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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPEMNT CONCEPT
2017
Sustainable development constitutes a paradigm which is to respond to the risks of our times (environmental, social and economic ones). It is based on the necessity to use resources in a way which will not deprive future generations of them. Such a development seeks to improve the quality of life of the community while maintaining social equality, diversity and the wealth of natural resources. It can be perceived as a broader social change which Jeremy Rifkin called “the third industrial revolution”, and whose symptoms can be seen today. Within the scope of this concept, there is the social entrepreneurship that, through the market activities, focuses on the social mission. Such a mission m…
Composite Indicator of Social Inclusion for European Countries
2013
Social inclusion is one of the key challenges of the European Union (EU) Sustainable Development Strategy. We use four indicators from EU policies to measure social inclusion for the 27 member countries of Europe. In particular, we aggregate the four indicators in a multiplicative composite indicator via a DEA-BoD approach with weights determined endogenously with proportion constraints. We obtain a score of social inclu- sion that allows us to grade the 27 EU countries from 2006 to 2010. In this way, we highlight the specific role played by the four indicators in determining improvements and deteriorations of social inclusion during the European phase of the financial and economic crisis.
Environmental education in Latvia
2012
This paper discusses the development of environmental education and education for sustainable development in Latvia since 1991. The article highlights best practices of environmental education in Latvia, which include curriculum and study materials development, active participation of various business enterprises in providing informal education, eco-school activities, etc. The objective of this paper is to share our experience with the international community and to promote a global dialogue in sustainable development.
Transportation and sustainable development in a mid-size French city, Dijon
2011
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LABOUR AND ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN LATVIA
2012
The structure of Latvian economy and distribution of employees within it during last years has changed. Dealing with study of population, one can find young people share continuous decline and labour mean age increase, but in situation of economic slowdown Latvia also face challenge to develop knowledge-based economy. One of the means of helping to achieve the goal of becoming competitive and knowledge-based economy is through an investment in human capital. To ensure sustainable development there is a need to balance between social and economical growth using available resources. The theoretical concepts have shown that further growth has to be built on innovation, diffusion and adoption o…
LATVIAN POPULATION HEALTH QUALITY APPROXIMATION TO THE EU LEVEL- ONE OF THE CHALLENGES FOR PERSISTENT EU ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2012
With the admission of Latvia in constitution of EU, issues related to the harmonization of Latvian national economy development characterizing indexes with the average EU indexes, thus conducting the economic development of all member countries in compliance with agreed strategic setup, became topical. Since one of the fundamental principles of EU economic development is stimulation of sustainable development of national economy, the improvement of Latvian population health quality indexes approximating those to the average indexes of EU countries, is one of the substantial strategic goals which is defined in several long-term development planning documents. The goal of the research is to e…
Polityka energetyczna Unii Europejskiej – 3×20. Diagnoza i perspektywy w kontekście zrównoważonego rozwoju / EU energy policy of 3×20. Diagnosis and …
2016
Unia Europejska stara się działać w oparciu o filozofię zrównoważonego rozwoju. Ma ona swoje odzwierciedlenie w różnych politykach UE, w tym w polityce energetycznej. Zakłada ona zwiększenie efektywności energetycznej o 20% względem roku 1990, zmniejszenie emisji CO2 o 20% względem roku 1990 oraz zwiększenie udziału energetyki odnawialnej o 20% względem roku 1990. Celem badawczym jest próba określenia, czy polityka energetyczna UE wyrażona w realizacji 3×20 przyczynia się do realizacji filozofii zrównoważonego rozwoju przez UE. Prace badawcze przeprowadzono w odniesieniu do wszystkich państw wchodzących w skład UE. Zastosowano w nich dane z IEA, BP, Eurostatu. Próbę odpowiedzi na pytanie, c…
Environmental effects of tourism and its seasonality on Mediterranean islands: the contribution of the Interreg MED BLUEISLANDS project to build up a…
2020
AbstractThe Mediterranean basin is amongst the world’s main tourist destination, and its islands are a major attraction, being sites of historical, cultural and naturalistic importance. This is beneficial for the local economies, but it may also represent a great burden on the coastal environment, where other human pressures are concentrated. The awareness of detrimental side effects of tourism together with the importance to take into account social and economic facets has led to the concept of sustainable tourism, which, however, represents a goal far from being attained. A good opportunity to promote sustainable tourism was provided by the Interreg MED BLUEISLANDS project, whose main aim…
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE: THE ECO-EFFICIENCY EARTH CONSTRUCTION
2017
The appropriate choice of building materials can contribute decisively to reduce the energy consumption of the building sector. The increasing worries for the environmental impact of construction materials is witnessed by a lot of studies The mentioned worries has brought again the attention towards natural materials. The use of more sustainable construction materials and construction techniques represent a major contribution to the eco-efficiency of the construction industry and thus to a more sustainable development. Within this frame the renewed interest for a natural material such as the rammed earth is included; the interest has been in continuous growth from the 80s till today. The ra…
Policies to enhance social development through the promotion of SME and social entrepreneurship: a study in the Colombian construction industry
2016
[EN] The intent of this research is to propose and analyse a set of policies in the construction industry to enhance social development. First, the paper shows the connections between the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and social entrepreneurship (SE), the reduction of the leakage, and then the generation of social value (SV) for sustainable regional development. For that, the article analyses briefly the literatures on SE and leakage, and focuses on the relevance of SME and social entrepreneurs as promoters of SV creation and development. Second, the paper proposes a framework and proposes a set of 20 policies aimed to reduce leakage, reinforce SMEs and entrepreneurship…