home are the preventive measures set in place to contain the spread of the COVID-19, a disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. These measures, although straightforward to follow, highlight the tip of an imbalanced socio-economic and socio-technological iceberg. Here, a System Dynamic (SD) model of COVID-19 preventive measures and their correlation with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is presented. The result demonstrates a better informed view of the COVID-19 vulnerability landscape. This novel qualitative approach refreshes debates on the future of SDGS amid the crisis and provides a powerful mental representation for decision makers to find leverage points that aid in preventing long-term disruptive impacts of this health crisis on people, planet and economy. There is a need for further tailor-made and real-time qualitative and quantitative scientific research to calibrate the criticality of meeting the SDGS targets in different countries according to ongoing lessons learned from this health crisis.

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