scholarly journals Standards of living in Ukraine, Georgia, and Poland: identification and strategic planning

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yurii Kharazishvili ◽  
Olena Grishnova ◽  
Bożena Kamińska
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Assessment ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Threshold Values ◽  
Development Scenarios ◽  
Current State ◽  
Standards Of Living ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Definition Of

The article determines the list of indicators of the standard of living of the population as a component of social security, including shadow indicators without which the assessment of living standards is inadequate in reality. The authors substantiate the limits of safe existence through the definition of the vector of the indicators’ threshold values. The paper identified the current state of the standards of living in Ukraine, Georgia and Poland through the integrated assessment from the standpoint of security, as well as outlined the most important threats. The researchers also scientifically substantiated the strategic benchmarks for the indicators of the standards of living considering three development scenarios that provide the fulfilment of the established sustainable development goals by means of adaptive regulation methods available in the control theory.

scholarly journals Problems and Prospects of Millennium Development Goals in Ghana

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 624
Author(s):  
Olusola Olasupo ◽  
S. R. Plaatjie
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
New Era ◽  
The Public ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Standards Of Living ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Rural Dwellers

Ghana, like other developing nations, was not left behind in embracing the eight time-bound Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in September 2000. The millennium development goals aimed towards peace and good standards of living have been faced with series of problems in its attainment in Ghana. These problems have undermined the extent to which Ghana could achieve the MDGs. The study adopting qualitative research method shows that Ghana is faced with difficulty in achieving these eight millennium development goals in certain portions of the nation most especially in the rural communities due to lack of infrastructure. The study therefore recommends that Ghana should focus more on improving the standard of living of the rural dwellers by increasing the public services in the area.  The need for Ghana to focus more on solving these problems is strategic for a better result in this new era of Sustainable Development Goals.

scholarly journals Sustainable AI: AI for sustainability and the sustainability of AI

AI and Ethics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aimee van Wynsberghe
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Ecological Integrity ◽  
Idea Generation ◽  
Computing Power ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Sociotechnical System ◽  
Societal Values ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Definition Of

AbstractWhile there is a growing effort towards AI for Sustainability (e.g. towards the sustainable development goals) it is time to move beyond that and to address the sustainability of developing and using AI systems. In this paper I propose a definition of Sustainable AI; Sustainable AI is a movement to foster change in the entire lifecycle of AI products (i.e. idea generation, training, re-tuning, implementation, governance) towards greater ecological integrity and social justice. As such, Sustainable AI is focused on more than AI applications; rather, it addresses the whole sociotechnical system of AI. I have suggested here that Sustainable AI is not about how to sustain the development of AI per say but it is about how to develop AI that is compatible with sustaining environmental resources for current and future generations; economic models for societies; and societal values that are fundamental to a given society. I have articulated that the phrase Sustainable AI be understood as having two branches; AI for sustainability and sustainability of AI (e.g. reduction of carbon emissions and computing power). I propose that Sustainable AI take sustainable development at the core of its definition with three accompanying tensions between AI innovation and equitable resource distribution; inter and intra-generational justice; and, between environment, society, and economy. This paper is not meant to engage with each of the three pillars of sustainability (i.e. social, economic, environment), and as such the pillars of sustainable AI. Rather, this paper is meant to inspire the reader, the policy maker, the AI ethicist, the AI developer to connect with the environment—to remember that there are environmental costs to AI. Further, to direct funding towards sustainable methods of AI.

scholarly journals The essential role of law in achieving the health-related Sustainable Development Goals

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. i32-i35
Author(s):  
Dineke Zeegers Paget ◽  
David Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
World Health ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Right

Abstract In this article, we examine the essential role of law in achieving the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Following the World Health Organization’s broad definition of health, all SDGs can be seen to impact on human health and hence the health goal (SDG3) should be right at the centre of the entire 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We note recent research on the contribution of law, including international human rights law, to achieving health for all and discuss the role of law in addressing seven emerging health challenges. Law can and should play an important role in achieving all health-related SDGs, by respecting, protecting and fulfilling the right to health, ensuring that no one is left behind.

scholarly journals Ecological engineering of the sixth innovation wave in system of continuous training and Municipal Facilities Development

2018 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 04006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anatoly Lepeshev ◽  
Vasiliy Kuimov ◽  
Olesya Sidorkina ◽  
Anatoliy Kozlov ◽  
Tatyana Pogrebnaya
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Ecological Engineering ◽  
Ecological Safety ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Excessive Number

The relevance of article is caused by increasing speed of new technique and technologies emergence upon transition to the sixth wave of Municipal Facilities and Urban Development. It leads to the fast obsolescence of the engineering decisions ensuring technique and technologies ecological safety. New, earlier unknown types of pollution which influence on live organisms appear. For achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals it is necessary to solve essentially new task: to create future engineers’ ability to find in due time solutions of newly created technologies ecological safety problems. Research objective: Definition of the cognitive technologies entering a kernel of the sixth wave innovation and this wave NBIC-convergence opportunities to form future engineersЭ abilities to stably solve ecological safety problems Importance of a research: The research showed a possibility of effective TRIZ application for forecasting and the preliminary solution of again arising environmental problems and also a possibility of effective TRIZ studying at schools, colleges, universities without additional excessive number of class periods expenses. Results of a research can significantly promote achievement of a number of the UN Sustainable Development Goals connected with environment protection.

scholarly journals Analysing interactions among Sustainable Development Goals with Integrated Assessment Models

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 210-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heleen L. van Soest ◽  
Detlef P. van Vuuren ◽  
Jérôme Hilaire ◽  
Jan C. Minx ◽  
Mathijs J.H.M. Harmsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Integrated Assessment ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Integrated Assessment Models ◽  
Development Goals

scholarly journals A Critical Analysis of Social Development: Features, Definitions, Dimensions and Frameworks

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Ali Ishag Adam Mohamed ◽  
Mustafa Omar Mohammed ◽  
Mohd. Nizam Bin Barom
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Material Development ◽  
The Past ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Definition Of

The concept of development has evolved over the past two centuries. The main idea of economic development expanded from economic growth to poverty alleviation, sustainable development, human development, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Preliminary findings show that these concepts are mainly focused on the physical and material development, ignoring social development which is very fundamental to development. In recent years, the literatures have begun to emphasise that social development is an important dimension of development and its importance was confirmed globally after introducing SDGs. However, the findings in these works remain inconsistent to what constitutes social development, they lack consensus and clear definition of social development, they focus on the physical dimension of social development and, they emphasise on the physical dimension of social development frameworks. This study aims critically to examine the shortcomings and limitations of existing social development, along with its features, definitions and dimensions. The study also attempts to identify the shortcomings of social development frameworks, and to recommend the direction towards developing social development framework, which will be more comprehensive in nature. The paper employs meta-analysis and content analysis methods through the review and analysis of related literature on development, especially social development.

scholarly journals Sustainability in Heritage Wood Conservation: Challenges and Directions for Future Research

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Zarah Walsh-Korb
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Heritage Conservation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Future ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Conservation ◽  
New Research

Conserving the world’s cultural and natural heritage is considered a key contributor to achieving the targets set out in the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, yet how much attention do we pay to the methods we use to conserve and protect this heritage? With a specific focus on wooden objects of cultural heritage, this review discusses the current state-of-the-art in heritage conservation in terms of sustainability, sustainable alternatives to currently used consolidants, and new research directions that could lead to more sustainable consolidants in the future. Within each stage a thorough discussion of the synthesis mechanisms and/or extraction protocols, particularly for bio-based resources is provided, evaluating resource usage and environmental impact. This is intended to give the reader a better understanding of the overall sustainability of each different approach and better evaluate consolidant choices for a more sustainable approach. The challenges facing the development of sustainable consolidants and recent research that is likely to lead to highly sustainable new consolidant strategies in the future are also discussed. This review aims to contribute to the ongoing discussion of sustainable conservation and highlight the role that consolidants play in truly sustainable heritage conservation.

scholarly journals Local communities, health and the sustainable development goals: the case of Ribeirão das Neves, Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (36) ◽  
pp. 365-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviane H. França ◽  
Ulisses E. C. Confalonieri
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Poor Households ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Definition Of

Abstract Health is part of the Sustainable Development Agenda adopted by the United Nations and local communities have an important role in the definition of their own development needs and in the discussion of the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals. A field survey using a validated questionnaire was applied to 336 extremely poor households in a Brazilian municipality. The survey was a cross-sectional and observational study and included interviews with healthcare professionals and social workers. Drug/alcohol abuse was pointed as the major problem to obtain improvements in quality of life. The prevalence of disability was 14%. A reduction in rates of deaths caused by crimes and prevention of disabilities should be included as health targets under the SDGs.

Prerequisites for transforming the management system of retail food companies based on the principles of sustainable development

2020 ◽  
pp. 189-196
Author(s):  
S.M. Nikonorov ◽  
A.N. Kulikova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Management System ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Retail Market ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Current State ◽  
Full Analysis ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Retail Food

The article discusses the prerequisites for the transformation of the management system of retail food companies. The concept of «company management system» is defined, and the evolution of the management system in companies is presented. A full analysis of the current state of the Russian grocery retail market is given. The study shows the current limitations of the company’s economic development in the Russian retail market. The paper presents the relationship between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 for the period up to 2030, and the management of retail food companies, where the SDGs can be a useful tool for evaluating and improving the performance of companies.

scholarly journals Mapping Collaborations and Partnerships in SDG Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Payumo ◽  
Guangming He ◽  
Anusha Chintamani Manjunatha ◽  
Devin Higgins ◽  
Scout Calvert
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Related Research ◽  
Traditional Definition ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Time Point

Collaboration has become an essential paradigm in sustainable development research and in strategies for meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study uses bibliometric methods and network analysis to examine research output and collaboration supporting the SDGs and explores means to detect and analyze research collaboration beyond the traditional definition of multiple, one-time co-authorship. We employed two additional lenses of collaboration: repeat collaboration and collaboration time point to quantify and visualize co-authorship data sourced from Microsoft Academic Graph. Our results show an increased collaboration rate over time at the author and institutional levels; however they also indicate that the majority of collaborations in SDG-related research only happened once. We also found out that on average, repeat collaboration happens more frequently, but after a longer duration, at the institutional level than at the author level. For this reason, we further analyzed institutions and identified core institutions that could help influence more consistent collaboration and sustain or grow the SDG-related research network. Our results have implications for understanding sustainable partnerships in research related to SDGs and other global challenges.

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