Search results for "Environmental Planning"

NEITHER AUTHORIZED NOR PROHIBITED? SECESSION AND INTERNATIONAL LAW AFTER KOSOVO, SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA

2008

The flexibility mechanisms introduced by the Kyoto Protocol on climate change promote the realization of climate change related investment projects which aim to contribute both to the fight against climate change as well as to foster sustainable development patterns in host countries. At first glance, the flexibility mechanisms seem to represent paradigmatic examples of green economy instruments which have numerous potential benefits. However, the implementation of such mechanisms may give rise to some negative environmental externalities which have the consequence of creating a new type of investment versus environment conflict, characterized by a new form of conflict with an internal envi…

Pro-Environmental Municipal Governance Developments in Latvia: Sustainability and Integration Principles in the Practice

2017

Pro-Environmental Municipal Development Governance in Latvia: Sustainability and Integrative Approaches Raimonds Ernsteins, Ivars Kudrenickis, Janis Kaulins, Anita Lontone-Ievina Environmental Science Department, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia E-mail: raimonds.ernsteins@lu.lv (corresponding author); Abstract (extended yet version). Studies being presented here have been done as initial part of wider research programme, aiming to investigate preconditions and all instruments set for environmental governance necessary developments within legally required societal (sustainable) development planning framework and municipal management practice studying governance content, process and stakeho…

PPGIS applied to environmental communication and hazards for a community-based approach: a dualism in the Southern Italy "calanchi" landscape

2021

<abstract> <p>The need of protection of the territory is a priority for the society, which is an integral part of it (unfortunately, this coincidence is often forgotten): the new environmental issues require the development of innovative management strategies and of appropriate knowledge and models. The balanced use of resources, essential for the survival and well-being of society, can be optimised through the promotion of the territory. The identification and the sustainable development of local resources can only be achieved by directing development policies towards a path of integration between ecological needs, protection of the landscape and socio-economic and cultural nee…

Smart Sustainable Cities of the New Millennium: Towards Design for Nature

2021

AbstractUrban environments consist of a mosaic of natural fragments, planned and unintentional habitats hosting both introduced and spontaneous species. The latter group exploits abandoned and degraded urban niches which, in the case of plants, form what is called thethird landscape. In the Anthropocene, cities, open spaces and buildings must be planned and designed considering not only human needs but also those of other living organisms. The scientific approach of habitat sharing is defined asreconciliation ecology, whilst the action of implementing the ecosystem services and functioning of such anthropogenic habitats is calledUrban Rehabilitation. However, urban development still represe…

CITY OF THE FUTURE ON THE BACKGROUND OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2017

Local Knowledge and Resources as Driving Forces of Sustainable Bioeconomy

2018

A major driving force to promote the idea of sustainable bioeconomy could be local experiences, skills and knowledge in respect to the use of local and natural materials (at first, biomaterials). Sustainable bioeconomy is a concept under development, and as such it requires argumentation and demonstration of efficiency. The aim of this chapter is to study the local knowledge of the Baltic region in terms of the applicability of local biomaterials in production. In the context of bioeconomy, there is an evident need to identify the possibilities for the use of natural and local materials as well as the knowledge to manage these resources. Natural materials of the Baltic region, such as hemp,…

Sustainability Triple Bottom Line Management Enhancement for Municipal Level: Integrated Governance Environment Dimension

2015

To ensure sustainable development of a municipality, it is necessary to improve the potential for development of measures of environmental management balancing the economic, social and environmental dimensions. A lot of municipalities having successfully established goals and objectives, tend to sustainable management, evaluate the quality of local governance, including preparation of documents of the environmental policy and setting the administrative tasks and priorities related to assumptions of sustainable development, systemic evaluation, interdisciplinary approach, and implementation of governance as a comprehensive collaborative management. This review article describes the main comp…

Application of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) to Natural Parks and reserves

2006

Natural parks and reserves have to face problems concerning the conservation of their natural resources. Citizens and firms often perceive the institution of new protected areas more as a bind or a restriction to their activities than an added value of the territory. Following the principles of sustainable development, it is necessary to integrate the environmental protection with the needs of neighbouring urban areas and production sites. The implementation of an Environmental Management System (EMS) according to international standards (ISO 14001, EMAS) can support the Park administration in their complex management activities. This paper analysed the criticisms related to the application…

Urban Smartness: Tools and Experiences

2014

The necessary steps to build a different city that combines both sustainable development and urban quality include understanding of the events that emerge in different territories, identifying the appropriate actions, policies and finding innovative tools and procedures.

New Tool For Measuring Sustainable Development in Functional Urban Areas

2018

The article discusses the practical aspect of implementation of the idea of sustainable development in the EU Cohesion Policy in the 2014-2020 programming period in Poland. The objective of the study is to determine the relations between the idea of sustainable development and instruments of its implementation, and the identification of the scope of influence of Cohesion Policy tools on sustainable development of functional urban areas (FUA). The paper presents the author’s set of sustainable development indicators (SDI) and relevant analyses of their implementation in the financial and spatial aspect in 26 FUAs. Detailed analyses covered one of the new instruments of territorial developmen…