scholarly journals USING FUZZY SETS IN THE ESTIMATION SYSTEM OF THE EFFICIENCY OF URBAN ENVIRONMENT METABOLISM (ON THE EXAMPLE OF CITIES OF UKRAINE)

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 102-109
Author(s):  
Igor Patrakeyev ◽  
Victor Ziborov
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Metabolic Efficiency ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Estimation System ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Matter Energy

The urban environment is a networked metabolic organism. The urban environment includes networks that feed it with energy, resources, people, goods and information. The urban environment carries out a permanent transformation of matter, energy and produces waste, which together change the urban environment. We have proposed to use an indicator for assessing the efficiency of the metabolism of the urban environment, which allows to take into account the relationship between the urban structure, energy consumption, emissions of pollutants and the intensity of consumption of natural resources. We use this indicator as a tool for forecasting sustainable urban development. Using the example of Poltava city, we have shown that the indicator for assessing the metabolic efficiency of the urban environment can be used as one of the decision-making tools for the sustainable development of Ukrainian cities. The improvement of existing and development of new indicators is an important task towards the implementation of the concept of sustainable development, which is a logical continuation of the teachings of V. I. Vernadsky on the noosphere.

Urboecology Problems in Building the Quality Index of the Urban Environment and its Use for Assessing the Sustainable Development of Cities

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 67-71
Author(s):  
D.M. Suvorov ◽  
L.A. Suvorova ◽  
T.V. Baybakova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Environmental Characteristics ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecological Development ◽  
Dynamic Quality

The analysis of domestic and foreign sources on the methodology of construction and use of integral indices of quality of the urban environment and sustainable urban development was carried out. It is shown that these indices can be represented as urban-ecological in a broad sense. A method developed by the authors for the formation of a dynamic quality index of the urban environment, which allows the dynamics of the index and its components to evaluate both the quality of the urban environment and the direction of its change, is presented. Using the example of Kirov, the environmental characteristics of the urban environment, taken into account when calculating the index, and the problems of their measurement and presentation are described in detail. The prospects of the developed methodology for solving problems of urban ecological development are shown.

Global Health and International Development

2018 ◽  
pp. 216-235
Author(s):  
Andrew Harmer ◽  
Jonathan Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Economic System ◽  
International Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Global Population

This chapter explores the relationship between international development and global health. Contrary to the view that development implies ‘good change’, this chapter argues that the discourse of development masks the destructive and exploitative practices of wealthy countries at the expense of poorer ones. These practices, and the unregulated capitalist economic system that they are part of, have created massive inequalities between and within countries, and potentially catastrophic climate change. Both of these outcomes are detrimental to global health and the millennium development goals and sustainable development goals do not challenge these dynamics. While the Sustainable Development Goals acknowledge that inequality and climate change are serious threats to the future of humanity, they fail to address the economic system that created them. Notwithstanding, it is possible that the enormity and proximity of the threat posed by inequality and global warming will energise a counter movement to create what Kate Raworth terms ‘an ecologically safe and socially just space’ for the global population while there is still time.

scholarly journals Elderly Suitability of Park Recreational Space Layout Based on Visual Landscape Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6443
Author(s):  
Weiyi Yu ◽  
Hong Hu ◽  
Bindong Sun
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Reference Method ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Urban Society ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Jiangxi Province ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Visual Landscape

Urban parks are critical for sustainable urban development. They are of theoretical and practical significance for analyzing the visual landscape of recreational spaces from the perspective of the elderly. This analysis can be used for exploring new methods for optimizing recreational space layouts to improve the physical and mental health of the elderly in parks, thus realizing the sustainable development of urban society. Taking Ziyang Park in Shangrao Central District of Jiangxi Province, China, as an example, starting from the visual characteristics of the elderly, this study quantitatively calculated the landscape viewability, total view ratio, and water view ratio for the elderly in each recreational space using Python Scripting for ArcGIS. We briefly express the elderly suitability of the visual landscape for each recreational space through a weighted synthesis of the calculation results. Our findings show that, in Ziyang Park, the elderly suitability of the visual landscape for recreational spaces is not only low overall, but also gradually decreases from the interior to the exterior of this park. Moreover, this spatial distribution may be caused by the location of zoning, surface elevation, and road slopes, as well as the individual characteristics of each recreational space. Finally, we discuss the requirements of the elderly for some geographical factors, along with the feasibility of using ArcGIS 3-D analysis to optimize the layout of the park recreational space, with the aim of providing a new research perspective and an effective reference method for designing layouts of such spaces that are favorable for the elderly to better guarantee the sustainable development of urban society.

The Resource Development of Yulin Energy and Heavy Chemical Industry Base and Re-Thinking Sustainable City Development

2012 ◽  
Vol 524-527 ◽  
pp. 3264-3268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhao Feng Lei ◽  
Bang Yan Li ◽  
Xu Li Lei ◽  
Lun He
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
City Development ◽  
Development Mode ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Yulin City

Yulin City, which is rich in energy, is one of the national energy and chemical bases. But with the process of exploitation of resources, it causes serious ecological damage and has grim living environment situation in the local environment. It is in long-term about the sustainable development of city very urgent. This paper analyzes the reputation, ruin and its treatment of the development of energy resources in Yulin City, trying to explore the sustainable development mode which is suit in resource-dependent of area.

Transformation Development and Eco-Environmental Protection of Resource-Exhausted City

2013 ◽  
Vol 340 ◽  
pp. 1045-1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shi Xian Sun ◽  
Yao Shun Zhu ◽  
Cun Yu Cai ◽  
Yong Mei Li ◽  
Rui Tao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Geological Hazards ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Over Exploitation ◽  
Ecological Construction ◽  
The Relationship

In order to ensure the sustainable development of resource-exhausted cities,with Dongchuan disrict of Kunming as an example, the achievements and problems in the economic transformation, as well the relationship between the geological hazards and mining were analysed,the results showed that Dongchuan has achieved good results in the process of transformation in economy, city transformation, and ecological construction.However, the basic cause of severe natural disasters lie in over-exploitation is ignored for the misunderstanding of the causes of geological disasters.Therefore, the prominent problem in the development of transformation is the insufficient emphasis on eco-environmental protection.Resource-exhausted cities must pay attention to ecological construction in the transformation process for keeping the economic and environmental sustainability.

scholarly journals The Relationship between High-Rise Building and Urban Environment

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Shujun Shi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
High Rise ◽  
High Rise Building ◽  
Development Direction ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Development Prospects

<p>High-rise buildings have become an inevitable trend in future building development. Since today’s building theories and technologies have not fully matured, we should perform a comprehensive analysis by combining urban environmental conditions in order to promote sustainable development of high-rise buildings. This study will discuss development prospects and problems of high-rise buildings via the relationship between urban environment and high-rise buildings, in order to form a more comprehensive and mature understanding of future development direction and the focus of high-rise building, and to propose appropriate countermeasures to the negative impacts of high-rise buildings on the development of urban environment.</p>

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

2021 ◽  
pp. 280-295
Author(s):  
Nur Farhah Mahadi ◽  
Nor Razinah Mohd. Zain ◽  
Shamsuddeen Muhammad Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study is to explore the role of Islamic social finance towards realising financial inclusion in achieving nine of the seventeen goals of sustainable development goals (SDGs) which are SDG1, SDG2, SDG3, SDG4, SDG5, SDG8, SDG9, SDG10, and SDG17 in the 2030 agenda for SDGs, as propagated by United Nations Member States in 2015. Then, a critical analysis is made to explain the possible contribution of Islamic social finance in achieving financial inclusion which is aligned with SDGs that brings balanced to the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual of the community in supporting overall economic growth which finally combats the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Further research and empirical studies can be conducted to explore the relationship between Islamic social finance, financial inclusion, and SDGs which in tandem with Maqᾱṣid al-Sharῑ῾ah to equip ourselves in unpredictable economic hiccups during COVID-19. The results may also motivate the financial industries to promote Islamic social finance products and corporate social responsibilities as well as enhance the development of Islamic social finance towards achieving financial inclusion in fulfilling SDGs which soon will provide significant social impacts as the results will enable new initiatives by industries and policy makers to develop Islamic social finance in attaining financial inclusion to achieve SDGs which is seen as being parallel with Maqᾱṣid al-Sharῑ῾ah especially in resolving economic issues of COVID-19.

scholarly journals Methodology of planning social infrastructure development to create a comfortable urban environment

2018 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 02018
Author(s):  
Svetlana Ershova ◽  
Tamara Orlovskaya ◽  
Svetlana Shishelova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Global Cities ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Social Infrastructure

The article considers the issues of social infrastructure planning. The purpose of the study is to draw up the list of social infrastructure facilities that provide favorable and secure conditions of living, differentiation of placement of these facilities in the territory and interpretation of priorities in planning sustainable development of the city. The authors have analyzed the researches of global cities development problems, the characteristics of life quality of population and the characteristics of the most demanded facilities of social infrastructure. On the base of a general methodological approach, random decomposition and induction methods, taxonomic analysis and expert evaluation, the authors constructed models for planning the placement of social infrastructure facilities. Comparative analysis of the models allowed describing three levels of social facilities placement that provide favorable living conditions and life quality for population. The authors have systemized the indicators of social infrastructure that is significant for the sustainable urban development, largely ensuring the good quality of the urban environment, secure and favorable living conditions. The results of the research can be used as a methodological basis for studying problems of sustainable development of global cities, good quality of urban environment. The authorities can use the results of the research to develop standards for urban planning.

scholarly journals Sustainable development of municipalities: financial assurance infrastructure

2018 ◽  
Vol 239 ◽  
pp. 08005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galina Morunova ◽  
Svetlana Gorbushina ◽  
Vladimir Okrepilov ◽  
Svetlana Kuzmina
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Financial Security ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Infrastructure Provision ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Security Infrastructure ◽  
Financial Assurance ◽  
Primary Basis ◽  
The Relationship

In the conditions of modern challenges, the issues of infrastructure support for the sustainable development of territories of all levels and, above all, their primary basis - municipal formations, acquire special significance. The research is based on the hypothesis of the relationship between the quality of infrastructure provision of municipalities, including their budgetary and managerial potential, and the sustainable social and economic development of the territory. Accordingly, the authors consider models of interaction between all subjects of economic and social ties of territorial formation, their innovative component and the nature of inclusion in the ensuring of sustainable development of municipalities. The recommendations on the formation of the financial security infrastructure with a view to ensure sustainable development of municipalities are also presented.

scholarly journals Intrapreneurial Self-Capital and Connectedness to Nature within Organizations

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 3699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duradoni ◽  
Di Fabio
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Connectedness To Nature ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mediator Variable

Research exists regarding personality traits in relation to connectedness with nature. However, it is not possible to increase personality through training. As an alternative, intrapreneurial self-capital (ISC) could be a promising core of resources for enhancing the sustainable development of behaviors and practices. Using a sample of 198 workers, this study exploratively analyzed the relationship between the extraversion personality trait, ISC, and connectedness to nature. A mediation model was employed to assess the effects of extraversion on connectedness to nature (outcome variable) through ISC (conceived as an intervening mediator variable). The mediation analysis highlighted that ISC potentially promotes workers’ connectedness to nature within organizations. Thus, implementing dedicated interventions to increase ISC could encourage sustainable development by enhancing workers’ levels of connectedness to nature.

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