scholarly journals Research on the Coastal Marine Environment and Rural Sustainable Development Strategy of Island Countries—Taking the Penghu Islands as an Example

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1434
Author(s):  
Chien-Hung Wu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Environmental Literacy ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Marine Ecology ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Coastal Marine ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Penghu Islands

In this study, we examined the keelboat industry on Penghu Island in Taiwan as an example to discuss sustainable development strategies for the marine environment and villages. First, three experts were consulted to compile questionnaires. A snowball sampling method was used to collect 278 samples of residents and tourists living in the coastal area. Opinions were collected from 8 residents, crew members, tourists, and scholars. The data were finally summarized and compared by triangulation method and then examined. We found that introducing the keelboat industry could preserve maritime culture, increase local popularity and leisure options for people, create business opportunities, and improve the economy. It could also lead to a loss of coastal architectural features, increased the amount of trash in the community, around the harbor, and on the sea, no improvement in public facilities and medical care, and decreased the willingness of young people to return to their hometowns. Encouraging men to work in tourism-related industries, assisting in balancing job opportunities, strengthening villagers’ communication, improving tourists’ environmental literacy, adding onboard guides, improving women’s professional knowledge of marine ecology and working opportunities for boat maintenance, as well as actively participating in community development planning, can improve the current situation and achieve the goal of sustainable development.

scholarly journals Sustainable Tourism Development: the Adaptation and Resilience of the Rural Communities in (the Tourist Villages of) Karimunjawa, Central Java

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Budi Setiawan ◽  
R Rijanta ◽  
Muhammad Baiquni
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Social Resilience ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Central Java

From 2009 to 2015, the growth of tourism in the tourist villages (desa wisata) of Karimunjawa underwent rapid progress. However, the level of poverty in Karimunjawa remained high. Nevertheless, the involvement of rural people in the sustainable development of tourism has received only limited discussion. Therefore, this article discusses the rural communities’ adaptation and resilience in Karimunjawa with the support of sustainable development planning in tourist villages. It covers the background of sustainable development, the elements of the communities’ adaptive capacity and resilience, and the role of the regional government. Empirical evidence of variations in the capacity to respond to changes of socioeconomic and ecological environments due to tourism development is presented. In addition, a case study is used in this article to describe how the people learned from their experience, knowledge, and past efforts. To obtain the necessary information, in-depth interviews were conducted with a number of key informants in the tourist villages of Karimunjawa, which were selected via purposive and snowball sampling. The results of the research show that social resilience will increase among those communities that are capable of accessing flexible social networks. These social networks are practical tools that open up the dissemination of new information and knowledge. This is a key element for a stronger process of transformation. Furthermore, communities that have capital and financial access as well as skills will also be capable of adaptation to the transformation process.

Marine Biodiversity and Sustainable Development Strategy for Dabijiashan National Special Marine Protected Area

2013 ◽  
Vol 448-453 ◽  
pp. 4329-4332
Author(s):  
Yu Ning Liu ◽  
Li Juan Cao ◽  
Zi Chang Shangguan
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Fisheries Management ◽  
Conservation Biology ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Structural Diversity ◽  
Marine Ecology ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
Management And Conservation

Marine protected area fulfills three key functions in modern conservation: conserving marine biodiversity, maintaining productivity, and contributing to economic and social welfare. Marine biodiversity in marine protected area is very important problem for marine ecology, fisheries management, and conservation biology. Evaluation for value of marine biodiversity and biological structural diversity are discussed in the paper. Sustainable development strategies for Dabijiashan national special marine protected area are investigated.

scholarly journals Local sustainable development planning in Serbia: Achievements so far and future challenges

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 579-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slobodan Milutinovic
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Agenda 21 ◽  
The Road ◽  
Local Agenda 21 ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Countries In Transition ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Local Sustainable Development

Serbian towns and municipalities adopted Local Sustainable Development Strategy Paper in May 2005 as a strategic framework for local authorities to establish local sustainable development processes. So far more than 30 (from 167) municipalities in Serbia adopted Local Sustainable Development Strategies and initiated the implementation of Local Agenda 21. This paper discusses the case study of Serbia as an example how countries in transition should implement local policies of sustainable development and what obstacles such countries can face on the road toward the sustainability.

European experience of forming strategic directions of socio-economic development of the country

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-6
Author(s):  
Vasyl Papp ◽  
Nelya Boshota
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Main Task ◽  
European Experience ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Socio Economic Development

The main task that determines the effective functioning of the country is the formation of a strategy for its socio-economic development based on a long-term innovation strategy. An innovative development strategy of the country is defined as a fundamental, basic element of the overall strategy of socio-economic development. The purpose of the article is to develop the conceptual foundations for shaping the country's socio-economic development strategy in modern conditions, adjusting the priority directions of the strategy and the peculiarities in using the means of achieving the goals, taking into account European experience. The article examines the European practice of developing and implementing the strategy of socio-economic development of the country as the most important instrument of the state's influence on social and economic development. Recommendations on the use of advanced strategic planning tools are developed. It is proved that without the scientific and methodological support of the plan of socio-economic development of the country it is impossible to count on the successful solution of important tasks and the democratization of public relations. The concept of strategy formation is designed to take into account the interests of economic entities and territory and to cover not only the traditionally used sectoral aspect of development, but also the territorial, which includes the creation and development of clusters and special economic zones. European experience shows that transition of a country to an innovative socially oriented type of development requires an increase in the efficiency of the state strategic planning process, the achievement of which is possible only with the co-ordinated activity of state authorities, business structures, science and society. It should be emphasized that in the prevailing conditions there is a need to form a single integrated system of social and economic development planning that optimally combines both the use of strategic planning and the program-target method for solving urgent problems.

The impact of urban effluents on the coastal marine environment of Mediterranean islands

1995 ◽  
Vol 32 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 85-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael O. Angelidis
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Suspended Particle ◽  
Pollution Source ◽  
Mediterranean Islands ◽  
Coastal Marine Environment ◽  
Coastal Marine ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

The impact of the urban effluents of Mytilene (Lesvos island, Greece) on the receiving coastal marine environment, was evaluated by studying the quality of the city effluents (BOD5, COD, SS, heavy metals) and the marine sediments (grain size, organic matter, heavy metals). It was found that the urban effluents of Mytilene contain high organic matter and suspended particle load because of septage discharge into the sewerage network. Furthermore, although the city does not host important industrial activity, its effluents contain appreciable metal load, which is mainly associated with the particulate phase. The city effluents are discharged into the coastal marine environment and their colloidal and particulate matter after flocculation settles to the bottom, where is incorporated into the sediments. Over the years, the accumulation of organic matter and metals into the harbour mud has created a non-point pollution source in the relatively non-polluted coastal marine environment of the island. Copper and Zn were the metals which presented the higher enrichment in the sediments of the inner harbour of Mytilene.

Similar and Different Aspects of Spatial Development Planning in Latvia and England

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 61-67
Author(s):  
Irena Kukule ◽  
Vivita Pukite ◽  
Vita Cintina
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
European Countries ◽  
European Union Countries ◽  
Time Periods

Spatial sustainable development planning and providing is a very responsible process. During the process, many spatial development planning documents for specific different time periods on different planning levels are being developed. However, there are only slight differences between the spatial development planning in many European countries where few of them can notice more than the others. Latvia and England, two European Union countries, which had some significant changes in legislation regarding spatial development planning in 2011, were selected for the comparison. The research aims to evaluate similar and different aspects of spatial development planning in Latvia and England. To achieve the aim, the information on spatial development planning tendencies in both countries, legislation, development order of planning documents and other aspects. The result is a comparison of different and similar aspects of spatial development planning in Latvia and England.

scholarly journals Financial inclusion in China: an overview

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Weidong Chen ◽  
Xiaohui Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Significant Progress ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Related Research ◽  
Development Path ◽  
Important Development

AbstractFinancial inclusion has become an important development strategy in many countries, and related research is increasing. Financial inclusion in China has had significant progress recently. It has gradually formed a unique and sustainable development path with supporting policies and regulations as well as rapid development and application of digital technology. While challenges remain, the experience of Chinese financial inclusion provides valuable lessons and research directions for policymakers and researchers.

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