Sustainability of the Construction Sector in Poland in Comparison to other Economic Sectors

2014 ◽  
Vol 1020 ◽  
pp. 776-782
Author(s):  
Agata Mesjasz-Lech
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Linear Ordering ◽  
Multidimensional Space ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Business Entities

In various sectors in Poland, aims of sustainable development are being implemented more or less successfully. It is necessary to apply the principles of sustainable development to the human behaviour and activity of business entities, because there are more and more activities particularly harmful to the natural environment. The implemented modern technologies aimed at the elimination of (or eliminating) the negative impact of human and business activities on the natural environment, are bringing the desired results as far as the protection of individual natural resources is concerned. Inability to define the economic value of the natural resources results in their constant, excessive exploitation and degradation. However, the growing awareness of the environmental issue in Poland is resulting in the application of technologies that protect individual natural resources. The paper attempts to determine the measures of sustainable development of construction sector in the scope of economic and environmental order, and to classify all of the economic sectors in Poland in accordance with the achieved level sustainability. For this purpose one has used the numerical taxonomy methods, and in particular the methods of linear ordering of objects (that involve projection of the objects from a multidimensional space of features onto a straight line), called the methods of multidimensional comparative analysis. The measures were designed based on available statistical data from 2012. The purpose of this article is comparison the construction sector to each other and to find out which sectors are similar to each other in terms of sustainability level, and to find sectors that have managed to achieve the best results in this regard.

Sustainable Development of the Arctic

2019 ◽  
pp. 396-415
Author(s):  
Liudmila Lapochkina ◽  
Elena Vetrova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Criteria And Indicators ◽  
The North

Circumpolar territories and the regions related to the Arctic are those rich with natural resources. They have a high potential for the development of mining and extractive industries. The abundance with resources makes the North increasingly attractive for investments. However, circumpolar territories are characterized by peculiar socio-economic, natural, and climatic conditions which taken together frequently pose a negative impact on people and hinder the exploration opportunities of the Arctic resources. In global, regional, and sub-regional levels, the development of the Arctic is heavily regulated by multilateral international treaties. However, the issues of monitoring and assessment of the sustainable development of the Arctic remain open, which stems from the absence of agreed criteria and indicators for assessing sustainability in the context of national, regional, and scientific approaches. It necessitates the development of a specific methodological approach to the establishment of a system to monitor and assess the sustainable development of the Arctic.

scholarly journals KAJIAN ETIKA LINGKUNGAN KEPESISIRAN TUBAN BERDASARKAN NILAI WILAYAH KEPESISIRAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Dini Atikawati ◽  
Totok Gunawan ◽  
Sunarto Sunarto
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Coastal Area ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Damage Prevention

Tuban coastal area is very rich in natural resources and environmental services. Along the coastal area there are many infrastructures and activity centers. Various forms of existing activities and uses have negative impact, so Tuban coastal area is vulnerable to environmental damage. Prevention efforts that can be done are through the study of environmental ethics. This research aims to study the value of Tuban coastal area, assess the environmental ethics of community in Tuban coastal area, and formulate the coastal environmental ethics of Tuban based on coastal area values. The data were collected from observation, field portraits, and interviews. Then the data were analysed by scoring and descriptive. The results showed that the highest coastal area values in Karangagung, Panyuran, Sukolilo and Kutorejo is economic value. The highest environmental ethics values is in Kutorejo, while the lowest is in Karangagung. Coastal environmental ethics of Tuban are formulated based on eleven coastal area values ??that contain of behaviors that should be carried out by coastal communities so that the sustainability of Tuban coastal area can be maintained. Keywords: environmental ethics; coastal area values; management, attitudes; coastal area

scholarly journals Menengok Arsitektur Permukiman Masyarakat Badui : Arsitektur Berkelanjutan dari Halaman Sendiri

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Agung Budi Sardjono ◽  
Satrio - Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Appropriate Technology ◽  
Energy Crisis ◽  
Community Living ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Living Tradition

The energy crisis and the damage to the natural environment encouraged public awareness for the preservation of nature in addition to pay more attention to the welfare of mankind. Sustainable development with architecture in it developed into an important issue in recent decades. Wisdom in the culture of the archipelago can be a role model in tackling the crisis. Badui community is a bit of a tribe that still retains its cultural traditions closely until now. The tradition of the Badui community living utmost respect and preservation of nature where they live. Using natural resources in a selective; appropriate technology; restrictions and strict rules generate a culture living in harmony with nature. A science that needs to be studied, imitated and developed to address modern challenges. This paper aims to assess the alignment of the Badui community living tradition with the characteristics of Sustainable Architecture.Krisis energi dan kerusakan lingkungan alam mendorong kesadaran masyarakat untuk lebih memperhatikan kelestarian alam disamping kesejahteraan umat manusia. Pembangunan berkelanjutan dengan arsitektur di dalamnya berkembang menjadi isu penting dalam beberapa dasawarsa terakhir. Kearifan dalam kebudayaan Nusantara dapat menjadi teladan dalam menanggulangi krisis tersebut. Masyarakat Badui merupakan sedikit dari suku yang masih mempertahankan tradisi kebudayaannya dengan ketat sampai saat ini. Tradisi bermukim masyarakat Badui sangat hormat dan menjaga kelestarian alam tempat mereka tinggal. Pemanfaatan sumber daya alam yang selektif; teknologi tepat guna; larangan dan aturan yang ketat menghasilkan budaya bermukim yang selaras dengan alam. Sebuah ilmu yang perlu dipelajari, diteladani dan dikembangkan untuk menjawab tantangan modern. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji keselarasan tradisi bermukim masyarakat Badui dengan karakteristik Arsitektur Berkelanjutan.

scholarly journals Specifics of the legal regulation of environmental management in agriculture

2021 ◽  
Vol 273 ◽  
pp. 08027
Author(s):  
Anna Kulikova
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Environmental Harm ◽  
Agricultural Activities ◽  
Environmental Consequences ◽  
The One

It is difficult to overestimate the importance of agriculture, its effectiveness for the economic and socio-political sector of development of any state in the modern world. However, agriculture relies on the use of natural resources in its activities - land, soil, water, atmospheric air, forests and other vegetation. The quality of these natural components of the natural environment directly affects the functioning and productivity of agricultural organizations. Environmental pollution problems are complex problems of interaction between nature and man. To minimize environmental harm and the occurrence of dangerous environmental consequences, a model of environmental management is needed. For agricultural production environmental management issues are particularly specific since its productivity is directly related, first of all, to the state of the natural environment as consumption resources on the one hand, and the negative impact of agricultural activities on natural resources on the other. In this article the issues of legal regulation of the law of nature use in agricultural activities were investigated, the problems of regulatory support for the rational use of nature in agriculture were identified, and the directions for optimizing the legislative regulation of the use of natural resources for agricultural activities were determined.

scholarly journals The role of Eco-tourism in sustainable development: case study eco-tourism challenges in Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 311 ◽  
pp. 02004
Author(s):  
Ismael Rezaeinejad ◽  
Amol Khaniwadekar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Urban Management

Sustainable development is a new concept formed after the industrial revolution and the problems created concerning industrialization of cities and technological development of cities and linking different economic, cultural, political, and social development and exceptional attention to ecological considerations. Sustainable development has a comprehensive, integrated and human-oriented approach. It includes valuable concepts in preserving, promoting, and improving health and ecological integrity in the long term and providing human needs. Without destroying the next generation's ability and achieving economic dynamism, a livable environment and social equality are critical dimensions. The importance of conservation of natural resources in the urban environment is as significant as one of the essential areas of development of communities and, at the same time, a criterion for improving the quality of life. The consequences of urban development and the complexity of environmental problems have the inevitable existence of green spaces and their development. Due to the role of urban management in achieving sustainable urban development, this research tries to explain the concept of urban management, its objectives, and its components and provide effective urban management to achieve sustainable development. Eco-tourism is mainly based on resources that the natural environment is available to tourists that use it and appropriate conditions and requires protection of natural resources, which can be realized through evaluation of capability and capacity of the natural environment to attract tourists. The unique geography and diversity of natural phenomena caused Iran to be recognized as the fifth most crucial natural diversity globally, but planning for using these conditions is still not provided. In addition, the country's eco-tourism is faced with social, economic, and environmental problems, and for planning in the field of overcoming this challenge, we first need to recognize these challenges.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPLORATION

1993 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 401
Author(s):  
Brian S. Fisher ◽  
Vivek Tulpule ◽  
Bruce Bowen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Petroleum Exploration ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Full Account ◽  
Exploration Process ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Exploration Activity

The environment, defined broadly to include both reproducible and natural resources, such as petroleum reserves and wildlife parks, supports all economic and other social activity. The notion of sustainable development arises from a concern that future well-being could be eroded by the pursuit of economic goals which degrade and deplete finite resources.While such concerns are not new, the focus of debate has shifted within the past twenty years. Following the first oil price shock in the early 1970s, questions about whether or not it is possible to maintain growth while energy stocks are declining were brought to the fore. In recent years, however, concerns about the possible negative impact of exploration activity and fossil fuel use on the natural environment — also considered a finite resource — have gained prominence.But achieving sustainable resource use involves making trade-offs. For example, open access to a highly prospective site to help meet the energy needs of current and future generations has to be weighed against the site being partially or fully closed to exploration in order to completely preserve the value of the natural environment inherent in the site.To answer questions about environmental tradeoffs requires judgments about the relative social values of alternative uses of the sites in question. Information based on commercial exploration assists in making such judgments. By upgrading knowledge about the economic and social value of a natural resource, the information gained from exploration can help with making judgments about sustaining or conserving the human environment for future generations. Indeed, because the outcome of the exploration process has both social and commercial implications, it is likely that the level of exploration activities chosen for purely commercial reasons may be lower than the level that would be considered optimal if full account were taken of the trade-offs inherent in maintaining or improving the quality of life of future generations.The purpose in this paper is to investigate the role that exploration can play in improving economic and social well-being generally. To do this, petroleum exploration activity is separated into two phases — first, 'low impact' exploration such as the collection of seismic data and, second, drilling. The key contribution of this paper is to highlight conditions under which levels of low impact exploration, as determined by commercial considerations alone, are likely to be less than the socially optimal level.

Towards the Development of Sustainable Hydro Energy in Lithuania

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaunius Jatautas ◽  
Pranas Mierauskas
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Small Hydropower ◽  
Hydropower Plants

Development of renewable energy sources together with sustainable development covers a complicated range of issues which require complex assessment in the context of Lithuania’s energy independence. Hydropower is an integral part of renewable energy resources and affects both the natural environment and human society. Although negative impact of hydropower on the environment is acknowledged, advances in modern technology can reduce the potential damage, especially when developing a network of small hydropower plants in Lithuania. Moreover, implementation and continuity of this kind of projects enables to improve the economic and social situation, e.g. by creating new jobs. Construction of small hydropower plants in combination with a sustainable development strategy would help to avoid the possible damage to the natural environment and would contribute to improvement of the country’s economic and social landscape. Limitation of the negative impact on the environment is primarily based on technological solutions – the appropriate construction of fish ladders or other passes at dams enables fish migration. Meanwhile, contribution to improvement of the economic and social situation in the case of small hydropower plants depends on political decisions and activity of lobby groups.

scholarly journals Telecommunication line infrastructure and the Arctic environment: past, present and future

Polar Record ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juha Saunavaara ◽  
Ritva Kylli ◽  
Mirva Salminen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Small Populations ◽  
Circumpolar North ◽  
Fixed Line ◽  
Different Parts ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract This article concentrates on the interconnected past, present and future of telecommunications and the environment in the Arctic. It brings together discussions on the natural environment, sustainable development and connectivity in and through the Arctic and focuses on fixed-line infrastructure. This study builds on the theoretical literature on infrastructure, infrastructuring and pipeline ecologies and demonstrates how the peculiar features of the Arctic, such as coldness, snow and ice, ground frost and permafrost affect telecommunication lines, and how this infrastructure impacts the environment in which it is built. Similarly, the environmental conditions, paired with long distances, small populations and limited economic opportunities, affect the infrastructuring processes and the selection of technologies, as well as their spatial extent, quality and the speed of their expansion. While the construction of telecommunication lines supports the exploitation of natural resources in and beyond the different parts of the circumpolar North, it also plays a role in the observation and protection of the Arctic.

scholarly journals Sustainability Issues of Aqua Tourism in Kerala

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-78
Author(s):  
J H Akash ◽  
I Arul Aram
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Economic Viability ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Employment Opportunities

Tourism is interlinked with the natural environment and generates a lot of employment opportunities. The rapid growth of tourism industries has led to the destruction of nature because in most cases, tourism industry concentrates only on economic viability. The development of the tourism industry should balance with ecology, society, culture, and economy for their sustainability. The quality of nature is essential for tourism. The negative impact of tourism development can gradually destroy natural environmental resources on which it depends. In this paper, the authors describe the effects of tourism on natural resources, environmental pollution, and recent issues associated with Kerala tourism with specific reference of coastal areas.

scholarly journals Public Danger of Ecological Crimes in the Dynamics of Society

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
R. A. Zabavko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
The Public ◽  
Complete Destruction ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Ownership Rights ◽  
Environmental Crimes

The transformation of public danger of environmentally hazardous acts is considered. It has been established that in the process of historical development, the approach to determining their harmfulness has changed: previously it was associated with the violation of ownership rights to natural resources, and now it is associated with the possibility of complete destruction or change of nature. It is stated that the nature of the public danger of environmental crimes has greatly changed. The main actions that have a negative impact on the natural environment have been identified. It has been established that the degree of social danger of these acts has greatly increased. It is noted that the transformation of the public danger of the analyzed acts occurred in a very short period of time, and the current criminal law does not take into account the changes in full. Special measures are proposed to improve the criminal law protection of the environment and natural resources: taking into account the selfish motive when committing them, the formation of elements of environmental crimes as compounds of real danger

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