Search results for "Sustainable development"
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Emerging trends
2007
Selection of 50 articles on the 50-year life of the International Development Review
The role of governance in realising the transition towards sustainable societies
2016
It is widely known that governance is central to the successful implementation of sustainable development policies and measures. Yet, there is a paucity of research which explore the links between governance and sustainability. This paper attempts to address this research need by providing an analysis of the role of governance in enabling - and to some extent - fostering a transition towards sustainable societies. A set of indicators for assessing the capacity for and willingness and commitment to transition to a more sustainable society is presented, enabling identification of direction of change. This paper presents the results of a study, in the context of which sustainability governance…
Building up an ecologically sustainable and socially desirable post-COVID-19 future
2021
AbstractCOVID-19 crisis has emphasized how poorly prepared humanity is to cope with global disasters. However, this crisis also offers a unique opportunity to move towards a more sustainable and equitable future. Here, we identify the underlying environmental, social, and economic chronic causes of the COVID-19 crisis. We argue in favour of a holistic view to initiate a socio-economic transition to improve the prospects for global sustainability and human well-being. Alternative approaches to “Business-As-Usual” for guiding the transition are already available for implementation. Yet, to ensure a successful and just transition, we need to change our priorities towards environmental integrit…
Assessing Master Students' Competencies Using Rubrics: Lessons Learned from Future Secondary Education Teachers
2020
The aim of this paper is to provide insights into the appropriateness of teaching-learning and evaluation processes using rubrics, for student self-assessments. We studied students enrolled on the Master&rsquo
Universities' Reporting on SDGs: Using THE Impact Rankings to Model and Measure Their Contribution to Sustainability
2021
Higher education institutions (HEIs) have voiced growing concerns about sustainability issues since Agenda 2030 was approved, but this is not enough for societal stakeholders seeking and delivering innovation and excellence. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by all UN Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action, and pose a challenge for HEIs as for the efforts made to fulfill them and knowing how to assess their performance. However, the metric management system implemented by HEIs quickly led to rankings emerging, which compare HEIs to metrics not related to the sustainability dimensions of the 17 SDGs. The main aim of the paper is to assess the level of repo…
The Future We Want: a Learning Experience to Promote SDGs in Higher Education from the United Nations and University of Valencia
2021
This article shares the strategy for mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the University of Valencia (UV), which, although limited in its scale, may compel other Higher Education Institutions to think in technological and social progress aligned with the 2030 Agenda. It explicates a process driven by the UV, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations (UN), and in collaboration with the Service for Geospatial, Information, and Telecommunications Technologies from the UN Support Base in Valencia (Spain) to prepare the online event: “The United Nations We Want”. It was the culmination of a collaborative project between students and faculties from differe…
La dimensión creativa en la escritura, ilustración y musicalización de cuentos del mundo
2017
El presente artículo explora la dimensión creativa de dos talleres de escritura, ilustración y musicalización de cuentos del mundo llevado a cabo con estudiantes de Pedagogía en el marco del proyecto TALIS en un campus universitario rural del nordeste de Brasil. Los objetivos principales fueron la recuperación de la memoria histórica y del patrimonio cultural de la región de Paraíba (Brasil); la formación de profesores en ejercicio y futuros profesores en nuevas metodologías docentes, en línea con los principios de la educación para el desarrollo; y la elaboración de materiales docentes creativos en formato escrito y audiovisual. Los datos recabados a través de cuestionarios, entrevistas se…
Toward a holistic understanding of pastoralism
2021
Pastoralism is globally significant in social, environmental, and economic terms. However, it experiences crises rooted in misconceptions and poor interdisciplinary understanding, while being largely overlooked in international sustainability forums and agendas. Here, we propose a transdisciplinary research approach to understand pastoralist transitions using (1) social, economic, and environmental dimensions, (2) diverse geographic contexts and scales to capture emerging properties, allowing for cross-system comparisons, and (3) timescales from the distant past to the present. We provide specific guidelines to develop indicators for this approach, within a social-ecological resilience anal…
Baltijas jūras reģiona ilgtspējīgas attīstības nākotnes perspektīvas
2020
Bakalaura darba nosaukums: “Baltijas jūras reģiona ilgtspējīgas attīstības nākotnes perspektīvas”. Par darba mērķi tika izvirzīts noskaidrot kā izvēlētās ilgtspējīgās attīstības dimensijas – ekonomikas, vides un inovāciju darbojas Baltijas jūras reģionā un kāda ir to ietekme uz reģiona ilgtspējīgu attīstību. Par darba hipotēzi tika izvirzīts: Baltijas jūras reģiona valstu atšķirīgie ilgtspējīgas attīstības dimensiju un indikatoru rādītāji kavē Baltijas jūras reģiona ilgtspējīgu attīstību. Lai apstiprinātu vai noliegtu izvirzīto hipotēzi darbā tika uzstādīti sekojoši uzdevumi: •Apzināt ilgtspējīgas attīstības principus un konceptuālās interpretācijas; •Apzināt ilgtspējīgas attīstības dimensi…
Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systema…
2020
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