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Wilbanks, John T., and Thomas J. Wilbanks. "Science, Open Communication and Sustainable Development." Sustainability 2, no. 4 (April 13, 2010): 993–1015. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su2040993.
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Öztürk, Emine, and Sadagat Abbasova. "The Effects of Non-Communication on Individual and Social Life in the Communication Age, which is Caused by Social Distance Problem Based on Technological Social Isolation." European Journal of Social Sciences 3, no. 2 (October 15, 2020): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.26417/811wal42d.
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Today, we all live 24/7 online with our computers, tablets and smart phones. We are at the center of communication tools in all environments at home, workplace, hospital, school, etc. and we are always open to communication. While a high level of interaction is expected between people in such an environment, according to most studies, people of our age are far away from establishing a sustainable communication environment with each other. With the development of technology, many problems in interpersonal communication and corporate communication come to the fore, despite the communication tools that have become a life phenomenon that is increasingly common in all areas of life. Here are some of the problems caused by non-communication in the age of communication we are in. 1.Stressful Office Environment and a 2. A Stressful Life. In our daily life equipped with a wide variety of communication tools, it is so easy to reach and communicate with each other, a common non-communication problem arises. Analyzes should be made in order to establish a healthy and sustainable communication environment in terms of both corporate communication and interpersonal communication, the existing communication environments should be evaluated, the deficiencies should be eliminated, if necessary, personal and corporate development should be provided by receiving trainings in this field. Therefore, this presentation will examine the problem of non-communication in the age of communication.
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Carvalho, Walkyria, José Luiz Alves, Ionária Vitória da Silva Campos, Luiz Felipe Silva Pinheiro, Henrik Anacleto Monteiro da Silva, Mateus Barros da Silva, and Elielson Pereira da Silva. "Organizational communication and the environment: environmental management through communication in companies." Research, Society and Development 9, no. 11 (November 4, 2020): e519119397. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v9i11.9397.
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The human being has dedicated decades of his reflections on business management, thinking about ways to grow his enterprise and multiply his profit exponentially. Abandoning the idea of indiscriminate growth for good, he entered the era of sustainable development and, along with the idea of sustainability, came the need to improve his own sense of management. Despite the need to understand this paradigmatic reformulation of principles and precepts, it was essential to introduce and improve organizational communication, which often did not follow the ecological idea arising from this new sustainable format. Through a qualitative and descriptive research, bibliographic analysis was chosen so that, referenced in articles with high indexation, we seek to point out the characteristics of environmental management in a conceptual and comparative perspective. Through the research carried out, it was possible to verify that communication, as it is inserted in the organizational context today, has obtained several approaches and provided an effective adaptation of organizations in the midst of social and technological changes, enabling a renewed corporate image, more open to the access of its public, more resilient and, certainly, much more dynamic.
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Ivashova, Valentina, Yuliya Nadtochiy, Marat Anaev, Natalia Kazantseva, and Elizabeth Rozanova. "Intra-organizational communications as a factor of staff satisfaction with sustainable development work." E3S Web of Conferences 244 (2021): 11040. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202124411040.
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The article presents the results of a study of intra-organizational communications using the example of a Russian organization with a staff of more than 1000 people and an assessment of the impact of this factor on the level of staff satisfaction with sustainable development work. The empirical part of the study was carried out by the questionnaire method of 50% of the organization’s personnel. The data were processed using the SPSS Statistics program (version 21). Construction of a balanced and sustainable model of vertical and horizontal communications in the organization based on the needs of staff for information about the internal processes and external environment of the organization and its regular monitoring allows you to increase the efficiency of the communication process. Personnel satisfaction with the organization of the communication process is one of the indicators of the effectiveness of intra-organizational communications. It gives a positive correlation with the overall satisfaction of personnel with work. The communication activity of personnel and a high level of awareness show the involvement of employees in the development and adoption of managerial decisions of the organization and have a positive effect on their professional responsibility.
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Jones, Peter, Martin Wynn, David Hillier, and Daphne Comfort. "The Sustainable Development Goals and Information and Communication Technologies." Indonesian Journal of Sustainability Accounting and Management 1, no. 1 (June 13, 2017): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.28992/ijsam.v1i1.22.
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a wide range of global sustainable development targets for the environment, society and economy and they were launched by the United Nations in 2015. In launching the SDGs, the United Nations called on all member states to embrace what are an ambitious and demanding set of challenges but it also emphasised the vital role that businesses, would have to play if these challenges were to be met. The aim of this preliminary commentary paper is to review a number of the ways the Information Communication and Technology industry believes it can contribute to the achievement of the SDGs. The paper outlines the characteristics of the concept of sustainable development and how ICT relates to sustainable development, reviews a number of the ways two leading ICT companies, namely Ericsson and Microsoft and two industry bodies, namely the GSMA which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative, believe they can contribute to the achievement of the SDGs. The paper also examines some of the challenges the industry may face in making such a contribution and offers some reflections on the role of ICT in promoting the transition to a more sustainable future for people and the planet.
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Wang, Shuyi, and Daizhong Su. "Sustainable Product Innovation and Consumer Communication." Sustainability 14, no. 14 (July 8, 2022): 8395. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14148395.
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Sustainable product innovation and its communication with consumers are essential for the realisation of sustainability through sustainable consumption. This research conducted a structured review addressing sustainable product innovation, including sustainable product development and service, environmental and socio-economic impacts, communication of the sustainable product innovation to consumers via ecolabelling and declarations, and sustainability benchmarking. The review revealed that current research in sustainable product development and service focuses more on environmental and economic aspects, but the social aspect has not been given enough attention, and the interconnection between product development and service needs to be further addressed. Systematic sustainable innovation, considering the whole life cycle of the product to control and improve overall sustainability in the early product development stages should be paid more attention. To overcome the gaps, a framework for sustainable product development and services (SPDS) was developed and presented. Furthermore, this review found that communicating understandable environmental and socio-economic performance of products and services with consumers is still challenging. Barriers are identified in deriving benchmarks through sustainability performance assessments. This paper also provides examples of overcoming the barriers in sustainable benchmarking and communication with the “eco-cost” method, which engages both B2B and B2C customers to promote sustainable consumption.
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Stawicka, Ewa. "Sustainable Development in the Digital Age of Entrepreneurship." Sustainability 13, no. 8 (April 15, 2021): 4429. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13084429.
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The purpose of this article is to present a research model that examines dependencies of how aspects of corporate social responsibility (CSR)—specifically, communication with stakeholders, knowledge management, and strategy—influence the building of a sustainable development model in enterprises. An instrument with four constructs (CSR-communication with stakeholders, CSR-knowledge management, CSR-strategy, and sustainable development) was prepared and served to entities from medium-sized enterprises. The collected data was analyzed by modeling the partial least squares structural equations using the least squares method. The results showed that all three constructs (CSR-communication with stakeholders, CSR-knowledge management, CSR-strategy) were positively and strongly associated with sustainable development model building in enterprises. The practical implications were intended to provide an understanding of behavior related to the development of business models oriented towards sustainable development in the small business sector. Research can help companies identify the advantages and disadvantages of retaining existing users and attracting new users by communicating with stakeholders, managing knowledge, and creating responsible strategies. This study enriches the literature by contributing to general knowledge about creating a model of sustainable development. Social reports on actions for sustainable development are of particular importance, and this topic is also important for the small and medium sized enterprises (SME) sector.
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Wey, Wann-Ming. "A Commentary on Sustainably Built Environments and Urban Growth Management." Sustainability 10, no. 11 (October 26, 2018): 3898. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10113898.
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The concept of urban growth management first emerged in the United States in the 1950s. Its goal was to solve problems stemming from urban sprawl by applying integrated planning, management, and regulation, and to adjust to different development trends in different spaces and times. From the viewpoint of the studies on the link between sustainably built environments, urban growth management, and their interactions, this special issue includes theoretical and empirical studies on sustainable built environment planning and design, sustainable growth management strategies, and other related emerging topics, such as intelligent use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to sustainably build environments, as well as smart cities research with big data, data mining, cloud computing, and internet of things (IOT) ideas.
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Shebek, Nadiia, Viktor Timokhin, Yuliia Tretiak, Ievgenii Kolmakov, and Oleksandr Olkhovets. "Sustainable development and harmonization of the architectural environment of cities." E3S Web of Conferences 166 (2020): 09001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202016609001.
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The article emphasized the necessity of preserving spiritual values in the process of sustainable development of cities and urban communities. The article considered harmonization of the architectural environment as the ultimate goal and the defining condition for sustainable development of settlements. Basing on the principles of urban synergetics proposed to use internal reserves as well as the selforganization potential of the population and urban planning effectively redistributes resources and reserves. The article deals with the main provisions of the architectural environment harmonization theory with the consideration of different ideas of harmony, the importance of achieving correspondence between a person’s world-view and his surroundings, the expediency of taking into account interpersonal interactions between members of society. The strategic directions of penitentiary environment improvement at all organizational levels outlined. It proposed to form multi-level public spaces for recreation and communication of residents in the centers of historical cities where there is not enough free space. The ways to use recycled materials products for the buildings and structures construction, urban areas improvement, equipment manufacturing were been outlined.
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Bučienė, Romantė, and Jūrate Merkienė Merkienė. "Sustainable development and rural tourism in Lithuania." ROTUR. Revista de Ocio y Turismo 7, no. 1 (August 1, 2014): 10–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.17979/rotur.2014.7.1.1283.
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The article deals with the importance of sustainable development and rural tourism in Lithuania. The issues concerning the establishing and maintaining of a homestead in a rural environment are reviewed. Communication skills, business planning and language skills are of utmost importance in the flourishing of rural tourism in Lithuania. The future world of business has to change if we are to overcome the crises in society and in the personality. The social responsibility of educational institutions is high on the agenda. Business companies have to be socially responsible and eco-friendly particularly what concerns rural tourism.
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Seguí Alcaraz, Antoni. "Competitive environment and bank development." Journal of Global Responsibility 11, no. 3 (March 25, 2020): 257–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jgr-07-2019-0078.
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Purpose Right up to the moment, the financial sector has been considered a clean and a neutral sector, as far as social and environmental impact concerns. The purpose of this paper is to determine the attitude of Spanish credit institutions to the sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach Delphi methodology was used to test the viability and validity of the questionnaire and to choose the best systematic way of communication. The research to understand society and environment focussed on investments was conducted using a survey completed by 57 Spanish credit institutions. Various types of statistical analyses were performed to assess the questionnaire. Findings The higher the entities’ investment is in environmental projects, the more sensitive they will be about social responsibilities issues. However, the higher the percentage invested in funding to communities or dejected regions and in cultural projects. Research limitations/implications To know, measure and evaluate the activities of a credit institution in the environment, it is necessary to define indicators for the policies, procedures and management practices adequate for the sector. Practical implications Credit Spanish Institutions sector organizations are responding positively to sustainable development and, in the process, enhancing stakeholder value. Social implications In various practices of credit institutions, implementing a preventive environmental approach or undertaking initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibilities – along with the possibility to allocate funds for certain projects – environmental conditions are also considered. Originality/value To develop good environmental practices in credit institutions, they apply the principles of sustainability and identify and quantify the environmental risk in the normal internal process of risk assessment.
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Aboagye, Emmanuel Mensah, Kweku Obeng Effah, and Felix Mensah. "Achieving Sustainable Development Goals." Journal on Innovation and Sustainability RISUS 13, no. 4 (December 27, 2022): 135–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.23925/2179-3565.2022v13i4p135-145.
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The environment plays a vibrant role in sustaining human life such that without a suitable environment, humans will find it difficult to survive. The 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana mandates an excellent and healthy environment for all. Hence, it’s a human right that must be upheld and needs a collective effort to sustain it. Thus, the state, government, and stakeholders must protect and manage the environment to implement sustainable development. The Ghanaian environment can support Ghanaians in line with implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDGs have since 2015 become the regulating framework driving global development discussions. This paper examines the nexus between environmental law enforcement and implementing SDGs in Ghana. The researchers adopted a complete interpretative document analysis for this study, which showed the careful but rigorous investigation of environmental law enforcement and SDGs. This technique confirmed the genuineness of the information studied and interpreted in the study. The study found that environmental law enforcement and the implementation of SDGs in Ghana are directly linked. Thus, the regulation aligns with the goals of 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, and 15 of the SDGs directly associated with environmental sustainability. Also, environmental law enforcement in Ghana through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning Environmental Protection and Management is protective and suppressive. This study further unravels that a supervisory outline is mandatory to enable sustainable development within Ghana’s environmental protection and law enforcement issues and to guarantee its alignment with SDGs. This should be established based on the participation of stakeholders. As a result, the researchers recommend that the government establish strong management and accountability in sustainable development by measuring, supervising, revising, and evaluating their growth towards meeting SDGs in environmental issues geared towards achieving SDG targets and frequently communicating their development to the public.
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Khakbaz, Peyman Pournasr. "Regional Innovation Capacity in Development Regions and Cities: A Sustainable Approach." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 4, no. 4 (April 15, 2012): 223–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v4i4.321.
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This paper aims to identify innovation capacity factors affecting the development of regional by using the main index of legal and regulatory framework, research and development, communications and information technology, environment and institutional and human capital, education and social coverage. The research method is Qualitative and by focal group. Therefore, by choosing 6 from academic experts, the group was formed. To clarify the principles and basic format, explanations about of the meeting and a detailed description of the research model presented. Then to get more accurate and clearer data, and 5 core indicators parted to theirs sub indicators and the group members discussed them. The results showed that all five the main index of the "institutional environment", "R&D"1, "Using information and communication technology", "Legal and regulatory framework" and "human capital, education and social coverage" are impact on the development of region. The “country politic assessment " and "efficient and proper administration" which are two sub indicators of institutional environment and tow sub indicators of human capital, education and social coverage which are education and social coverage have impact on regional development .Also doing business and infrastructure of R&D which are sub indicators of legal and regulatory framework and R&D have impact on regional development. In the sub indicators of communications and information technology, “internet, computer and TV†and “government using of ICT “and quality of infrastructures have impact on regional development.
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Olla, Phillip. "Information, communication and space technology applications for sustainable development." International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development 3, no. 3/4 (2008): 328. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijisd.2008.022232.
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Contreras-MacBeath, Topiltzin. "Knowledge sharing for sustainable development through biodiversity conservation in the Mesoamerican region." Journal of Science Communication 04, no. 03 (September 21, 2005): C05. http://dx.doi.org/10.22323/2.04030305.
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As recognized by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, the human community has reached a point in which it is faced with an array of choices that will determine the quality of our lives and the state of the global environment for present and future generations. One possibility is that at long last we will pave a path toward environmental stewardship and sustainable development. But it is also quite possible that we will travel a less enlightened course, running down the earth's natural capital and severely limiting the choices our descendants will face.
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Čižauskaitė-Butkaliuk, Aurelija. "The sustainable development of the knowledge based economy in Lithuania." Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development 36, no. 4 (November 3, 2014): 775–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/mts.2014.072.
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In this century the management of the country is in a dynamic, multiplicity and controversial environment. For their competitiveness is necessary to look for the interaction between the knowledgebased economy and the sustainable development. A strong correlation between those objects.forces scientists to analyze, create new evaluation methodologies. The aim of this study – to examine the role of importance between knowledge–based economy and sustainable development, create and calculate an integrated sustainable knowledge–based economy index of Lithuania and according to the results or research, make proposes for more effective development of Lithuania’s sustainable knowledge–based economy. The index consists of Socio-economic, environmental, innovation, human resources and information and communications technology sub–indices..The calculation showed that the development of a knowledge–based economy is not sustainable, because not all the development of sub–indices.is the same. The biggest positive changes taking place in information and communication technology, and negative – socio-economic areas. The sustainable development of the knowledge–based economy in Lithuania since 2010 is growing up.
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Zhang, Wei. "Research on Sustainable Environmental Monitoring System Based on GSM." Applied Mechanics and Materials 340 (July 2013): 937–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.340.937.
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Along with the high development of economy, the environment pollution is more serious because of the lack of Environment Control Unit (ECU) and the lag of the monitoring means. At the same time, with the fast development of mobile communication network, the remote monitoring system based on global system for mobile communication (GSM) is well applied in the environmental monitoring fields etc. which requires abroad overcast, less data transmission and dispersed monitoring points. To this question, the remote ECU based on GSM was designed and the control scheme of data-collecting system was emphasized introduced using of module TC35i and W78E516B, also the serial communication programs with Visual C++ was studied. This system is characterized by simple structure, high reliability and easy operation and will be extensive used in environmental monitoring, fire monitoring for electric power system, temperature monitoring for barn and material warehouse etc.
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Dolzhenkova, Ekaterina, Dmitri Mokhorov, and Tatiana Baranova. "Problems of sustainable implementation of the communication mechanism in the digital environment." E3S Web of Conferences 258 (2021): 07054. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202125807054.
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Applying G. Lasswell’s model of political communication to the modern development of the communication mechanism reveals new roles and opportunities for political elites. Political actors in modern society pursue the goal of effective management of the state (including civil society), as well as in preserving the legitimacy of the current government. The goal of the paper is to propose how the political elites can use the Internet space to achieve their own political goals to retain power, effectively manage the mass consciousness, give their own actions legitimacy and increase ratings.
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Vincent, Richard C. "The Internet and Sustainable Development: Communication Dissemination and the Digital Divide." Perspectives on Global Development and Technology 15, no. 6 (November 29, 2016): 605–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15691497-12341410.
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This paper analyzes the state of Internet penetration across the developing world. We examine a variety of socioeconomic, human capital, and media and technology-related measures as they relate to Internet adoption. Results demonstrate that the Internet is not only dependent on economic variables such as spendable income, costs and poverty, but also education, literacy, share of urban population; population growth, and old and new telecommunication measures such as telephone subscriptions, broadband subscriptions and related costs, computer and mobile phone ownership, number of telecommunication secured lines and bits generated, trade matters such as communication services exports, and political environment issues such as political and democratic openness, economic freedom, and freedom of the press. Contrary to earlier research,gdpand English language are not statistically significant variables. Our findings on telecommunication industry competition and literacy run contrary to many earlier studies that find these variables to be unrelated to the Internet.
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Yevsieieva-Severyna, I. "THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT." THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ISSUES OF ECONOMICS, no. 40/41 (2020): 104–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/tppe.2020.40.8.
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The article deals with the interpretation of the concepts of competitive advantages, competitiveness, competitive potential, competitive sustainability, sustainability risk and sustainable enterprise development. The author's vision of categorical apparatus is based on the generalization of existing viewpoints and approaches to their definition. According to the author's point of view, the competitive advantages are the collection of some strong prevailing characteristics of the company that clearly distinguish it from the competitors, providing further development through the production of high quality products and satisfying the growing needs of the consumers. Enterprises must activate the work in direction of optimal use of present resources, take into account internal development possibilities, quickly adapt to the changes of environment. Especially important is the attention of the enterprises focusing on components of the competitive potential (economic, financial, innovation, intellectual, marketing, communication, information, production etc.) which should be examined to determine possible measures of further development. Competitive sustainability is an integral part of ensuring economic security of the enterprise. Economic security reflects the ability of the enterprise to ensure sustainable development, both in the current period and in the future, under the influence of negative factors of external and internal environment. Most business decisions are made under conditions of uncertainty and risk, due to insufficient information, high intensity of rivalry, changeable environment. It is necessary to identify and estimate risks in order to minimize their influence on the activity of the enterprise. Competitive sustainability and sustainability risk provide sustainable enterprise development, the ability to carry out economic activities in conditions of uncertainty of external environment impacts, creating conditions for long-term stable functioning of the enterprise in a competitive market environment.
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Salamova, Ayna. "Global networked economy as a factor for sustainable development." E3S Web of Conferences 208 (2020): 03053. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202020803053.
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Towards the end of the twentieth century, certain features of economic development were clearly defined that will become the dominant features of the economy of the next century. Modern advances in the development of global information and communication technologies have led to the formation of a global electronic environment for economic activity, which has opened up new opportunities for organizational and institutional design in business and other areas of human socio-economic activity.The article discusses the prospects for the development of the world global economy.
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Velmurugan, Manivannan Senthil. "Sustainable Development Initiatives and Strategies on Detrimental Effects of Mobile Phone." International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development 7, no. 3 (July 2016): 47–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijsesd.2016070103.
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Mobile phones are universally popular due to their convenience. Mobile phones solve problems and offer new channels of communication by using a device small enough to fit into one hand. On the other hand, mobile phones are harmful to the environment and which leads to health problems in society and pollution problems via waste contamination and discharge of radiation. Concerns have recently been raised about the sustainability and potential effects on the environment of mobile phones. This study discusses the issues relating to risks associated with mobile phones and addresses sustainable development initiatives and strategies to rectify those issues.
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Ernšteins, Raimonds, Diāna Šulga, Daiga Štelmahere, and Sarmīte Grundšteina. "MUNICIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: INTEGRATION AND SYSTEMIZATION PRACTICE FOR FURTHER EDUCATION." Environment. Technology. Resources. Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference 1 (June 23, 2007): 285. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/etr2007vol1.1718.
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Grounded environmental management training / education basic principles and approaches e.g.: complexity and wholity of spectrum for environmental management content, particularly nature and social environment interaction; interlinkage of biotic, abiotic, anthropological and communicational structures; complimentarily of state / public, household and municipal and corporate, as well as regional and international environmental management dimensions; functionality of strategic / policy and planning, programming and projecting (4P) levels of environmental management; disciplinarization and integration of environmental management realizations; necessity of environmental awareness development of specialists and public through environmental communication - information, education, participation and environmentally friendly behavior, applicability of monitoring, evaluation, planning and decision making realization functions of environmental management.
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Kyurova, Vyara, and Teodora Kiryakova-Dineva. "SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT THROUGH INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE." CBU International Conference Proceedings 7 (September 30, 2019): 360–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.12955/cbup.v7.1482.
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In the contexts of global economy and the increasing necessity for sustainable development of the business connections all over the world, the relations between the partners often involves not only the foreign language communication but also the dialogue between their cultures. International economic activity takes place in a set of business environments (business arrangements, timelines, quality output, sales, cash flows) which are also largely determined by additional cultural business conditions (culture as communication, attitude towards power, organizational hierarchy, interpersonal relations, etc.). In this sense, intercultural dialogue is a particularly important tool for achieving excellence and sustainable business relations between economic partners from different countries.
In this paper, we suggest that intercultural dialogue in the international business environment is an indispensable tool for achieving economic effectiveness and goals, and can be assessed on the same scale as business performance. In order to identify the need of awareness-raising concerning the importance of intercultural dialogue as a business environment facilitator, a survey regarding the sewing industry in southwestern Bulgaria was conducted. The survey involved 16 small enterprises (participating with professionals from four different positions) working with firms from Greece. The evaluation of the business relations was actualized at two levels: the level of assessing the ability of professional communication and the level of assessing the ability of intercultural dialogue. Following the results obtained, the authors suggest a more active inclusion of intercultural dialogue in business practices and in negotiation. This recommendation fully corresponds to the Global goals of sustainable development because it contributes to the improvement of global partnership.
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Lennie, June, and Jo Tacchi. "Tensions, Challenges and Issues in Evaluating Communication for Development." Nordicom Review 36, s1 (July 7, 2020): 25–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/nor-2015-0027.
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AbstractThe complexity of development and social change and growing tensions between dominant results-based and emerging learning and improvement-based approaches to evaluating development interventions have created major challenges for the evaluation of communication for development (C4D). Drawing on our recent research, we identify significant tensions, challenges and issues in evaluating C4D. They include contextual and institutional challenges, problems with attribution and unrealistic timeframes, a lack of capacities in both evaluation and C4D, and a lack of appreciation, funding and support for approaches that are more appropriate for the evaluation of C4D.We propose various strategies that can help to address these challenges and issues, including using a rigorous mixed methods approach, and implementing long-term, holistic evaluation capacity development at all levels and our new framework for evaluating C4D. These and other strategies can help to create a supportive environment in which new ideas and approaches can flourish, more sustainable outcomes of C4D can be achieved, and C4D organisations can become more sustainable and effective. The implications for C4D policy are considered.
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Sun, Ting, and Tai Huang. "Research of Glamping Tourism Based on the Aesthetics of Atmosphere." Sustainability 15, no. 1 (December 29, 2022): 581. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15010581.
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Glamping, with its pursuit of connection with nature and focus on refinement, inspires the dissemination of glamping scenes—A tourism phenomenon that has received little attention in the literature despite its popularity with travelers. This study views the aesthetics of atmosphere theory as a breakthrough, analyzing user-generated content and in-depth interviews to identify three dimensions—physical environment, situation, and context—that are complementary developments of the aesthetics of atmosphere theory. After clarifying the characteristics of the construction of glamping scenes, we further explore the path of sustainable development of glamping from online to offline communication through the Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) framework. The results of grounded theory are used as stimulus and organism factors in the communication path and travel experience-sharing behavior and word-of-mouth recommendations are used as response factors. Research has revealed that physical environments and situational interactions play a decisive role in contextual perception and that unique organismic perception helps campers to respond positively to shared communication. The exploration of communication paths integrates atmospheric aesthetics theory and the SOR framework, contributing to the development of theory as well as suggesting ideas and references for the sustainable communication of glamping practices.
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Carvalho, Filipe, Pedro Domingues, and Paulo Sampaio. "Communication of commitment towards sustainable development of certified Portuguese organisations." International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 36, no. 4 (April 1, 2019): 458–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijqrm-04-2018-0099.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, it aims at the identification and assessment of the commitments towards sustainable development (SD) communicated to all interested parties (stakeholders) by top management; and second, mapping the profile of the organisations which prominently communicate those commitments. Design/methodology/approach The research methodology was supported on the content analysis of the organisations’ statements (disclosed on the institutional website) that sustain the strategy and policies (organisational culture). A total of 540 certified Portuguese organisations in Quality, Environment and Occupational Health and Safety (QEOHS) comprised the sample. Findings According to this research, it is possible to identify three main commitments towards SD addressing customers (consumers), human resources (employees) and continuous improvement. Furthermore, results suggest that commitments towards customers and human resources fit properly into the theoretical assumptions of the stakeholder theory and, in turn, the commitment towards continuous improvement fits accurately into the assumptions of the “normative isomorphism” of the institutional theory. Moreover, the results pointed out the characteristics of Portuguese organisations (QEOHS) that prominently communicate commitments towards SD: large business volume, located in Lisbon or Setubal, fall within the public business sector, are members of the BCSD Portugal and publish annual reports on the institutional website. Research limitations/implications Solely organisations operating in Portugal and simultaneously encompassing three certified management subsystems (against the clauses of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards) were considered throughout this study. So it is not possible to ascertain at which extent the conclusions are valid. However, although the statistical generalisation of the results may be precluded, there is not any peculiar reason preventing the analytical generalisation, namely, in organisations operating in countries with similar macro-characteristics of Portugal. Originality/value To the best of authors’ knowledge this is the first time that such a comprehensive, detailed and thorough analysis of the communicated commitments towards SD is carried out regardless the activity sector. The conclusions from this paper are useful both for practitioners and scholars. On one hand companies have now information on the more often communicated statements, while on the other hand academics and scholars will benefit from this research and hopefully be able to replicate it in other contexts.
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Karpan, Iryna, Nataliia Chernikova, Tetiana Motuz, Boris Bratanich, and Tetiana Lysokolenko. "Conceptual Principles of Education for Sustainable Development." European Journal of Sustainable Development 9, no. 2 (June 1, 2020): 99–114. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2020.v9n2p99.
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Education has an important place in transitional strategy of society to sustainable development that is proved by many international acts. In the outlines of modern approaches, education for sustainable development is characterized as innovative concept of changes to educational activity, as mechanism of realization of strategy of sustainable development, as instrument of modernization of educational practice, as one of the basis of modern educational quality and continuity standards. National system of global aims for consolidation of society of sustainable development with an accent on the significance of educational matter was created in Ukraine. Education for sustainable development is characterized by being part to structure creating social institutes of modern society, transversality, subjective direction, integrativity, forward-looking character. This vector of education research is same with global man’s intentions of civilization development – increase in human’s value in all spheres of life, developing of democratic management, constructive cooperation and communication, etc. Among multidimensional potential of researched phenomenon the most practical value has environmental education. As for today, environmental education is a practical mechanism of transformation of educational system on the principles of sustainable development. Environmental education is seen as an instrument for systematic formation of man’s basic attributes for being part of education for sustainable development field – critical thinking, environmental worldview, subjective-value approach to environment, eco-cultural values. Cumulative result of environmental education is formation of environmental culture. Key words: education, sustainable development, environment, ecology, synergetic, culture, humanism.
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Mezher, Toufic, Sameh El Khatib, and Thilanka Maduwanthi Sooriyaarachchi. "Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure and Potential Sustainable Development Impacts." International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism 5, no. 3 (July 2015): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijcwt.2015070101.
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Because of advancement in information and communication technologies, modern infrastructure systems are currently operated, monitored and controlled by automated systems such as distributed process control networks and supervisory control and data acquisition. Such systems will make the critical infrastructures in any country vulnerable to failures caused by either operational failures or to potential cyberattacks similar to Stuxnet and Night Dragon. The objective of this paper is to shed the light on the synergy between cybersecurity and sustainable development in relation to the potential social, economic, and environment consequences of potential cybersecurity attacks on critical infrastructures. Examples of both operational and cybersecurity incidents are shown including their sustainable development implications.
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Arief, N. Nurlaela, Melia Famiola, Andika Putra Pratama, Prameshwara Anggahegari, and Aghnia Nadhira Aliya Putri. "Sustainability Communication through Bio-Based Experiential Learning." Sustainability 14, no. 9 (April 26, 2022): 5204. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14095204.
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Sustainability-related communication involving youth and children continues to be difficult to practice effectively and sustainably. This study examines how effective a particular approach to sustainability communication is at raising children’s environmental awareness through an educational program. Participatory action research and storytelling as a narrative paradigm were used to examine the effectiveness of bio-based experiential learning. A total of 74 students (ages 9 to 11) from Bandung, Indonesia, participated in the program. Twenty parents also participated in providing feedback for the campaign on how to change their children’s behavior towards the environment. The outcome demonstrates that the communication approach of bio-based experiential learning activities provides children with valuable education. The children are taught about urban farming, environmental awareness, and social responsibility. In the long run, it is hoped that children will be motivated to start an environmentally friendly business, particularly in biotechnology for the environment, to foster a sustainable city.
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Arief, N. Nurlaela, Melia Famiola, Andika Putra Pratama, Prameshwara Anggahegari, and Aghnia Nadhira Aliya Putri. "Sustainability Communication through Bio-Based Experiential Learning." Sustainability 14, no. 9 (April 26, 2022): 5204. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14095204.
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Sustainability-related communication involving youth and children continues to be difficult to practice effectively and sustainably. This study examines how effective a particular approach to sustainability communication is at raising children’s environmental awareness through an educational program. Participatory action research and storytelling as a narrative paradigm were used to examine the effectiveness of bio-based experiential learning. A total of 74 students (ages 9 to 11) from Bandung, Indonesia, participated in the program. Twenty parents also participated in providing feedback for the campaign on how to change their children’s behavior towards the environment. The outcome demonstrates that the communication approach of bio-based experiential learning activities provides children with valuable education. The children are taught about urban farming, environmental awareness, and social responsibility. In the long run, it is hoped that children will be motivated to start an environmentally friendly business, particularly in biotechnology for the environment, to foster a sustainable city.
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Munteanu, Virgil. "The role of communication and public awareness in the integrated management within Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority." Journal of Science Communication 03, no. 03 (September 21, 2004): C02. http://dx.doi.org/10.22323/2.03030302.
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The concept of a biosphere reserve was adopted by UNESCO, within the MAB Programme, launched in 1971, in order to promote and to demonstrate the harmonious relationships that should exist between people and the environment and, particularly, to promote a harmonization model of the environmental protection needs with those of the sustainable economical-social development. All the international conventions, the management and action plans accomplished in order to achieve the sustainable development objectives underline the great importance to establish a constructive dialogue, with impact on the long term decisions, between the decision makers and the wide public (especially with the local population).
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Guaadaoui, Abdelkarim, Meryem ElYadini, Khalid Chiat, Tarik Jdaini, and Souad El Hajjaji. "Preserving the Environment and Establishing Sustainable Development: An Overview on the Moroccan Model." E3S Web of Conferences 234 (2021): 00065. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202123400065.
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Over the past two decades, Morocco has been able to develop a political and strategic vision which has gradually considered the environment as a prerequisite for any public policies. The new approach aims to make the environment the cornerstone of sustainable development, and therefore, ultimately, of the birth of a new "green and inclusive" economy. This vision benefits from an exceptional impetus from His Majesty the King Mohammed VI. Morocco has therefore put in place a national environmental and sustainable development policy which breaks down into several priority areas, namely: strengthening the legal and institutional framework; environmental upgrading through programs dedicated to the preservation of the environment and providing financial instruments and systems in the service of environmental monitoring. In addition, Morocco, with its strategic north-south status, is actively engaged in the environmental diplomacy and multilateral cooperation. On the road to an integrated and sustainable human development, Morocco continues to deploy ambitious efforts in environmental communication, awareness and education. Based on the bidimensional classic model, Morocco has therefore developed a tridimensional/pyramidal model for the sustainable development. This, by integrating governance in the summit, and putting human being at the center of the new form, as an actor and a beneficiary at the same time. This manuscript presents an overview of the Moroccan model in all aspects of preserving the environment and establishing the second generation of the sustainable development.
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Li, Miao, Wei Gao, and Ri Sheng Jiao. "Smart Grid Supports the Future Sustainable Development." Advanced Materials Research 1092-1093 (March 2015): 352–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1092-1093.352.
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With the developing of technology, such as application of new energy, new material, large scale energy storage technology, ultra-long distance large scale transmission technology, intelligent control, estimation, message communication, internet, we establish a new industrial era. Well, sustainable development became an important issue. We need to supply much more cleanable and efficiency energy to meet the environment protecting and unstopping load of power gird increasing. So, smart grid came to our sight.In this paper, first we discuss that electricity is the foundation of modern industry. Second, we put forward the new problems that modern industry brings about, and discuss the necessity of developing smart grid. And then we particularly discuss the rewards that developing intelligent grid, such as solving the energy crisis, changing the running mode of grid, advancing the intelligent life, promoting the electricity client involved in the power market adjusting process and so on, as well as provided the relevant examples. All of these do well to future sustainable development. At last, we sum up the whole paper.
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Skliarenko, Nataliia V., Marina V. Kolosnichenko, Anna S. Didukh, Olena V. Kolosnichenko, and Tetiana V. Remenieva. "Living Visual Communication Design Toward to Sustainable Development: Conceptual Framework and Ecological Strategies." International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics 17, no. 6 (December 31, 2022): 875–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.18280/ijdne.170607.
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In this study, the attention is focused on the essence of integrated living visual communication design. It contains plant and biological components that cause the design system transformation and ensure dynamic visualization of the images. The methodological concept of the study is based on systematic and interdisciplinary approaches, which allow to assess living visual communications as integrated design systems. The author’s methodology includes analysis and systematization of examples; the formation of the integrated design model is based on an associative-metaphorical approach and substantiation of development strategies of ecological visual communications. The study resulted in the development of two groups of visual communication systems, namely green visual communications and biological visual communications. Their visual language was created on the base of such processes as landscaping, facing, encapsulation, energy recovery, and self-organization. The developed model of integrated design of living visual communications allows to put together artificial and natural components using their associative similarities. This model is considered an instrument for decision-making that is aimed at the implementation of ecological innovations into the design of dynamic visual communications. This study broadens the possibilities of using the living organisms in design and substantiating eco-strategies of communication design development in the context of forming designers’ creative potential.
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Ilisko, Dzintra, Astrida Skrinda, and Anita Pipere. "THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE JOURNALS: JTEFS AND DCSE ON A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION." Via Latgalica, no. 9 (May 5, 2017): 62. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/latg2017.9.2684.
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The report reveals the contribution of two international UNESCO/ UNITWIN Chair’s peer-reviewed journals – “Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education” (DCSE) and “Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability” (JTEFS) to sustainable development of Latgale. They are international, cross-disciplinary, scholarly and open access journals focusing on diverse aspects of environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability thus enabling one to constructively and creatively address present and future global challenges in creating more sustainable and resilient societies. Both journals aim to respond to the priorities set by the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development and the Global Action Programme as implemented in LATGALE and in the partner countries. The study reflects on the thematic scope of the two journals that centres on reorienting education towards the goal of sustainable education and sustainable community in Latgale, Latvia, Europe and beyond. In order to respond to the challenges of global community that we are facing today, the research published in both journals suggests how education can contribute to overcoming the current crises in education and community, as well as offers strategies and ways of dealing with it sustainably and responsibly in Latgale. Education for sustainable development (ESD) includes more than knowledge related to the environment, economy, culture and society. It also addresses learning perspectives, strategies and values that guide and motivate people to seek sustainable livelihoods, participate in a democratic society and live in a sustainable manner. ESD also involves studying both local and global issues. The research offers the study of JTEFS contribution to meeting different views, ideas and research to promote further development of studies and practice of teacher education in all areas of formal and non-formal education in relation to sustainability. DCSE is an international, peer-reviewed journal that provides a platform for examination of policies, theories and practices related to the discourse and communication for sustainable education. Since contemporary discourse study has extended its field to the study of multifaceted contexts of discourse, it integrates a broader study of the phenomena of communication in relation to sustainable education. The diversity of the journal is apparent in the variety of its theories, methods and approaches, thus avoiding the frequent limitation to one school, approach or academic branch.
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Irwansyah and Niken Febrina Ernungstya. "Greener Communication: To Make Better Understand the Interaction between Aging and the Environment." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1111, no. 1 (December 1, 2022): 012070. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1111/1/012070.
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Abstract As a part of a marginalized and vulnerable group, global older adult and environmental change bring together two key policy challenges that must be addressed to ensure a sustainable future. In terms of the communication perspective of sustainable development goals, communication performance should address environmental factors for the effectiveness of successful aging. The success of the communication strategies and attitudes scale in two previous studies was applied in the current study. This study applied a survey to assisted-specific living communities with the 71 items of communication scale for older adults. The result showed that older adults’ communication strategies and attitudes scale has high validity and reliability. Several items of communication strategies and attitudes were modified based on the local context of a specific region in Indonesia. This study concluded that an Indonesian version of the greener communication self-assessment scale of older adults (Indonesian-Greener CSOA) could be developed for more local contexts in specific regions of Indonesia, including the integration with the model that applied a greener communication perspective. The existing greener communication perspective could make a better understanding of the interaction between global aging and the environment to prevent and minimize disproportionate negative impacts on older people.
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Bormane, Santa. "INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS IN SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS." SOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference 6 (May 25, 2018): 80. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/sie2018vol1.3405.
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Business sustainability hinges on authorities’ action, cooperation and willingness to protect nature and natural resources, but they also have to meet the economic needs and cultivate the economic opportunities, whilst also satisfying the social needs and building a fair relationship among the different social groups. One of the ways to develop a sustainable business is integrated marketing communications. When using integrated marketing communications, businesses – notably food producers and retailers – need to focus on the education of consumers, the ecological performance and impact of products on the environment and human health, thus contributing to a sustainable development of Latvia’s economy overall. The aim of the research is to evaluate the prospects of development of Latvian food retail chains through the use of integrated marketing communication tools for sustainable business. The following scientific research methods are used in the research study: analytical, comparative, graphical, statistical, observatory and interrogative. The research focuses on the Latvian food retail sector, the subject being Latvian food retail chains, with leading specialists from all Latvian food retail chains surveyed. The research confirmed the hypothesis of the positive influence of the use of IMC tools for sustainability upon demand at Latvian food retail chains, its contribution to the formation of public opinion on the importance of preservation of the environment, the enhancement of consumer awareness, the promotion of corporate social responsibility for consumer health, ecological products overall, and the role and contribution of a green economy to a sustainable development of the national economy as a whole. The author has defined IMC for sustainability, developed and classified IMC tools for sustainability, and drawn up an IMC model for sustainability. The results of the research are of both theoretical and practical value.
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Woollcombe, David. "Whither Education for Sustainable Development?" Applied Environmental Education & Communication 1, no. 1 (January 2002): 17–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15330150213985.
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Macaev, F. "Selective Organic Synthesis for Sustainable Development." Chemistry Journal of Moldova 7, no. 2 (December 2012): 67–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.19261/cjm.2012.07(2).12.
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The data on the development of selective organic synthesis suitable for obtaining multifunctional organic compounds both linear and cyclic structures using environmentally benign, inexpensive and renewable resources summarized. This article is an extended abstract of a communication presented at the Conference Ecological Chemistry 2012.
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Bakator, Mihalj, Dejan Đorđević, Mile Terziovski, Dragan Ćoćkalo, and Cariša Bešić. "Development of a youth entrepreneurship model for sustainable business growth." Journal of Engineering Management and Competitiveness 12, no. 1 (2022): 3–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/jemc2201003b.
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The challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic and the changes in the globalized market significantly affect the way business is conducted. The modern business environment is characterized by the fourth industrial revolution - Industry 4.0. The role of technology is increasing, and the pandemic accelerated the application of information-communication technologies and the need for sustainable development and sustainable business. These changes and the global economic challenges point towards entrepreneurship as an important driver of technology development, innovation, and overall economic growth. Entrepreneurship and youth entrepreneurship can positively affect economic development. It reduces unemployment rates, increases the standard of living, and supports economic growth. In this paper, a youth entrepreneurship model for sustainable business growth is developed. The goal was to identify influencing factors on youth entrepreneurship development and sustainable business. The research approach included a thorough analysis of available data and analysis of the existing body of literature in the domain of entrepreneurship, youth entrepreneurship, sustainable development, Industry, and Industry 5.0. The findings indicate that youth entrepreneurship is influenced by a wide array of factors, most notably age, close social environment, attitudes, and awareness of incentive means. Furthermore, the developed model provides a significant insight into what major factors and sub-factors can affect youth entrepreneurship and sustainable business. It can be concluded that entrepreneurial education, a stimulating environment, and an entrepreneurial economy can significantly influence youth entrepreneurship and sustainable business growth. These findings are important for government policies and strategies when it comes to youth entrepreneurship and sustainable business growth.
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Šķiltere, Daina, and Santa Bormane. "Integrated Marketing Communication as a Business Management Tool in the Context of Sustainable Development." Open Economics 1, no. 1 (October 1, 2018): 115–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/openec-2018-0005.
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AbstractThe problem of nowadays is that consumers lack information on food products, their composition and quality, nutritional value, packaging, its impact on the human health and environment, reuse and recycling possibilities, etc. Integrated marketing communications (IMC) as a business management tool may not only draw the consumers’ attention and incite a purchase, but also provide information and serve as a facilitator of consumers’ knowledge and competence on products, their nutritional value, use and utilisation. The goal of the research is to assess the impact of IMC for sustainability upon demand at Latvian food retail chains and the impact of the use of IMC for sustainability upon sustainable development. The object of the research is Latvian food retail chains, and the subject of the research is the use of IMC for sustainable development. The authors in 2017 surveyed leading specialists from food retail chains. The research confirmed the hypothesis that IMC for sustainability as an innovative business management tool fosters sustainable development. Based on the results of the research, the authors have drawn up a conceptual model of IMC for sustainable business development, and the results of the research are of both theoretical and practical value.
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Hastjarjo, S., R. D. Wahyunengseh, and S. A. Hidayah. "Communicating sustainable environment and pro-poor policy in tourism in Indonesia: A discourse network analysis." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 905, no. 1 (November 1, 2021): 012143. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/905/1/012143.
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Abstract The development of tourism to increase the regional economy sometimes becomes a source of environmental damages. The problem that is addressed in this paper is: how can tourism development support the sustainable environment policy and at the same time increase the economy. This study aims to analyze how the values of sustainable environment and economic development are represented and discussed in the tourism policy of Geopark Karangsambung-Karangbolong (GKK), Kebumen, Central Java, Indonesia. This study employs a quantitative approach with Discourse Network Analysis as the main technique. The data is taken from the news stories published on the geopark.kebumenkab.go.id before the Covid-19 pandemic (January 2019 – March 15, 2020) and during the pandemic (March 16, 2020 – June 30, 2021). The unit of analysis is words or phrases in the news story which represent: (1) discourses on preserving the healthy environment; (2) discourses on improving the economic welfare and reducing poverty; and (3) network of actors related to the discourse. This study finds that the communication of GKK sustainable environment policy contains discourses on sustainable tourism, affirmative actions to poverty reduction in the region, and the involvement of the pentahelix elements.
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Guzhavina, Tatiana А. "Digitalization for Sustainable Development of Small Towns in Russia." European Journal of Sustainable Development 10, no. 1 (February 1, 2021): 401. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2021.v10n1p401.
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Digitalization has become a significant trend in the development of modern humanity. The pandemic has accelerated the digitalization of most countries. They contribute to the development of new practices, open up new opportunities for communication. They also require certain skills and competencies, education. But digital environment affects people in different ways. It creates new problems and restrictions, increases risks, including increasing social inequalities. It can expand access to information, include a person in the global space, but it can also limit the world to the diagonal of a digital device. It is important to understand how the population is ready for these changes, what real opportunities it has. The digital environment is emerging in modern cities, where inclusion in it is faster. Ahead are megacities, industrial and administrative centers. But almost two thirds of the cities are small towns, where one fourth of the population of Russia lives. What are the opportunities for digitalization for the population of small towns, what are the restrictions for residents to be included in the digital space. The purpose of our study is to assess the state of digital competence of the population of small towns in the Russian Federation on the basis of their self-assessment of their readiness to function in a digital environment. The empirical basis of the study was the results of a survey conducted among the urban population of the Vologda region on a representative sample with quotas by gender and age. The study showed that there are problems in the development of the necessary competencies by residents of small towns to use the digital space.
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Kamil, Indriyati, Oekan S. Abdoellah, Herlina Agustin, and Iriana Bakti. "The Existence of Geothermal Energy in Communication Perspective and Sustainable Environment in Indonesia." Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Review Vol.4 (3) July-September. 2019 4, no. 3 (September 30, 2019): 43–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.35609/gjetr.2019.4.3(1).
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This article highlights the dynamics of geothermal energy in the Kamojang nature reserve in Indonesia. A nature reserve is a conservation area that must be protected and preserved, because it has unique flora and fauna, and rare ecosystems whose existence is threatened with extinction. After going through a long study process by an integrated team, the government finally made a policy to change the function of the nature reserve into a Nature Tourism Park. Changes in policy changes to the function of nature reserves cause pros and cons in the community, and cause conflicts between government and environmental activists. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that cause changes in the function of nature reserves into natural tourism parks in the Kamojang conservation area of Indonesia, as well as to identify appropriate communication models in the management of geothermal energy through communication and environmentally sustainable approaches. Research findings show that the factors that cause changes in the function of nature reserves into tourist parks include; the interests of geothermal energy to meet national energy needs and electricity infrastructure, accommodate the needs of surrounding communities that utilize water resources in conservation areas, and restore ecosystems. The communication model for geothermal energy management that we propose at the same time is also a novelty namely; ecopopulism approach, negotiation approach, collaboration, and equating meaning and orientation to environmental sustainability. Type of Paper: Empirical Keywords: Geothermal Energy, Nature Reserves, Conservation Policies, Communication Models and Sustainable Development.
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Ontkóc, Marián, and Veronika Kotradyová. "Participatory Design as a Tool for Sustainable Regional Development." Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU 26, no. 2 (June 1, 2021): 24–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2021-0010.
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Abstract Globalization changes our world too quick and regions cannot keep up. Copying mechanisms affect crafted products and architecture and create specific signs for each region. Understanding that, we can follow cultural concepts and transform them to fit the current era and sustain local identity within communities. Compared with evolution, community attachment as part of social sustainability has the same self-regulated mechanisms. The adaptation process can be achieved in different ways, but only few are truly sustainable. To restore the sense of community and reconnect local people to their village at a deeper level, the participatory approach was tested. The process and tools well known from urban areas were applied in certain Slovak villages. As compared to participation in cities, in the rural environment, the process is more time-consuming. In theory, this should bring a result that lasts longer than that achieved by standard processes. Methods proposed by us will have several outcomes like networking, open communication and, if successful, can be an inspiration for other villages and activists to adopt the approach. This time-demanding activity can help to support local people and show them how to coordinate themselves in the decision-making process. The bottom-up approach increases self-esteem and by place-making, small public intervention can help with communication with local municipalities. In this process, the designer acts as a facilitator of a multidisciplinary innovation project and must use own creativity to handle many challenges.
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Makrakis, Vassilios, Nikos Larios, and Gkolfo Kaliantzi. "ICT-Enabled Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development Across the School Curriculum." Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability 14, no. 2 (December 1, 2012): 54–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10099-012-0009-5.
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Abstract A radical shift in pedagogy is necessary for information and communication technology (ICT) to enhance teaching and learning for sustainability. Climate change takes an inter/crossdisciplinary approach attempting to synthesise diverse ideas and observations concerning global warming. This paper deals with the integration of climate change across the school curriculum through a web-based hypermedia application entitled ICT-enabled integration of climate change education (CCE) that is used as a resource for the EU-funded project ICT-enabled education for sustainable development (ESD). The web-based environment includes interactive activities and supportive material on climate change and is open to all the six forms at the primary school level. The methodological approach used merges ICT, ESD, critical pedagogy and CCE principles and practices. Drupal (content management system) was chosen as the back-end system of our hypermedia learning environment. The main learning content is composed of learning objects (LOs) created through the authoring tool Adobe Flash. The combination of Drupal and Flash provides a dynamic and adaptable learning environment. Through this web-based learning environment that integrates six thematic areas supported by various ICT tools, learners are expected to gain insight into how climate change is altering the planet, potential impacts on the future, and how they can intervene to address its effects.
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Do Nascimento, Douglas Aguiar, Yuzo Iano, Hermes José Loschi, Navid Razmjooy, Robert Sroufe, Vlademir De Jesus Silva Oliveira, Diego Arturo Pajuelo Castro, and Matheus Montagner. "Sustainable Adoption of Connected Vehicles in the Brazilian Landscape: Policies, Technical Specifications and Challenges." Transactions on Environment and Electrical Engineering 3, no. 1 (March 18, 2019): 44. http://dx.doi.org/10.22149/teee.v3i1.130.
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This review addresses the intervehicular communication in Connected Vehicles (CV) by emphasizing V2V (vehicle-to-vehicle) and V2I (vehicle-to-infrastructure) communications in terms of evolution, current standards, state-of-the-art studies, embedded devices, simulation, trends, challenges, and relevant legislation. This review is based on studies conducted from 2009 to 2019, government reports about the sustainable deployment of these technologies and their adoption in the Brazilian automotive market. Moreover, WAVE (Wireless Access in Vehicular Environment) and DSRC (Dedicated Short-range Communication) standards, the performance analysis of communication parameters and intervehicular available at the market are also described. The current status of ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) development in Brazil was reviewed, as well as the research institutes and governmental actions focused on introducing the concept of connected vehicles into the society. The Brazilian outlook for technological adoption concerning CVs was also discussed. Moreover, challenges related to technical aspects, safety and environmental issues, and the standardization for vehicle communication are also described. Finally, this review highlights the challenges and proposals from available technologies devoted to the roads and vehicular infrastructure communication, their evolution and upcoming trends.
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Orozco-Messana, Javier, Juan Miguel Martínez-Rubio, and Ana Maria Gonzálvez-Pons. "Sustainable Higher Education Development through Technology Enhanced Learning." Sustainability 12, no. 9 (April 29, 2020): 3600. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12093600.
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Higher education is incorporating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at a fast rate for different purposes. Scientific papers include within the concept of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) the myriad applications of information and communication technology, e-resources, and pedagogical approaches to the development of education. TEL’s specific application to higher education is especially relevant for countries under rapid development for providing quick and sustainable access to quality education (UN sustainable development goal 4). This paper presents the research results of an online pedagogical experience in collaborative academic research for analyzing good practice in TEL-supported higher education development. The results are obtained through a pilot implementation providing curated data on TEL competency’s development of faculty skills and analysis of developing sustainable higher education degrees through TEL cooperation, for capacity building. Given the increased volume and complexity of the knowledge to be delivered, and the exponential growth of the need for skilled workers in emerging economies, online training is the most effective way of delivering a sustainable higher education. The results of the PETRA Erasmus+ capacity-building project provides evidence of a successful implementation of a TEL-supported methodology for collaborative faculty development focused on future online degrees built collaboratively and applied locally.
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Kehinde, Lawrence. "Repurposing African teachers for sustainable development: Online global trends." World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues 14, no. 3 (May 31, 2022): 520–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/wjet.v14i3.7192.
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This intellectual piece aims to repurpose African teachers for the achievement of Standard Development Goals (SDG) 2030 target through online global trends. To achieve this, a qualitative review method was adopted to gain insight to previous studies that have established the positive impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills and competencies in teaching and learning processes. The findings show that many African teachers need to be adequately equipped with ICT skills as captured in the UNESCO framework. The study, therefore, concludes that teachers are inevitably becoming reskilled and reequipped with a virtual learning-based framework so that the SDG 4 can be achieved. Hence, the virtual learning space model with potential to equip teachers with necessary and requisite skills and competencies was developed and recommended. This will enable teachers to transit into an online teaching environment, where the teaching and learning processes are sustained without being hampered by any future unprecedented circumstances.
Keywords: African teacher, COVID-19, ICT-CFT, online global trends, sustainable development.