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Kuznetsov, Yu V., E. M. Anokhina, and E. V. Melyakova. "Improving the Strategic Sustainability Management of large, Medium, and Small Businesses in the Depressed Regions of Russia." Economics and Management, no. 11 (December 19, 2019): 74–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.35854/1998-1627-2019-11-74-86.
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This study1 presents a methodology for assessing the strategic sustainability of enterprises in Russian regions at the micro level as a part of assessing the strategic sustainability of the complex of enterprises in a region. The authors suggest directions for fostering the economy of the depressed regions ofRussiaby improving the management of strategic sustainability of the complex of large, medium, and small enterprises in a region. The recommendations developed for federal and regional authorities on how to improve the management of the complex of enterprises in the regions are based on the hypothesis proved in the study about the dependence of economic development indicators of a region on the strategic sustainability of the complex of enterprises operating in its territory.Aim. The study aims to suggest directions for improving the management of the strategic sustainability of large, medium, and small enterprises in the depressed regions of Russia based on the formation of regional profit centers.Tasks. The authors identify the peculiarities in the development of large enterprises in the depressed regions of Russia by calculating an integrated index of economic and financial sustainability of enterprises; conduct a comparative analysis of the activities of large enterprises in depressed and developed regions to prove the hypothesis about the dependence of the economic and financial sustainability of large enterprises on the region’s level of socio-economic development; develop recommendations for federal and regional authorities on how to improve the management of the complex of large, medium, and small enterprises, including a proposal on the formation of regional profit centers.Methods. The theoretical and methodological basis of this study includes theories and concepts on the role of enterprises and entrepreneurship in the economic development of a region. The study uses general scientific methods: analysis and synthesis, comparative and statistical analysis, systematization, calculation of an integrated index, financial ratio analysis.Results. The economic and financial indicators of large businesses in depressed regions are comparable to those of large businesses in developed regions (including the development indicators of the largest enterprises included in the Expert 600 rating), with some indicators showing values that are even higher than in developed regions. This confirms the hypothesis that the level of socio-economic development of a region does not have a dominant effect on the sustainability of development of large enterprises. The level of development of regional economies depends on the regional business structure. The revealed patterns make it possible to propose directions for improving the management of strategic sustainability of enterprises in depressed regions to federal and regional authorities.Conclusions. The improvement of development management in depressed regions should be aimed at developing government support tools that facilitate the development of the complex of enterprises in the regions. It is necessary to integrate the sustainability management of the complex of enterprises in a region into the strategic management system at the federal and regional levels. Along with the implementation of national projects aimed at developing small businesses, increasing labor productivity, supporting innovation and development institutions, in depressed regions it is also necessary to implement projects aimed at developing large businesses and integrating them with medium and small enterprises based on cooperation roadmaps. A new approach to the development of depressed regions based on the formation of regional profit centers would facilitate the formation of the sustainability of the complex of enterprises in depressed regions, allowing rational use of national project funds. This study is a continuation of the article “Approaches to assessing the strategic sustainability of large, medium, and small businesses in the depressed regions of Russia” published in Ekonomika i upravlenie No. 10, 2019.
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Kuznetsov, Yu V., E. M. Anokhina, and E. V. Melyakova. "Approaches to Assessing the Strategic Sustainability of Large, Medium, and Small Enterprises in the Depressed Regions of Russia." Economics and Management, no. 10 (December 18, 2019): 25–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.35854/1998-1627-2019-10-25-38.
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The presented study examines the results of the assessment of the strategic sustainability of the complex of large, medium, and small enterprises in Russian regions. The specific features and parameters of the complex of enterprises in the depressed regions of the Russian Federation are identified. The hypothesis about the dependence of the economic indicators of regional development on the strategic sustainability of enterprises operating in the region is confirmed. Directions for applying the results of this study to boost the economies of the depressed Russian regions by improving the management of the complex of enterprises are proposed. Aim. The study aims to analyze the methodological approaches to assessment proposed by the authors as well as the strategic sustainability of large, medium, and small enterprises in the depressed regions of Russia.Tasks. The authors develop a methodology for analyzing the strategic sustainability of the complex of large, medium, and small enterprises in Russian regions as a crucial factor of regional economic growth; identify specific features in the development of this complex in the depressed regions of Russia by calculating an integrated index for performance assessment – index of strategic sustainability of the complex of enterprises in the region; determine the sustainability parameters of the complex of enterprises in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation based on the developed system of indicators. According to the results of the study, the authors characterize directions for improving the management of the complex of large, medium, and small enterprises.Methods. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study comprises theories and concepts of the role of enterprises and entrepreneurship in regional economic development, allowing the authors to propose definitions for the concepts of ‘strategic sustainability of the complex of enterprises in the region’ and ‘regional profit center’. This study also uses general scientific methods: analysis and synthesis, comparative and statistical analysis, systematization, calculation of an integrated index, cluster analysis, and correlation analysis. The calculations are based on the data of the Russian Federal State Statistics Service, Russian Federal Tax Service, and SPARK database by Interfax.Results. The study shows that the complex of enterprises in depressive regions is not strategically stable. In comparison with regions where the socio-economic development rate is higher, the depressed regions of the Russian Federation have a significantly lower proportion of large business enterprises, lower labor productivity and innovative activity of enterprises, less favorable demography of enterprises, much lower share and growth rate of corporate income taxes in the total tax revenues of the region, and other indicators pertaining to the analysis of activity of enterprises. This confirms the hypothesis of the dependence of regional economic development on the business structure of the region and makes it possible to propose ways of improving the management of strategic sustainability of enterprises in depressed regions for federal and regional authorities.Conclusions. The complex of large, medium, and small enterprises in depressed regions is characterized by low and extremely low sustainability parameters, which affects the economic and social development of the regions. Many key indicators of the development of depressed regions over the past 30 years have values below 50 % of the average level in Russia. Improvement of the management of development of depressed regions should focus on enhancing government support tools that facilitate the development of the complex of enterprises in the regions. The management of sustainability of the complex of enterprises in a region should be integrated into the strategic management system at the federal and regional level.
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Luamba, Dr Desire S., Dr Marvin L. J. Blye, Dr Irene A. Williams, and Joel Chagadama. "Innovative Strategies for Small Retail Companies' Sustainability." International Journal of Business and Management Research 9, no. 3 (September 10, 2021): 330–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.37391/ijbmr.090311.
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Forty-one percent of small American retail companies fail to succeed beyond 5 years. The purpose of this multiple case study is to explore strategies small retail business owners need for sustainability beyond 5 years. This study's data were collected through face-to-face interviews with 4 small successful retail business owners located in the United States southeastern region. Based on the conceptual framework of Schumpeter’s innovation theory, the paper provides 3 strategies that may prevent failure and lead to small business sustainability: passion and determination, market development and customer satisfaction, and business model innovation.
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Eskandarovich, Juraxanov Muzaffar. "Factors Influencing The Sustainable Expansion Of Small Business Entities And Opportunities For Their Effective Use." American Journal of Management and Economics Innovations 02, no. 12 (December 31, 2020): 48–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.37547/tajmei/volume02issue12-07.
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The article deals with the analysis of the factors influencing the sustainable development of small business. At the same time, the indicators of sustainability of small businesses in Andijan region are analyzed and the opportunities for their effective use are highlighted.
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ZIBTSEVA, Olha. "TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY IN TWO SMALL CITIES OF KYIV REGION, UKRAINE." AgroLife Scientific Journal 10, no. 2 (December 31, 2021): 218–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.17930/agl2021227.
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The diversity of trees is an important factor in ensuring the sustainability of urban forests, but it has hardly been studied in small towns in Ukraine. This study examines the diversity of urban tree species in two small towns in the capital region of Ukraine. The results show that the richest species composition of Vyshgorod city in the adjoining the houses territories and in mini-parks. A total of 100 species and forms of trees and shrubs have been found in the city. 27 species of trees and shrubs are represented In Ukrainka city. Spiraea vanhouttei, Syringa vulgaris and the genus Spiraea are critical for Vyshhorod city. Acer saccharinum, Pinus sylvestris, Populus piramidalis, Betula pendula and Spiraea vanhouttei are critical for Ukrainka city. In contrast to Vyshhorod, where the distribution of trees by diameter is close to optimal, Ukrainka lacks young trees and exceeds the share of ''ripening'', which violates the guarantees of sustainable development of urban plantations. The methodology used in this study may allow practitioners to better assess the sustainability of urban tree plantations.
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Tiwari, Liladhar, and Govind Nepal. "Financial Sustainability of Small Farmer Cooperative (SFC) in Mid-Western Region of Nepal." Journal of Advanced Academic Research 4, no. 2 (April 1, 2018): 18–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jaar.v4i2.19531.
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This article is based on Financial Sustainability of Small Farmers Cooperative (SFC) in Mid-Western of Nepal. It attempts to provide the practices and their impacts of financial sustainability of SFC. As the cooperative movement originated from the philosophy of cooperation and later developed as a powerful tool to support to improve socio-economic position of resource poor, vulnerable, members of the lower caste people, women, labors and peasants, the SFC functions with the guiding philosophy of group principle, self-help development and institutionalization of networks at the grassroots level to reduce the scarcity. This study applied a descriptive and analytical research design using both primary (observation; questionnaires, focused group discussion) and secondary (Department of Cooperative (DoC), Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), and National Cooperative Federation of Nepal (NCF/N and annual report of sampled cooperatives) sources of data. After the analysis and interpretation of data, a number of contributions were found such as saving collection, credit investment, socio-economic development etc. The SFCs were found to be guided by self-governing norms and shares were issued to the members who are empowered with one member one vote for the general assembly purpose. The institutions function for socio-economic development with the strong policy of being apolitical and unbiased with no discrimination of any kind on religion and gender basis. The socio-economic position of cooperative members has changed through income generating programs. This study is concentrated on perception study of the financial sustainability of Small Farmer Cooperative (SFC) for the economic as well as financial development.
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Pratiwi, M. M., D. Susiloningtyas, M. H. D. Susilowat, and T. Handayani. "Livelihood sustainability of small-scale fishermen in depok beach, special region of yogyakarta." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1089, no. 1 (November 1, 2022): 012081. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1089/1/012081.
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Abstract Marine fisheries activities on the southern coast of Special Region of Yogyakarta province, especially in the Depok Beach area, has gradually developed. Small-scale fishermen as a group of people classified as poor rely on livelihood assets accessible by them. Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA) is used to enhance understanding of the livelihoods of the poor. This research aims to analyze the livelihood level of small-scale fishermen at Depok Beach in 2020. The methods used in this research are quantitative descriptive analysis to determine the level of sustainability and spatial analysis by dividing the study area into three radii, i.e. 0-500 meters, 500-1000 meters, 1000-1500 meters, and beyond 1500 meters from the coast. Fishers living in 0-500 meters, 500-1000 meters, 1000-1500 meters, and beyond 1500 meters from the coastline, in general, had a high level of assets, meaning that the natural resources (fish stocks) are not depleting, financial condition is sufficient, the infrastructure available is adequate, majority of fishers attended formal education and are members of fishing societies or another social group. Overall, based on the calculation of the average score, livelihood of fishermen in Depok Beach are considered sustainable.
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Chouksey, Aradhana, and Yamini Karmarkar. "Sustainability of Microbusinesses and Success of Microfinance." Paradigm 21, no. 1 (June 2017): 91–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0971890717700527.
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Emergence of microfinance facilities has raised self-employment opportunities for the disadvantaged group. There are many small and micro entrepreneurs who have started their business with funding support from microfinance agencies. Though this increased funding resource has increased the number of businesses that are started by entrepreneurs in rural areas, another important fact is that all these new businesses are not necessarily successful. In Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh (MP), only 20 per cent of businesses funded by microfinance agencies are profitable. There are multiple reasons behind this lack of success of microenterprises. There are paucity of information in selection of right opportunity, absence of technical assistance, lack of business knowledge and marketing and finance skills, which are few of them. This is an alarming sign for funding agencies as higher failure rate of microenterprises bound to jeopardize, the sustainability of the microfinance in long term and retard the development of region. This research conducted on microenterprises of Malwa region of MP tries to identify the specific training needs of microfinance clients. Further, this research tries to evaluate empirically what are the potential and sustainable microbusiness opportunities, which can be started and run by people of disadvantage groups. Empirical findings through a survey designed on a sample of 54 microenterprises of eight villages of Malwa region show that any microbusiness having higher ratio of working capital to fixed capital investment are successful in Malwa region. Also, it is found that the most important training need of these enterprises is in the field of ‘managing finance’ for small business.
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Kumar, Deepak, and S. S. Katoch. "Sustainability suspense of small hydropower projects: A study from western Himalayan region of India." Renewable Energy 76 (April 2015): 220–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2014.11.025.
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KOLESNIKOVA, OLGA SERGEEVNA. "BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN THE REGION AND FACTORS OF ITS FORMATION (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE AMUR REGION)." Messenger AmSU, no. 95 (2021): 132–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.22250/jasu.95.25.
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The article analyzes approaches to the interpretation of the definition of an entrepreneurial environment. A grouping of factors influencing the business environment at the regional level is made. It has been established that in the Amur Region there are significant incentives for the development of the shadow economy, which, in turn, has a negative impact on the sustainability of small business development in the official sector of the regional economy.
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Yukhnovskyi, V., and O. Zibtseva. "Dynamics of ecological stability of small towns in Kyiv region." Journal of Geology, Geography and Geoecology 27, no. 2 (November 2, 2018): 386–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.15421/111863.
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The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive assessment and comparative analysis of the ecological balance of territories of the three key smalltowns in Kyiv region: Boyarka, Vyshneve and Irpin, as well as tracking the dynamics of ecological stability of the towns` territories in the system of general planning. The following indicators of anthropogenic transformation and natural protection of urban areas were calculatedaccording to known methodsbased on data available from the towns` new Master Plans: coefficients of anthro- pogenic impact, anthropogenic transformation, nature protection, and ecological stability, absolute and relative tension of the ecological and economic state. The rationality of general planning in terms of ecological balance of urban areas is estimated. The study established that the territory of the town Irpin is characterized by moderate anthropogenic impact, while Boyarka and Vyshneve demonstrated a high level of anthropogenic impact. The total area of the environmental fund on the territory of cities ranges from 13.9% (Vyshneve) to 47.5% (Irpin) of the total area of their territories, which is insufficient in all cases. Currently, the territory of Irpin is the most balanced in comparison with other towns. Implementation of the new Master Plans of the cities will improve the ecological balance of the Boyarka and Irpin areas; improvement in Boyarka will be notably extensive due to the expansion of the city boundaries by a threefold increase in the town`s area. The projected general development of Vyshneve will worsen the ecological balance of its territory, despite the foreseen expansion of its boundaries. The pressure from the ecological and economic status of the territories is not balanced by the degree of anthropogenic impact and the potential of the sustainability of nature. For the territory of towns, the potential for sustainability of nature is significantly exceeded and requires the expansion of the environment of a stabilizing group of lands. The areas of towns within the existing boundaries are environmentally unstable, the tensions in the ecological and economic conditions of the territories are not balanced, which testify to their ineffective organization. A significant correlation has been found between the calculated coefficients and the area percentage of the environmental fund of urban areas. The obtained data testifies to the expediency of using the indicated eco-geographical indicators within the system of general planning in order to optimize prospective solutions.
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Brumă, Ioan Sebastian, Simona-Roxana Ulman, Cristina Cautisanu, Lucian Tanasă, and Gabriel Vasile Hoha. "Sustainability in the Case of Small Vegetable Farmers: A Matrix Approach." Sustainability 13, no. 18 (September 15, 2021): 10320. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su131810320.
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Considering that sustainability is a relative concept, but also that this limitation could be avoided through continuous adaptation of the evaluation tools by taking into account the directions of change (such as time, space, application domain), the goal of the present study is to elaborate a matrix for measuring the level of sustainability for small vegetable farms. Thus, looking at what sustainability could represent under such circumstances, we divided its characteristics into four main dimensions (economic, social, environmental, cultural), while adding the private dimension. Inclusion of the private dimension may provide potential added value to this study, and thus enrich the general perspective of producers’ capacity to meet the sustainability goals in their entrepreneurial activity. To quantify these five dimensions of the sustainability matrix, a questionnaire was built up and used as support for face-to-face interviews conducted at the level of the North-East Development Region of Romania. Our results showed associations between diverse components of the dimensions considered, revealing their synergy in farm activity, along with the occurrence of some differences in the levels of sustainability dimensions and sub-dimensions, which differ as a function of the specific types of vegetable production (conventional, ecologic, natural, mixed).
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Palestina-González, María Isabel, Ignacio Carranza-Cerda, Lucía López-Reyes, Eduardo Torres, and Sonia Emilia Silva-Gómez. "Sustainability Assessment of Traditional Agroecosystems in the High Region of Yaonáhuac, Puebla, Mexico." Environments 8, no. 5 (April 30, 2021): 40. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environments8050040.
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A Sustainability Index for Traditional Agroecosystems (SITA) applied in Yaonáhuac, Puebla, Mexico was built. The index was composed of 16 indicators, with which the analysis of diversity-resilience, self-management-autonomy, integration, and self-sufficiency was carried out. To determine the type of sustainability, 62 in-depth interviews were applied to inhabitants of the municipality of Yaonáhuac. The results showed that the following indicators increased the sustainability of home gardens: soil fertility properties, agricultural heterogeneity, linking practices with the home garden, family participation, non-participation in government subsidies, agricultural local knowledges, uses of plants, material of the fence or boundary, productive diversity, and destination of crops. It was found that 29 home gardens showed super strong sustainability and 31 had strong sustainability. The SITA can be used to research small-scale traditional agroecosystems with similar characteristics to monitor their sustainability, as well as to assist in decision-making and promote agroecological management from the home. The shown data represent initial information to monitor and propose agroecological transitions in that region.
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Atanga, Ngufor, Anna Treydte, and Regina Birner. "Assessing the Sustainability of Different Small-Scale Livestock Production Systems in the Afar Region, Ethiopia." Land 2, no. 4 (December 2, 2013): 726–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land2040726.
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Agyapong, Daniel, Michael Asiamah, and Safuratu Muhammed Andani. "Financial Sustainability and Cost Recovery in Small Towns Water Systems in Eastern Region of Ghana." Athens Journal of Business & Economics 3, no. 4 (September 30, 2017): 383–404. http://dx.doi.org/10.30958/ajbe.3.4.2.
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Rubita, Irengbam. "Sustainability Issue in Tourism: A Case Study of Yuksam Village, Sikkim." Atna - Journal of Tourism Studies 7, no. 2 (July 1, 2012): 117–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.12727/ajts.8.7.
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North East India is blessed with abundant tourism resources, which are unique in their own way. The flora and fauna of this region is regarded as one of the seven most bio-diverse regions of the world. Among the States in this region, Sikkim is quite a popular destination with both the domestic and international tourists. It is perhaps the only state, where one can travel 3500 meters above the sea-level in a space of 160 km. Sikkim is thus a trekker‟s paradise, offering a unique opportunity to trek to Mt. Kangchen-Dzonga. The gateway to this mountain is a small village called Yuksam in South Sikkim. Trends reveal that Yuksam is in the developmental stage of increasing growth of tourist influx, which would also have implications on the infrastructure, environment, natural resources, culture and eco-tourism of this village. So this paper aims to study how tourism in Sikkim, Yuksam in particular, can be sustained.
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Csizmady, Adrienne, Bernadett Csurgó, Szabina Kerényi, András Balázs, Veronika Kocsis, and Botond Palaczki. "Young Farmers’ Perceptions of Sustainability in a Wine Region in Hungary." Land 10, no. 8 (August 2, 2021): 815. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land10080815.
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Emerging evidence has shown that a sustainable mode of farming contributes to the sustainability of societies. However, agricultural modernization and land concentration have resulted in a decreasing role of agriculture in rural societies everywhere in Europe and also in Hungary. Governmental funds and agendas increasingly focus on the regeneration of rural areas with a special interest in the new generations of farmers. This paper analyses a small wine region in Hungary to explore the perceptions and activities of young farmers regarding sustainability. The paper is based on qualitative sociological research, including 20 semi-structured interviews with wine producers and other key actors of rural development in the region. The analysis focuses on generational change both in wine producer farms and in the wine region. How do farmers approach sustainability, and how does the concept of sustainability contribute to family wine production? How can generational change affect farming approaches and activities, especially changes toward a more sustainable way of farming? Our results show that rural regeneration can be understood not only as a generational renewal; it also includes endogenous development processes and new approaches targeting a more sustainable rural milieu.
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Kopein, Andrey, Kseniya Demidenko, Olga Fattakhova, Tamara Frolova, Valeriy Lovchikov, and Irina Shurchanova. "Region Innovation Potential as a Factor of Sustainable Development." E3S Web of Conferences 105 (2019): 04026. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201910504026.
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The article deals with the theoretical and practical issues of innovation activity as a factor of economic development and its sustainability. It reveals that economic instability can affect the investment climate, as well as cause significant slowdown of the innovation process. It points out the differences in adaptation processes in regions, which are reflected in the pace and direction of innovation implementation. An assessment of the innovation potential of a resource-type region was carried out based on indicative method and a set of criteria which were divided into five groups. The groups are formed according to scientific, technical, personnel, financial and resulting components. The analysis revealed that the resulting component is in a pre-crisis state, which is determined by the small number of active enterprises introducing innovation technologies and a small share of innovative products. It was noted that the technical and personnel components are in a normal state, and the financial component is in the state of crisis. It was concluded that there exists a sufficiently high innovation potential in the basic sectors of the industrial region. The debatable results of any assessments of the innovation potential and its impact on the sustainability of socio-economic development are underlined.
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Wahyudi, Setyo Tri. "The Development Model Of Small-Industry In East Java: A Regional Comparative Study." GATR Journal of Business and Economics Review 2, no. 4 (December 9, 2017): 01–09. http://dx.doi.org/10.35609/jber.2017.2.4(1).
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Objective - This study aims to compare the developmental model of small industry in both regions. Methodology/Technique - The economic growth of the northern region is relatively higher compared to their southern counterpart. It is thought that industrial zone policies, which tend to be northern-region oriented, is the trigger for this. Although the development of small industries in the southern region of East Java is quite significant and able to absorb many workforces, it is still unable to boost the economic growth of the region. This research uses a shift share analysis method and a sample of regencies and cities in both regions. Findings - The result of the shift-share analysis model shows that the processing industry and wholesale and retail industry are basic sectors that can enhance the economic growth of both regions. Each industry is significantly shifted to a basic sector. Local governments have established clusters of small and medium businesses, such as earthenware, ceramics, snack, furniture, rattan craft, and stoneware industrial centres. Several other industrial sectors show significant contributions following the implementation of industrial zone policies. This suggests that the establishment of industrial zones is able to boost the region's economy and reduce disparities. However, small industries are low in capital accessibility, skills, and production technology. Therefore, to maintain the sustainability of industrial development, policies implemented by the government should focus on developing small businesses by improving their capital accessibility, skills, and technological proficiencies. Novelty - East Java's economy has shown a significant growth in recent years. Unfortunately, the growth across the region is still irregular. The disparity at the regional level, particularly between the northern and southern regions of East Java, is still prevalent. Type of Paper: Review Keywords: Small Industry; Comparative Study; East Java; Development Model; Economics. JEL Classification: R11, R58.
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BELOKRYLOV, KIRILL A., and OLGA S. BELOKRYLOVA. "REGIONAL ECONOMY: CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT." Scientific Works of the Free Economic Society of Russia 236, no. 4 (2022): 34–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.38197/2072-2060-2022-236-4-34-54.
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The regions’ response to the challenges of sustainable development is the implementation of the strategy of “greening” the economy and stimulation of regional small business as its driver. The aim of the study: to substantiate the bilateral effect of government procurement policy on the environmentally sustainable development of the regional economy and the expansion of demand for the products of small businesses in the region as the basis of sustainability of the local community. The cognitive map of institutionalization factors of green procurement is made, the directions of overcoming barriers to access of small businesses to public procurement are substantiated.
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Mattei, Adriano, Claudete Rempel, and Mônica Jachetti Maciel. "Environmental sustainability in milk-producing family farms in the micro-region of Carazinho-RS." Ciência e Natura 42 (June 29, 2020): e72. http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/2179460x40427.
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Milk production in the northwestern region of Rio Grande do Sul has been particularly prominent among family farmers. Given the need to diversify production in their small farms, family farmers consider dairy farming a potential alternative to increase family income. However, the environmental dimension is often sidelined when implementing or maintaining this agricultural activity. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the environmental sustainability of milk-producing family farms in the microregion of Carazinho-RS in order to identify the environmental reality in these properties. A total of 167 properties were sampled from the ten municipalities that have the most significant dairy production in the microregion. The environmental sustainability index of the properties was identified by applying a questionnaire. Research results showed that the microregion studied has a regular environmental sustainability index. This indicates the need for some adjustments, mainly in the indicators ‘land use’ and ‘legal reserve’, which were the ones that most compromised their environmental sustainability index.
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Avanesian, Erik, and Jose Nino. "Regional factors of sustainable development of small and medium-sized businesses." E3S Web of Conferences 208 (2020): 08003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202020808003.
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The small and medium-sized business sector, on the one hand, plays a crucial role in the development of any region, providing the consumer market with basic goods and services, creating jobs, at the same time diversifying risks in economic development. On the other hand, the sustainability of the functioning of the small and medium-sized enterprise sector largely depends not only on national, but also on regional factors. The article examines the regional factors of development of small and medium-sized businesses. It has been found that there is no generally accepted classification of regional reasons determining the degree of sustainability of small and medium-sized enterprises. The author proposes and substantiates regional sustainability factors influencing the functioning of SMEs: economic and geographical location, the system of regional support for small and medium-sized businesses, the level of consumer demand and purchasing power. This study will make it possible to apply the successful experience of SMEs in the context of regional development, based on the key, but not exhaustive factors identified in this study.
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Baena, Óscar Jaime Restrepo, and Luis Enrique Martínez Mendoza. "Sustainability of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Northeast Antioquia-Colombia." Sustainability 13, no. 16 (August 20, 2021): 9345. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13169345.
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The aim of this work is to explain the concepts of sustainability with respect to small artisanal gold mining. For this, a qualitative approach with a descriptive scope was used, for which the bibliographic review technique was conducted. In this sense, articles, theses, books and institutional documents, and any contribution related to the research topic were taken into consideration. Likewise, this documentation contributed to the delimiting aspects that allowed a contrast between the proposed definitions and small artisanal mining in the Northeast Antioquia region in Colombia. Based on the reviewed sources, different needs were recognized in artisanal small-scale gold mining in Northeast Antioquia that still need action. In conclusion, through the exposition of sustainability theories, three common factors were identified within the various positions that were raised—the environmental, economic, and sociocultural dimensions.
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Mboungho, Nuipokoh Oscar, Manu Ibrahim, and Dongmo Solefack. "Evaluating Constraints to Animal Traction Development and Sustainability in the Upper Noun Valley, North West Region Cameroon." Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development 8, no. 1 (October 15, 2018): 50–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.18488/journal.1005/2018.8.1/1005.1.50.63.
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The principal aim of this study was to find out the reasons for the low adoption of animal traction in the Upper Noun Valley community. The general views were; to find out the level of animal traction adoption, to see its level of profitability, to examine its importance on agricultural sustainability and the overall constraints and benefits involved in animal traction. Combinations of multi-stage random and purposive sampling procedures were applied to obtain the needed information from oxen-farmers and institutions. A cross sectional data was collected and analysed from random sample of 90 oxen farmers within the Upper Noun Valley Community. Data were collected and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Microsoft Excel. The study revealed that small-scale farmers encountered several sustainability challenges from inappropriate implements, pasture difficulty, lack of training and repair centres, poor animal housing. Animal traction sustainability depends on its; affordability, flexibility, timeliness on farm and organic manure provision. In order to overcome the alarming food insecurity in Cameroon, both the government and stakeholders should regain consciousness on abandoned training centres, and minimum packages should be given to small-scale farmer as well as local blacksmiths and veterinary centres be provided at the Divisional level.
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Mancinelli, Enrico, Francesco Canestrari, Andrea Graziani, Umberto Rizza, and Giorgio Passerini. "Sustainable Performances of Small to Medium-Sized Airports in the Adriatic Region." Sustainability 13, no. 23 (November 27, 2021): 13156. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132313156.
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The aim of the present paper is to evaluate the greenhouse gas savings and economic benefits associated with sustainable water and energy management at six small-to-medium airports in the Adriatic region. All the data were provided by the airport authorities in terms of the consumption of water, electricity, and energy for heating and company-operated vehicles for three years (2016–2018), as well as information about good practices and the sustainable use of water and energy resources. For the water and energy benchmarks, the most plausible predictive variables were selected according to the literature relevant to the environmental benchmarking of airports. The stepwise linear regression method was used to select the most significant predictive variables in explaining the dataset. The airports showed positive steps towards sustainability, such as a higher share of natural gas in the mix of fuel used for heating, and a green electricity tariff. The CO2 emissions and budget related to motor fuels were less than a quarter of the emissions and budget for energy consumption for heating and electricity. To achieve the goal of zero-emission airports, the decarbonisation of motor fuels and transport should follow the actions aimed at increasing energy efficiency and clean energy for heating and electricity.
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Viesi, Diego, Francesca Pozzar, Alessandro Federici, Luigi Crema, and Md Shahriar Mahbub. "Energy efficiency and sustainability assessment of about 500 small and medium-sized enterprises in Central Europe region." Energy Policy 105 (June 2017): 363–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2017.02.045.
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ANISIMOV, O. A., and E. L. ZHIL'TSOVA. "SUSTAINABILITY OF ARCTIC ECOSYSTEMS IN A CHANGING CLIMATE." Meteorologiya i Gidrologiya, no. 5 (May 2022): 83–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.52002/0130-2906-2022-5-83-95.
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Observations indicate that climate change has already affected Arctic ecosystems. Their sustainability in the 21st century was assessed by analyzing climate projections and providing permafrost and vegetation model simulations. The testing of 27 CMIP6 climate models revealed 19 top-ranked models that reproduce observed climate change in the Arctic with small errors. A region-optimized ensemble projection was constructed on their basis. The vegetation and permafrost sustainability indices were developed for climate change conditions, model simulations were performed, and digital maps of the indices were constructed. They allow assessing investment risks in the projects of socioeconomic and infrastructural development in the Arctic under conditions of changing climate.
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Chen, Qiao, Jianquan Cheng, and Zhiqin Wu. "Evolution of the Cultural Trade Network in “the Belt and Road” Region: Implication for Global Cultural Sustainability." Sustainability 11, no. 10 (May 14, 2019): 2744. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11102744.
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While there has been increasing concern with respect to the sustainable development of “the Belt and Road” region, the majority of studies have focused on economic and environmental dimensions. This paper focuses on the temporal cultural trade network between the 66 countries of this region between 1990 and 2016. A social network analysis method was used to analyze the cultural trade network and its temporal evolution, where results detected key nodes and cultural corridors. Furthermore, the conceptual point-line-polygon model, which summarizes the expansion of such cultural nodes and corridors between 1990 and 2016, reveals the rapid development of cultural exchanges within the region. Here, the varied roles of large and small-sized countries were found to be dominated by China, Russia, and India. While the cultural trade network has promoted the integration of cultural diversity into the global market, to achieve global cultural sustainability more active trading relations with small-sized countries should be encouraged.
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Bansal, Sunita, Srijit Biswas, and S. K. Singh. "Fuzzy TOPSIS based holistic assessment of regions: context of India." Smart and Sustainable Built Environment 7, no. 2 (July 2, 2018): 166–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sasbe-06-2017-0024.
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Purpose There is a tremendous growth of housing stock with subsequent resource consumption due to rapid urbanization. Most of the existing small-scale constructions have no planning, leading to both environmental degradation and negligible resilience to hazards. The contemporary sustainability and green building concepts are difficult to apply to small individual housing units but a collective regional assessment can be made. The regulatory bodies need to assess regions for resiliency and sustainability to prioritize fund allocation. Due to varying housing typologies and unaccounted resource consumption, reliable spatial information/data are not available to quantify risks and sustainability. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The fuzzy logic approach has been used here to propose a regional assessment factor to give a coarse relative status of each region (and not individual houses). The criterion considered incorporates both hazard safety and environmental aspects. Findings A model of fuzzy technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution based on experts’ linguistic opinions has been designed with appropriate negations for prioritizing regions. Originality/value This paper anticipates that apart from pressing the need for increasing resilience to hazards, this simplified opinion-based tool will assist the government and administrators to prioritize and strategize their funds/efforts toward achieving safety and sustainability. Depending on the evaluation and assessment, specific retrofits can be planned and executed. The assessment may be used by NGOs working in housing sector and architects and engineering professionals or academicians.
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Escolar-Jimenez, Caryl Charlene. "Cultural homestay enterprises: Sustainability factors in Kiangan, Ifugao." Hospitality & Society 10, no. 1 (March 1, 2020): 63–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/hosp_00011_1.
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Abstract This article contributes to the continuing discussion about the community-based tradition of sustainability in small tourism enterprises. An analysis is made of cultural homestay enterprises at a UNESCO World Heritage town in Kiangan, Ifugao as it examines the standardized nature and the effect of the regionalized homestay identity of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The findings revealed that regional organizations in the ASEAN have focused on improving their competitiveness by marketing homestay tourism product globally. Homestay operations in the region which are holistic in strategy are the 'hard' factors that monitor and systematize the process, while closely related factors arising from culture are said to be the 'soft' elements. The subsequent overlap of the two affect the local enterprises as a whole and consequently promote further homestay tourism. An important implication from these findings are the three foundation variables of cultural tradition and heritage, cultural identity and infrastructure ventilation that is specific to the Philippines. The stronger, embedded and authentic these foundation variables are, the more successful and profitable these small tourism firms will be as this equates to tourist arrivals.
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Somnaikubun, Glenty Benoni Aminadap. "Modeling energy consumption role on the productivity of coastal community-based fishery business activities in the small islands region." Agrikan: Jurnal Agribisnis Perikanan 14, no. 1 (January 26, 2021): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.29239/j.agrikan.14.1.1-9.
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The geographic condition of the archipelago and the inter-regional connectivity within the Kei Islands is still minimal due to the support of infrastructure and natural conditions, causing the sustainability of coastal area-based businesses, particularly capturing fisheries and mariculture fisheries are potentially be disrupted. This research aims to analyze the factors that hamper the productivity of fishing businesses in coastal areas concerning energy consumption and availability to support the business being run. This research used the PLS method, where data were collected from February 2019 to August 2020 in 40 villages with 414 respondents. The results show that consumption has a significant and positive relationship to access and availability on fisheries business productivity. This study also shows that various flow patterns and relationship patterns between variables can affect fisheries business productivity. The implications of this result can be an input for policymakers in this region to better support and maintain the availability of energy to maintain the sustainability of the business productivity of coastal communities in this region.
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Biro Munaf, Mikaeel, and Cuma Akbay. "Factors affecting sustainable marketing on small business in the northern region of Iraq." Technium Social Sciences Journal 27 (January 8, 2022): 597–605. http://dx.doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v27i1.4487.
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Sustainable marketing is the promotion of environmental and socially responsible products, practices, and brand values. The main objective of this study is to investigate the factors affecting sustainable marketing on small business in the Northern-Iraq. The sample of the study includes all the workers in small businesses. The targeted sample size of the study is 400 workers who are selected randomly. A poll was planned and used to record data based on a Likert scale (five scores) incorporates the workers' characteristics regarding the sustainability factors. I evaluated the pre-prepared questions with the workers and managers of small business face-to-face. And also this questionnaire in the 2017 year collected. The data were analyzed with SPSS programs by utilizing methods containing descriptive statistics, Chi-square test. The outcomes demonstrated that the effective factors that sustainable marketing the workers in the small business are in accordance with the multidimensional structure of mental and sociological issues and perceiving every one of these undertakings and acing them and proposing and submitting arrangements make the errands and duties of the managers more difficult. Research included “Gender”, “Education”, “Extreme poverty “Attitudes and beliefs”, “Government intuition " and “Low”, a significant role insupportable promoting an independent company.
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Ortiz, Coral, Antonio Torregrosa, and Jose Miguel Martínez. "Evaluation of Citriculture Mechanisation Level in Valencia Region (Spain): Poll Results." Agronomy 12, no. 6 (June 5, 2022): 1366. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12061366.
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The increase of the technology level of citrus production operations is required to improve production profitability and reduce production costs. In the framework of the project CITRUSTECH (“Technological advances for modernisation and sustainability in citrus production”), three different poll questionnaires were developed and conducted in the Valencia region to assess the citriculture mechanisation level. In total, 142 questionaries for small and medium-size plantations, 32 for cooperative technicians and 16 for large-size plantations were conducted. From a socioeconomic point of view, clear age and sex inequalities were found. From the technological point of view, relevant differences were found between plantation sizes. The role of the cooperative mechanisation services (custom cost) and other customer services was revealed, with a higher percentage of the area under cultivation at the expense of the small-size plantations. The use of some manual tools was confirmed in pruning, even in large-size orchards. In small-size orchards, the use of backpack sprayers was verified. Regarding farm machinery, besides tractors, hydro-pneumatic sprayers and agricultural shredders were employed. No farm machinery was used during harvesting operations, apart from transport equipment, due to the reduced plantation frames.
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Bawole, D., and Y. M. T. N. Apituley. "Sustainability of capture fisheries management in small islands region (Case study in Regency of Sitaro Island, North Sulawesi)." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 805, no. 1 (June 1, 2021): 012015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/805/1/012015.
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Burlea-Schiopoiu, Adriana, and Laurentiu Stelian Mihai. "An Integrated Framework on the Sustainability of SMEs." Sustainability 11, no. 21 (October 30, 2019): 6026. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11216026.
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The aim of this article is to investigate the relationship between the budget related to corporate social responsibility (CSR), Innovation and Training, defined as sustainable factors, and the financial results of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The investigation is made by analysing the financial results from a sample of 200 SMEs from the South-West Region of Romania. The findings prove that SMEs can use training and innovation to improve the impact of CSR on their sustainability with a focus on positive financial indicators. The findings prove that corporate social responsibility (CSRBi), innovation (InnovBi), and training (TrainingBi) as sustainable factors are significantly and positively correlated with the following indicators: profit (Profiti), profit per employee (ProfitEi) and total expenditure (Expensesi), and it is negatively correlated with debt ratio (DebtRi).
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Khrais, Laith T., and Abdullah M. Alghamdi. "Factors That Affect Digital Innovation Sustainability among SMEs in the Middle East Region." Sustainability 14, no. 14 (July 13, 2022): 8585. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14148585.
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Digital innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been studied extensively over the past quarter-century. The products, processes, and/or model innovation in businesses that are viewed as novel necessitate significant alterations from consumers and are represented in or facilitated by IT; this is what it means when digital innovation is mentioned. Nonetheless, despite the unique application of digital innovation in different organizations, the factors that lead to its success are still uncertain. Therefore, this study aims at evaluating the various factors that affect the digital innovation of SMEs in the Middle East region. This research used a descriptive research design in which primary data from the SME owners and employees were used to evaluate the research objectives. Descriptive statistics, such as frequencies and structural equation models conducted through SPSS, were used to evaluate the research objectives in showing how various factors such as the Internet of Things (IoT; physical objects and things with sensors, software, and other technological techniques integrated into them for the purpose of exchanging data and connecting with other systems and devices), digital platforms, and digital orientation have influenced digital innovation sustainability in SMEs. Results showed a positive and substantial impact on digital innovation sustainability as a result of the IoT, digital platforms, and digital orientation. In conclusion, the research shows that SMEs should use digital platforms, the IoT, and digital orientation to be digitally stable.
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Stinnett, Brad, and Fred Gibson. "Sustainability and Recreational Sports Facilities: An Exploratory Study regarding Levels of Institutional Adoption." Recreational Sports Journal 40, no. 1 (April 2016): 92–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/rsj.2014-0063.
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Sustainability is a hot topic in higher education. Buzz words such as green and renewable have helped brand modern environmentalism. A greater emphasis on facility planning, development, and management is contributing to sustainability efforts. Collegiate recreational sports programs often include facilities that pose a challenge to the green movement, due to their size and operational requirements. To identify efforts within the collegiate recreational sports industry, this study focused on assessing the state of facility sustainability. The purpose of this study was to assess levels of institutional adoption related to sustainable initiatives at collegiate recreational sports facilities. This foundational study attempted to create some benchmark data for the collegiate recreation industry within the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA). The Collegiate Recreational Sports Sustainability Survey was developed to assess the variables in the study and was sent to directors of NIRSA member institutions. This study used quantitative research methods and produced primarily descriptive research. This research produced a number of key findings: institutions that led in adoption levels per their respective category type were two-year public institutions, large enrollment institutions, institutions from NIRSA Region VI, and institutions that contain large collegiate recreational sports facilities. In addition, significant differences in adoption levels existed between four-year public and four-year private institutions, between large and small enrollment institutions, and between institutions that had large and small facilities. Implications from this study include providing benchmark data, creating advisory committees, and modeling NIRSA Region VI institutions. This study establishes a foundation for further research on sustainability efforts in collegiate recreational sports.
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Miranda, Karla, Ana Victoria Tarín-Santiso, Armando Llamas-Terrés, and Oliver Probst. "The Electricity Generation Dispatch in Mexico: An Uncertain Road towards Sustainability." Energies 15, no. 23 (November 23, 2022): 8831. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15238831.
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A comprehensive assessment was conducted for the electricity dispatch in the Mexican National Interconnected System for the 2017–2021 period, as well as the projected period of 2022–2030, with special attention on emissions and the transition to clean energy. The reported official generation data for the 2017–2021 period were compared to the results of both one- and multi-node dispatch modeling. The officially reported generation mix was found to be sub-optimal in terms of costs and emissions. A small part of the differences can be traced back to transmission constraints. Some of the remaining discrepancies can be explained by out-of-merit order dispatch favoring fossil fuel power plants. While transmission constraints were not critical for the 2017–2021 period, an increasing unbalance between regions with cost-effective generation (exporting regions) and importing regions was found, calling for inter-region transmission corridor reinforcements in the near future. The 2022–2030 emissions dramatically depend on the contemplated scenario. The existing project pipeline would allow for a 45% fraction of clean electricity by 2024, but the projection of current policies, with a renewed focus on generation from fossil fuels, makes a reduced generation from clean sources more likely. A clear policy path is required to bring Mexico’s emissions in line with its national and international clean energy and climate change mitigation goals.
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Mickovski, Slobodan B., Alejandro Gonzalez-Ollauri, Craig Thomson, Caroline Gallagher, and Guillermo Tardio. "Assessment of the Sustainability Performance of Eco-Engineering Measures in the Mediterranean Region." Land 11, no. 4 (April 6, 2022): 533. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land11040533.
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Eco-engineering has a crucial role in defining and achieving the sustainability credentials of a civil engineering project. Better eco-engineering practices would help better in reducing the adverse impacts on the environment and society, but also on the financial performance of the project. However, the assessment of the sustainability effects of eco-engineering strategies can be challenging, as the treatment of this topic has been neglected in the scientific literature. The challenges lie in balancing the project delivery objectives with the sustainable design that will ensure appropriate and satisfactory environmental and financial performance and deliver social benefits such as ecosystem services. In order to achieve better practice and advance the knowledge in the field, there is a need for broader analysis of completed eco-engineering projects applied at different spatio-temporal scales. The aim of this study was to critically analyse 23 eco-engineering case studies provided by the ECOMED project partners using a life cycle analysis through a single sustainability framework based on a relatively small set of key performance indicators (KPIs), which reflect the principles of sustainability, and which are not contextual for eco-engineering projects. The objectives of this study are twofold: (i) to highlight areas of best practice and potential enhancement in the application of eco-engineering strategies, and (ii) to propose refinement and enhancement of the existing framework with KPIs contextual to eco-engineering projects. The results of the study suggest that the feasibility, mobilisation, and the long-term stages of an eco-engineering project are the most sustainable project stages, while the award, construction, and monitoring stages could generally benefit from a range of enhancements including benefits stemming from double-loop learning and a common basis for the specification and quantification of the financial resources needed to apply eco-engineering strategies. The outcomes of this study will benefit decision makers and eco-engineering practitioners alike in terms of not only raising the sustainability profile of the projects they are involved in, but also in terms of more efficient and cost-effective application of eco-engineering strategies.
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Parte, Laura, and Pilar Alberca. "Business Performance and Sustainability in Cultural and Rural Tourism Destinations." Mathematics 9, no. 8 (April 16, 2021): 892. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/math9080892.
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This study analyzes business performance through efficiency score estimation in two sustainable tourism models: cultural tourism and rural tourism. The study uses microeconomic data (microdata) of Spanish firms with different characteristics in terms of size, region, location and financial variables. Using multistage modeling (Data envelopment analysis, DEA, non-parametric frontier and non-parametric tests), the main results show that the average efficiency is higher for rural tourism destinations than for cultural tourism destinations. Similar to other tourism industries, efficiency results by geographical and regional destination confirm that location is a driver of the efficiency levels in rural and cultural tourism destinations. Furthermore, the results do not support the scale economies hypothesis: the average efficiency is higher for very small firms compared to other firm sizes, although the average efficiency for large firms is higher than that for medium-size firms. Regarding dynamic efficiency, the results reveal slight variations among the years examined, but the differences are not statistically significant. Finally, the study sheds light on the link between the efficiency of rural tourism and sustainable practices as the investment in environmental protection developed by regions during the period.
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Hastin Umi Anisah, Wimby Wandary, and Meiske Claudia. "Entrepreneurial Success Perception on Business Sustainability for Micro Small Medium Entrepresis (MSME’s) in Wetlands." Restaurant Business 118, no. 11 (November 23, 2019): 518–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.26643/rb.v118i11.11079.
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This study aims at examining the Entrepreneurial Success Perception (ESP) of Micro Small Medium Entrepresis (MSMEs) in Wetlands, and its role in the sustainability of MSME business based on fulfillment of lower level needs in Maslow's motivation theory. The study also seeks to understand the perceptions of MSME entrepreneurs about the success of their businesses in order to maintain them business. This study seeks to explore the phenomenon of continuing business although business indicators in general tend to be less explicit to observe. Data for this study was collected from 35 key informants whose willingness was based on snowball sampling and by observing as passive participants, semi-structured interviews, and with the help of open and closed question instruments. This research prioritized the emic perspective - with full attention to key informant perceptions. Miles and Huberman's phenomenological approach was used in this study. It was found that perceptions on entrepreneurial success for MSMEs in Wetlands affect persistence to maintain the continuity of MSME businesses in Handil Bhakti Barito Kuala region.
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Dawra, Shuchi, Pawan Kumar Chand, and Arun Aggarwal. "Leader Member Exchange, Nepotism, and Employee Loyalty as the Determinants of Organizational Sustainability in Small and Medium Enterprises in India." International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development 14, no. 1 (January 2022): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijskd.297980.
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The purpose of this study is to understand the role of leader-member exchange, nepotism, and employee loyalty in attaining organizational sustainability in Indian small and medium enterprises. The quantitative descriptive research design was adopted following purposive sampling in the present research study. The 652 employees from the top, middle and lower level of management in SMEs such as manufacturing and service sector from Northern region of India were examined. The data were collected through a survey questionnaire and analyzed by using structural equation modeling. The findings of the research study explain the significant direct impact of leader-member exchange on organizational sustainability in Indian SMEs. The indirect relationship shows significant partial mediation effect of nepotism and employee loyalty between leader-member exchange and organizational sustainability. The obtained findings will assist entrepreneurs, leaders, and managers of SMEs in recognizing the value of family members' contributions to the success of their business.
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Miglietta, Pier Paolo, Federica De Leo, Benedetta Coluccia, Yari Vecchio, and Fabian Capitanio. "Evaluation of Virtual Water and Water Sustainability of Dairy Production in Trentino Alto Adige (North-Eastern Italy)." Animals 11, no. 4 (April 8, 2021): 1047. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11041047.
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Dairy products play a significant role in the human diet, but they are often associated with high freshwater resource depletion. In Italy, the dairy sector represents more than 12% of the total turnover of the agri-food sector. Trentino Alto Adige is the first Italian region in terms of number of dairy farms, but it does not register a quantitatively consistent dairy production. Notwithstanding, it is characterized mostly by small-scale farms whose strengths are the Protected Designations of Origin and typical mountain productions. The present study aims at: (i) accounting for the virtual water VW of the main dairy products (milk, butter and cheese) produced in Trentino Alto Adige; (ii) estimating the renewable water resources based on the water flow assessment of the study area; (iii) assessing water sustainability comparing the virtual water consumption of the dairy sector at a regional level to the water availability. The findings show that the consumptive virtual water related to dairy production represents about 1% of the water availability in Trentino Alto Adige. Italy’s domestic dairy production is expanding to meet the growing demand, but the expansion of dairy farming in water-stressed regions should be avoided, preferring instead suitable mountain regions where small-scale farms represent a lively entrepreneurial substrate.
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Rios-Saldaña, C. Antonio, Miguel A. Farfán, Francisca Castro, Mario Vargas, and Rafael Villafuerte. "Developing a quantitative hunting regionalization framework: A new game management tool." Forest Systems 27, no. 2 (September 24, 2018): e012. http://dx.doi.org/10.5424/fs/2018272-12382.
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Aim of study: Monitoring and control the hunting activity is primordial to guarantee its sustainability. However, the governmental agencies responsible to manage hunting commonly are unable to adequately do this job because the thousands of small private hunting states, associated exclusively by political-administrative criteria. In this work, we provided a new management tool through the establishment of a hunting regions system.Area of study: Castilla-La Mancha region, central Spain.Material and methods: We used a two-stage procedure to establish the environmental units than, afterwards, were characterized on a set of hunting variables.Main results: We generate a hunting regionalization with 12 hunting regions and proposed regional hunting yields for each of the hunting regions.Research highlights: The use of hunting regions will permit to define the game management practices more appropriately on a large scale, but also, will facilitate the tasks of assessment, management and monitoring of game of the number hunting states included in each hunting region.
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Jovanovic, Jovan, and Rafaela Hillerbrand. "On peculiar property of the velocity fluctuations in wall-bounded flows." Thermal Science 9, no. 1 (2005): 3–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/tsci0501003j.
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Statistical analysis of the velocity fluctuations is performed for the near-wall region of wall-bounded flows. By demanding that the small-scale part of the fluctuations satisfies constraints imposed by local ax symmetry it was found that the small scales must be entirely suppressed in the near-wall region. This major conclusion is well supported by all available data from direct numerical simulations.
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Neibaur, Elena E., and Elizabeth P. Anderson. "An examination of factors affecting sustainability of domestic rainwater harvesting systems in a rural, semi-arid region of Mexico." Water Supply 16, no. 5 (April 22, 2016): 1388–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/ws.2016.066.
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Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is increasingly utilized today by populations to alleviate water supply issues, particularly in rural, dry environments. Limited research has considered, simultaneously, the numerous factors that contribute to sustainability – for example, social acceptance, water quality, and maintenance needs – of RWH. This research aimed to improve the understanding of factors influencing the sustainability of rainwater harvesting systems for domestic use (DRWHS) through examination of social, water quality, and technical feasibility components. We conducted 50 household surveys and 17 rainwater quality analyses in San Jose Xacxamayo, a rural, semi-arid community in Puebla, Mexico. Results showed that DRWHS are socially accepted primarily because of the presence of existing local skills and knowledge, as well as critical need for water. Results from most of the water quality parameters measured were within World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for human consumption, with the exception of pH, total coliform, and heterotrophic plate count, which required water treatment prior to consumption. Technical feasibility was the main barrier to the sustainability of DRWHS; highly seasonal rainfall and small roof sizes (averaging 70 m2) resulted in households unable to meet annual water needs. Increasing roof sizes and providing water treatment could ensure DRWHS sustainability in the studied community.
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Jovanović, Milica, and Aleksandar Đorđević. "Market size and foreign trade as determinants of national competitiveness sustainability." Economics of Sustainable Development 4, no. 2 (2020): 25–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/esd2001025j.
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Market size in many ways determines the national competitiveness of an economy. If there is a large national market, it is a source of demand for manufacturing companies. There are cases where the national economy has a large market and a weak industry, e.g. Russia, while on the other hand, Switzerland, which has a small market size, compensates that with productivity and exports to other markets. Market size and foreign trade complement each other in influencing the sustainability of national competitiveness. If there is a large market and insufficient industry to meet the demand in that market, it is necessary to import the products and satisfy the needs of the domestic market. However, the small national market and the production of a large quantity of products that it cannot absorb requires export to other markets. The paper presents a comparative analysis of the competitiveness of Serbia and countries in the region, and their indices of market sizes, which include, but are not limited to, foreign market percentages and exports. Certainly, both determinants significantly affect national competitiveness and its sustainability.
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Malesios, Chrisovalantis, Prasanta K. Dey, and Fuad Ben Abdelaziz. "Supply chain sustainability performance measurement of small and medium sized enterprises using structural equation modeling." Annals of Operations Research 294, no. 1-2 (October 24, 2018): 623–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-018-3080-z.
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AbstractSustainability of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) is significant as SMEs contribute to GDP substantially in every economy. This research develops an innovative sustainable supply chain performance measurement model for SMEs. Prior researches predominantly use balanced score card (BSC) approach that presume causal relationship of criteria and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), which derive efficiency of units from a few input and output criteria. While DEA is effective for policymakers, BSC is more suitable for individual SME. The proposed method that uses structural equation modeling (SEM) approach to derive the relationship of criteria and criteria weights formulates regression-type models for a specific region as well as for specific SME. The SEM-based supply chain sustainability performance measurement model is beneficial to policymakers as they can determine means for improvement at a regional level. The proposed method could also facilitate managers/owners of individual SMEs with measures for improving their supply chain sustainability performance. The method has been applied to three varied geographical locations in the UK, France and India in order to demonstrate its effectiveness.
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Jucá, J. F. T., K. R. M. Barbosa, and M. C. Sobral. "Sustainability indicators for municipal solid waste management: A case study of the Recife Metropolitan Region, Brazil." Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy 38, no. 12 (July 20, 2020): 1450–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734242x20941088.
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Municipal solid waste (MSW) management in Brazil faces major challenges in order to meet the requirements proposed by the National Solid Waste Policy, which has been in force since 2010 and complicates decision-making, especially in small municipalities. In this context, sustainability indicators are important support tools that help in setting out performance actions for municipal sustainable development. The main objective of this article is to evaluate the four sustainability dimensions (social, environmental, economic, and legal/institutional) using sustainability indicators for MSW management in the Recife Metropolitan Region (RMR) in Northeast Brazil. To do this, the progress of the region was evaluated against the principal goals and guidelines proposed by solid waste plans and by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It was found that some progress has been achieved in recent years, such as the closure of dumps, a reduction of the per capita MSW mass collected, and an increase in the coverage rate for solid household waste collection. However, selective collection and financial autonomy still fall well short of the region’s goals. According to the results of this study, municipalities in the RMR require more environmental education and joint actions involving government, the private sector, and the general population.
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Laxmi, Laxmi, N. Gupta, Moni Singh, and R. P. Sharma. "Evaluation of Integrated Horticulture-cum- Fish Farming in Malwa Region of Madhya Pradesh, India." Current World Environment 10, no. 2 (August 24, 2015): 667–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/cwe.10.2.33.
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In India, the farming community accounts for 80% under marginal and small farmer’s category.1 Farmers under these categories are economically poor working in diverse, risk prone environments and with hardly sufficient to sustain their family. The declining trend in land holding per capita poses a serious challenge to the sustainability and profitability of farming. Considering the efficacy of this viable production system, the study was conducted in purposively selected ponds of farmers which had available space of the pond bundh used for production of horticulture produce. The trial was conducted minimum 06 replications were taken under farm field condition. Vegetable growing in the trellis and dykes is an additional component which helps in maximizing profit from unit area. The data were collected from each treatment for consecutively 03 years to judge the economic profitability and sustainability of the practice. It was observed that better production and sustainable economic return can be achieved through integrated production technology or with dyke vegetable cultivation in pond based integrated farming practices.