9TH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE [SDC2022]
10th - 12th of November 2022 - Bangkok, Thailand
HolidayInn Bangkok Silom
PRESENTERS
10th - 12th of November 2022 - Bangkok, Thailand
HolidayInn Bangkok Silom
PRESENTERS
Behavioural determinants of recycling by commercial waste generators in Jordan
Currently, most commercial waste generators use municipal waste collection services that take them to landfill. Even fewer commercial waste generators contract and use informal private sector recycling services. The Jordan Recycling Activity then wants to reach the target of diverting up to 115 t. per day of waste to recycling markets. To achieve this, MAGENTA conducted a study, which examines the current practices and motivations of commercial waste generators in selected sectors (restaurants, hypermarkets, hotels and shopping malls) in Amman. The study aimed to analyse recycling behaviour and the various barriers to recycling in Amman, Jordan. The study showed that the lack of awareness of recycling options and the availability of service providers significantly affected the ability and opportunities of waste producers to engage in recycling behaviour. The motivation to engage in recycling was largely a product of the policies of multinational companies or the financial incentives of waste collection and recycling service providers or the Greater Amman Municipality. To address these barriers, one of the programmatic recommendations from the qualitative barrier analysis was the development of a behaviour change communication strategy aimed at increasing recycling practices in the four sectors, and consequently increasing the demand for recycling services.
Sarah-Jean Cunningham founded MAGENTA with a mission to disrupt the behaviour change communication space, combining scientific rigour and technological innovation. Her vision is underpinned by over a decade of research and communications experience in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. She serves on the board of a number of non-profit organisations, promoting women's education and freedom of expression. At MAGENTA she focuses her work on advising and designing solutions for sustainable and scalable positive change in socio-economic development, resilience, governance, gender and social inclusion, and climate and environment.
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Role of Financial Sector towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Bangladesh
Growth depends on the development of the financial sector and sustainable development depends on growth. The development of the financial sector and the mobilization of resources from them can be a catalyst for the achievement of SDGs in Bangladesh. Financial sector is an effective instrument for the advancements of the goals of sustainable developments in Bangladesh. Accelerated financial growth has been suggested as a key development strategy for ensuring higher quality of life, improved quality of education and skills, faster poverty reduction & employment generation, transforming the economy into middle income status. Examples of such beliefs include the idea that aid and financial supports are important and necessary for the developing country Bangladesh that using public development finance to catalyze private finance is the key to achieve the SDGs. The key challenges of Bangladesh financial sector to support SDGs are lower investment and saving rates, lower quality of human resource, lower total factor productivity and emerging land constraint. Growth depends on financial sector development and sustainable development depends on growth. Development of financial sector & resource mobilization from them could be a catalyst to achieve the SDGs such that the increased resource mobilization from bank, non-bank financial institution, semi-formal and informal sector are something that might precede development growth. Therefore, Bangladesh is much more confident and ambitious about SDGs. The experience of implementation of MDGs and lessons learnt from them will be helpful for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Md. Touhidul Alam Khan is multifaceted management professional with 30 years of diversified banking experience in setting strategies, conducting operational plans and establishing goals for credit, corporate & investment banking, sustainable development, sustainable banking, development economics, green industry, green banking, micro, small & medium enterprises, financial inclusion, anti-money laundering, public-private partnership, industrial management with competencies in originating and executing structured finance & syndication loan deals involving a variety of asset-backed securitizations in Bangladesh also having expertise in sustainability reporting and climate change. Mr. Khan is presently additional managing director, chief risk officer & chief anti money laundering compliance officer of Standard Bank, Bangladesh. During his long banking careers, he worked at Agrani Bank, Prime Bank, Bank Asia & Modhumoti Bank and held senior management positions in different capacities. He is Masters in Finance from University of Dhaka, fellow member of The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB), associate fellow member of Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance (IIBI), United Kingdom, certified professional and life member of Basel iii Compliance Professionals Association of the United States and the first certified sustainability reporting assurer in Bangladesh. He is also a contributor at the business magazine, ‘Asian Banking & Finance’, Singapore, Intranational Correspondent of Islamic Finance News (IFN), the world’s leading Islamic finance news provider of Malaysia, contributor of ‘The Asian Banker’, Singapore and holds innumerable national and international prestigious awards to his credit for his writings. He is pursuing PhD on “Sustainability Reporting under Global Reporting Initiative: A Study on Private Commercial Banks in Bangladesh.”
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Economic Policy Uncertainty and Wind Power Development
This study examines the impacts of economic growth wind turbine cost and economic policy uncertainty on installed wind power capacity. Wind power capacity, wind power costs, real GDP and economic policy uncertainty data for nine European countries are assessed using panel data methodologies covering the period 1997 to 2019. Panel unit root tests reveal possible non-stationarity in the variables, and panel cointegration tests further indicate the existence of a long-run relationship among the variables. Our findings confirm the crucial role of economic growth in the growth of renewable energy capacity and long-term causality is apparent. The results also indicate the contribution of falling wind power costs as measured by the levelized cost of electricity to the expansion of wind power capacity. Importantly, there is a positive long-run relationship between economic policy uncertainty and wind power capacity.
Dr Raymond Li is Associate Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Business, Government and Law at the University of Canberra, Australia. Prior to joining UC in 2019, Ray held a faculty position at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and taught Economics at Macquarie University. Ray’s research interest is on energy economics. He is particularly interested in energy demand, energy pricing and market integration studies. His research outputs appear in a range of high impact factor international journals like the Energy Journal, Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Energy and Applied Energy, among many others. Ray is an editorial board member of four international academic journals.
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Preparedness, Practices and Strategies for Implementation of Internationalization Initiatives:
Basis for a Proposed Internationalization Development Framework
The study analyzes the preparedness, practices, and strategies of a public higher education institution in the Philippines in conducting international related activities for students, teachers, and staff. Quantitative descriptive type of research was utilized in the study with respondents from the top management down to program chairpersons. The respondents considered that the institution has a high level of preparedness in terms of management and human resources but low in the areas of infrastructure and operation in terms of having policies related to internationalization. There is low level of practices in terms of faculty and student mobility, Teaching/Learning Process, Extra-Curricular Activities and on liaising with local cultural/ethnic groups with moderate level on institutional support and research practices. The institution has high level of strategies in terms of institutional support and Research and Scholarly Collaboration as observed by the respondents but moderate level on External Relations and Services. The finding of the study was utilized as a basis in the formulation of Internationalization Development Framework with the following dimensions: Intercultural Competence Development, Policy Development with Internationalization of Curriculum, International Research and Development, Human Resource and Community Development and Sustainable Development for Quality Management. These dimensions aim to strengthen the operation and implementation of internationalization programs and initiatives of the institution
He is currently the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Dean of the Graduate School, at the same time with concurrent capacity as External Linkages and International Affairs Officer of Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology, Naga City, Philippines. He finished Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Master’s Degree in Educational Administration and Supervision and Master’s degree in Public Administration. He also completed Doctor of Education in Educational Management and Doctor of Philosophy in Management. He is currently enrolled in Master of Management major in Engineering Management. He is a recipient of the 2021 and 2022 Luminary Researcher Award and 2022 Outstanding School Administrator from Lumina Foundation for Integral Human Development. He is a Regular member of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP). His research interests include employability studies, educational leadership and management, human resource management, and quality assurance.
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Stakeholders’ disaster risk perception and engagement in a coastal area in Thailand
To improve resilience to climate change, defined as the ability to overcome and recover from the extreme events that are expected due to the continuing growth of climate change, collaboration among stakeholders at the local level is required that responds to the actual state of the community. In particular, in coastal areas that feature diverse values, lack of communication between decision makers is a problem, although each stakeholder has different roles, responsibilities, and perceptions of disaster risk. This study investigated the implementation and preparedness of disaster prevention and climate change adaptation measures in coastal areas and identifies the relevant stakeholders. Basic information was collected to prepare a questionnaire for future surveys. An interview survey was conducted in central and local administrations, including the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR), the municipalities of Songkhla and Muang Ngan in Songkhla province, and the municipality of Chaeng Talay, Phuket province, as preliminary research in May 2022. The interviewees were asked to describe current projects related to disaster prevention and adaptation measures and how administrative plans were designed and implemented, as well as the other stakeholders that are involved. A main project of DMCR is beach erosion control, and the criteria for determining the contents of projects emphasize environmentally friendliness, such as bamboo or timber pile seawalls, mangrove reforestation, and so on. No mention was made of projects related to disaster prevention or climate change adaptation. Similarly, no projects related to climate change adaptation in local governments were reported.
Dr. Kyoko Matsumoto is a cooperative researcher at the Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology at Kanazawa University. She holds a PhD in global environmental studies from Kyoto University. With sustainable rural development as her field of expertise, her current research focuses on disaster resilience assessment and determining the issues of community-based adaptation to climate change in rural Thailand. Furthermore, she has been working as a postdoctoral fellow in assessing the educational effects of community-based education among elementary and junior high school students in rural Japan at the Institute of Noto Satoumi Education and Studies.
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Circular material use rate: Should it include domestically produced secondary materials?
A case of the Czech Republic
An increase in recycling is considered a crucial way how to decrease environmental pressures from resource consumption. This is the reason why it makes sense to develop an indicator based on economy-wide material flow accounting and analysis, which would incorporate recycling flows. The prominent example of such an indicator is the circular material use rate (CMU). The major goal of the CMU indicator is to show how the economy stands with respect to consumption of primary materials and recycled materials, and their ratio. The poster will present an overall concept and importance of the CMU indicator and show its values for the Czech Republic for 2011-2020 with and without the inclusion of domestically produced secondary materials. These secondary materials are not a part of the indicator according to the official Eurostat methodology, even though they are used for production and consumption and replace primary materials in production chains. We will further discuss whether the inclusion led to a significant increase in CMU. If a significant increase occur, Eurostat should introduce a Europe-wide survey on domestically produced secondary materials in order to make CMU more precise and reliable.
Jan Kovanda (1975) graduated at the Charles University, Institute for Environmental Studies, and became MSc. in „Protection of Environment“. He became a PhD in „Applied Ecology“at the same institute in 2008. Since 2000, he has worked at the Charles University Environment Center as a member of the department on environmental sustainability indicators. His main areas of research includes environmental accounting and relevant indicators. Since 2001, he has been above all focused on social-economic metabolism issues, particularly economy-wide material flow analysis and indicators and resource management. Within this field, he has worked on an array of both national and international projects.
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Global Trends and World Development Indicators: Synergy Trends of Key Global Trends: Global Gross Domestic Growth in Relation to Global CO2 Emissions, Global Electric Power Consumption, Global Population, and Global Schooling Index Data
This article includes global synergy trend analyses based on the world development indicators published by the work bank. in order to understand globalization phenomena, it is good to understand global trends and the interactions between global trends. The empirical study is based on the World Bank global data sets of world development indicators. The synergy analysis method and tool were developed to analyze the synergy between two different trends, but it can be used to analyze simultaneously the synergy between three trends representing the three different dimensions of sustainable development. It is good for decision-makers to be aware - not only of the development of the trends themselves, but decision-makers should be aware also of the interactions between global trends. there may be positive, negative, or no synergy between trends. These three different forms of synergy are therefore always possible. that is why this study is important and interesting. The empirical research delivers synergy analysis results of global trends in relation to global GDP. The critical global synergy analyses are linked to (1) global co2 emission, trend, (2) a trend in global electric power consumption, (3) global population trends, (4) population density trends, and (5) two critical global schooling index numbers (global primary completion rate (GPCR) and gender parity index, GPI) trends. This analysis is a unique synergy analysis study and all reported results are for the first time published in this empirical synergy study.
Waste to energy (WtE) from infectious medical waste and the organic Rankine cycle
This paper presents a simulation to determine the enhancement efficiency of an infectious medical waste treatment plant process based on the organic Rankine cycle (ORC). A treatment plant utilizing the steam sterilization process can be operated at 375 kg/cycle, with an operation cycle time of 55 min. The refrigerant fluid R-245fa generates the power in the ORC system. The system is driven by refuse-derived fuel type 3 (RDF-3). RDF-3 is produced from medical infectious waste at a low heating value of 26.92 MJ/kg. This is the main heat source for the hot water in the boiler of the ORC system. Infectious medical wastes are sterilized by using shredding and heating processes. The power consumption power of the machine is 23.24 kWh per operation day. The optimal systematic is evaluated by using the energy efficiency. The temperature of the hot water entering a boiler is found to vary in the range of 80-125 °C. From the simulation, the average energy efficiency of the ORC system is determined to be approximately 10.37%. The gross electricity power output in the expander varies in the range of 16.04-112.73 kW. The total average power output is approximately 413.82 kW.
The Correlation Between Climate Change and Women in Developing Areas
The climate and the environment heavily influence the way humans live, from their sources of food to their sources of income. However, the climate is rapidly changing, which is increasing the severity of environmental disasters and altering the patterns of seasonal weather events. Of all regions throughout the globe, developing countries are expected to experience the most adverse effects. The vulnerability predominately arises from the countries’ reliance on the agricultural sector, as agrarian productivity plays an essential role in reducing unemployment and improving food security. These areas rely on their surrounding resources and the weather. Yet, climate change lessens the guarantee of predicted rainfall during cropping seasons, decreasing the quality and quantity of agricultural resources. This research was done using a literature review and a case study that analyzes the following in developing areas: 1) patriarchy’s effect on women and gender inequality; (2) women’s position in society; (3) negative impacts of climate change on women in terms of (a) health, (b) mortality rate, (c) economic conditions, and (d) violence; and (4) governmental actions taken to mitigate these issues.
The Imperative of Inclusive Education for Sustainable Development
Education is the spearhead of civilization. The next generation in our civilization will drive us toward some changes. These changes will take place optimally if there are supporting instruments for the development of education for each individual. According to the World Bank, those instruments namely reduce poverty, improve health, gender balance, peace and stability. Although there is an individual right to obtain an education, there are still many children in the world who do not get the education as they should. This happens in inclusive education. Inclusive education itself, according to UNICEF, is a real learning opportunity for traditionally excluded groups – especially children with disabilities. The inclusive system has the opportunity to make a great contribution to children with disabilities, to combat the stigma and discrimination preventing these children from acquiring their individual rights, namely the right to education.
Aisyah Pia Asrunputri, B. A. (Hons), M. M. born in Jakarta on August 4, 1992 and graduated from Staffordshire University / Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation, Malaysia (Dual Degree) in 2014 majoring in International Business Management and obtained a master's degree from Pancasila University in 2020 majoring in Human Resource Management. She is a lecturer at the Islamic University of As-Syafi’iyah. In addition to teaching, she is also a reviewer in more than 30 high impact Scopus journals. In addition, several books in the realm of management have also been launched by her, including "Building a Paradigm from Sustainable Learning Organizations" (2019), "Organizational Industry: An Integrative Approach in Facing Change" (2020), "Fundamentals of Sustainable Learning Organizations: Organizational Efforts in Accelerating Strategic Change" (2021), "Biography of Fatmawati Soekarno, Knitting Red and White from Bengkulu, Socio-Legal Perspective " (2021), and "Building Sustainable Performance in the Era of Uncertainty – VUCA – Advanced Strategic Management" (2021). A number of nationally accredited articles have also been written with a multidisciplinary focus. Starting from total quality management, strategic management to human resource management. Currently, the she is pursuing her doctoral studies at Trisakti University, Indonesia with a concentration in Strategic Management.
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Accounting for Rhinos – revisited
The unprecedented growth in the illegal wildlife trade has global implications for the sustainability of threatened species, with Africa being a primary casualty. To conserve and protect the earth’s natural resources for future generations, governments often create specific entities with a mandate to protect species and preserve biodiversity. Despite numerous interventions to conserve threatened rhino populations and reduce the extent of rhino poaching, poaching of dwindling rhino populations continue, especially in South Africa. This paper extends the Ackers (2019) study initially presented at SDC2017, which examined the disclosure of rhino poaching interventions by South African National Parks (SANParks), the custodian of the world’s largest rhino population, juxtaposed against the increase in rhino poaching for the same period. With reference to the Ackers (2019) study, which examined publicly available data for the 2006 to 2015 period to document the trend in rhino poaching, this study covers the 2016 to 2021 period. Both private and public sector organisations use annual report disclosures to account for how they have performed using the resources at their disposal, making it appropriate to extract the study’s empirical data from pertinent disclosures in publicly available annual reports of SANParks in relation to their biodiversity preservation mandate.
Barry Ackers is a Professor of Auditing in the College of Accounting Sciences, at the University of South Africa. He has been recognised by South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) as an established researcher for the quality of his research which focus on broader corporate governance and accountability. In addition to supervising the dissertations and theses of Masters and Doctoral students, he has published several articles in highly rated international scholarly journals and presented papers at numerous international scholarly and professional conferences. His specific research interests include non-financial reporting and assurance – particularly relating to corporate social responsibility reporting, integrated reporting, non-financial assurance, combined assurance as well as the emerging field of extinction accounting. Concerned about the lack of sustainable socioeconomic development across the African continent, much of his recent research focuses on the potential contribution of state-owned entities (SOEs) to achieving the aspirations of the African Union’s Agenda 2063.
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Case Study of the Effects of Urbanization and Exposure to Green Space on Mental Health
10.7% of people globally have suffered from mental illness, anxiety being the most prevalent. Shockingly, rates of depression have rapidly increased over the years, with a shocking 63% jump between 2009 and 2017 in young adults. What if this rapid increase in mental illness correlates with a seemingly unrelated topic, urbanization? With the growth in urbanization in most countries around the globe, there has been a substantial loss of green space through deforestation, and with that, the worsening of our environment. Recent studies have shown that there might even be another consequence to this decrease in landscapes: the lowering of one’s mental health. The connection between these two seemingly unrelated concepts might actually reveal the damages done by urbanization that cannot be seen with our eyes. In this paper, I analyze the relevant scientific literature examining the relationship between mental health and the environment in over 12 studies. To organize my analysis, I look at four factors in the literature; (1) the definition of mental health used in research papers, (2) the methods, (3) the results, and (4) the studies’ limitations in order to draw connections and attain the most accurate interpretation of the broader literature. Through the thorough analysis of the works, I find that there is indeed a correlation between the growing loss of exposure to green space and the worsening of one’s mental health and overall wellbeing. However, some infrequencies were found that could be influenced by sociodemographic variables that put limitations on the current research. Nevertheless, this paper focuses on the different ways researchers have approached a common mystery and reveals how the relationship between mental health and urbanization is more complicated than what meets the eye.
Claire Kho is a student at Riverdale Country School and is primarily a dedicated learner of Environmental Sciences. She has participated in the International Conference for Sustainable Development for 2 years, and has a paper on Environmental Policies published in the International Social Science Conference for Youth (ISSCY) Journal. Most recently, she has been working on an ethnography studying Brazilian-American perspectives on deforestation of Indigenous Lands in the Brazilian Amazon.
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Economic Growth (GDP) and Regional Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Synergy Trend Analysis of Geospatial Regions of the Global Economy: BRICSA countries, United States, European Union, Latin America and Caribbean region, and the Countries in Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
This article includes global synergy trend analyses based on the World Development Indicators published by the Work Bank. The focus of the study is on economic growth (GDP) and electric power consumption. In order to understand globalization and regional developments, it is good to understand global and regional trends and the interactions between spatial trends. The synergy analysis tool was developed to analyze the synergy between two different trends, but it can be used to analyze simultaneously the synergy between three trends representing the three different dimensions of sustainable development. It is good for decision-makers to be aware - not only of the development of the trends themselves, but they should be aware also of the interactions between the trends. There may be positive, negative or no synergy between trends. These three different forms of synergy are therefore always possible. That is why this study is important and interesting for a broader audience. The research delivers synergy analysis results of electricity consumption in relation to global GDP in the main regions of the world: (1) the BRICS countries, (2) the United States, (3) the European Union, (4) the Latin America and Caribbean region, and (4) the Countries in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations. This analysis is a unique synergy analysis study and all empirical results are first time published in this study. This study provides many results, which are relevant for global policy-makers and especially for the World Bank and for the United Nations.
Life Cycle Costing of a Detached House in Bangkok, Thailand
In Thailand, the number of residential buildings in the detached house category tends to increase due to increasing consumer demand. This causes economic competition among contractors and stakeholders in detached house construction must manage costs to the lowest. Life cycle costing is growing in popularity, especially in the field of sustainable construction. However, the use of life cycle costing in the construction industry remains restricted and plagued by practical issues. One of the major issues in the widespread use of life cycle costing in the construction stage, use stage, and end-of-life stage is a lack of knowledge of the research methods and usage of life cycle costing. This study describes that shows how a detached house's life cycle cost evaluation was undertaken, along with how the life cycle cost variables were defined and applied to advance a life cycle budget for the entire life cycle of a detached house. This research analyzed the life cycle cost of a detached house through a case study in Bangkok by considering costs, including construction, maintenance, labor, facilities, and demolition during the life of 50 years for the building. So that to be used in considering detached house project development and consumer decision-making.
Miss Sornsawan Budsang lived in Songkhla Province, Thailand. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Industrial and Logistics Engineering) from King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok in 2020. After graduation, she has been received a master's degree scholarship in Engineering. She continued with her master's studies in the Sustainable Energy and Resources Engineering Program at Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University. Academically, she is interested in calculating the life cycle cost and predicting the construction and demolition waste of a building.
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Bioprospecting thermotolerant isolate for the production of lignocellulytic enzyme for biofuel production
In the present investigation, co-production of thermostable cellulase and xylanase was investigated using thermotolerant isolate. Cellulase and xylanase production was assayed by measuring the amount of glucose and xylose liberated respectively by DNS assay method. Production of cellulase and xylanase enzyme by NIRE-M isolate was detected on CMC phytagel and xylan phytagel medium after 24 hours of incubation at 45°C and pH 6.5 that exhibited a zone of clearance of 13.5 ± 0.5 mm and 16±0.5 mm for CMC and xylan phytagel medium respectively. It was concluded that NIRE-M isolate has the potential to be used as ligoncellulytic enzymes producing strain and can be used for the scarification of lignocellulosic biomass for the production of second generation biofuels. The results also revealed that the commercial enzyme from sigma, extracted from Aspergillus niger, shows a twofold higher cellulase activity than the crude enzyme extracted from this thermotolerant isolate.
Dr. N. K. Srivastava did his B. Tech. from HBTI Kanpur, M. Tech. from IIT Roorkee and Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering from NIT Jalandhar. Presently, he is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at NIT Jalandhar, India. Dr. Srivastava has an exceptional academic track record and has 25 years of experience in teaching and research. He has published over 68 research papers in various refereed journals and conferences and 05 Books/ Book Chapters. He is reviewer of 35 peer reviewed refereed SCI/ Scopus indexed journals and e-books. He is member of organizing committees of 36 Scopus indexed international conferences of repute throughout the world over. He is Life Member of 08 Professional Organizations of the country. He is member of Editorial Board of 02 reputed journals. He is invited member of National Board of Accreditation, Faculty recruitment, Academic Audit and External Examiner and has delivered 10 invited Expert lectures in various Institutes of repute in the country.
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We can’t ignore it anymore: climate change is worsening each year, increasing the number of natural disasters. As the effects of anthropogenic climate change continue to intensify, scientists believe it will lead to more frequent and severe natural disasters. Many parts of the country, and many public and private institutions, are vulnerable to the potential disruptions caused by climate change. Coastal school regions in the US are especially at risk from hurricanes, with recent mega storms such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012 ravaging entire communities, killing thousands, and leading to school closures and interruptions in students’ education. Though the current situation is bleak, we can take measures to respond to this worsening crisis. In this paper, I make the case for the importance of a coastal census in which government representatives visit every coastal school in the country to create a comprehensive inventory and the creation of a universal disaster preparedness school curriculum to better prepare families and allow for more efficient evacuations at school that reduce injury and fatalities.
Eugene Yoo is a senior at Stuyvesant High School passionate about environmentalism and urban studies. He’s conducted research in the past on post-pandemic Wall Street telecommuting trends, bike safety in Union City, the City Beautiful Movement, food sufficiency in the Caribbean, and disaster preparedness in East Coast Schools. He’s currently writing an ethnography on street chess in NYC. In his free time, Eugene loves playing chess and the violin. He is a United States Chess Federation National Master and ranked in the top 20 in the country for his age group. He is also a first violinist in the Stuyvesant Symphonic Orchestra and has performed at various venues including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. His love for chess and violin spurred him to found two outside 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, NYC Chess Connections and Chamber in the City, where he works to increase accessibility to young students.
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The Fallacy of Water Governance: The Human Right to Water vs. Transnational Corporations
When the well is dry, we know the worth of water. (Benjamin Franklin, 1746). Water has always been imbued with a spiritual and existential significance, often considered as the ‘blue soul’ of the planet. However, global industrialization introduced political and economic significance to water, creating the modern water predicament's complex institutional, empirical, and physical reality. Despite technological advances, no sustainable global solution has successfully ascended to water’s salvation. The local water crisis quickly surpassed its borders, turning water into the pre-eminent global risk. Water, more than ever, has become the single detrimental component of sustaining existence as we know it. Although water is scarce, as less than one percent of freshwater resources are tangible for consumption, the catastrophic water crisis is widely acknowledged to be men’s creation, with agriculture being the largest consumer (75 percent), followed by industrial use (20 percent). These sectors are ultimately controlled by selected transnational corporations known collectively as the agribusiness sector. This presentation will critically analyze the means by which such corporations continuously manipulate local, national, and international spheres, and the ability of the Human Right to Water to successfully overcome these corrupted patterns.
Aurélie Rodzynek is the Project Manager and Co-director of Power of World Women, an active member of the World Youth Parliament of Water based in Geneva and a researcher of environmental issues. She believes in sustainable action, women empowerment and youth activism. Aurélie is a distinguished International Relations graduate from Webster University Thailand and Geneva, and is currently pursuing environmental studies in hopes of promoting private sector' participation in sustainable investment and global environmental governance.
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Research Capability Needs Assessment Among Teachers in one Elementary School in the Philippines as basis for a Sustainable Extension Training Program
This study aimed to assess the needs of the teachers from one elementary school in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines in terms of their capability to conduct basic or action research. This needs assessment aims to identify the perceived or observed level of difficulty in writing research and their attitude towards research. It also determines the needs of the teachers in developing research skills in terms of conceptualizing, writing, conducting, presenting, publishing, and utilizing research and propose an extension program based on the result of the assessment. Quantitative descriptive type of research method was utilized in the study with total population of 62 teachers as respondents. The findings of the training need assessment showed that teachers have very high level of positive attitude towards the usefulness of research and high level of positive research predisposition. However, they also showed high level of anxiety towards research. Furthermore, bachelor’s degree holders have significantly lower attitude towards the usefulness of research, while those married teachers have significantly higher development needs on research conceptualization, production and publication. Significant positive relationship also exists between the development needs and the attitude of teachers towards research. Respondents have very high level of development needs on research capability from the six (6) identified phases. Therefore, research capability training program for teachers in the identified elementary school is highly recommended to be implemented as sustainable program for the teachers in strengthening their research capability. The findings also serve as a basis for identifying School Research Performance Level, Research Engagement Measure for Elementary School Teachers and Outcomes-based Research Proficiency Assessment that will be utilized for future assessment of school-based sustainable research extension training program.
Dr. John Rey SR. Soverano. Is a product of Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology. He is a graduate of Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Technology and Livelihood Education in 2008 and Master of Arts in Teaching in TLE in 2016. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Development Education in 2019 at Central Bicol State University of Agriculture-Pili Campus. He has been a teacher for 14 years. He spent his first five years of teaching in Montessori Schools and at Universidad de Sta. Isabel. In 2013, he transferred in DepEd Naga where he spent 6 years at Julian B. Meliton Elementary School. Right now, he is the program chair of Bachelor of Technology and Livelihood Education under college of education here in BISCAST. He handles both professional and major subjects under BTLEd and BTVTEd programs. Few of which are Agri-fishery arts, Crafts and design, Technology for Teaching and Learning, Research methodology and Foundations of Special and Inclusive Education. He holds national certifications level two in organic agriculture, bread and pastry production, and Trainers’ Methodology Level I. He received several awards in teaching and research. He also conducted researches and presented in national and international conferences and eventually published researches in International Refereed Journal in the past three years.
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Architecture as a catalyst in mitigating Heat Island Effect
With the increased rate of expansion of urbanization and urban sprawl in the recent years, the environmental issues faced by urban places become ever more concerning. The heat island effect has precarious effects on the environment as well as on the dwellers. Urban heat Island effect, which is generally caused due to the replacement of natural land cover with dense concentrations, the research paper will help in understanding whether and how architecture plays a role in mitigating the heat island effect. Architecture has a definite role to play in the mitigation of the urban heat island effect: cities are defined by their buildings and make up a large part of the built environment. The choices that architects and planners make can have a huge impact on the size of a city’s urban heat island (Munro, 2012). Questions of sustainability and environmental consequences pervade most aspects of our lives. In architectural practice, they influence our building regulations and our energy codes (Thomas, 2015). The research paper is an attempt to review various cases across the world where architecture – both buildings and spaces affect a city’s urban heat and also review the factors that help to develop resilient architecture in the context of climate change.
Mahesh Bangad is an Associate Professor at Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture (BNCA), Pune, India. He is currently the co-ordinator for B. Arch Course, at BNCA. He has a Masters in Project Management (Manchester, UK), a Certificate Diploma in Indian Art & Architecture (India) and holds a Masters in Environmental Architecture and Planning from Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune with his Bachelor’s in Architecture also from SPPU. A Life member of INTACH, a heritage enthusiast, Mahesh is an Executive Committee Member of INTACH Pune Chapter. He is the Chairman of Architects, Engineers & Surveyors Association (AESA) and the Hon. Secretary of Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID) Pune Regional Chapter.
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Incentive Policies that Encourage Investors in Pasacao: A Green Investment Hub in the Southern Philippines
This paper delves into the current sector activities of the local government unit (LGU) of Pasacao, a coastal municipality in Camarines Sur, Southern Luzon, Philippines, which was selected as a pilot locale for the Department of Science and Technology’s Innovation, Science, and Technology Accelerating Regional Technology-Based Development Program. This undertaking investigated investment opportunities in Pasacao using a qualitative method, including interviews with community members and a document review. Ten (10) sectoral groups were engaged by the LGU, representing industrial, economic, institutional, and social groups. A focus group discussion (FGD) was conducted, followed by a key informant interview (KII) with the sector’s representatives. Participating individuals signed a consent form in the FGD and KII. A document review was also done to verify the legal stance and basis of the LGU. Ten sectoral representative participants in the study generated relevant data on the business climate of Pasacao and other political, environmental, and societal conditions. The pressing issues and concerns offered policy options clustered into four: institutional, industrial, economic, and social. The policymakers of Pasacao are given practical and action-oriented recommendations for addressing the identified societal problems, thereby attracting investors to the envisioned Green Investment Hub in the Southern Philippines.
Dr. DeAnna Caña Regnim is an Assistant Professor at the College of Trades and Technology and Graduate School, a trainer, a technical adviser, and a mentor at the Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology. She is the director of the Strategic Foresight and Innovation Office, in charge of establishing and operating the college's innovation centers and strategic foresight initiatives. Dr. Regnim graduated with her Doctor of Philosophy in Development Education from the Central Bicol University of Agriculture and a Master of Arts in Teaching Technology Education from the Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges. She is a development worker through her research and extension projects that cause developmental changes in local communities.
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Role of the Coordinator in Educational Activities Utilizing Local Resources:
Case Study of Satoumi Learning in Elementary Schools and Junior High Schools in Noto Town, Ishikawa Prefecture
The 2020 curriculum guideline for Japan developed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT) highlights the necessity for communities and schools to systematically and continuously cooperate and collaborate to create a better society through improved school education. MEXT is promoting collaboration between communities and schools, where they will partner to achieve community development centered on schools. For this purpose, coordinators are needed to connect communities with schools, share information between the community and the school, and provide advice to the community. However, entities to take the role of a coordinator are currently lacking. This presentation introduces the activities of the Institute of Noto Satoumi Education and Studies (the Satoumi Lab) as a case of collaboration between community and school and discusses the role it has played as the coordinator in educational activities utilizing local resources, as well as the encouragement of learning and educational effects brought about by these activities. The Satoumi Lab was established as a general incorporated association supported by the Nippon Foundation in 2014, and it began operations in 2015. The Satoumi Lab support marine, ecological, environmental, fishery, and cultural learning activities for children and teachers in Noto town, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, in cooperation with the Noto town Board of Education, Kanazawa University, and other entities. The work of the lab is conducted in concert with many public educational and cultural facilities to achieve effective education regarding local environment and human culture, including Satoyama and Satoumi. The Satoumi Lab has developed a systematic ocean education curriculum called Satoumi learning for the school curriculum, with model education being conducted in Ishikawa Prefecture, with the intention of eventually developing for use nationwide.
Dr. Kyoko Matsumoto is a cooperative researcher at the Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology at Kanazawa University. She holds a PhD in global environmental studies from Kyoto University. With sustainable rural development as her field of expertise, her current research focuses on disaster resilience assessment and determining the issues of community-based adaptation to climate change in rural Thailand. Furthermore, she has been working as a postdoctoral fellow in assessing the educational effects of community-based education among elementary and junior high school students in rural Japan at the Institute of Noto Satoumi Education and Studies.
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Environmental Challenges in Rur-Urban Areas
This presentation is based on a study which was undertaken to understand planning issues in rur-urban areas and the environmental challenges they face due to the increasing development. The thrust of the study was also on understanding the environmental pressures caused by human interventions and also develop the understanding towards the regional level issues and their interrelationship along with their impact assessment through live studies. This study was an attempt to understand these pressures and identify ways to address them through environmentally sustainable development.
Sujata is an Architect- planner with over 20 years of experience in academics and 10 years in sustainable planning and environmental design consultancy. Currently the Head of Department of M. Arch (Environmental Architecture) at BNCA, Pune, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from MMCA, Pune, Master’s degree in Planning from School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi and was awarded Ph. D in 2018 from the Savitribai Phule Pune University. With a focus on environment and environmental behaviour, she is actively involved in various research-oriented activities and academics. With a keen interest in environmental psychology and resilience planning, she has researched, taught and written on environmental behaviour, climate resilience and planning as well as energy efficiency. She has collaborated on various studio-based projects focused on environmental planning and design. Her doctoral research straddles the field of environmental psychology, spatial behaviour, space syntax and comfort studies. Her interest in statistics for architecture has seen her explore and study this subject extensively. Sujata is a LEED GA and IGBC AP and is actively involved in projects aiming to achieve green certification. She is also understanding behaviour at urban level and its applicability in planning for resilience.
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Economic Growth (GDP) and Electric Power Consumption: Synergy Trend Analysis of Geospatial Regions of the Global Economy: BRICSA countries, United States, European Union, Latin America and Caribbean region, and the Countries in Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
This article includes global synergy trend analyses based on the World Development Indicators published by the Work Bank. The focus of the study is on economic growth (GDP) and electric power consumption. In order to understand globalization and regional developments, it is good to understand global and regional trends and the interactions between spatial trends. The synergy analysis tool was developed to analyze the synergy between two different trends, but it can be used to analyze simultaneously the synergy between three trends representing the three different dimensions of sustainable development. It is good for decision-makers to be aware - not only of the development of the trends themselves, but they should be aware also of the interactions between the trends. There may be positive, negative or no synergy between trends. These three different forms of synergy are therefore always possible. That is why this study is important and interesting for a broader audience. The research delivers synergy analysis results of electricity consumption in relation to global GDP in the main regions of the world: (1) the BRICS countries, (2) the United States, (3) the European Union, (4) the Latin America and Caribbean region, and (4) the Countries in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations. This analysis is a unique synergy analysis study and all empirical results are first time published in this study. This study provides many results, which are relevant for global policy-makers and especially for the World Bank and for the United Nations.
Effect of design on human comfort case: Vernacular houses of Pune
This research aimed at exploring and assessing passive solar design techniques (at unit level) that promote high thermal comfort in vernacular houses in the District of Pune in the State of Maharashtra in India. The study of these houses provides useful insights for designing energy efficient houses (in modern times) that provide thermally comfortable conditions. An analysis of these houses in Pune District provides a context for the field research. Pune district predominantly has different styles of vernacular houses which change as per the regions. These houses were constructed, without any mechanical means, in a manner such as to create microclimates inside them, to provide high thermal comfort levels. Hence the study of thermal comfort levels in these buildings in relation to the built environment in today’s context is significant. As part of data collection, interviews were conducted with the occupants of these houses across the district of Pune. A sample size of three houses (each with a different vernacular response through design to the climate) was selected for detailed analysis.
Mahesh Bangad is an Associate Professor at Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture (BNCA), Pune, India. He is currently the co-ordinator for B. Arch Course, at BNCA. He has a Masters in Project Management (Manchester, UK), a Certificate Diploma in Indian Art & Architecture (India) and holds a Masters in Environmental Architecture and Planning from Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune with his Bachelor’s in Architecture also from SPPU. A Life member of INTACH, a heritage enthusiast, Mahesh is an Executive Committee Member of INTACH Pune Chapter. He is the Chairman of Architects, Engineers & Surveyors Association (AESA) and the Hon. Secretary of Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID) Pune Regional Chapter.
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Sustainability assessment of a neighborhood: An approach to sustainable urban development - Case of Kochi
Rapid urbanization is responsible for the alteration of a range of environmental, social, and economic factors. Urban growth has exacerbated environmental problems, which are linked to unsustainable practices. Global warming is a major issue that the world is encountering without preparation. Urban heat islands caused by rapid urbanization intensify global warming which in turn results in climate change. Cities are becoming warmer and warmer and undesirable. Sustainable planning in urban areas promotes the management of natural resources to improve the quality of life. Cities and towns are formed by clustering of small units called neighborhoods. Therefore, the sustainability of a city depends on the sustainability of neighborhoods. This study focuses on the sustainability assessment of an existing neighborhood located in Kochi - Kerala, using the Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment (NSA) tool. The findings of this study suggest strategies that focus on improving the sustainability and quality of life of residents in the study area.
Sahadiya Sainab is an Architect from Kerala, India. She completed her graduation in 2019 from MES School of Architecture. Her interest in sustainability urged her to pursue post graduation in Environmental Design at College of Engineering Trivandrum, India. Her areas of interest are climate responsive architecture, ecology and environment and environmental behavior.
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Sustainability Window (SuWi) Method for Doughnut Economy Model Construction. Assessment of Development in China, India, USA and Finland
Sustainability Window (SuWi) is a novel method developed for the analysis of the sustainability of economic growth. SuWi method provides, on the one hand, information about the maximum economic development not to exceed the environmental limit of sustainability and, on the other hand, information about the minimum economic development to fulfil social sustainability. These minimum and maximum economic development determine the Sustainability Window.
SuWi method results can be used for constructing the Doughnut Economy model where the outer limit of economic development is determined by the environmental constraint and the inner limit by the social development need. This quantitative model illustrates the sustainable operation area for society.
In this paper, we have calculated the SuWi results for China, India, the USA and Finland to illustrate the method and constructed the Doughnut Economy model for these countries based on the SuWi results.
The results indicate that there are different problems of sustainability in the analyzed countries and sustainability strategy should be constructed based on the various challenges that the countries have.
SuWi method results can be used for constructing the Doughnut Economy model where the outer limit of economic development is determined by the environmental constraint and the inner limit by the social development need. This quantitative model illustrates the sustainable operation area for society.
In this paper, we have calculated the SuWi results for China, India, the USA and Finland to illustrate the method and constructed the Doughnut Economy model for these countries based on the SuWi results.
The results indicate that there are different problems of sustainability in the analyzed countries and sustainability strategy should be constructed based on the various challenges that the countries have.
Dr. Jyrki Luukkanen holds a PhD in Systems Theory and the title of Docent (Adjunct Professor) in Futures Research. He is an established leading expert in sustainability analysis, energy and environmental planning, development research and futures-oriented issues. He has been the scientific director of numerous research projects relating to sustainability, energy, environment, and development issues for more than 40 years, focusing both on the developing (South-East Asia, Africa, Caribbean) and industrialized countries and has published extensively in the area. Dr. Luukkanen has been the director of several EU framework projects (FP5, FP6 and FP7), Academy of Finland projects, projects funded by UNDP, different ministries and other organisations and several capacity building projects. He has been the director of several projects in Cuba, Laos and Cambodia.
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