Hong Kong's public policy on sustainable development : there is more to the quality of life than economic development

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Francesch
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development

scholarly journals Towards a Comprehensive Framework of the Relationships between Resource Footprints, Quality of Life, and Economic Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Cibulka ◽  
Stefan Giljum
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Boundaries ◽  
Gdp Per Capita ◽  
Environmental Implications ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Comprehensive Framework ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between economic affluence, quality of life, and environmental implications of production and consumption activities is a recurring issue in sustainability discussions. A number of studies examined selected relationships, but the general implications for future development options to achieve environmentally and socially sustainable development of countries at different levels of per capita resource footprints, quality of life, and income have not yet been investigated in detail. In this study, we use a global dataset with 173 countries to assess the overall relationship between resource footprints, quality of life, and economic development over the period of 1990–2015. We select the material footprint and carbon footprint and contrast them with the Human Development Index, the Happiness Index, and GDP per capita. Regression analyses show that the relationship between various resource footprints and quality of life generally follows a logarithmic path of development, while resource footprints and GDP per capita are linearly connected. From the empirical results, we derive a generalized path of development and cluster countries along this path. Within this comprehensive framework, we discuss options to change the path to respect planetary and social boundaries through a combination of resource efficiency increases, substitution of industries and sufficiency of consumption. We conclude that decoupling and green growth will not realize sustainable development if planetary boundaries have already been transgressed.

Summary and conclusions of the 2002 Stockholm Water Symposium

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Falkenmark
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Food Security ◽  
World Summit ◽  
Essential Factor ◽  
Livelihood Security ◽  
Sanitation Services ◽  
Socio Economic Development

Water as an engine for development. Water is the key to socio-economic development and quality of life, and therefore an essential factor to be properly linked to other development factors. Water was also one of the five priority issues at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. Reaching the Millennium Declaration's ambitions to halve, by 2015, the number of people suffering from poverty, hunger and ill-health cannot be accomplished unless water and sanitation services are organized in a manner that effectively improves livelihood security, including food security.

ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF ENSURING THE QUALITY OF POPULATION LIFE

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-122
Author(s):  
I. Zinovieva ◽  
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N. Azarova ◽  
A. Nebesnaya ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Regional Economy ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Indicators ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Russian Federation

Ecological and economic indicators are a kind of indicator of the economic state of the regions, the ongoing processes, trends in the regional economy, the quality of life of population and characterize the sustainable development of the regions. These indicators should take into account the regional power structures that make management decisions for regional development. Often, these indicators are formed in isolation from each other, and the analysis of statistical reports does not allow the data to be formed up-to-date. The study identifies the reasons associated with the problems of sustainable development of the region’s economy, and notes the connection of these problems with the quality of life of the population. It is noted that ensuring a high level of economic development in the regions is often at the expense of the state and quality of the environment. It is noted that Russia is following the path of international trends in the development of the regional economy – compliance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is due to the support of the global strategy of economic development within the framework of the “green economy”. The article examines the components of the environmental quality indicators of the Russian regions, and also establishes a correlation between them and the criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the work of the heads of regions and regional executive authorities, which ultimately reflects the level of development of the region as a whole. In the work, using the National Environmental Rating for 2020 of the subjects of the Russian Federation, leaders and outsiders among the regions of the Russian Federation are identified by the level of their environmental condition. According to the results of the ecological and economic assessment, the authors ranked the complex indicator of the state of environmental indicators in the regions, which include a list of six indicators: the level of emissions of harmful substances, the discharge of polluted wastewater, production and consumption waste, water consumption, energy consumption, and environmental protection costs. The researchers analyzed the positions of the Voronezh Region in terms of the quality of life in the region and finding a position in the environmental rating of the subjects of the Russian Federation. The authors propose a grouping of regions by the value of a complex indicator, study the indicators of the ecological state of the regions, and correlate between sustainable development and the quality of life of the population of the regions

scholarly journals Transformation of rural settlement and sustainability of rural development in the region

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 232-243
Author(s):  
Vladimir Tikhii ◽  
Olga Koreva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Settlement ◽  
Economic Situation ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Village

The current socio-economic situation in rural areas is characterized by a number of problems that hinder sustainable development. The low quality of life, the existing level and quality of life in the village, the lack of social infrastructure, the environmental situation, limited opportunities for work in the village, low incomes of the population compared to the city had a significant impact on the process of migration and deterioration of the quality of the labor force, depopulation of the rural population. In this context, the solution to the problem of rural settlement development is very relevant. The regional leadership chooses the direction of rural development without taking into account the current socio-economic situation at the municipal level and the peculiarities of rural settlement development, which reduces the effectiveness of territorial administration. The level of rural development was assessed on the example of the Orel region. The current socio-economic situation in rural areas is characterized by many problems that hinder its transition to sustainable development. The problem of depopulation of the population in rural areas is revealed. At the same time, the destruction of social and engineering infrastructure is observed, the area of cultivated land is reduced, and differences in the level of socio-economic development of the periphery, semi-periphery and suburban areas are increasing. The analysis of the differences in the socio-economic development of the municipalities of the Orel region indicates an increase in intraregional differentiation during the period under review and the absence of an effective intraregional policy aimed at reducing the existing socio-economic asymmetry within the subject of the Federation. Proposals for its solution have been developed, which should be implemented in the context of continuous monitoring of the state and development.

CURRENT STATE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE JEWISH AUTONOMOUS REGION

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 179-182
Author(s):  
E.V. Stelmah
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Rating Data ◽  
Autonomous Region ◽  
Current State ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Russian Federation

Based on the rating data of the Russian Federation subjects socio-economic situation for 2019 and the competitiveness rating indicators, the author states that a low level of socio-economic development and competitiveness of the region automatically lower the quality of life indicator. It is noted that one of the solutions for sustainable development of the Jewish Autonomous region competitiveness is increasing foreign economic potential of the territory.

scholarly journals Mapping Basic Needs Economic Development, Progress and Sustainable Development at the Iberoamerican Region

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
João Almeida Santos ◽  
Maria Cristina Sanches Amorim
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Food Quality ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Basic Needs ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Less Developed Countries

This article studies the performance of 132 countries ranked in 3 Regions –Iberoamerican Region( AIBER ), AVECO Region (more developed countries) and OTHERS Region(less developed countries ) analyzing indicators related to Basic Needs: Food, Water, Electricity,Energy. Basic Needs Conditions are closely interconnected, reflect development conditions, andmay be monitored and analyzed through a set of worldwide country indicators; so they may helpfor a Regional Diagnosis as well as for Developing Strategic Planning. As a matter of fact the studysuggests that even countries with low GDP may still improve food quality through increasedinvestment in food production; so that appropriate public policies may find ways that lead toimprove quality of life with food, water and energy where is more needed at The IberoamericanRegion. All this may Foster Sustainable Development locally and Globally speaking.

scholarly journals Modelling an impact of enterprises’ investment activity on the level of a region’s sustainable development using fuzzy logic apparatus

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (96) ◽  
pp. 41-55
Author(s):  
Tetyana Korytko ◽  
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Olena Kruk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Investment Activity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development

The social and economic component of regional development characterizes the processes that take place with the participation of all subjects of a regional economy, which are aimed at achieving economically feasible results while ensuring stable improvement of the level and quality of life of the population. Theoretical and practical issues related to the interconnection of interests, goals and objectives of the social and economic development of systems of different levels are of great importance. It should be noted that the "points of economic growth" in the region are enterprises located in its territory. The potential of their socio-economic development can be revealed through the synergy of interests of the region and enterprises. The mechanism for achieving this can be modeling an impact of enterprises’ investment activity on the sustainable development of the region. The urgency of enhancing enterprises’ investment activity in the region, in particular – in conditions of growing unsustainable market conditions, is obvious, as ensuring the efficiency of their operation and intensification of investment activity is one of the most important functions not only of each enterprise but also the region and the state in general. In industrial regions, the regional government is interested and ready to assist in the enterprises’ upgrading, as it directly faces a lot of problems associated with their low technological level. The use of outdated technologies, physical and moral depreciation of equipment invariably cause a low level of labor productivity, high costs of manufacturing, its low quality, which leads to a decrease in the competitiveness of enterprises in the region. Such enterprises have a negative impact on the environment. All this together affects the level and quality of life of the population, which is a key indicator of the effectiveness of regional authorities. Thus, it can be noted that in modern conditions the emphasis in the transition to investment and innovation development is naturally shifted to the level of regions. Ensuring balanced social and economic development of regions in dynamic conditions of structural and organizational transformations and uncertainty is an crucial, complex and multifaceted problem, for the effective solution of which it is necessary to use effective means of economic assessment of feasibility, effectiveness and risks of socio-economic transformations, as well as appropriate means of assessments and regulations, which should include tools for indicative management.

EXPERIENCE IN CREATING STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECONOMY OF ST. PETERSBURG, AIMED AT IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (64) ◽  
pp. 4-13
Author(s):  
Vladimir V. Okrepilov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Methodological Basis ◽  
Socio Economic Development

A systematic approach to the development of strategic documents for the socio-economic development of St. Petersburg is presented using the methodological basis of the economy of quality and the use of its main tools - metrology, standardization, quality management. This approach creates a scientifically grounded basis for sustainable development of regions and improving the quality of life of the population.

scholarly journals Post-COVID Sustainable Economic Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-65
Author(s):  
Maja Andrijasevic ◽  
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Vesna Pasic Tomic ◽  
Violeta Jovanovic
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic Models ◽  
Economic Indicators ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Global Partnership ◽  
Modern Economic ◽  
Negative Impacts

Crises show all the vulnerability and unsustainability of modern economic systems, imposing the need to ask ourselves what really is important, what wealth actually is. At the same time, they are an opportunity to critically review economic systems, ideologies, economic indicators of quality of life and dogmatically set ideas which have negative impacts on society, culture and the environment. In this sense, the current pandemic is an opportunity to take action and make a change, to shift the focus to socio-economic models focused on people, environment and strengthening of global partnership for sustainable development.

Content of the mechanism of management of sustainable socioeconomic development of the region

10.12737/434 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Сорокина ◽  
Natalia Sorokina
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
High Standard ◽  
Socio Economic Development

In the article justified content of the mechanism of management of sustainable socio-economic development of the region, under which invited to understand the totality of the management, trust and providing subsystems, as well as ties between them and controlled subsystem. This approach has allowed the determination of the functions of the management of sustainable development of the region, describe the methods of management and to formulate the principles of management of development of the region in order to ensure a high standard of quality of life of the population.

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