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Book of Abstracts
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference On Sustainable Development
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Book of Abstracts
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1. Climate Justice. Equality or Sufficiency?
Prof. Makoto Usami
2. Will Budapest be a climate-resilient city?
Adaptation and mitigation challenges and opportunities in development plans of
Budapest
Attila Buzási
3. The Effects of Materialism and Consumer Ethics on Ecological Behavior: An Empirical
Study
Assistant Professor Hulya BAKIRTAS, Canberk BULUS
Proffessor Ibrahim BAKIRTAS
4. Global Ecological Human Imprint, Sustainable Development and Environment:
Assessment and Impacts
Professor Safwat H. Shakir Hanna,
Kendal T. Harris and Irvine W. Osborne-Lee
5. Study of particulate matters pollution related with meteorological factors for a city
from South-Central of Romania.
PhD. Eng. Gabriela MITRAN, PhD. Eng. Sorin ILIE
6. Geotechnical Field and Laboratory Investigation Procedures Pertinent to the
Development of Commercial On-Shore Wind Farms in Ireland.
MSc. Michael Edward Quille
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7. The Development of Renewable Energy Sources in Turkey Turkey’s Energy-Related
Challenges
MSc.Mumin Atalay CETIN, Assoc/Prof. Ali VARDAR
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8. Mid-term (2030) Potential for Solar Thermal Capture andTri-generation of Distributed
Heating, Cooling, and Electric Generation
Democratizing International Energy Supply through Distributed and Efficient Solar
Thermal Energy Capture.
MSc. Christopher Beebe
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9. Influence of a Small Hydroelectric Power Station on the River Ecosystem.
Characterization of ecological and chemical water quality.
Dr.Enrique Valero, Dr.Juan Picos,
PhD Student Xana Álvarez
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10. Sustainable energy model based on an intensive use of renewable energy.
Application to a southern Spanish region.
Dr. Julio Terrados
F.J. Gallego, PJ Pérez, E. Ruiz-Ramos, I. Romero, A.M. Martínez-Rodríguez, E. Castro
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11. The Outage Economy. Impact of forced electricity interruption on Economic Growth.
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Dr. Aranit Shkurti
12. Feeding patterns of resident fishes in Thai mangrove estuary: Implications for
conservation and sustainable use of coastal resources
Assist. Prof. Dr. Siraprapha PREMCHAROEN
13. “Modification in the biochemical characteristics and phenolic antioxidant potential of
coriander leaves (Coriandumsativum) under foliar treatments of plant growth regulators”
Dr. Bushra Sultana, Dr. Maryam Aslam
14. Evolution of Eutrophication depending on Environmental Conditions: A Case Study
in a Reservoir.
Xana Álvarez PhD Candidate, Dr. Enrique Valero
Dr. Juan Picos
15. Pollution of bogs in Tomsk region (Western Siberia, Russia) as an indicator of
sustainable development.
Dr.Antonina Mezhibor
16. Development and Environment in Iran (case study: Urmia Lake).
Dr. Zahra Moussavi
Associate Professor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
Associate Professor Javad Etaat, Professor Hossain Mohammadi
17. Study of the best orientation for parabolic concentrator kind of PolyTrough
Dr. Sharif Mohamed Alamen
18. The Character of Dual Site Adsorbent on Coal Fly Ash Toward Benzene Adsorption
Dr. Widi Astuti, Prof.Dr. I Made Bendiyasa,
Prof.Dr. Endang Tri Wahyuni, Dr. Agus Prasetya
19. New Equation for Estimating Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Humid-Tropical
Environment
Prof.Dr. Sangkertadi Sangkertadi
Reny Syafriny, M.Arch
20. Effectiveness Of Use Of Nanostructure Minerals –
Bentonite Of Taganskiy Deposit For Waste Water Clearing In Metallurgy Industry
Sharbanu Muzdybaeva., Askarova Gaukhar
Musabekov K., Muzdybaev N., Nurbaeva N., Taybaeva P.
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21. Environmental Sustainability Of Animal Food Products: A Life Cycle Assessment Of
Small Scale Goat Milk Production Chain
Carbon Footprint of Dairy Goat Milk
Dr. Pier PaoloDanieli, Prof. Bruno Ronchi
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22. Emergy evaluation of a traditional farming system.
Case study: Leh District (Indian Trans-Himalaya)
Dr. Vladimiro Pelliciardi, Prof. Leonardo Varvaro
PhD Federico Maria Pulselli
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23. Food Security in Rural Areas of Vaishali District, India: A Household Level Analysis
Dr. Haroon Sajjad
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24. Sustainable development of the Polish meat industry after accession to the EU.
Miroslawa Tereszczuk, Dr.Robert Mroczek
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25. Biosecurity Adoption On Cattle Farmers in Indonesia
Ir. Veronica Sri Lestari, Dr. Sitti Nurani Sirajuddin, Dr. Aslina Asnawi
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26. An investigation of microclimatic influence of a forest edge on agricultural
production.
Mr.Tshilidzi Clouia Manyanya, Mr. Edmore Kori
27. A Review of Soil Erosion Models with Special Reference to the Needs of Tropical
Mountainous Environments
Dr.Augustine Avwunudiogba, Dr. Paul F. Hudson
28. The benefits of liquid organic fertilizer
Dr.Sitti Nurani Sirajuddin, Kasmiyati Kasim
Ikrar Moh.Saleh
29. Technology, Excretion and the Good Life
Reflecting upon the Ladakhi dry toilet system through the ontological lens of Martin
Heidegger
Tanushree Biswas PhD Candidate
30. The Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Agriculture
Dr Beng Soo Ong
31. The LIFE Programme – Over 20 years promoting environmental sustainability in the
EU
Carlos DE LA PAZ
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32. Keeping Food Alive: Surplus Food Management
Sedef Sert PhD candidate, Paola Garrone, Marco Melacini
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33. The role of information systems in medicine: The case of Albania
MSc. Hatixhe BILIBASHI
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34. Environmental Sustainability and Legal Cooperation between Ukraine and the EU:
historical and legal aspects.
Intern-researcher Rinata Kazak
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35. Evaluation of the socio-economic impact of marine debris in coastal Nigeria
Chibuzo Okoye Daniels, Gillian Glegg,Lynda Rodwell
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36. Assessment of the root causes of marine debris problem in Lagos State
Chibuzo Okoye Daniels, Gillian Glegg, Lynda Rodwell
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37. Environmental Education and Sustainable Development in Italy
Sokol Pacukaj
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38. Sustainable Campus: Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Performance
Measurement for Malaysian Public Universities
Assoc. Prof. Sr Dr Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff
Muhammad Azwan Sulaiman PhD Candidate
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39. Using the Green Infrastructure as an Economic Sustainable Tool for Improving Urban
Life in Emerging Countries Urban Poverty Areas
Dr. Ahmed Elewa
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40. An investigation into sustainable construction stimulators and blockers
Assoc/Prof. Mohamed Osmani
41. Corporate Social Responsibility through Voluntary Commitment in Small and
Medium Sized Enterprises – the Case of the ‘Heilbronn Declaration’
Prof. Dr. Christopher Stehr, Benjamin E. Jakob
42. Exploring the Uniqueness in the Approach of Medium-Sized Companies to CSR.
Shan Chen PhD candidate, Assistant Professor Lucio Lamberti
43. Economic sustainability of agricultural holdings in Poland
Phd. Wioletta Wrzaszcz, Professor Józef Stanisław Zegar
44. Cooperative Microfinance in Agriculture Analyzing the Outreach and Financial
Sustainability of Albanian Savings & Credit Union
M.Sc.Jonida Bou Dib (Lekocaj), M.Sc.Julian Lekocaj
Prof. Dr. Ir. Gert van Dijk
45. Czech method of IDEA
Tool for sustainable development for farmers
Marta Mrnuštík Konečná
46. Inequality, Skills Formation and Economic Growth.
Wage effects of overschooling in the Greek context: A Granger Causality Analysis.
PH.D. Candidate Sophia Kassapi
47. Basic Variables Of Economic And Social Development In Balkan Region
(Regional Development -Industrilisation-Humanpower)
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Fazil Yozgat
48. Electronic Commerce as a sustainable Business
The Impact of e-commerce on the Socio-Economic Development and Sustainable
Development
Mohammad Reza Nemat Gorgani
49. Networks and cooperation for sustainable development
The role of local authorities and clusters in regional development and economic growth.
Ph.D.Anna Mempel-Sniezyk.
50. Recovering from the Effects of Natural Disaster
The Case of Resettlements in Urban Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
Dr.Isaias Sealza, Ms Lita P. Sealza
51. Economic Growth and Carbon Emission: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis
Environmental Kuznet Curves
Professor Dr.Ibrahim BAKIRTAS, Seyhat BAYRAK, Mumin Atalay CETIN
52. How do lending relationship affect to credit accessibility in cattle farm in Indonesia?
Dr. Aslina Asnawi, Dr. Sitti Nurani Sirajuddin, Ir. Veronica Sri Lestari
53. Economic Returns of Network Resources to the Urban Informal Economy Evidence
from Street Vendors in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mr.Getahun Fenta Kebede, Francesca Odella
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54. Is Economic Recovery Through Exceptional Monetary Policy Sustainable?
Dr. Jon Bryan
55. Development of smart and sustainable economy in the European Union
Dr. Niki Derlukiewicz
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56. Actively Managed Investment Portfolio Dilemmas,
‘Lost Returns Approach’
Dr.Mohamed Fathy Mohamed Elmesseary
57. Stock Picking And Market Timing Of The Egyptian Fund Managers:
Evidence From The Financial Crisis
Dr.Mohamed Fathy Mohamed Elmesseary
58. Managing Refurbishment Projects Through Selection of Procurement System: The
Case of Malaysia
Professor Dr. Azlan Shah Ali
59. The role of informal networks in community development
Case study of the 151 poorest villages in Egypt
Mrs Ingy Mohamed Abdel Hameed
60. Stock Picking And Market Timing Of The Gulf Fund Managers:
Evidence From The Financial Crisis
Dr.Mohamed Fathy Mohamed Elmesseary.
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61. Temporal Energies
Analyzing the Way Time is Framed in Competing Energy Narratives
Barbara George
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62. Future teachers' relationships with physical and technological environments.
Dr. Diane Pruneau, Mrs Kerry, Jackie, Dr. Freiman, Viktor
Mrs. Langis, Joanne
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63. Siyakhulisa: Community engagement towards quality Early Childhood Education
Prof.Elsa Fourie, Une Fourie
64. Research on Efficacy of Using Social Networks in Academic Teaching.
Metrics, Experiments and Results
Prof. Maria Grazia Albanesi,Ing. Riccardo Amadeo,
Prof. Giovanni Vecchio
65. Studying Sciences through the Integrated Sciences Modules
Aspects related to the Students’ perception
Assistant Prof.Radu Lucian Olteanu, Associate Professor Ph.D. Dumitrescu Crinela
Associate Professor Ph.D. Gorghiu Gabriel, Associate Professor Ph.D. Gorghiu Laura Monica
66. Our Manner of Dwelling: An Ecopsychological Education for Sustainable
Development.
Dr.Lori Pye
67. Determination Of Mentally Disabilities Teacher's Opinions Regarding The Special
Field Competence
Prof. Dr.A. Gönül AKÇAMETE, Research Assistant Gamze ALAK
Research Assistant A.Emel SARDOHAN YILDIRIM
Research Assistant Banu BAHÇECI
68. Social Modification With The Changing Technology In The Case Of Simplification
Theory
Research Assistant Rana Nur Ülker, Research Assistant Büşra Turhan
69. Applications, smart phones and value assessment: digital information in academic
studies
Nádai Julianna PhD, GARAI, Anna PhD
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70. The mirror of Pirarandello in Uno, nessuno è centomila
Between literary function, fiction and identity crisis.
Gihan Diab
71. Active Citizenship as a Model for the Care of Common Goods, Protection
of the Rights and Social Participation
Dr. Sokol Pacukaj
72. Measuring ‘good architecture’: Long life, loose fit, low energy
Professor Craig Langston
73. Sustainable Urban Development and Liveability. How can Melbourne retain its title
as the World’s Most Liveable City and strive for sustainability at the same time?
Edmund Horan
74. Socio Cultural Revitalization through an Urban Refill A Case Study of the
Sustainability of the Bhendi Bazaar Cluster Redevelopment
Architect Quais Fatehi
75. City structure – the phenomenon of exclusion of space
Marta Szejnfeld PhD Candidate, MS Grzegorz Kmiecik
MS Hanna Szymczak
76. PlaceMaking Approachment to Accomplish Social Sustainability
How placemaking can be used for social life?
Assistant Professor Dr. Elif Kutay Karacor
77. Sustainable Building through Project Planning Process
Associate Professor Dr.Anuar Alias, Nor Kalsum Mohd Isa
Dr Zulkiflee Abdul Samad
78. Housing Programs As Vectors Of Urban Space Production
Sandra Maria Scheffer, Dr Samira Kauchakje
79. Expansion of the Urban Area.
The Fertilizers As One Of The Challenges In The Coexistence Of Rural And Urban
Spaces
Dr.Schimanski Edina, Sandra Maria Scheffer, Dr. Reidy Rolim de Moura
80. Composite City Approach: a paradigm shift in city planning
Naveed-Ul-Haq PhD Candidate, Dr Muhammad Irfan Khan
81. Re-Examining the Control Mechanism of Regulations and Guidelines for Sustainable
Property Development on Highland Areas: A Case of Malaysia
Khairul Nizam Othman, Associate Professor Dr.Anuar Alias
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82. Environmental Ethics Education As A Tool For The Prevention Of Environmental
Problems In The Community
Dr. Abdullah Karatas
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83. Algal Biomass Effect On The Total Amount Of The Biogas By Adding In To The
Yeast Factory Waste Sludge
MSc.Hande Ermis, Prof. Meltem Conk Dalay
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84. Optimization of Two-Stage Microwave/Chemical Pretreatment and Enzymatic
Hydrolysis of Tiger grass (T. Maxima).
Tidarat Komolwanich PhD Candidate, Sirirat Prasertwasu
Assistant Professor Thanyalak Chaisuwan, Associate Professor Sujitra Wongkasemjit
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85. The right of Diplomatic Asylum in the Communist State of Albania
The case of Popa Family
MSc. Kleida Abbas
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86. Agroecological approach to improve and strengthen an urban farming system.
Case study: Pinar del Rio – Cuba.
Dr.Stefano Dell’Anna, Prof. Leonardo Varvaro
Prof Luis Enrique León Sánchez, Dr. Delizia Del Bello
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87. From Sustainability To Sustainability Science
Prof.Stefano Grego, Dr. Pier Paolo Danieli
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88. Accounting standardization and financial reporting in public sector in Albania
- future challenges
Ariana Konomi Phd. Candidate, Alketa Bejko Phd candidate
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89. Water Capture Efficiency, Use Efficiency And Productivity In Sole Cropping And
Intercropping Of Rapeseed, Bean And Corn
Dr. Samaneh Najibnia, Prof.Alireza Koocheki
Prof. Mahdi Nassiri Mahallati, MSc.Hassan Porsa
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90. Albanian industry problems and perspectives, in front of the crisis and international
labor allocation
Dr. ERMONELA RUSPI, Klodian Muco PhD Candidate
Arjola Mitaj PhD candidate
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91. Albania’s trade specialization and economic growth perspective in the future.
Arjola Mitaj PhD candidate, Klodian Muco PhD Candidate
Jonida Avdulaj PhD Candidate
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92. Tourism development and Human Resources challenges (Gjirokastra Region)
Daniela Qiqi PhD Candidate, Lindita Rova PhD Candidate
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93. Banking Regulation Of Western Balkan Countries
Denada Hafizi PhD candidate, MBA Irjan Bushi
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94. The Environmental Impacts Of Tourism On The Insular Area Of Greece
Professor Olga Christopoulou, Sakellariou Stavros PhD candidate
Professor Sfouggaris Athanassios
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95. Use of Sustainable Environmental Crop Production Practises By Farmers in Ogbomoso
Agricultural Zone Of Oyo State, Nigeria
Prof. Ismail Oladeji Oladosu
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96. The Characteristics Of Participation Of The School Community In A Shared
Management Model
Dr. Renato De Oliveira Brito, Dr. Luiz Síveres
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97. Potentialities Of Shared Management For A Sustainable Society
Dr. Renato De Oliveira Brito, Dr. Luiz Síveres
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98. Gravity model on EU countries. An econometric approach
Megi Marku PhD candidate
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99. Reinforcement of Energy Knowledge in Higher Education of African Countries
Dr. Angel Sánchez, Dr. Domingo Docampo, Dr. Angeles Cancela
Dr. Rocio Maceiras, Eng.Víctor Alfonsín
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100. Transesterification of waste frying oil under ultrasonic irradiation
Dr. Angeles Cancela, Dr. Rocio Maceiras
Eng.Víctor Alfonsín, Dr. Angel Sánchez
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101. Scientific basics of forming human quality and perfection to ensure holistic
sustained development
Dr. Prof. Nickolay Suvorov, Dr. Prof. Iryna Suvorova
102. Rethinking & Recasting the use of Bilateral Investment treaties as tools for
sustainable development: The Kenyan Experience
Ms. Faith Simiyu
103. Cement Production and Sustainable Rural Farming Livelihood in Nigeria: Striking a
Sensible Balance through Environmental Legislation and Enforcement
Dr.Luke Okojie
104. Development Of The Banking Market In Albania
Alqi Naqellari, Dr. Sokol Pacukaj , Ms.Elona Shahini
105. Students’ assessment and class management: A critical Approach
Ervin Balla, PhD candidate
106. Evaluation of Determinative Precautions of Unemployment, Undertaken Decisions
and Policies to its Decrease in Albania.
M. Sc. Arben Terpollari1, Prof. Asoc. Edmond Kadiu, Prof. Dr. Stilian Apostoli
Prof. Asoc. Majlinda Belegu, Prof. Dr. Henrieta Themelko, Dr. Flora Merko
107. The Analysis of Conditions and Level of Sustainable Development of Rural Areas in
Poland And Germany
Aleksandra JEZIERSKA-THOLE and Miroslaw BICZKOWSKI
108. Language as a Tool for Multinational companies, Insights on the Issue, including
Albanian Market Proposal for Research
MBA. Olda Çiço, Msc. Elfrida Dishmema
Associate Professor Edmond Kadiu
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109. Equilibrium of the Governments by the Principle of Subsidiary
Xhabir Zejnuni
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110. Organizational Culture Impact on Psychological Empowerment of Academic Staff
Kseanela Sotirofski
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110. Territorial Marketing, an interdisciplinary enterprise
Azeta Tartaraj
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111. EQUAL RIGHTS .UP TO WHAT POINT ?
Xhabir Zejnuni
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Introduction
The 2nd ICSD 2014 is organized by the European Center of Sustainable
Development, at the Roma Eventi- Piazza di Spagna, Via Alibert, 5 Rome,
Italy from:
Friday 26 September to Saturday 27 September, 2014.
2nd ICSD2014 will be an excellent opportunity to present your projects and
discuss the latest results in the field of Sustainability Science. The general
aim of the conference is to promote international collaboration in
Sustainability Science and related disciplines.
The Conference theme is Creating a unified foundation for the Sustainable
Development: research, practice and education. This theme emphasizes the
strong foundation that is provided by using research to inform our
everyday practices, policies, and research approaches. The 2014 Conference
will once again provide a forum for the sharing of ideas, presentation of
research findings, and discussion of professional issues relevant to
Sustainability Science.
On behalf of the Scientific Program Committee, I have great pleasure
in presenting this important event of the Scientific Community.
The Conference topics are distributed in the range of the following
streams within the ICSD2014 program:
1. Economic Sustainability:
2. Environmental Sustainability:
3. Socio-Cultural Sustainability:
All abstracts were reviewed by members of the ICSD2014 Steering
Committee for rating of abstract quality and presentation content.
Selected papers are also published at the European Journal of
Sustainable Development.
Further details in accordance with the instructions of the ICSD2014 are
provided on the Call for Papers page at: www.ecsdev.org
I would like to thank you for your scientific contribution to the Second
International Conference on Sustainable Development and look forward to
having the opportunity to showcase and disseminate your research.
Special thanks also to the organizing committee, and all the people that
worked hard, to bring in light this considerable event.
Finally a special thank to the young group of students:
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Niels Riemens, Reuben Moore, Twan van Leeuwen, Easwaran Krishnamurthy, Yash
Agarwala, Daniel van Lieshout, Jesse Hettema, Anastasios Dimou, Dozie Onwudinanti,
Anish Bosch, Maria Camila Gelvez Rueda, Andrea del Muro Cuellar, Ryan Helmer
from the TU Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, Master of
Science Program in Sustainable Energy Technology for their contribution
and participation in the 2nd ICSD 2014.
Yours sincerely
Professor Gian Paolo Caselli
Chair, 2nd ICSD2014 Steering Committee
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Gian Paolo Caselli, Chair
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Aranit Shkurti
CIT, Tirana, Albania.
Roberto Bianchini,
CIRPS, Sapienza University of Rome.
Leonardo Varvaro
Tuscia University, Viterbo
Vladimiro Pelliciardi
Econdynamics, Univerity of Siena.
Filippo Pericoli
Sapienza, University of Rome.
Rohit Goyal
MNIT, Jaipur, India.
Gihan Diab
Sapienza University of Rome.
Ziad Saghir,
Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
Daniel Pommier Vincelli,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Ante Galich,
Université du Luxembourg, Luxemburg.
Robert O. Dode,
Univeristy of Uyo, Nigeria.
Kaizar Hossain,
GITAM University, Hyderabad Campus, India
Saikat Kumar Basu,
University of Lethbridge, AB, Canada.
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Climate Justice Equality or Sufficiency
Prof. Makoto Usami
ABSTRACT
In the past two decades, a growing number of political philosophers and policy theorists
have explored climate justice, namely a group of moral questions surrounding climate
change and mitigation policy. A much debated issue concerns the question of how we
should distribute the rights to emit greenhouse gases (GHGs) across the world for the
sake of climate sustainability. Many authors, notably Peter Singer, maintain that
everyone holds the right to emit equal per capita GHGs. Simon Caney objects to the
equal emission view from a variety of perspectives; however, some of his criticisms are
less forceful than they appear at first glance on one hand, and this view faces difficulties
that Caney does not recognize on the other hand. In this paper, I examine Caney’s
objections and identify frequently overlooked moral and epistemological problems with
GHG emission egalitarianism. Based on my negative assessment of this position, I try to
develop the basic needs view, according to which everyone has the right to emit GHGs
to meet her basic needs. In contrast with Caney and other proponents of this view, I
elaborate it by refining sufficientarianism, which demands to secure for everyone a life
above a reasonable threshold of well-being.
Keywords: GHG emission rights, equal per capita emissions, basic needs
Prof. Makoto Usami is a Professor at Kyoto University and Adjunct Professor at the Tokyo Institute of
Technology. After receiving his LL.D., MA (highest honor in law), and BA (highest honor in law)
from Nagoya University in Japan, I affiliated to Harvard University as a visiting scholar (19971999). He was elected Vice President of Public Policy Studies Association, Japan (2010-2012) and
currently serves as a council member of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy, an executive
council member of Japan Law and Economics Association, and an editorial board member of the
international journal, Philosophy Study. Areas of specialty include legal philosophy and political
philosophy, and has published extensively on global justice, intergenerational justice, and
governance for sustainability in recent years. He is the author of three books and dozens of
journal articles and book chapters including “Deliberation, Expertise and Sustainability,” in
Kazuhiro Ueta and Yukio Adachi (eds.), Transition Management for Sustainable Development,
United Nations University Press, 2014.
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Will Budapest be a climate-resilient city?
Adaptation and mitigation challenges and opportunities in
development plans of Budapest
Attila Buzási
ABSTRACT
Cities are responsible for more than two third of global greenhouse gas emissions,
moreover they consume the majority of resources and account for great proportion of
globally generated waste. Because of concentration of population, economic activities,
consumption and emissions, cities play crucial role in the abatement of negative effects
of climate change. Consequently, adaptation and mitigation actions in urban areas are
greatly important regarding decrease of urban vulnerability and fostering urban climate
change resilience. Since approximately 20% of the Hungarian population live in
Budapest, moreover 40% of the Hungarian GDP are generated here, the capital city is the
hub of consumption, or in other words, it is major contributor of greenhouse gases
emissions. There is growing interest in resilience-based studies not only at international
scale but also in Hungary, since the second edition of National Climate Change Strategy
is being published in this year, furthermore there are more and more Hungarian cities
with urban climate plan. Nevertheless there is a lack of Hungarian studies with respect
to urban adaptation and mitigation strategies moreover related issues such as reduction
of climate exposure or urban vulnerability. The aim of this research is to analyze
adaptation and mitigation actions in different development plans of Budapest, and to
identify the main challenges and opportunities considering adaptation to climate change
in order to Budapest will be able to become a climate-resilient city.
Key Words: Urban climate resilience, Adaptation and mitigation, Climate change
Attila Buzási is a PhD Student at the Department of Environmental Economics of Budapest University of
Technology and Economics since September 2013. He graduated in 2011 with a B.Sc. degree in
environmental engineering, and in 2013 with a M.Sc. degree in regional and environmental
economics. His research topic is urban sustainability and related issues such as adaptation and
mitigation strategies regarding climate change in urban areas. The aim of his doctoral research is
to analyze the interrelation between different indicators regarding urban sustainability from
ecological, economic and social aspects, furthermore to explore their potential impacts in
mitigation and adaptation strategies. His goal is to provide a useful and adequate methodology to
examine the interrelation between indicators and the potential goals of adaptation and mitigation
strategies. Moreover to help the decision-making process of defining the main actions regarding
decrease of urban vulnerability and fostering urban climate change resilience.
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The Effects of Materialism and Consumer Ethics on
Ecological Behavior: An Empirical Study
Assistant Professor Hulya BAKIRTAS, Canberk BULUS
Proffessor Ibrahim BAKIRTAS
ABSTRACT
World populations have increased day by day. Thus, production volume of companies
have increased depend on increasing population. Consequently, the type and the
number of product produced have increased and natural resources both more are being
used and depleted. At this point has come to the fore the consumer’s environmental
concern and ecological behavior and has gained importance.
This study is aimed to examine consumer ethics, environmental concern and ecological
behavior all together in addition to materialism. The data of the study have been
collected by questionnaire methods between dates of September and November 2013. To
test the hypothesis, a sample of 415 adult Turkish was completed a questionnaire
including material values scale with eighteen items adapted from Richins and Dawson
(1992) for materialism, consumer ethics scale with twenty six items adapted from Vitell
and Muncy (1992) for consumer ethics, NEP scale with fifteen items adapted from
Dunlop et. al. (2000) for environmental concern, GREB scale with ten items adapted from
Cottrell, (2003) for ecological consumer behavior. To test the hypotheses of the study,
Structural Equation Model (SEM) has been used.
Keywords:Environmental concern, consumer ethics, materialism
Assistant Professor Hulya BAKIRTAS is an Assistant Professor of Marketing in the Department of
Management Information Systems in Aksaray University at Turkey. I am BBA (Uludağ Un.) in
Business Administration, MBA (Dumlupınar Un.) in Marketing and PhD (Sakarya Un.) in
Production Management and Marketing. His current research interests are; consumer behaviour,
strategic marketing and research method for business. He wrote book chapters and articles in
national and international journals and presentations in conference books. He teaches marketing
and business administration courses at graduate and undergraduate levels.
Canberk BULUS is working as a research assistant department of economics in Aksaray University at
Turkey. Besides this he is completing a master in economics. Political Economy, Environmental
Economics, Energy Economy are his special interests.
Professor Ibrahim BAKIRTAS is working at the department of economics in Aksaray University at Turkey.
He is also the head of the department. Political Economy, Environmental Economics, Energy and
Economy are his special interests.
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Global Ecological Human Imprint, Sustainable
Development and Environment: Assessment and Impacts
Professor Safwat H. Shakir Hanna, Kendal T. Harris
and Irvine W. Osborne-Lee
ABSTRACT
Ecological Human Imprint (EHI), sustainability, and environment are the three points of
the triangle of development. These three points are integrated between each other as
important points to improve the global sustainability. The present research will present
assessments and impacts of global issues of sustainability in the above points. This
research will provide modeling of these points and predicts the impacts of human
activities on our global Earth and its natural resources and in consequence, the economic
and social impacts. Further, the model will provide assessments and suggestions about
how to conserve our global environment and natural resources for the future
generations. The model is constructed on data that were collected and analyzed using
published data from USA Agencies; United Nation Agencies and other public published
data from different countries in the world. Stella Software was used in the development
of the model to make the prediction for the next 100 years.
The results of the research and the provided model are presented in three scenarios.
These scenarios are the relaxed, moderate, and very conservative assumptions. In
addition to these scenarios, the prediction developed according to the real-time data
availability. It is predicted that the world human population will reach between 11 and
18 billion people by year 2100 depending on the different assumptions. However,
according to the very conservative assumption the world human populations will be
balanced to the current assumption, and this is due to the availability of natural
resources to support the human carrying capacity of the Earth. It is important to point
out that the human sustainability, economic sustainability, and environmental
sustainability is a must to maintain the balance between use of natural resources of
ecosystems and human population growth and including the high technologies’
improvement that impacted in recent years. According to the model, it is very important
to maintain the more efficiency of the use of natural resources. Additionally, the
educational processes’ efforts are very important to combat the high demands of use of
natural resources and to conserve these resources for continuation of global ecosystems
to support the humans on our Earth with goods and services that they are in needs.
Further, it is important to maintain the global the regenerative biological capacities (i.e.
renewable resources) of Earth and the non-renewable resources. Finally, the model
shows that the nations should close the gabs between population growth and the
economic development.
Keywords: Ecological Human Imprint (EHI) – Global Model of Sustainable Development (GMSD) –
Economic Sustainability - Human Sustainability – Environmental Sustainability -
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Professor Safwat H. Shakir Hanna is Professor and Senior Research Scientist and Director of Texas Gulf
Coast Environmental Data (TEXGED) Center, Prairie View A&M University, The Texas A&M
University System
Chemical Engineering Department, Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Prairie View A&M
University, The Texas A&M University System
Professor of US- State Department, Fulbright to Italy 2013. As a professor he graduated with
Ph.D. (Environmental Science) in 1989 (State University of New York and Syracuse University,
NY- USA). Professor Shakir Hanna has three Master Degrees in Environmental Management an
Protection (Germany), Master Degree in Natural Resources,(Egypt), and Master Degree in
Industrial Business Management (Egypt) and his B.Sc. Agriculture Engineering. Professor Shakir
Hanna has authored more than 60 reviewed journal publications, a reference book about the
“Role of soil fauna in sustainable development as biological agents in the soil”, and a book
chapter about the ecological footprint and energy in sustainable development. Finally, professor
Shakir developed several funded research projects related to ecology, environmental science and
sustainability, remote sensing, Ecological Footprint in the Gulf of Mexico in Southern Region of
USA
Kendal T. Harris is Professor and Dean of the Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Prairie View A&M
University, The Texas A&M University System, USA.
Professor Irvine W. Osborne-Lee is Head of Chemical Engineering Department at the Prairie View A&M
University, The Texas A&M University System, USA.
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Study of particulate matters pollution related with
meteorological factors for a city from South-Central of
Romania.
PhD. Eng. Gabriela MITRAN, PhD. Eng. Sorin ILIE
ABSTRACT
Reducing the effects of climate change and air pollution is at present a global priority.
Development and implementation of effective policies in order to achieve these
reductions is a challenge that requires a good understanding of the underlying
phenomena of climate change and air pollution. This paper aims to highlight the
seasonal variation of PM10 concentration in Pitesti city depending on major
meteorological factors (temperature, intensity of solar radiation, and relative humidity).
The applied methodology consists in statistical processing, using specialized software, of
a database containing historical records of concentration values of this pollutant and of
meteorological parameters recorded concurrently. The results of processing a series of
approximately 30000 values recorded from 2008 to 2011 indicate the fact that in every
season (winter, spring, summer, and autumn) the concentration of PM10 varies according
to a sixth degree polynomial function, whose variable is one of the considered
meteorological factors. The mathematical relationship that best approximates the
variation of average PM10 concentration in relation with the three meteorological factors
is by the form of a multiple linear regression equation
Keywords: air pollution and human health, particulate matters related with
meteorological factors, statistical analysis
PhD. Eng. Gabriela MITRAN, was graduated in Transport Engineering at Polytechnic University of
Bucharest in 2007. Master Project Management, at Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest in
2010. PhD at University of Pitesti, Romania in 2012. The major field of study is transport
engineering. She is a Traffic Planner for five years at Search Corporation Ltd. Bucharest, Romania
and Trenmo Portugal. She has been teaching at University of Pitesti for the past four years. She
was a researcher at University of Porto, Portugal. She has published 35 scientific articles in
journals and proceedings of scientific conferences. Her research interests include traffic planning,
air pollution, environmental management. Dr. Eng. Mitran is a member of the professional
societies: Société des Ingénieurs de l'Automobile - France and Society of Romanian Automotive
Engineers - Romania
PhD. Eng. Sorin ILIE graduated in Road Vehicles specialization in 2000 at University of Pitesti and he
obtained the Master degree in Constructive Optimization of the Automobiles in 2002 at the same
institution. The PhD thesis, in the field of modeling the occupants’ kinematics in the automobiles’
interior during the frontal impact event, was presented in 2007. The teaching career started in
2000 and now he is a PhD Engineer Lecturer in Automotive and Transport Department of Faculty
of Mechanics and Technology in University of Pitesti. The major fields of study are: Passive
Safety, Transportation Engineering, Automotive Manufacturing Technologies. Currently, he is the
holder of Transportation systems, Handling, storage and internal transport technologies, Special
transports, Materials and Sustainable Manufacturing, and Active and Passive Safety of Road
Vehicles courses in his department. He has published articles in ISI journals, in proceedings of
international conferences and in scientific journals and bulletins. He conducted 3 studies and
research projects, and as a member of project teams participated in over 15 such research focused
on sustainable road transport. It is author or co-author of 5 books on automobile engineering.
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Geotechnical Field and Laboratory Investigation
Procedures Pertinent to the Development of Commercial
On-Shore Wind Farms in Ireland.
MSc. Michael Edward Quille
ABSTRACT
In the last decade, both the Irish landscape and construction industry has seen a
dramatic increase in the number of commercial on-shore wind farm developments.
Geotechnical field and laboratory based testing procedures play a critical role in the
development, design and construction of wind farms. A comprehensive knowledge of
the ground conditions and soil parameters prevailing across the development footprint
are necessary to facilitate a site specific infrastructure and turbine foundation design;
therefore, reducing associated construction risks and ensuring that an economic
construction programme can be premeditated. This paper presents some geotechnical
field and laboratory based procedures pertinent to both the development and design of
commercial on-shore wind farms in Ireland. The various procedures are compared in
terms of suitability of the test procedure for the soil type encountered and geotechnical
design soil parameters derived. Although each geotechnical site investigation scheme is
both an iterative and unique process, a phased approach relating to a rough peat moor
land typically encountered across wind farm sites in Ireland is presented.
Keywords: Renewable Energy, Geotechnical, Site Investigation
Michael Edward Quille graduated in 2007 with a strong first class honours degree in Civil, Structural and
Environmental Engineering from Trinity College Dublin (TCD). Following this, Michael
commenced a two-year research Masters’ degree (MSc) in the field of geotechnical engineering
during which he was fully funded by postgraduate studentship research awards from both TCD
and the Geotechnical Trust Fund of Engineers Ireland. Following his research masters, Michael
commenced his working career as a graduate geotechnical engineer with Whiteford Geoservices
Ltd, where he worked as a specialist ground investigation contractor providing geotechnical,
geophysical and environmental services. In March 2011, Michael joined Byrne Looby Partners
Geotechnical Consulting Engineers. At Byrne Looby Partners (BLP) Michael was afforded the
opportunity to progress his engineering theory and management skills
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The Development of Renewable Energy Sources in Turkey
Turkey’s Energy-Related Challenges
MSc.Mumin Atalay CETIN, Assoc/Prof. Ali VARDAR
ABSTRACT
Especially in last two decades, most of the developed and developing countries around
the world have been supporting the researches that investigates more clean and
sustainable energy sources. Because of the environmental issues and the source of fossil
fuel are becoming scarce, renewable energy sources play more important role in today’s
increasingly globalized energy market.
The aim of this study is to determine the present potential and sufficiencies of the main
sources of renewable energy such as solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal and biomass
at Turkey. In this regard, even Turkey has a remarkable potential especially in hydro,
wind, solar and geothermal energies among Europe, renewable energy sources ratio in
Turkey’s total energy consumption is not rising at desired level.
On the other side Turkey have to face with some energy related challanges such as rising
(GHGs) emission as a result of rapidly using of fossil fuel sources and bad affects of
fossil fuel prices increase on current account deficit. Whitin this context, as a foreign
dependent country on fossil fuel energy (especially on crude oil and natural gas), Turkey
should rapidly change it’s energy policy from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources
which are domestic, clean and much more cheaper.
Keywords: Renewable Energy Potential; Sustainable Development; Turkey.
MSc.Mumin Atalay CETIN, is working as a research asisstant in Aksaray University at Turkey. Graduated
master program in 2011/2012. Master thesis about ‘Efficiency Wages Model of the Labour
Market’. He is still doing his Phd at Aksaray University. The subjects such as Sustainable
Economic Development, Energy Economics, Renewable and Sustainable Energy and Ecological
Economics are hisspecial interests
Assoc/Prof. Ali VARDAR is working as an Associate Professor at the department of Biosystems
Engineering in Uludag University at Turkey. Especially Renewable Energy such as Solar Energy
(particularly Photovoltaic Systems) and Wind Energy are his professions.
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Mid-term (2030) Potential for Solar Thermal Capture and
Tri-generation of Distributed Heating, Cooling, and Electric
Generation
Democratizing International Energy Supply through
Distributed and Efficient Solar Thermal Energy Capture.
MSc. Christopher Beebe
ABSTRACT
Removing concern for energy supply allows for greater attention and resources to be
focused on other environmental, cultural, economic and social concerns. Solar energy
when used in its thermal form is the most efficient method of capture.
Conversion to final use form after capture - rather than before (as in photovoltaic) - gives
rise to a greater raw collection of energy which provides additional flexibility and value
through the simultaneous production of heating, cooling, and electricity. Additionally,
since it is more efficiently captured, smaller amounts of collector arrays must be installed
reducing material and labor costs and improving deployment potential over other
methods of fossil fuel and renewable energies.
With a total achievable annual generation larger than wind, biomass, or tidal,
trigeneration using the most efficient method of solar capture and is a necessary
cornerstonein a stable and long-term international energy economy.
With available technologies and an investment of 0.1% of GDP, solar thermal trigeneration can meet 14% of the World’s energy demand by 2030.
Keywords: Solar Thermal, Heating, Cooling, Electricity, Renewable Energies, Deployment Potential
Christopher Beebe M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Professional Licensed Engineer in Boston,
Massachusetts,USA.
CEO of BEAM Engineering, author of the United States Renewable Heating and Cooling
Roadmap prepared for the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA). International leader in
development of renewable heating and cooling policy, engineering, and design.
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Influence of a Small Hydroelectric Power Station on the
River Ecosystem.
Characterization of ecological and chemical water quality.
Dr.Enrique Valero, Dr.Juan Picos, PhD Student Xana Álvarez
ABSTRACT
To assess the effects of the Small Hydroelectric Power Station (SHP) on the fluvial
ecosystem, some environmental values are required to measure. This work provides a
characterization of the water quality status in a river stretch around a SHP plant on river
Mandeo, (NW Spain), for three years after its construction. The ecological and chemical
status of the water and the ecological quality of the riparian habitat was analyzed and
comparing with the water quality requirements. The results showed that there were not
significant differences between sampling points (before and after of the plant), as well as
a stabilization of the parameters within two years after the construction of the Station,
achieving conditions ecologically compatible. We concluded that the construction of the
SHP plant caused an adverse effect in the ecosystem, which was subsequently improved.
Highly positive results from the point of view of their contribution as a source of
renewable energy.
Keywords: Biological index, physicochemical, SHP plant, riparian forest quality index.
Dr.Enrique Valero is Professor and Director of Forestry School, University of Vigo, Spain. Head of AF-4
Research Group where investigates on environmental monitoring of the water status and assess
environmental impact: field sampling and study of the physicochemical parameters of the water,
noise studies, habitat assessment in rivers, improvement of riparian forests, assessment of small
hydropower plants, etc. We carry out projects with the aim of river restoration to increase
ecosystem goods and services, and to convert damaged freshwater systems into sustainable ones
whilst protecting downstream and ecosystems (Projects by the Regional Government).
Dr.Juan Picos is Professor at the: Department of Natural Resources and Engineering and Environment,
University of Vigo, Spain.
Xana Álvarez Researcher and PhD Student at the: Department of Natural Resources and Engineering and
Environment, University of Vigo, Spain
She is conducting a research of doctoral thesis with the aim to analyze the water quality of
reservoirs and rivers, and determining its influence on the proliferation of the cyanobacterium
Microcystis spp. (eutrophication), taking into account factors that may influence such as air
temperature, solar radiation, rainfall, etc.
Her experience, research and activity in the AF4 Research Group in WATER RESOURCES are:
Improvement of the state of water resources (quantity and quality).
Water Framework Directive (WFD).
Pollution of water (agricultural, livestock, rural areas and industries origin).
Eutrophication
Renewable water resources.
Climate change.
Ecosystem restoration: river, riparian forest and ecological corridors.
Innovate and sustainable solutions: bioengineering, buffer strips, green infrastructure, bioenergy.
Planning, monitoring and Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management Plans and
Evaluation of Natural Resources.
Environmental Impacts Assessment
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Sustainable energy model based on an intensive use of
renewable energy.
Application to a southern Spanish region.
Dr. Julio Terrados
F.J. Gallego, PJ Pérez, E. Ruiz-Ramos, I. Romero, A.M. Martínez-Rodríguez,
E. Castro
ABSTRACT
The paper presents the main results of the MODENER research project ("Energy model
based on an intensive use of renewable energy applied to Jaen province“) that is aimed
to assess the production capacity of olive pruning biomass, and PV massive grid
integration, that will be usable for electricity generation and its distribution across the
province of Jaén, in a realistic way.
Main results arisen from the project highlight that more than 750.000 biomass tons can
be yearly generated from olive pruning, which means that more than 70 MW of power
can be installed, and that Solar PV can be extensively used to cover up to 40% of the
electricity demand in the region
MODENER research project ("Energy model based on an intensive use of renewable
energy applied to Jaen province“), that is currently being developed at University of
Jaen, is intended to research, analyze and develop an energy model based on an
intensive use of renewable energy for generating electricity, applied to the province of
Jaén (Andalusia, southern Spain).
The methodology, based on the intensive use of GIS tools, includes the development of a
distribution map of olive trees whose pruning residuals are likely to be exploited for
energy purposes, including information on major agroclimatic variables characterizing
them. Furthermore, an extensive field experience based on sampling data in different
parts of the region (weighing of pruning olive residuals and characterization of olive
trees) will enable us to determine the variables affecting olive pruning biomass
production and to develop a biomass generation predictive model. The application of
this predictive model to the distribution map characterizing olive trees will also allow us
to generate a realistic distribution map of olive pruning biomass.
Keywords: Sustainable energy; biomass; solar photovoltaics
Julio Terrados Cepeda is Doctor in Aeronautical Engineer and Master in Business Administration
(M.B.A.). Holds a position of Associate Professor at University of Jen in the field of Engineering
Projects, and is Vice-chancellor of Strategic Planning, Quality and Social Responsibility of the
International University of Andalusia.
He has been Manager of Strategic Planning of University of Jaen, and Director of the Projects
Department. In the private sector he has been Director of the energy management agency of Jaen
region, Control manager at EADS-CASA and International affairs director of Cánava Electrónica
S.A. He belongs to IDEA research group, focusing his studies in the field of sustainable energy
planning and renewable resources assessment. He is author and co-author of books, papers, and
communications in conferences on renewable energies and has coordinated research projects in
this field.
Dr. F.J. Gallego Professor of Engineering Graphics at the University of Jaen, Spain.
Dr. P.J. Perez is Professor at the Dept. of Electronics, University of Jaen, Spain.
Dr. E. Castro is Professor at the Dept. of Chemist Engineering, University of Jaen, Spain.
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The Outage Economy. Impact of forced electricity
interruption on Economic Growth.
Dr. Aranit Shkurti
ABSTRACT
This study examines the electricity market in some East European countries. The Power
systems in some transition economies are not able to supply a reliable service to
households and other customers. This inefficiencies are due to multiple factors, such as
limited generation and production sources, obsolete transmission and distribution grid
etc. In some countries are present also some power evasion through illegal connections
to the grid, that damage further the system. This paper analysis the effect of this power
outage over the entire system through some econometric methods, using panel data
from several countries. Data show different reaction to the power outage between
countries, specially related to the share of the industry sector over the GDP. The
estimation of possible economic performance are shown through some stochastic
scenarios. Finally a general reflection from the sustainability prospective of this realities.
Key words: electricity, power, grid, transmission, generation
Dr. Aranit Shkurti is a Lecturer of Econometrics at the Canadian Institute of Technology. He had a PhD
from the Sapienza University of Rome in Energy Policy and scenario modeling. Master degree in
Statistics from the same Sapienza University of Rome. He is author of several papers in the
Energy Economics field.
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Feeding patterns of resident fishes in Thai mangrove
estuary: Implications for conservation and sustainable use
of coastal resources
Assist. Prof. Dr. Siraprapha PREMCHAROEN
ABSTRACT
Stomach contents of 12 resident fishes inhabiting the Mae Klong mangrove estuary,
inner Gulf of Thailand were examined. Relative diet composition was described by the
points method. Measurements were made also of gut fullness, diet breadth and vacuity
index. Interspecific variations in diet were described by Bray Curtis coefficients and
grouped, based on similarity coefficients, into nine feeding clusters. Of these, most diets
were dominated by sergestid shrimps, zooplankton, phytoplankton, benthic
invertebrates, shrimps, polychaetes, fishes, insects and detritus. Zooplankton was the
most common dietary item by all fishes examined (25.2%). Food intake was low for most
fish with fullness values of 0.58 to 2.07. Overall diet breadth was relatively low among
species and ranged from 0.13 for Aspericorvina jubata to 0.46 for Dendrophysa russelli.
Vacuity index ranged from 4.70 to 58.23 among species, with indices for most species
>20. There was a clearly significant difference in the percentage composition of food
items among seasons and ontogenetic changes (P=0.001). The results from this study can
serve as a reference for feeding ecology of fish in the Mae Klong Estuary and in
sustainable use and management of fisheries resources in the area.
Keywords: Fish feeding, Mae Klong estuary, Thai mangrove
Assist. Prof. Dr. Siraprapha Premcharoen has been working as a faculty member at the Faculty of Liberal
Arts and Science, Kasetsart University, Thailand since 1993. Her teaching and researches involved
with fish ecology and ecotrophic modelling (Ecopath/Ecosim) in the mangrove estuary of the
Gulf of Thailand.
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Modification in the biochemical characteristics and
phenolic antioxidant potential of coriander leaves
(Coriandumsativum) under foliar treatments of plant
growth regulators
Dr. Bushra Sultana, Dr. Maryam Aslam
ABSTRACT
Sustainable agriculture has ensured the specific food production strategies to run
diverged ecosystems. To this context, attempt was made to explore the possible effects of
foliar application of plant growth regulators (PGRs) to receive optimum response
regarding antioxidant and biochemical constituent of coriander (Coriandumsativum)
leaves.
Methdology: Selected PGRs; Moringaleaf extract (MLE), humic acid (HA) and 6benzylamino purine (6-BAP) were applied alone and in combinations. The treated
samples were separately analyzed at three growth stages and results were compared.
Results: Among the biochemical assessments, the following values were determined,
Melondialdehyde (MDA) contents: 8.13-29.14 ng/mole FW; proline contents: 13.21-47.12
µg/g FW; total soluble proteins (TSPs): 5.69-22.01 µg/g FW and total chlorophyll and
carotenoids: 1697.18-5959.53 µg/g FW and 254.57-893.92 µg/g FW, respectively. In
addition, during estimation of total phenolic content (TPC) and the antioxidant potential,
the observed results were: 3.98-12.18 mg GAE/g DM for TPC, 0.591-1.619 (10.0 mg/mL
extract concentration) for reducing power and 0.121-0.987 µg/mL (IC50 values) for
DPPH° scavenging assays.
Conclusion: Received outcomes highlighted positive impact of all PGRs at all growth
stages. However, MLE treatment presented itself as a versatile PGR in regimes of
biochemical assays as well as antioxidant activities.
Keywords: PGR, antioxidants, coriander,
Dr. Bushra Sultana is an Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
She holds a M.Sc. in Chemistry from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in the year 2002, and
Ph.D. from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in 2009. Presently she is working at the
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, as Assistant
Professor and group member of a research group entitled "Bioanalytical and Applied Chemistry".
Main areas of research interest include characterization of natural antioxidants from botanical
sources under variable conditions.
Presently a group of about 35 M.Phil, M.Sc and PhD research students are working under her
supervision. She has published a significant number of research publications in International/
HEC recognized journals with, contributing total impact factor of 30 to her credit. She got
Research Productivity Award (2012) from Pakistan Council for Science and Technology, Pakistan.
Dr. Maryam Aslam is Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Chemistry, GCWU, Madina Town, Faisalabad,
Pakistan.
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Evolution of Eutrophication depending on Environmental
Conditions: A Case Study in a Reservoir.
Xana Álvarez PhD Candidate, Dr. Enrique Valero, Dr. Juan Picos
ABSTRACT
In the last years, the phenomenon of eutrophication is affecting many river ecosystems.
Besides being an environmental problem, it can also be a problem for human health.
This study aims to explore how environmental parameters affect the concentration of
green algae and cyanobacteria throughout the period from 2010 to 2013 in A Baxe
reservoir (NW Spain). Factors such as temperature, rainfall and solar radiation
influenced in the presence of the algae, as well as in its concentration. Being limiting
factors in
the cyanobacterial blooms. The highest value of chlorophyll occurs during the summer,
with higher temperatures, coinciding with the dry season and with a light cycle of 15/9
light/dark cycle. We conclude that predictive models can be designed using the weather
forecast that are currently available well in advance, with the result that water managers
can know when it will be probable that a bloom take place as an early warning system,
therefore they will have a protocol of action.
Keywords: freshwater ecosystems, cyanobacteria blooms, temperature, dry season,
Xana Álvarez is a PhD Student and Researcher at the: Department of Natural Resources and Engineering
and Environment, University of Vigo, Spain
She is conducting a research of doctoral thesis with the aim to analyze the water quality of
reservoirs and rivers, and determining its influence on the proliferation of the cyanobacterium
Microcystis spp. (eutrophication), taking into account factors that may influence such as air
temperature, solar radiation, rainfall, etc.
Her experience, research and activity in the AF4 Research Group in WATER RESOURCES are:
Improvement of the state of water resources (quantity and quality).
Water Framework Directive (WFD).
Pollution of water (agricultural, livestock, rural areas and industries origin).
Eutrophication
Renewable water resources.
Climate change.
Ecosystem restoration: river, riparian forest and ecological corridors.
Innovate and sustainable solutions: bioengineering, buffer strips, green infrastructure, bioenergy.
Planning, monitoring and Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management Plans and
Evaluation of Natural Resources.
Environmental Impacts Assessment
Dr.Enrique Valero is Professor and Director of Forestry School, University of Vigo, Spain. Head of AF-4
Research Group where investigates on environmental monitoring of the water status and assess
environmental impact: field sampling and study of the physicochemical parameters of the water,
noise studies, habitat assessment in rivers, improvement of riparian forests, assessment of small
hydropower plants, etc. We carry out projects with the aim of river restoration to increase
ecosystem goods and services, and to convert damaged freshwater systems into sustainable ones
whilst protecting downstream and ecosystems (Projects by the Regional Government).
Dr.Juan Picos is Professor at the: Department of Natural Resources and Engineering and Environment,
University of Vigo, Spain.
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Pollution of bogs in Tomsk region (Western Siberia,
Russia) as an indicator of sustainable development.
Dr.Antonina Mezhibor
ABSTRACT
Wetlands play a key role in the climatic balance of our planet. Thus, their protection
from anthropogenic pollution is an important target for sustainable development of
environment. Wetlands have a special significance for the Siberian region of Russia
where they take great territories. Peat bogs, being unique ecosystems among wetlands,
have properties to save the history of atmospheric pollution. The particularity of peat
bogs is determined by their nutrition - they receive chemical elements mostly from
atmosphere. Some peat bogs in Siberia (Tomsk region, Russia) were studied to
determine the degree of environment pollution during the last century and the change of
geochemical composition of peat in time. These studies determined the increase of
pollution in the region from the middle of 20th century because of the sharp industrial
development. The data on the pollution of peat bogs allow concluding that the
geochemical peculiarities of different parts of Tomsk region influenced by different
types of industry: nuclear facility, coal-burning power stations and oil refineries. The
results of the studies can be used for the development of recommendations in the
decrease of the industry influence for the sustainable development of Siberian region.
Keywords: Wetlands, peat bog, atmosphere pollution
Dr.Antonina Mezhibor is an Associate professor at the Institute of Natural resources, Tomsk Polytechnic
University, Russia
Education: 2003 - diploma on geoecology; Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU),
2009 – PhD degree, TPU.
Work experience: 2009-2010 – senior teacher, TPU; 2010-present – associate professor, TPU.
Disciplines: geoecology, radioecology, nature protection.
Scientific interests: atmosphere pollution, biogeochemistry of peat.
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Development and Environment in Iran
(case study: Urmia Lake).
Associate Professor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Dr. Zahra Moussavi
ABSTRACT
In recent decades, environmental issues have linked to development policies.
Human interaction with nature during the time plays an important role in the process of
development. Since more than six decades ago to now, many theoretical and conceptual
changes have occurred in the development discourse. First, “grow” as increase in GDP
was set on the top of the agenda of governments and the nature was considered as a
facilitator for development programs. But gradually, it was clear that although
implementation of development programs improves the living conditions and increases the
income of countries, but due to irregular use of nature, it makes many environmental problems
around the world. Then, continuity of development may be questioned. So, the concept of
sustainable development was considered by the international community. Study of
development programs in Iran too, shows that in most cases, planning is done without
regard to sustainable development and it has been only with the goal of economic
growth.
This trend has led to many environmental problems in Iran such as drying of the Urmia
Lake as the second salt lake of the world.The purpose of this research with such an
approach is to assess the impacts of development programs in Iran on environmental
problems of the Urmia Lake. To do this, an analytic and explanatory method and
accumulation of data have been adopted to carry a library and document based research.
The findings suggest that the drying up of the Urmia Lake has been affected by human
factors more than natural factors.
Keywords: Development, Environment, Urmia Lake
Associate Professor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. He is Mayor of Tehran, and Associate Professor of
Political Geography. He began teaching in University of Tehran in 2003. His first book on local
government was published in 2007, while his five other books are now available on geopolitics.
As an associate professor of the political geography, he has published his research in various
fields in the form of more than 35 articles. A third academic field to which he is devoting his
energy and attention is advising graduate students with their PhD dissertations and MA theses.
As the Mayor of Tehran he founded Asian Mayors Forum (www.asianmayors.org ) in Tehran in
2008 and concurrently was elected as one of the world leading mayors by City Mayors group
(www.worldmayors.org) because of his outstanding performance at the top of Tehran metropolis
management. He is a member of Iranian Geopolitical Association, Iranian Geographers
Association, and Urban Management Scientific Association.
Dr. Zahra Moussavi is a PhD Candidate in Political Geography at the Department of Political Geography,
Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran.
Her first book about Decentralization and Sustainable Development in Iran published in 2011.
She has published 5 research papers in research journals and presented 8 papers in national and
international conferences. She is interested in critical geography, political geography and the
environment, political economy, environmental security, and climate change. Member of Iranian
Association of Geopolitics.
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Study of the best orientation for parabolic concentrator
kind of PolyTrough
Dr. Sharif Mohamed Alamen
ABSTRACT
In this study, the best guide for Compound Parabolic Concentrator kind of (PolyTrough)
has been evaluated by controlling the angle of incidence of beam radiation. The
PolyTrough track the radiation of the sun by moving in prescribed ways to minimize the
angle of incidence of the beam radiation on their surfaces and thus maximize the
incident beam radiation. Tracking systems are classified according to their motions and
rotations into five systems and they are: single axis, which is usually horizontal eastwest and moving once (system I), continuously ( System II ), horizontal north-south(
system III,IV) moving continuously and parallel to the earth's axis respectively , or it can
be about two axes (system V). We estimated the amount of direct solar radiation in each
system controller and then the comparison between the different control methods has
been estimated. The results of the study have showed that the system V collects the
largest amount of direct solar radiation, but the cost of this system is very expensive due
to the presence of two types of collector's motion. While the fourth (IV) system, is
distinguished from the rest of the systems, because it collects a large amount of solar
radiation in the winter and decreases in the summer, where this system depends on the
angle of the latitude of the site. The control system of the third kind (System III), which is
less expensive than the type V and as it moves around one axis only, it collects the
amount of solar energy approaching the system V especially in summer. The systems I
and II collected values are close to each other, and although that these two systems
collect a small amount of the solar radiation during the day comparing to the rest of the
systems, this small amount of radiation is considered to be acceptable in the some
studied areas (e.g. South Libya).
Keywords: PolyTrough, angle of incidence, direct solar radiation.
Dr. Sharif Mohamed Alamen is a Progessor at the Solar Energy Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering
&Technology-university of Sebha- Brack-Libya.
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The Character of Dual Site Adsorbent on Coal Fly Ash
Toward Benzene Adsorption
Dr. Widi Astuti, Prof.Dr. I Made Bendiyasa, Prof.Dr. Endang Tri Wahyuni
Dr. Agus Prasetya
ABSTRACT
Large quantities of coal fly ash (CFA) are produced during the combustion of coal in the
production of electricity. Most of this ash has not been widely used. CFA is mainly
composed of some oxides including Al2O3 and SiO2 having active site and unburned
carbon as a mesopore that enables it to act as a dual site adsorbent. To get different
characters of dual site, CFA was sieved using 150 mesh size, heated at 400oC and reacted
with sodium hydroxide solution. Furthermore, CFA were used as adsorbent of benzene
in aqueous solutions. Equilibrium data were evaluated by single site and dual site
isotherm models. It can be concluded that single site yieded excellent fit with
equilibrium data of benzene. The value of maximum amount adsorbed (qm) and
Langmuir constant (KL) were be affected by [Si+Al]/C ratio on CFA. The increase of
[Si+Al]/C ratio causes a decrease of the value of qm and KL.
Keywords: coal fly ash, adsorption, benzene
Widi Astuti graduated from the doctoral program at Chemical Engineering Department, Gadjah Mada
University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia in September, 2013. Her dissertation entitled The Character of
Dual Site Adsorbent on Coal Fly Ash Toward Pb(II), Methyl Violet and Benzene acquire cum laude. She
serve as a faculty member at the Chemical Engineering Department, Semarang State University,
Semarang, Indonesia. In recent years, she focuses on the application of coal fly ash for adsorbent.
Some research funded by Directorate for Research and Community Service, Directorate General
of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education Republic Indonesia, including Synthesis of
Adsorbent Based on Solid Waste from Power Plant and Its Application for Electroplating Wastewater
Treatment in 2013-2014.
Prof.Dr. I Made Bendiyasa is Lecture at the Dept of Chemical Engineering Department
Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia
Prof.Dr. Endang Tri Wahyuni is Lecture at the Chemistry Department
Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia
Dr. Agus Prasetya is Lecture at the Dept of Chemical Engineering Department
Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia.
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New Equation for Estimating Outdoor Thermal Comfort in
Humid-Tropical Environment
Prof.Dr. Sangkertadi Sangkertadi
Reny Syafriny, M.Arch
ABSTRACT
This paper presents the results of research focusing on thermal comfort at outdoor
spaces in humid tropical climate. The study was conducted in the city of Manado,
Indonesia in the years 2011 and 2012, by way of field experimentation and
measurements of micro-climate. From the results of measurements and questionnaires, it
was carried out development of regression equations. Through statistical analysis it has
been generated three thermal comfort equations for outdoor, which each for normal
walking, brisk walking, and sitting with doing a moderate activity. Equations are
functions of Ta(air temperature), Tg(globe temperature), v(wind velocity), RH(Relative
humidity) and Adu(body surface area). The output of the equations is scale of thermal
comfort level referring to PMV (Predicted Mean Vote), where 0 is comfortable or neutral,
+3 is very hot, -2 is cold, .etc. The equations are limited to the people wearing tropical
clothing type (about 0.5 to 0.7 clo). The validation of the equations was done through
comparison with other equations that originated from the studies of non-tropical humid
climates. Simulations using the equations were also be done in order to know effect of
micro climate on outdoor thermal comfort.
Keywords: thermal comfort, tropical-humid, open-space
Prof.Sangkertadi is Head of Master Program of Architecture, Head of Laboratory of Building Science
Faculty of Engineering, Sam Ratulangi University, Indonesia. Got bachelor of architecture from
ITS, Surabaya, Indonesia, and got Master and Doctorat degree from INSA de Lyon (was
researcher in the Centre de Thermique de l’INSA de Lyon, 1989-1994) with dissertation on natural
ventilation (using CFD) and thermal comfort (for tropical humid environment). As academic
staff in Sam Ratulangi University, Indonesia, teach subjects of building sciences, urban-design,
green building. Realized some researches of indoor comfort of Indonesian traditional houses,
energy efficiency of buildings, natural ventilation, and outdoor thermal comfort with special
emphasized in humid tropical environment. Publishes researches papers in many National and
International Seminars and Conferences, as well as in scientific journals, especially in
environment, urban and architectural topics. Prof. Sangkertadi is also registered architect and
planner, member of Indonesian Association of Architects and Indonesian Planner Association,
and member of Indonesian Expert Association on Green Building (has certificate of “GreenshipProfessional” from the Green Building Council Indonesia).
Reny Syafriny, M.Arch is Academic Staff at the Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning, Sam Ratulangi
University, Indonesia.
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Ffectiveness Of Use Of Nanostructure Minerals –
Bentonite Of Taganskiy Deposit For Waste Water Clearing
In Metallurgy Industry
Sharbanu Muzdybaeva., Askarova Gaukhar
Musabekov K., Muzdybaev N., Nurbaeva N., Taybaeva P.
ABSTRACT
The currently used traditional method of waste water treatment based on the
precipitation of heavy metals by iron hydroxide formed at the time of neutralization
(liming) / bleach (active chlorine) doesn’t correspondent to the standards of maximum
permissible concentration (MPC) in practical meaning. In this regard, the urgent
task is the use of natural materials as sorbents due to the relatively high
sorption capacity, selectivity, having cation-exchange properties and the
possibility of almost complete removal of heavy metal ions. Another important
factor is their relatively low cost and availability (sometimes as a local material).
We believe that the use of scientific-based combinations of different ways in
waste water treatment based on the success of modern chemistry allows opening
new and perspective opportunities in this area.
Key Words: Waste Water, Metallurgy, Bentonite, Zeolites, Groundwater
Sharbanu Muzdybaeva and Musabekov K., Nurbaeva N. are Professors at East Kazakhstan State Technical
University, named after Serikbayev, 070010, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Askarova Gaukhar, Muzdybaev N.,., Taybaeva P. are Professors at Kazakh National University named
after al-Farabi, 050038, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.
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Environmental Sustainability Of Animal Food Products: A
Life Cycle Assessment Of Small Scale Goat Milk
Production Chain
Carbon Footprint of Dairy Goat Milk
Dr. Pier PaoloDanieli
Prof. Bruno Ronchi
ABSTRACT
The environmental sustainability of goat milk production and processing is poorly
investigated even though goat a very important dairy species, particularly for
developing Countries.
Fort this study a dairy goat farm located in the Province of Rome has been considered.
Within this farm, a cheese factory existed but raw milk was the main dairy goat product.
A ”from cradle to farm gate” Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach was adopted to
calculate the global warming potential (GWP) of one liter of “fat and protein corrected
milk”, adopted as functional unit (FU). As necessary, some feeding-related input data
not available in sectorial databases have been estimated.
The GWP were widely attributable to livestock feeding (98,1%). On the whole
production chain, it has been estimated an emission of 1.26 kg CO2-Eq per FU. This
estimate is high if compared with cow milk but it is in line with some previous estimates
for goat and sheep milk.
Environmental performance of dairy products may be adequately estimated and used to
monitor further efforts in lowering the impact on climate change by dairy systems also
in developing countries. However, the gap in input data has to be filled before LCA can
be efficiently applied to this sector.
Keywords: Dairy goats; climate change; Life Cycle Assessment.
Dr. Pier PaoloDanieli is a Acedemic Researcher, Department of Agriculture, Forests, Nature and Energy
(DAFNE), University of Tuscia
Pier Paolo graduated in 1997 in Biological Sciences – bio-ecological specialization – at the
University of Tuscia.
Several contracts for research collaboration were awarded to him from 2001 to 2008 within some
National research programs carried out by the Animal Production Department of the University
of Tuscia (Viterbo – Italy).
Form 2005 he is a Ph. D. in “Applied Biochemistry and Chemistry”
He worked as a teacher in theoretical and practical lessons for academical courses at the
University of Tuscia. He is a co-author of several scientific and technical works published through
national and international paper.
He was appointed as “Academic Expert” by the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Tuscia
and from 2009 he works as Academic Researcher. He is member of several scientific Associations
and in 2013 he was co-founding of the Italian Association for Sustainability Science (IASS).
Prof. Bruno Ronchi is Full Professor at the Department of Agriculture, Forests, Nature and Energy
(DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Italy.
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Emergy evaluation of a traditional farming system.
Case study: Leh District (Indian Trans-Himalaya)
Dr. Vladimiro Pelliciardi, Prof. Leonardo Varvaro,
PhD Federico Maria Pulselli
ABSTRACT
Ladakh traditional farming system has been included on the F.A.O. list of possible
“Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems”, worthy of being preserved and
conserved. The paper describes and assesses cultivation practices in a typical familymanaged farm, located in central Ladakh, analysing how natural resources are exploited,
conserved and recycled. Emergy evaluation, an environmental accounting methodology,
was applied to evaluate and compare five staple crop productions: barley, wheat, pea,
mustard, and fodder alfalfa. Unit Emergy Values of these productions (UEV, emergy per
unit product, a measure of the environmental production cost) are calculated, taking into
account the inputs to production such as water from glaciers, soil fertility, human and
animal labour, and more. Results show that the traditional agricultural practices in
Ladakh, completely supported by renewable flows, are efficient in the use of local
resources. In fact, the UEVs of agroproducts are similar to those of analogous products
of conventional agriculture (e.g. 5.27E+05 and 6.64E+05 semj/J for barley and wheat in
Ladakh, respectively; 7.37E+05 semj/J for corn in USA), though the inputs of Ladakh
agriculture are strongly limited in type and quantity. At the same time, local farmers can
create, maintain and rebuild soil functions whose UEV is 1.62E+07 semj/J.
Keywords: Ladakh, agrosystem, emergy evaluation, environment
Vladimiro Pelliciardi is a researcher at Ecodynamics Group, Siena, Italy. He was the Renewable Energy
Suitable Technologies Consulting Engineer, UNITUSCIA, Viterbo, Italy at the time of the
“Promotion of olive production and consumption in Nepal” international cooperation project
(2005-2008). He got his Ph.D. in “Sustainable development and International Cooperation” at
CIRPS, Interuniversity Research Centre on Sustainable Development, La Sapienza University,
Rome, Italy. His research interests include topics of human-environment interaction and
sustainable development studies in Asia with a regional focus on the Indian and Nepalese
Himalaya. In 1993 he was in Cambodia as UNV Engineer in the United Nations Transitional
Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), a UN peace keeping mission.
Prof. Leonardo Varvaro is Full Professor at the Department of Agriculture, Forestry, Nature and Energ,
University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy.
PhD Federico Maria Pulselli is a Researcher at the Department of Physical, Earth and Environmental
Sciences, University of Siena, Italy.
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Food Security in Rural Areas of Vaishali District, India:
A Household Level Analysis
Haroon Sajjad, Iffat Nasreen
ABSTRACT:
Food security has been one of the major developmental objectives in India. Though
India has sufficient food production yet the achievement did not percolate down to
households. This paper reports on an investigation into the food security status in
Vaishali district of Bihar. Data were gathered across 16 administrative divisions in the
district and eventually 959 farmers’ households were sampled using stratified random
sampling techniques. This allowed computing composite food security index to assess
the relative status of food security of the sampled farmers. The findings revealed that 75
% of the sampled households have low food security. Within farmers’ categories, most of
the large farmers had high food security. Medium farmers experienced moderate food
security while semi-medium, small and marginal farmers were having low food
security. Bivariate regression analyses between food security and its components of all
the farmers shows food availability has a major impact on food security as 93 %
variation in food security is explained by variation in food availability. The study
suggested that priority should be accorded for creating rural employment opportunities,
providing infrastructure for increasing production and creating awareness of education
for long term sustainability of food security in the study area.
Key words: Food security components, Food security, India
Dr. Haroon Sajjad is Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Faculty of natural Sciences, Jamia
Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Iffat Nasreen is Senior Research Fellow, Department of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences,
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
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Sustainable development of the Polish meat industry after
accession to the European Union
mgr Mirosława Tereszczuk, dr inż. Robert Mroczek,
ABSTRACT
The last decade, i.e. 2003-2013, was a period of intensive development of the Polish meat
industry, in which Poland’s accession to the European Union definitely had its share.
The meat industry in Poland has been developing faster that in the EU-15 and Poland
was the leader of EU-12. The EU integration had a positive impact on accelerating the
production growth in the Polish meat industry, and several years of the process of
adjustment to the EU requirements significantly changed the image of the Polish meat
companies on the common European market. The Polish meat industry became a
significant food producer on the European market (in 2012 fourth place in the EU) and
the Polish meat processing plants are recognised as some of the most advanced in the
EU. One of the main factors of meat industry development in Poland in the past decade
was its very fast development.
Key words: sustainable development, meat industry, meat products, export, import
Mirosława Tereszczuk is Assistant at the Food Industry Economics Department, Institute of Agricultural
and Food Economics -National Research Institute (IAFE-NRI) 00-002 Warsaw, ul. Świętokrzyska
20, Poland
Work experience: 01.11.1994 – 30.06.1995 - Agricultural and Food Quality Inspection Main
Inspectorate, Warsaw, Poland, (Inspector); 04.07.1995 - 31.03.1997 - Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development, Warsaw, Poland, Specialist in Department of the European Integration;
01.04.1997 – 14.04.2008 - Agricultural Market Agency, Warsaw, Poland, Head of Animal Products
Division in the Office and from 2007 Director of Foreign Trade Office; 15.04.2008 till now Institute
of Agricultural and Food Economics – National Research Institute. About 50 scientific and
popular publications referring to the problems: Effect of subsidizing export of agri-food products
on development of export after the accession of Poland to the European Union; Influence of
integration with the European Union on Polish foreign trade of agri-food products; The
competitiveness of Polish food producers after the accession to the EU.
Robert Mroczek is Assistant at the Food Industry Economics Department, Institute of Agricultural and
Food Economics -National Research Institute (IAFE-NRI) 00-002 Warsaw, ul. Świętokrzyska 20,
Poland.
Studies at the Faculty of Economics of Agriculture Agricultural University, master's degree in
1997; 1998-2002 doctoral studies at the Faculty of Economic and agricultural Agricultural
University; 2002 title Ph.D. in economics. PhD thesis Fri "The links between producers and
establishments on the market of live pigs"; since November 1998 worked at the Institute of
Agricultural Economics and Food Economy in the Department of Economics of the Food
Industry. Currently, the task manager in the multiannual program 2011-2014: Polish adaptation
processes of the food industry to the changing market environment. "Author of about 100
publications related to the agri-food sector.
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Biosecurity Adoption on Cattle Farms in Indonesia
V.S.Lestari; S.N. Sirajuddin and A. Asnawi
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to know biosecurity adoption on beef cattle farms. This
research was conducted for a month at Barru regency, South Sulawesi province, which
famous as one of beef cattle breeding villages in Indonesia. Sample was choosed through
random sampling. Total sampel was 30 beef cattle farmers. Data were collected through
observation and interview. Biosecurity measures consisted of 35 indicators which was
grouped into 4 namely: management practice, sanitation, disease and disease
prevention, and calf management. Each indicator was devided into two groups: adopt
and not adopt. Data were analysed descriptively. The results revealed that 47.4% of beef
cattle farmers have adopted biosecurity on their farms and was catagorized as a “partial
adopter”. This percentage should be increased in order to increase meat production and
food safety.
Keywords: adoption, biosecurity, beef cattle, farmers
Ir.Veronica Sri Lestari is Lecturer at the Faculty of Animal Science, Hasanuddin University
She has been a lecturer at Faculty of Animal Science since 2011. Before coming to Makassar, South
Sulawesi, she worked at Animal Husbandry Service in Jakarta Municipality for 16 years. After
she got scholarship from AIDAB and got the Master degree (1995) from the University of New
England – Armidale – New South Wales - Australia,sheI moved to Makassar to follow her
husband who is also a lecturer at the same university. Interested in socio- economic studies.
Dr. Sitti Nurani Sirajuddin is Head of the Socio Economic Study Department, Faculty of Animal Science,
Indonesia
Dr. Aslina Asnawi is Lecturer at the Socio Economic Study Department, Faculty of Animal Science,
Indonesia
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An investigation of microclimatic influence of a forest edge
micro-climate on agricultural production
Manyanya T.C1 and Kori E1*
ABSTRACT
Human social structures and their development significantly depend on the
maintenance and conservation of the environmental resources they require for survival.
Forests have been known to be sources of raw materials and resources for sectors of
human livelihoods such as healthcare, household uses and agriculture, among others.
Understanding the influence of forests on agriculture not only improves the agricultural
practices but also enhances eco-friendly development and sustainability. This paper
investigates the relationship between forest edge microclimates and agricultural
cropproduction. The study adopted a Bio-geographical approach buttressed on the
Mono-Climax Theory (MCT) and Holdridge’s Deterministic Approach (HAD). Data for
this study comprised of agricultural cropproduction for 2012 collected from farmers
along the edge of Thathe Forest in Limpopo, South Africa,in all the four cardinal
directions. Vegetation density and composition from the forest edge in all the four
cardinal directions was collected through quadrats. Linear regression between
agricultural productivity, as the dependent variable, and vegetation composition and
density, as independent variables, was employed to determine the relationship. Results
reveal that agricultural crop production, vegetation density decrease andcomposition
change as one moves from the forest edge. We conclude that Thathe forest creates an
important micro-climate for agriculture. As such the forest should be conserved for
sustainable agricultural production and development.
Key terms: Micro-climate,Bio-geographical, sustainability, vegetation, agriculture.
Mr. Tshilidzi Cloudia Manyanya is currently a Masters in Environmental Sciences student at the
University of Venda, South Africa. The Masters degree is under the department of
Geographyspecializing with a research interest in applications of GIS and Remote Sensing in
Agro-ecology, Climate change and Economic Sustainability. Undergraduate Bachelor of Science
(BSc) degree was obtained from the University of Cape Town majoring in Ocean and Atmosphere
Sciences. Honors degree was obtained from University of Venda with distinction in research
focusing on Forest Micro-Climates and Agriculture. Other research interests include applications
of GIS and Remote sensing in Sustainability, Physical Geography, natural and marine sciences.
Mr. Edmore Kori Lecturer (Physical Geography) in the Department of Geography and Geo-Information
Sciences.: University of Venda, South Africa He is responsible for Climatology and
Geomorphology modules from undergraduate to postgraduate level. Edmore graduated with a
Master of Environmental Sciences (Cum Laude) from the University of Venda and has
publications in climate change and environmental sustainability. His areas of research interest are
climate change and environmental sustainability.
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A Review of Soil Erosion Models with Special Reference to
the needs of Humid Tropical Mountainous Environments
Augustine Avwunudiogba1* and Paul Franklin Hudson2
ABSTRACT
Humid tropical mountainous environments (HTMEs) are generally considered sensitive
ecological regions because anthropogenic disturbance often accelerate hillslope
processes such as runoff, erosion, and sediment flux. Reducing accelerated erosion is
necessary for the maintenance of the integrity, stability and sustainability of HTMEs. Soil
erosion models (SOMs) are potential tools for predicting soil erosion, sediment flux, and
the design and assessment of effectiveness of conservation management practices in
HTMEs. Within this context, this study provides a critical review of the available SOMs
with a focus on their applicability in HTMEs. The review indicates that because most
SOMs have been developed for “flat agricultural lands” in temperate regions, to be
useful in conservation planning in HTMEs models should be calibrated for local
conditions. For humid tropical mountainous regions, lumped parameter models (LPMs)
linked to Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are more practicable for conservation
planning than sophisticated distributed parameter models (DPMs). This is due to the
less stringent data requirements and ease to which land managers can implement LPMs,
an essential consideration within the physical and socioeconomic context of HTMEs.
Keywords: Soil erosion models; Humid tropics, Mountainous environments; Conservation
planning
Dr. Augustine Avwunudiogba is Assistant Professor of Geography at the Department of Anthropology,
Geography, & Ethnic Studies, California State University Stanislaus. He earned his PhD in
Geography from the University of Texas at Austin, USA. His research interests include the
investigation of the effects of traditional agricultural practices on soil quality, soil erosion, and
sediment transfer in humid tropical watersheds. He is also interested in the application of
geospatial technology (GIS, Remote Sensing, and GPS) in the modeling watershed processes.
Dr Paul F. Hudson is Associate Professor of Physical Geography&Director of Studies (BSc) and Senior
Tutor at the LUC Leiden University, The Hague, , The Netherlands.
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The benefits of liquid organic fertilizer
Dr.Sitti Nurani Sirajuddin
Kasmiyati Kasim
Ikrar Moh.Saleh
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to know the perception of livestock farmers on the use of
liquid organic fertilizer from urine of cattle at Sinjai Regency, South Sulawesi Province.
The choice of location for a farmer group manufactures and markets liquid organic
fertilizer from cattle urine. This research was conducted in May to July 2013.The
population were all livestock farmers who use organic liquid fertilizer from cattle urine
samples while livestock farmers who are directly involved in the manufacture of liquid
organic fertilizer totaled 42 people. Data were collected through observation and
interview. Data were analyzed descriptively. The results showed that the perception of
livestock farmers of using liquid organic fertilizer from cattle urine provide additional
revenue benefits, cost minimization farming, reducing environmental pollution which
not contrary to the customs
Keywords: liquid organic fertilizer, perceptions farmers
Dr. Sitti Nurani Sirajuddin is Head of the Socio Economic Study Department, Faculty of Animal Science,
Indonesia. Llecturer at Faculty of Animal Science since 1997. Bachelor degree (1990-1995) and
Master degree (2001-2004) from the Hasanuddin University. Doctor degree (2006-2010) from
Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB).She is interested in socio- economic studies.
Kasmiyati Kasim is Lecturer at the Socio Economic Study Department, Faculty of Animal Science,
Indonesia
Ikrar Moh.Saleh is Lecturer at the Socio Economic Study Department, Faculty of Animal Science,
Indonesia
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Technology, Excretion and the Good Life
Reflecting upon the Ladakhi dry toilet system through the
ontological lens of Martin Heidegger
Tanushree Biswas
ABSTRACT
This paper discusses an ontological crisis that emerges from the modern life which is
inherently related to modern technology, with insights from Heidegger's ontology of
technology and my observations in Ladakh. There are two central underlying
assumptions in my approach:
“Technological” progress lies at the heart of earning the identity of being a developed
country.
The way we relate to objects of knowledge, determines the nature of knowledge.
Heidegger shows that what qualifies as science and technology for the minority world
today, has not always been the way it was conceived. The validity and truth of modern
knowledge is held under profound suspicion because only that which can be measured,
calculated, stored, called-upon and challenged to deliver comes into being in this worldview. This tendency pervades every aspect of our lifestyles including mundane acts such
as excretion. It is through such mundane acts, that relations with existence as a whole are
formed and maintained and progressive knowledge is possible; knowledge which makes
sustainability and the good life possible.
Key Words: Technology, Excretion, Ladakhi, Heidegger's Ontology of Technology.
Tanushree Biswas is Doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Cultural Studies – Education Science
University of Bayreuth,Germany.
She took a master degree in philosophy (2010, University of Pune) and an mphil degree in
childhood studies (2013, Norwegian University of Science and Technology). She is currently a
doctoral candidate at the University of Bayreuth. Her project is to explore the scope of doing
philosophy with children. Her work can be seen as an effort towards using philosophical
(phenomenology) tools in social sciences. Norway and Ladakh are part of her fieldwork studies.
As leisure Biswas enjoys learning languages, conversations and experiencing artistic productions
of various genres.
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The Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on
Agriculture
Dr Beng Soo Ong
ABSTRACT
Hydraulic fracturing, often referred to as “fracking”, is a method of extracting oil and
natural gas trapped in deep rock layers underground by pumping water, sand, and
other chemicals/additives at high pressures into a well drilled vertically, and then
horizontally into the rocks. Advocates of fracking in U.S. have skillfully positioned
domestic natural gas as a sensible alternative energy to the country’s goals of reducing
carbon emissions and dependence on foreign oil, while simultaneously creating jobs
locally. Opponents to fracking, however, alleged that the process pollutes the air,
contaminates the soil and water, particularly in farming/rural communities. Due to
page limits on the paper, we discussed only the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing
on water, and consequently, agriculture.
Any impact on agriculture extends beyond the perimeter of a farm or plot of rural land
where fracking operations occur. Fruits, vegetables, dairy, and meats from an impacted
farming region may be shipped to other parts of the country, or even internationally.
Fracking challenges stakeholders to confront the trade-offs between economic
development and public health/safety; thus multiple viewpoints and issues were raised.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracking; Environmental Sustainability; Water Contamination; Agriculture vs.
Energy; Shale Gas.
Dr Beng Soo Ong is Professor of Marketing at the Dept. of Marketing, Craig School of Business, California
State University: Fresno, USA.
He has over 20 years of market research consulting experience, and has conducted branding,
advertising, and behavioral research for a number of corporations, government agencies,
advertising, and public relations firms, as well as worldwide top syndicated research suppliers.
He has served as Senior Market Research Manager at InsightExpress, Analyst at AIS Market
Research, and as Director of Arkansas Household Research Panel, and held Visiting positions at
Microsoft Indonesia, Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising, and NetApps Malaysia. Dr. Ong has
researched, written, and presented topics on customer online reviews, social media, pricing &
promotions, product/brand placements, and community sustainability. Ong’s current research
explores e-learning,and marketing’s role in Environmental Sustainability. Dr. Ong was a key
speaker at the 2010 Asian Bloggers & Social Media Conference in Malaysia, and is an invited
keynote speaker at the 2014 International Conference on Teaching and Education Sciences in
Hong Kong.
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The LIFE Programme – Over 20 years promoting
environmental sustainability in the EU
Carlos DE LA PAZ
LIFE is theEU’s only dedicated funding instrument for the environment. The general
objective of the programme is to contribute to the implementation, updating and
development of EU environment policy and legislation by co-financing pilot or
demonstration projects with European added value.
To date, LIFE has supported some 4 000 projectsthat have aimed to improve
environmental performance in a wide range of sectors across Europe. The programme
has developed innovative technologies and approaches to waste management, air
quality, soil protection, water resources, energy sustainability and eco-innovation,
among others.
LIFE has also made a significant contribution to all the environment-related themes
to be tackled in the 2014 International Conference on Sustainable Development. The
main aim of our participation would be to present some of the good practices developed
by the LIFE programme during its 22 years of existence.
This would be done through the following:
An oral presentation of some good results achieved by LIFE that are relevant to the
conference.
Display of one or more of our posters on the contribution of LIFE to different themes:
water; waste management (1, 2); andenergy sustainability.
Distribution and display of copies of our thematic brochures and thematic
factsheets.
Keywords: Environment, European Union, funding tool
Carlos de la Paz is Environment Expert in the LIFEProgramme Communications Team, Brussels, Belgium.
All the professional career of Mr de la Paz has been exclusively on sustainable development and
environmental issues: first at the Representation Office of Andalusia in Brussels and then as
Policy Officer at FARNET, the Support Unit of the European Commission (Directorate-General
for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) that assists in the implementation of the Axis 4 of the
European Fisheries Fund (sustainable development of European fisheries areas).
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Keeping Food Alive: Surplus Food Management
Sedef Sert
ABSTRACT
This paper is motivated by the paradoxical reality of food waste in a world of
food insecurity, which is an important issue even for developed countries.
Today, in Europe, nearly 43.6 million people are estimated to be food insecure,
while European countries are reported to generate 179 kg per capita of food
waste every year. Previous empirical studies highlight the potential of surplus
food management, i.e. managerial processes and practices that strike a balance
between social, environmental and economic goals and avoid safe food that is
not sold or consumed degrade into waste. A multidisciplinary literature is
reviewed in order to present the current state of art with a special attention on
food redistribution for social purposes. In particular, I focus on differences
between surplus food and food waste and discuss benefits and costs of surplus
food redistribution to the disfavored population.
Key Words: food, waste, surplus, recovery, agriculture
SedefSert is a PhD candidate at Politecnico di Milano (Italy) in Department of Management, Economics and
Industrial Engineering. She is currently involved in the “Foodsaving Project” supported by
Fondazione Cariplo and Regione Lombardia. Her main research interest is sustainable supply
chains and in particular surplus food management.
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The role of information systems in medicine:
The case of Albania
MSc. Hatixhe BILIBASHI
In the meantime, there has been a tremendous progress in medicine as well as in
informatics. One important benefit of this progress is that our life expectancy is
nowadays significantly higher than it would have been even some few decades ago. This
progress, leading to aging societies, is of influence to the organization of health care and
to the future development of its information systems.
The medical information technology field is a specialty field that prescribes software to
treat and cure health care computer systems. The purpose of this issue is to offer a theory
research that explores the role of information system in the delivery of healthcare in its
diverse organizational and regulatory settings in Albania over the period 2008-2014. In
addition to the embedded role of information system in clinical and diagnostic
equipment, Information system are uniquely positioned to capture, stored, procedure,
and communicate timely information to decision makers for better coordination of
healthcare at both the individual and population levels. The medical system of Albania
was offered the concept of the Virtual E-Hospital and this model was used to support,
supplement, and guide a massive program development that involves essentially every
physician and medical personnel in the region. Currently, the Telemedicine Center of
Albania and Montal is providing information resources for medical education programs
within the Albania medical system as well as regional consultations and collaboration.
Furthermore, it is developing the human resources that will lead and implement
telemedicine programs in this region and making serious strides in the redevelopment of
medical systems using information technology.
Keywords: Information system,medicine,medical system
MSc. Hatixhe BILIBASHI is Lecture at the Department of Information Technology, “AleksandërMoisiu”
University, Durres and Lecturer at the Planetar University of Tirana. Graduated in computer
science, Faculty of Natural Sciences, at the Universityof Tirana and master degree in 2007. Her
first publication was in the field of nanotechnology., Albania. Early she worked as lecture and
Head of Department of Information Technology, University of Vitrina, Albania. (2009-2013).
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EU and Ukraine Cooperation for Sustainable Environment:
Historical and Legal Aspects
Rinata Kazak
ABSTRACT
The article discusses various aspects of the legal maintaining of environmental
sustainability. Ukraine as one of the largest countries in Europe with more, than 40
million population causes a huge effect on the environmental situation in Europe.
Through the historical research the author highlights the 60 – 70th of the XX century as
an active period of international cooperation between the EU and Ukraine. The evidence
of this activity was the complex Soviet Ukraine Act on nature protection 1960 and
Government Committee for Nature Protection established in 1968 with competence of
cooperation with European Community environmental authorities. Within a few years,
many countries filled the gap and made a great step towards sustainable development,
declared by the Stockholm Conference (1972) and First Environmental Action
Programme in Europe (1973). The author draws the parallel between the Ukrainian and
EU legal bases. Modern Ukraine tends to the association with the EU, so this research of
a big importance has theoretical and practical value for Ukraine.
Keywords: EU and Ukraine cooperation, environmental sustainability, historical and legal aspects.
Rinata Kazak is an intern-researcher of the Department of History of State and Law of Ukraine and foreign
countries
of
the
Yaroslav
the
Wise
National
Law
University
(Ukraine).
In 2011 she got the BA degree in Law, in 2012 – MA degree in Law. Currently she is a PhD
student,
and
writes
her
thesis.
Her scientific interests fall within the scope of the historical researches of different legal acts
(especially in the field of environmental law). The topic of her thesis is «The legal biodiversity
protection in Ukraine and the EU in the second half of the XX – beginning of the XXI centuries».
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Evaluation of the socio-economic impact of marine debris
in coastal Nigeria
Chibuzo Okoye Daniels, Gillian Glegg, Lynda Rodwell,
Abstract
Marine debris from fishing nets to medical equipment to food packaging that play major
roles in boosting the economy and protecting human health is now more than an
environmental problem that can be solved by legislation, law enforcement and technical
solutions. It has also been identified as a cultural problem that can only be addressed by
identifying instruments that can be used to change human attitudes and behaviours.
This may be through management approaches, education and involvement of all
sectors/interests, including the public.
To contribute to the sustainable development of coastal Nigeria, two case study areas
(Ikoyi and Victoria Islands of Lagos State) were used to evaluate the socio-economic
impacts of marine debris problem in coastal Nigeria with monetary value assigned to
these impacts so as to determine the cost implication of marine debris in the study areas.
The following methods were used: (1) Semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders
and businesses on beaches, waterfronts and waterways within the study areas and (2)
Observational study of beaches, waterfronts and waterways within the study areas.
The results of the study have shown that marine debris is a cultural and multi-sectoral
problem that poses great threat not only to the environmental sustainability of the study
areas but to the wellbeing of its citizens and the economy of coastal Nigeria.The research
study has identified several socio-economic impacts of marine debris problem in Lagos
State and has assigned monetary values to the cleanup costs for beaches, shorelines,
drains and canals within the study areas (Ikoyi and Victoria Islands of Lagos State)
based on the data obtained from the semi-structured interviews with the Government
Agencies responsible for ensuring adequate waste and marine debris management in
Lagos State. Current solid waste and marine debris management practices are currently
inefficient due to inadequate knowledge on how to tackle the problem.
To ensure environmental sustainability in coastal Nigeria and avoid waste of scarce
financial and materialresourcesadequate, appropriate and cost effective solutions to the
marine debris problem need to be identified and effectively transferred for
implementation in the study areas.
Keywords: Coastal Nigeria,Environmental Sustainability, Marine Debris, Socio-economic impacts
Chibuzo Okoye Daniels, PhD student (Presenting Author) is a Principal Marine Environment
Management Officer with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency.
Gillian Glegg, PhD., Associate Professor and Senior lecturer in Marine Management with the Center for
Marine and Coastal Policy Research, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth
University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, Uk
Lynda Rodwell, PhD., Associate Head (Teaching and Learning), Associate Professor (Reader) and Senior
Lecturer in Ecological Economics with the Center for Marine and Coastal Policy Research, School
of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth Univeristy, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK
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Assessment of the root causes of marine debris problem in
Lagos State
Chibuzo Okoye Daniels, Gillian Glegg, Lynda Rodwell
Abstract
The continuously growing quantity of very slow degrading litter deliberately discarded
into the coastal waters around Lagos as marine debris is obvious, what is not known is
how to tackle this problem to reduce its prevalence and impact on the environment,
economy and community.To identify ways of tackling the marine debris problem two
case study areas (Ikoyi and Victoria Islands of Lagos State) were used to assess the root
causes, the threat posed by marine debris in the coastal waters around Lagos and the
efficacy of current instruments, programmes and initiatives that address marine debris
in the study areas.
The following methods were used: (1)Self- completed questionnaires for households and
businesses within the study areas;-(2) Semi-structured interviews with key
stakeholders;- (3) Observational studies of waste management from collection to
disposal and waste management facilities for waste originating from land and maritime
sources;-(4)Beach surveys and marine debris surveys on shorelines and ports and(5)
Fishing for marine debris.
Results of this study identified the following root causes: (1)Indiscriminate human
activities and behaviors, and lack of awareness on the part of the main stakeholders and
the public of the potential consequences of their actions;- (2)Poor solid waste
management practices;- (3)Lack of strict legal frameworks addressing waste and marine
debris problem and (4)Disposal of non-degradable wastes into domestic sewer system
and open streets drains.
To effectively tackle marine debris problem in the study areas, adequate, appropriate
and cost effective solutions to the above mentioned root causes needs to be identified
and effectively transferred for implementation in the study areas.
Keywords: Lagos State,Marine Debris, Root causes, Case study areas
ChibuzoOkoye Daniels, PhD student (Presenting Author) is a Principal Marine Environment
Management Officer with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. Currently
on study leave and carrying out a PhD research with the Center for Marine and Coastal Policy
Research, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth University, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK (phone: +447440730155;
Gillian Glegg, PhD., Associate Professor and Senior lecturer in Marine Management with the Center for
Marine and Coastal Policy Research, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth
University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK ( phone: +44(0)1752584728; fax: +44 (0)
1752586101;
Lynda Rodwell, PhD., Associate Head (Teaching and Learning), Associate Professor (Reader) and Senior
Lecturer in Ecological Economics with the Center for Marine and Coastal Policy Research, School
of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth Univeristy, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK
(phone: +44 (0) 1752584725; fax: +44 (0) 1752232406;
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Environmental Education and
Sustainable Development in Italy
Sokol Pacukaj
ABSTRACT
Environmental Education is a key tool for raising awareness on a greater responsibility
towards environmental problems. Environmental Education should promote changes in
individual and collective behavior. For effective achievement of educational objectives, it
is essential to develop activities in direct contact with the environment.
Environmental Education has evolved over time, from an initial approach mainly
focused on the protection of nature; it has gone to greater attention to pollution,
environmental emergencies and the social and economic dynamics, to get to the broader
concept of Education for the Sustainable Development.
The Education for Sustainable Development is not only about the environment but also
the economy (consumption, poverty, north and south of the world) and society (rights,
peace, health, cultural diversity).
This article aims to list and explain the environmental policies in Italy in the last 25
years. Will be examined the policies undertaken by the government, and especially the
Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Education, and the policies undertaken by
the various environmental organizations and civil society.
Italy can boast a large number of documents on environmental education already
expressed in Circular 149/1996 (La Ferla) of the Ministry of Education, where he
proposed environmental education “as a link between nature and culture”, and the
Charter of the principles of Fiuggi 1997, a document signed by the Minister of Education
and Minister of the Environment, in which they expressed the characteristics of
environmental education towards sustainable development.
Keywords: Education, Sustainable Development, environment, society,
Dr. Sokol PACUKAJ is a Lecturer at the Alexander Moisiu University of Durres, Head of the Department
of Psychology. He graduated in 2006 in the faculty of Communication Sciences and Sociology at
the University of Rome la Sapienza. In the same university he completed the master degree in
“Innovation and development” in 2008 and the PhD studies in History of Europe in 2011. He is
author of several articles on Education.
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Sustainable Campus: Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
Performance Measurement for Malaysian Public
Universities
Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff, PhD, Muhammad Azwan Sulaiman
ABSTRACT
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) for academic buildings is one of the key
characteristics of a sustainable campus. The low conditions of IEQ performance can
contribute to the sick building syndrome and cause discomfort to the building users.
Furthermore, good performance of IEQ can contribute to a comfort and conducive
learning and working environment. The purpose of this paper is to discuss on the IEQ
performance measurement of academic buildings for public universities in Malaysia.
This research involved scientific measurement of academic buildings for public
universities in Malaysia. The performance measurement focuses on the six key elements
of IEQ; thermal comfort, humidity, noise comfort, air movement, lighting and thickness
of CO2. The results were compared to the Malaysian Standard (MS 1525:2007) and
UNESCO guideline. The findings showed that most universities are in the standard set,
while some universities under the standards set and still in need of improvement. This
study is useful for facilities managers in public universities in order to improve the IEQ
on academic buildings in achieving sustainable campus.
Keywords: Sustainable development, Sustainable environment, Sustainable campus, Indoor
Environmental Quality, Malaysian public universities.
Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff is Associate Professor in the Department of Real Estate Management, Faculty of
Technology Management and Business, University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. He holds a PhD
in Property and Facilities Management, Master Degree in Integrated Construction Project
Management, Degree in Estate Management and a Diploma in Valuation.
He has extensive experience in various sectors, including academic and non-academic and in both
government and private sector. Among other positions that he had held previously are such as
Visiting Fellow at Queensland University (2013), Deputy Director of Facilities and Property
Management at UTHM (2009 -2012), Head of Research Centre, Centre of Excellence for Facilities
Management, UTHM (2010 - 2012), Head of the Department of Construction & Real Estate
Management, UTHM (2008-2010), Research Officer at the National Institute of Valuation
(INSPEN, 2000-2003), Valuation Officer at Valuation and Property Services Department, Ministry
of Finance, Malaysia (1997-2000), Assistant Valuation Officer (1993 - 1997), Staff on Takaful (M)
Sdn. Bhd. (1988-1992) and Assistant Valuer at Property Consultant Company i.e. Azami & Rahim
& Co. (1986-1987).
Muhammad Azwan Sulaiman is a PhD Research Student at the Real Estate Department, University Tun
Hussein Onn Msia, Malaysia.
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Using the Green Infrastructure as an Economic Sustainable
Tool for Improving Urban Life in Emerging Countries
Urban Poverty Areas
Greater Cairo Case Study
Ahmed Khaled Ahmed Elewa
ABSTRACT:
Through the last decades rapid urbanization in the emerging countries was producing
bad urban quality. This urbanization of poverty is responsible of the phenomenon of the
current spreading of slums in those countries main cities, Yet the common urban
solutions for improving the urban life in those areas always require a high-cost budget
which usually surpassing the financial ability of the local governments. The study main
objective is to evaluate the possibility of using the Green Infrastructure as an economic
sustainable tool for improving the urban life in urban poverty areas of emerging
countries. An analytical study was done based on the case of Greater Cairo city informal
areas as urban poverty areas.
The study has clarified how the elements of the Green Infrastructure could be used as an
effective economic and sustainable tool through its environmental, urban, and social
roles, for the improvement of urban poverty areas in the emerging countries main cities,
Also has shown that the Green Infrastructure depends on available local natural
elements, local experts experience and the most important. Its affordable cost, which
make it an effective economic tool.
Key Words: Green Infrastructure, Economic Sustainability, Emerging Countries.
Dr. Ahmed Khaled Ahmed Elewa, is Assistant Professor of Town planning and Architecture design,
Architecture Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. I’m interested in
the city urban spatial structure changes related to the globalization impact, especially the changes
related to the economic reasons, Also the developing and emerging countries urban area's
problems, its negative impact on the environment, and how to improve the urban life in those
areas through the applied of sustainable urban solutions, Therefore my research were concerned
global issues related to local human settlements in general, Greater Cairo was the main case study
in most of my research. During the last two years after I was awarded my PhD degree, I have
participated in 7 conferences with my research in Germany, Netherlands, Turkey, Serbia, Albania
and Egypt.
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An investigation into sustainable construction stimulators
and blockers
By M. Osmani
ABSTRACT
The UK Government has been using a combination of regulation, economic instruments
and voluntary agreements to meet targets of ethical, social and environmental
performance in driving the climate change agenda. The UK is the first country
worldwide to set a legally binding 80% greenhouse-gas emissions reduction target by
2050. The built environment in the UK is responsible for about 40% of carbon emissions,
32% of solid waste generation, 20% of water effluents, and 40% of all energy used. As
such, the construction industry has been targeted to facilitate the transition to a lowcarbon economy. Indeed, sustainability within the built environment has become the
forefront of all sustainable development policies in the UK. However; various studies
have outlined the difficulty of translating the UK’s 80% greenhouse-gas emissions
reduction target to a micro level such as construction projects. This research engaged the
top 100 UK contractors to investigate stimulators that drive the implementation of
sustainability in their projects, and assess associated blockers.
Findings reveal that sustainability requirements driven by financial and business were
viewed by participating contractors as being the key motivators in construction projects.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) was viewed as a vehicle to improve social and
environmental dynamics of sustainability through local community support initiatives,
which in turn has increased companies’ opportunities to secure new projects,
particularly from public clients. On the other hand, respondents called for clearer and
inclusive legislation; increased awareness; enhanced communication and coordination
among project stakeholders; and widespread sharing and dissemination of sustainable
construction best practice data.
Keywords: UK; contractors; sustainable construction; stimulators; blockers.
Assoc/Prof. Mohamed Osmani is the Director of the Architectural Engineering and Design Management
Programme at the School of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University. He has
more than 10 years industrial experience and over 18 years as an academic and research
supervisor. He teaches on undergraduate programmes and post-graduate courses in the areas of
architecture, sustainable building design; resource efficiency; and the impact of innovation,
modelling, virtual prototyping and simulation on sustainable project performance. He is
currently supervising a range of doctoral studies, and funded research projects covering waste
management; energy efficiency; low carbon building retrofit; use of BIM to enhance collaborative
sustainable practices; and sustainable project performance improvement through innovation.
Osmani has developed a significant portfolio of funded research projects, winning more than £2
million bids from a range of funding bodies as a principal investigator; and over £1 million as a
co-investigator in the field of resource efficiency and waste management. He has published over
100 academic papers and technical reports in the field of sustainable design and construction,
resource efficiency and waste management.
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Corporate Social Responsibility through Voluntary
Commitment in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises – the
Case of the ‘Heilbronn Declaration’
Prof. Dr. Christopher Stehr & Benjamin E. Jakob, MBA
ABSTRACT
Corporate Social Responsibility has grown popular among discussions in economics and
societies worldwide. To a growing extent customers make their buying decisions under
CSR aspects. Enterprises try to follow up with CSR strategies. But often a gap has to be
detected between the theoretical approach of CSR and practical implementations within
the entrepreneurial reality. This article introduces a possible approach of closing the gap
within CSR implementation.
The ‘Heilbronn Declaration’ is a voluntary agreement of enterprises and institutions in
Germany especially of the Heilbronn-Franconia region. The approach of the ‘Heilbronn
Declaration’ targets the decisive factors of success or failure, the achievements of the
implementation and best practices regarding CSR. A form of responsible
entrepreneurship shall be initiated to meet the requirements of stakeholders’ trust in
economy. Therefore it has been elaborated by academics together with enterprises and
their shareholders. It is an approach to make voluntary commitment more binding. Its
scientific base may allow development of indicators for CSR implementation in business
ventures and institutions to finalize in a CSR audit. The innovative approach of the
‘Heilbronn Declaration’ is the integration of the prospective signatories into discussion
on the idea and purpose of business from the very first beginning.
Keywords: sustainability, corporate social responsibility, innovation, voluntary commitment, authentic
CSR, small and medium sized enterprises (SME)
Christopher Stehr is Professor of International Management at the German Graduate School of
Management and Law (GGS), Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He had studied
political science and business administration at Ludwig-Maximilia-University of Munich. From
1997 to 2000 he did a scholarship at the German-Japanese Academic Foundation. He worked as
project manager at the Research Institute for Applied Knowledge Processing in Ulm from 2000 to
2003. In 2003 he finished his doctoral thesis as Dr.rer. pol. at Free-University of Berlin. After that
he is working as assistant professor at the Institute for Corporate Management of the University
of Ulm. From 2009 to 2010 he was Professor of Intercultural Management at the Karlshochschule
International University in Karlsruhe/Germany.
Benjamin E. Jakob, MBA is a doctoral candidate and part of Strategic Consulting, Am Silzenweg 10, 63500,
Seligenstadt, Germany.
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Exploring the Uniqueness in the Approach of MediumSized Companies to CSR.
Shan Chen PhD candidate, Assistant Professor Lucio Lamberti
Current research on firms’ approaches to CSR is mostly based on multinational
corporations and small/micro enterprises, while the medium-sized enterprises (MEs)
have received much less attention and are usually considered together as SMEs;
preliminary evidence suggests that MEs are in transition from small to large enterprises
and thusly possess traits different from both large and small enterprises.
Our study aims at providing furthertheoretical interpretation of the uniqueness of MEs’
approach to CSR. A multiple case study is conducted with seven Italian MEs. The results
show that although MEs still share some common characteristics with small enterprises
such as high coincidence between ownership and management, they
displaycharacteristics distinctive from small enterprises as well, such as higher level of
formalization in CSR practices, higher bargaining power in the supply chain and thus
more voluntary and proactive approach to CSR.
In conclusion, our study supports and further elaborates the idea of MEs being different
from small enterprises, and based on the results proposes some factors further to firm
size as predictors of CSR approach for future research.
Keywords: SME, CSR
Shan Chen is a final year PhD candidate at Politecnico di Milano, where she also had her Master’s Degree
in Management. Her current main research field is in Marketing; specifically she has research
activities involving subjects of multichannel marketing, customer experience, and customer
behavior. Her dissertation is about the multichannel strategy adopted by Italian companies
oriented at creating superior customer experience. Meanwhile, she am involved in several crossdisciplinary research activities with, for example, Supply Chain Management, on the subject of
Corporate Social Responsibility. Her works in both Marketing and Corporate Social
Responsibility have been published in (and in review with)internationally reputable journals and
presented in several international prestigious conferences (e.g. EMAC, EurOMA).
Lucio Lamberti is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Management, Economics and Industrial
Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy.
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Economic sustainability of Farms in Poland
Wioletta Wrzaszcz, PhD; Professor Józef St. Zegar, PhD
ABSTRACT
Measuring the level of agriculture sustainability is very complex. Different proposals are
presented and discussed, and still, there is no generally accepted measures of the
sustainability of agriculture. This problem also concerns economic sustainability of
agriculture. Sustainability of agricultural holdings determines the sustainability of
agriculture, although these notions are not identical.
The Agricultural Censuses that are carried out in all the European Union countries are
based on a uniform methodology. The Agricultural Census data can be used to measure
the sustainability of agricultural holdings, including economic sustainability – in
individual countries and for comparative analysis between them. This, without doubts,
is a great advantage of this database. However, a limited scope of collected data is their
weakness.
The purpose of the article is to present proposals for measuring the economic
sustainability of agricultural holdings in Poland on the basis of Agricultural Census
data, 2010. This article sets the following indicators of the economic sustainability: land
productivity, labour profitability, farms market activity and sources of households’
income and maintenance. The analysis concerns individual agricultural holdings with at
least 1 ha of agricultural land and it is also carried out in the area groups.
Key Words: agriculture, environmentally sustainable farm, income.
Wioletta Wrzaszcz is Doctor/Researcher at the General Economics Department, Institute of Agricultural
and Food Economics -National Research Institute (IAFE-NRI) 00-002 Warsaw, ul. Świętokrzyska
20, Poland. She is author about 40 scientific (reviewed) articles, Scientific interests: sustainable
development of agricultural holdings, agriculture and rural areas.
Professor Józef Zegar is Head of General Economic Department. The Institute of Agricultural and Food
Economics - National Research Institute(IAFE-NRI) Poland is co-author of the socially sustainable
agriculture concept. His recent works are concerned with theoretical aspects of sustainability and
criteria of sustainability assessment. He has excessive knowledge of the farm data sources and as
a Member of The Committee on Planning Central Statistical Office Activities provides
recommendation of agriculture data collection system improvement.
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Cooperative Microfinance in Agriculture
Analyzing the Outreach and Financial Sustainability of
Albanian Savings & Credit Union
Jonida Bou Dib (Lekocaj), Julian Lekocaj, Gert van Dijk
ABSTRACT
Our research aimed in analyzing the outreach and financial sustainability of Albanian
Savings & Credit Union. It was based on a descriptive study and on quantitative data
that was collected through interviews, direct observations and different annual financial
statements.
Concerning the outreach, our study found out that the number of active clients increased
from 7,621 active clients in 2003 to 15,499 active clients in 2012. The average loan size
showed a growth for the period 2003-2008 by reaching the amount of $US 2,509, then it
decreased at $US 2,207 in 2010 and raised at $US 2,314 in 2012. From the other hand, the
Operating Expense Ratio has shown instability such as from 9.62% in 2002 it dropped to
8.62% in 2007 to fell off to 7.58% in 2009 and raised again in 2010 by 8.20%, while the cost
per loan increased by making the ASC Union inefficient.
Moreover, the dependency ratio reduced from 89% in 2005 to 26.8% in 2012 while
retained earnings to total capital ratio went up to 9.2% in 2008, but then it reduced to 6%
in 2012. Similarly to the dependency ratio, the donated capital has also shown reduction
over the years from 45% in 2005 to 9.2% in 2012, allowing the ASC Union to be
financially self-sufficient.
Key words: Microfinance, Microcredit, Outreach, Financial Sustainability, Credit Union, Albania
Jonida Bou Dib (Lekocaj) is Lecturer at the Economy and Rural Development Department, Agricultural
University of Tirana. Albania. She studied Agribusiness and Farm Management at the Economics
and Agribusiness Faculty in the Agricultural University of Tirana (Albania). Alongside her
masters’ studies, she had the opportunity to work in Credins Bank as a Payment Specialist at the
Operational Department, wherein she gained an experience in work ethics and banking services,
and developed strong self confidence that allows her to succeed in a competitive environment.
Being among the top two students of the University, gave her the chance that in October 2009 to
follow another Master of Science degree in Business Economics and Management in the
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICh), Greece, wherein she had successfully
achieved high academic standing, ranked among the top five students as well as nominated for
“The Best Thesis 2011” by CIHEAM in Paris and won 3rd place.
M.Sc. Julian Lekocaj is a Data Entry Manager & Finance Officer /PhD Candidate at the
Accounting Department GFI Albania Ltd / Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania.
Gert van Dijk is a Professor of Cooperative Business Administration and Management at Nyenrode
Business Universiteit, The Netherlands, and became Director General of the National Council of
Cooperatives in 1990. In this position he is actively involved with national and international
agribusinesses and companies, as well as, financial, governmental and non-governmental
organizations. His research focuses on cooperative structures and the agribusiness sector.
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Czech method of IDEA
Tool for sustainable development for farmers
Marta Mrnuštík Konečná
ABSTRACT
The Conference theme call to create a unified foundation for the Sustainable
Development that should emphasizes the strong foundation for research to inform our
everyday practices, policies, and analytical approaches. Sustainable development is not
just some particular state of the world but it is every day change process following
sustainable principles leading to the consumption of the goods in the renewable way. It
requests to know these principles, and time by time check whether we are still going in
the range of sustainable development or we step down from the way.
In case we would like to enhance sustainable farmers, we should prepare the guide line
according which they could try to target.
This paper aimed to introduce Czech method IDEA based on French method IDEA.
French method IDEA is used by the French farmer to self-assessment of sustainable
principles. Main modifications were made due to unavailability of the data (resp.
database) and according to Czech differences in agricultural sector.
Finally the using of the method is demonstrated on group of Czech farms. The data were
collected mainly by the questionnaires in the Internal Research Project of the Czech
Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information in 2012.
Key words: sustainable development – agriculture – assessment of sustainability
Marta Mrnuštík Konečná is Junior researcher at the Department of environmental policy, Institut of
Agricultural Economics and Information, Brno, Czech Republic. Her main background is in
economics of regional policy and European integration focusing mainly on agro-environmental
policy in Czech Republic. Personal research is focused on role of the farmers in the society mainly
relating to sustainable development.
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Inequality, Skills Formation and Economic Growth.
Wage effects of overschooling in the Greek context: A
Granger Causality Analysis.
PH.D. Candidate Sophia Kassapi
There is growing evidence in support of education as a major determinant of economic
growth. But, the literature at hand suggests that the phenomenon of “adverse causality”
might as well be present.
This paper examines the case of Greek economy, for the period 1960-2011. It shows a
positive long-run relationship between enrollments at primary, secondary and tertiary
level and GDP per capita.
This study uses secondary data which have been collected from the Greek Statistics of
Education (various volumes). We follow a methodology of three steps, performing
stationarity tests for all the variables involved. We proceed with integration, taking the
first-differences for the non-stationary ones. Second, we run cointegration tests in order
to see if there is any sign of a long-run relationship. Third, we run Linear Granger
causality tests to detect the causality and the causal direction among our variables.
A unidirectional causal relationship, running from all educational variables to GDP
growth is present. The main problem is with students pursuing further with their
studies, where economic growth “imposes” higher education on them, detecting a bidirectional, causal relationship.
Keywords: Financial sustainability, Education, Economic growth & development.
Sophia A. Kassapi is a Ph.D. Candidate from the University of Patras, Department of Business
Administration, Greece. Her area of interest is Economics of Education, i.e. sustainable
investments in education towards economic growth and development. Her previous works at
Stockholm University, Sweden were on Educational Reform, Privatization of Education,
International and Comparative Education, SES and Community Attitudes towards Schooling,
e.t.c. both quantitative and qualitative.
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Basic Variables of Economic and Social Development in
Balkan Region
(Regional Development -Industrialisation-Humanpower)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fazil Yozgat1
ABSTRACT
In this study, three subjects had been investigated. Firstly history of industry Balkan
region, secondly basic variables economic and social development, thirdly relation to
variables. Industry is basic element of development. In addition to in this paper
theoretical and literal concept has been investigated.
In this study is aimed at presenting the most important new trends of economic, social,
political and institutional development of Balkan region with relation to four major
factors shaping the regions countries. Industrial Revolution in Europe and made major
investments in the first half of the 19th century particularly central Europe and Balkan
region. Balkan regions represent complex and diverse reality. These regions are from
Old Continent to Central Europe, South East Europe and Mediterranean. From Adriatic
to Black Sea and Mediterranean also. In these regions there are some different economic,
social and political events. I.e. Croatia moves to final round member of European Union
some countries face to particular problems of political subjects.
I offer framework analysis of the regional country by country based on the existing set of
criteria, which are variables of social and economic development. Those variables are
including (cluster industry, expenditure R&D od GDP, variations of capitals,
population and market, some trade block which are impact of economic and social
development)
Proposed key pillars to support sustainable competitiveness in the Western Balkans.
Sustaining competitiveness =Human capital development==Regional Cluster==Sector
Policy reforms.(OECD,2008)
Key words. Balkan region, Social development, Globalisation, Sustainable development
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Fazil Yozgat is professor at the Faculty of Economic and Administration Sciences,
Cumhuriyet University, Turkey. Graduated from Ankara university, Faculty of Education
Sciences, and Anadolu University, Faculty of Economics. He completed master thesis Gazi
University, and PhD at Istanbul university.
He had been as visitor lecturer in Manchester University. I attended some international
conferences i.e. France-Germany-Holland and Egypt. I have been studying as head of vocational
High school .
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Electronic Commerce as a Sustainable Business
Mohammad Reza Nemat Gorgani
ABSTRACT
Environment, societies, and economy are the scope of sustainability in each community.
Electronic commerce (e-commerce) is rapidly developing due to its potential as a green
business, democratic partnership and economic opportunity. Iran to date has grappled
with a significant decline in economic activity across multiple economic sectors, lasting
more than a few months (years?), normally apparent in real gross domestic product
(GDP), real income, employment, industrial production, and wholesale-retail sales. In
this context, this study’s main objective is to demonstrate that e-commerce could be a
powerful factor in creating a sustainable future for Iran. Defining Environmental
economics and Innovation, competitiveness and eco-efficiency factors by the Delphi
method and the Europe 2020 strategy in the National Sustainable Development
Committee of Iran, these elements have been evaluated using the Decision Making Trial
and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) technique with regards to Iran’s condition.
Finally, the study results support the view that although Sustainable Economic and
Innovation, competitiveness and eco-efficiency can be impacted by e-commerce in Iran,
it stands to have the greatest impact on environmental economics. In addition the
adoption of e-commerce would be both operationally and strategically viable for Iran’s
society.
Keywords: Socio-Economic Development, Green economics, Economic Sustainability
Mohammad Reza Nemat Gorgani is a Master of Business Administration from International campus
University of Tehran. He is working as a Brand Manager in a Distributing and marketing
company.
Research Activities:
2012-2013 thesis project to investigate on the impact of electronic commerce on sustainable
development of Iran based on the Europe 2020 strategy; in this research he proposed e-business
as an indicator of sustainable development model.
2013-2014 investigates on the role of e-commerce on sustainable development and energy
consumption of transportation.
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Networks and cooperation for sustainable development
The role of local authorities and clusters in regional
development and economic growth
Anna Mempel-Śnieżyk, PhD
ABSTRACT
An important role of modern economy is to create a well-functioning system of
connections and supporting relations between local actors (entrepreneurs, business
environment institutions, R&D area and local authorities).Present economy
emphasizes various levels of cooperation: global, regional, national and local,
at the same time indicating that local activity is essential for reaching the
Millennium Development Goals. It should be underlined that they expire in 2015, and in
the next year new goals will be proposed: Sustainable Development Goals. Bearing in
mind the above, the aim of the article is to present the role of local authorities and
network cooperation in achieving economic growth and sustainable development of the
modern world. The paper presents new trends in regional policy undertaken by the EU:
cooperation at the local level and how to identify regions’ domains using cluster.
In order to achieve this aim, the author used the qualitative methods, which allowed to
broaden the knowledge concerning the examined phenomenon, the literature study of
available literature, reports in the area of knowledge systematization and definitions
related to clusters, regional development and the significance of local authorities.
Key words: importance of local authorities, clusters, economic growth, sustainable development
Anna Mempel-Śnieżyk is Assistant professor Faculty of Economic Science/ Department of Spatial
Economy and Local government Administration at the Wroclaw University of Economics, Poland
She holds a Ph.D. in Economics (2010) from the Wroclaw University of Economics in Poland.
From the beginning she worked at the Department of Spatial Economy and Local government
Administration; Wroclaw University of Economics.
Her dissertation was related to identification the interrelations between local actors, (local
authorities, entrepreneurs, R&D and business supporting institutions).
Her research interests include local and regional development: spatial structures of networks
(clusters, territorial system of production, industrial districts), the meaning the SMEs for the
present economy, its power, flexibility, innovativeness
Furthermore, she is interested in studying contemporary sustainable development and its
determinants and challenges.
She is the author of several articles on local development and network structures issues. She also
participated in Life Long Learning Programme – ERASMUS For Teaching Staff Mobility, and
took part in scholarship in Óbuda University, Keleti Faculty of Business and Management,
Budapest, Hungary.
Member of International Academic Network „Human Potential Development in Central and
Eastern EU States“ (HPD CEEUS),
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Recovering from the Effects of Natural Disaster:
The Case of Urban Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
Isaias S Sealza and Lita P Sealza
ABSTRACT
Tropical Storm Washi hit urban Cagayan de Oro, the Philippines, in 2011. It left some
2000 people dead or missing. Thousands of survivor households had to be resettled.
Local and international relief groups put up housing structures, health and sanitation
facilities, and livelihood opportunities.
This paper posits that the survivor households have recovered their level of living given
the inputs from outside groups, and despite cohesion and ethnicity issues commonly
attendant to new neighborhoods.
This paper uses data from a survey of 674 respondents in resettlement and village
communities. Data show that while the two communities have similar ethnic diversity,
the village community shows a statistically significant advantage over the resettlement
community in level of living, which suggests that the latter has not recovered yet from
the devastation. Cohesion is facilitated by social organizations. Members of social
organizations have higher level of living than non-members. And when organizational
membership is controlled for, the advantage of the village community in level of living
disappears.
It is argued therefore that more efforts from the resettlement communities with support
from the local government units, civil society organizations, and humanitarian groups
are needed to improve the survivors’ living conditions via enhanced campaigns for
membership in social organizations.
Key Words: Natural Disaster, Cagayan de Oro, Level of Living
Isaias S Sealza is Director of the Research Institute for Mindanao Culture, Xavier University. He has
doctorate degrees in Sociology, and in Planning and Management. He has been directing research
on population, poverty, environment, peace, and, health, commissioned by national and
international agencies for over 30 years now. He has authored/co-authored, research reports,
journal articles, and conference papers including Community Modernization, In-Migration, and
Ethnic Diversification (Philippine Sociological Review, 1982), Cassava Industry in Bukidnon Province
(Philippine Studies, 1986); Mindanao Il Conflitto dei Poveri i movimenti d’ispirazione islamica nelle
Filippine: trend attuali e reali prospettive di pace con i cristiani (Revista di Intelligence, 2006); Women
Empowerment Through Learning and Livelihood Project (Singh, Gonzalez and Thomson, Eds.
Millennium Development Goals and Community Initiatives in the Asia Pacific. New Delhi:
Springer, 2013); and, Environmental Legislation and Action in Polity, Economy and Culture for Climate
Change Adaptation (Ha, and Dhakal, Eds. Governance Approaches for Mitigation and Adaptation
to Climate Change in Asia. Singapore: Palgrave-MacMillan, 2013).
Ms Lita P Sealza is Senior Research Associate Research Institute for Mindanao Culture, Xavier University
Philippines. Asocial researcher since 1973. She has conducted research studies funded by local,
national and international funding organizations on topics like child labor, population, upland
resource conservation and management, environment, reproductive health and family planning,
poverty, and gender and sexuality. She has had intensive training on operations research.
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Economic Growth And Carbon Emission:
A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis
Ibrahim BAKIRTAS1, Seyhat BAYRAK2, Atalay CETIN3
ABSTRACT
The relationship between carbon dioxide emission (CO2) and economic growth is one of
the crucial topics in environmental economics. This study is aimed to investigate that
problem. In this study, depending on the theory of Environmental Kuznets Curves
(EKC), the impact of income in carbon dioxide emission has measured for 34 OECD and
5 BRICS countries with using Dynamic Panel Data Analysis. In this regard OECD
countries are classified by income groups due to the average per capita income rate of
OECD to solve the homogeneity problem among OECD countries. On the other hand
EKC hypothesis analysed by short and long run income elasticity which will be using for
an evident that a country reduces CO2 emissions with the income increase in this study.
According to the findings of the study, % 36 of the country sample coherent with the
EKC hypothesis. The main encouragement for testing this relationship between
economic growth and CO2 emission is leading politicians to reconsider the
environmental impacts which are arising from income increase when they are taking a
decision to maximizes the economic growth.
Keywords: EKC; OECD; Dynamic Panel Data
Professor Ibrahim BAKIRTAS is working at the department of economics in Aksaray University at Turkey.
He is also the head of the department. Political Economy, Environmental Economics, Energy and
Economy are his special interests.
MSc.Seyhat BAYRAK is a Research Asisstant at the Department of Econometrics, Dumlupınar University
TURKEY, she is working as a research asisstant in Dumlupınar University at Turkey. She has
finished the master program in 2011/2012. The topic of the master thesis is ‘Investigation of
Anxiety towards Statistics Course with Structural Equation Modeling’. Still doing Phd at Uludag
University. The subjects such as Panel Data Analysis, Time Series Analysis, Renewable and
Sustainable Energy are her special interests.
MSc.Mumin Atalay CETIN, is working as a research asisstant in Aksaray University at Turkey. Graduated
master program in 2011/2012. Master thesis about ‘Efficiency Wages Model of the Labour
Market’. He is still doing his Phd at Aksaray University. The subjects such as Sustainable
Economic Development, Energy Economics, Renewable and Sustainable Energy and Ecological
Economics are his special interests
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How do Lending Relationship Affect to Credit
Accessibility in Cattle Farm in Indonesia?
Aslina Asnawi, Sitti Nurani Sirajuddin, Veronica Sri Lestari
ABSTRACT
Financing aspect is one of the barriers still faced by the majority of beef cattle farmers in
Indonesia. Today quite a lot of financing for both beef cattle breeding business sourced
from banks or aid from the government. However, the accessibility level of funding is
still relatively low. This study examines how the lending relationship between the
farmers and the lenders affect to the funding accessibility for farmers. The intensity and
duration of visits relationship between borrowers and lenders are the indicator of the
level of relationship. The more closely the relationship will be higher levels of
accessibility that demonstrated by the existence of credit support ever obtained by the
breeders.
Key words: access to credit, cattle farm, lending relationship
Dr. Aslina Asnawi is Lecturer at the Socio Economic Study Department, Faculty of Animal Science,
Indonesia. She had been a lecturer since Desember 2001. Graduated from bachelor degree in
1998, her master degree was on financial management in 2001 and her doctoral study in 2013. She
is interested in financial mangement in Micro,Small, and Medium Size Enterprises especially in
Veterinary sector.
Dr. Sitti Nurani Sirajuddin is Head of the Socio Economic Study Department, Faculty of Animal Science,
Indonesia
Ir.Veronica Sri Lestari is Lecturer at the Faculty of Animal Science, Hasanuddin University
She has been a lecturer at Faculty of Animal Science since 2011. Before coming to Makassar, South
Sulawesi, she worked at Animal Husbandry Service in Jakarta Municipality for 16 years. After
she got scholarship from AIDAB and got the Master degree (1995) from the University of New
England – Armidale – New South Wales - Australia,sheI moved to Makassar to follow her
husband who is also a lecturer at the same university. Interested in socio- economic studies.
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The Economic Returns of Network Resources to the Urban
Informal Economy: Evidence from Street Vendors in Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia
Getahun Fenta Kebede and Francesca Odella
ABSTRACT
It is widely recognized that social capital constitutes an important form of social
regulation in informal sector and it is the major component of the asset portfolios of the
urban poor. Nevertheless, the potential contribution of social capital in the informal
sector remains under-investigated in African cities. Applying the network approach, this
study examined the economic returns of social capital to microenterprises in the
informal sector. To do so, the personal networks of street vendors in Addis Ababa were
examined. Multi-stage sampling procedures involving purposive and systematic
random-walk techniques were applied to draw samples. Data were collected through
position generator surveys. The data were analyzed using OLS and Instrumental
Variable Estimators. By controlling the potential endogeneity, the estimation results
revealed that network resources are positive and significant predictors of enterprise
profit. But their benefit is less for married vendors than unmarried ones. The human
capital measures such as education, vocational training, and business experience are not
significant predictors of enterprise profit.
Key Words: Social Capital, Social Networks, Informal Sector, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Getahun Fenta Kebede is a PhD candidate in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Trento, Italy.
He has a Joint European Master in Comparative Local Development at the University of Trento
(Italy) and University of Regensburg (Germany). He has also Masters in Development Studies at
Addis Ababa University, Ethipia. He has worked as a lecturer at Addis Ababa University for five
years. He taught many development courses and produced a couple of research outputs. His
doctoral thesis focuses on social capital and the urban informal economy in Ethiopia. The thesis
specifically examines the role played by social capital in building the livelihood of the poor in the
informal sector focusing on gender and ethnic background of street entrepreneurs. It also
investigates the influnce of social capital on enterprise performance and network dynamics
following phases of entrepreneurship. His research interests include rural-urban migrtion, urban
povety, vulnerability and exclusion, social capital, and social network analysis.
Francesca Odella is Assistant Professor of Social Research Methods, Dept. of Sociology and Social
Research, University of Trento, Italy.
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Is Economic Recovery Through Exceptional Monetary
Policy Sustainable?
Dr. Jon Bryan
Central banks responded quickly to the financial crisis of 2008-2009. The most aggressive
response came from the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), with interest rates rapidly falling to
zero. As the crisis deepened, and when conventional monetary instruments were
deemed inadequate to stem the economic decline, the Fed embarked upon a series of
asset purchases known as quantitative easing. The asset purchases and dramatic increase
in the Fed’s balance sheet were highly unusual. However, with fiscal action constrained
in an increasingly-partisan Congress, the financial markets celebrated the Fed’s easing
with record gains.
With the passage of time, it’s clear that the Fed’s aggressive easing has not achieved
many of its goals. The job market remains weak and wage gains for workers paltry.
Interest rates for savers are near zero, causing immense pain for retirees. Imbalances in
the economy are myriad, with fears of another financial bubble and damaging
downturn. The Fed will have few policy tools left to counter such an event.
This research is important in that it investigates the widely-accepted thesis that
exceptional monetary policy accommodation, especially quantitative easing, is beneficial
to economic recovery. It concludes that its long-term risks pose a threat to the global
economy.
Keywords: Monetary policy, recovery, stimulus
Dr. Jon Bryan has been a professor in the College of Business, Bridgewater State University, MA, USA for
more than two decades. His areas of interest are global business, management strategy, small
business, and employment. He has presented his research at numerous international conferences.
In his leisure time, he enjoys gardening, jogging, and language study.
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Development of Smart and Sustainable Economy in the
European Union
NikiDerlukiewicz, PhD
ABSTRACT
Innovations are very important in the development of the modern economy and are the
major factor in proving the competitiveness of enterprises, as well as national and
regional economies. Although the EU market is the one of the largest in the world, it is
not sufficiently innovation-friendly. Currently Europe is facing many challenges
associated for example with exhaustible natural resources, climate change, an aging
population and increasing competition from the United States. Europe needs more
investment in research and development to support the competitiveness of its industry
and to improve its research and innovation system. Public and private investments in
R&D are crucial to enable Europe to take advantage of any rebound in the economy.
One of the European solutions to deal with these problems, is the new strategy
dedicated to help socio-economic development of the European Union - Europe 2020.
The new strategy for Europe 2020 emphasizes the need for member states to undertake
joint action, which would help to overcome the crisis and implement reforms enabling
them to face and deal with different problems. In order to achieve the above objectives
some fundamental priorities were included in the strategy, i.e: smart and sustainable
growth.
The aim of this article is to present general guidelines for the development of smart and
sustainable economy in the European Union in the context of current policy, strategic
documents as well as activities and projects.
Key words: smart, sustainable, development, strategy
NikiDerlukiewicz, PhD is an Assistant professor at thr Faculty of Economic Sciences,
Department of Spatial Economy and Local Government Administration, Wroclaw University of
Economics. Graduated from WrocławUniversity of Economics in 2009 with a degree of Ph.D. in
economics. Has been working as a lecturer since October 2009for Wroclaw University of
Economics. Took part in many different national and international scientific conferences and
seminars. Author of more than 50 scientific publications. Scientific interest are concentrated on:
regional development, innovations, European Union policy and sustainable development.
Member of International Academic Network „Human Potential Development in Central and
Eastern EU States“.
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Actively Managed Investment Portfolio Dilemmas,
‘Lost Returns Approach’
Mohamed Elmesseary
ABSTRACT
Extending the basic belief on which the investment management business is built upon:
Professional managers can beat the market; linking within a practical approach between
the academics’ views and practitioners’ opinions regarding the market beating inability
and the reasons from behind; paying some more attention to the returns, managers
lose due to their insufficient active strategies; this work analyzes the past
performance of the whole stocks that actually traded in the Egyptian market
between June, 2007 and June, 2012 in order to measure how fund managers are
geniuses by the zero returns they lose. It performs T-test among three types of
portfolios, a well-known market index, the funds’ portfolios, and the best
actively managed portfolio that can be built and used as a restrict criterion. The
findings reveal that adopting the simple thought of naïve investors, away from
the portfolio optimization possibilities, do generate the active portfolio, which
is economically optimized, as the investors initial resources are not only
significantly sufficient for accessing its investments, but can be also recovered
with no more than 3 months. And which can significantly out-perform the
comparable benchmarks, but unfortunately, the fund managers are not
geniuses due to the impressive returns they lose.
JEL classification: G1; G2
Keywords: Capital markets, mutual funds, performance evaluation, market timing ability, stock picking
ability
Dr.Mohamed Fathy Mohamed Elmesseary is a Research Scholar at the Department of Management Banking and Finance Track, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. Actually; in two Universities,
he has worked as a lecturer in corporate finance, investment, and feasibility studies for a long
time. Despite that period provided with a great exposure to different areas in finance, which
helped him find his real interests, but he felt that he is still lacking knowledge about the real
finance world, so he decided to join the MSF program to build a better career, but soon realized
that his interests and aspirations are indeed in both of the academic and practical area. His first
step toward that is to finish his last stage of the PhD. His special interest lies within corporate
finance, and one of the topics he is quite interested in is the portfolio management. He can also
keep learning by doing novel researches, teaching updated courses, and enjoying a flexible life.
His mind will always be excited by intellectual communication with peers.
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Stock Picking and Market Timing of the Egyptian Fund
Managers:
Evidence from the Financial Crisis
Dr.Mohamed Fathy Mohamed
The findings of over-or-under performance of fund managers across the crisis periods
are mixed. By analyzing the data of 35 Egyptian funds, this paper investigates the two
skills of market timing and selectivity during-and-post the 2007-2008 financial turmoil; it
also examines the comparative performance between the conventional and Islamic
mutual funds. The results show no evidence of these skills even for the overall period or
for the crisis one, where Chow – test documents that there are no structural changes
either for the regression line or for its coefficients across the two sub-periods. These
findings are supported by using two different benchmarks. Thus, it seems that investors
cannot gain superior returns by investing in the mutual funds industry as a whole.
Furthermore, the outcomes of the cross-sectional analysis report that investors cannot
also attain higher returns by investing in a particular fund group against the other,
implying that the ethical screening, which is adopted by the Islamic ones, and which
limits their potentials of diversification does not impact their performance.
Keywords: Financial Sustainability, MicroFinance, Emerging Countries, Capital markets, mutual
funds, performance evaluation, market timing ability, stock picking ability.
Dr.Mohamed Fathy Mohamed Elmesseary is a Research Scholar at the Department of Management Banking and Finance Track, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. Actually; in two Universities,
he has worked as a lecturer in corporate finance, investment, and feasibility studies for a long
time. Despite that period provided with a great exposure to different areas in finance, which
helped him find his real interests, but he felt that he is still lacking knowledge about the real
finance world, so he decided to join the MSF program to build a better career, but soon realized
that his interests and aspirations are indeed in both of the academic and practical area. His first
step toward that is to finish his last stage of the PhD. His special interest lies within corporate
finance, and one of the topics he is quite interested in is the portfolio management. He can also
keep learning by doing novel researches, teaching updated courses, and enjoying a flexible life.
His mind will always be excited by intellectual communication with peers.
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Managing Refurbishment Projects Through Selection of
Procurement System: The Case of Malaysia
Azlan Shah Ali, Au Yong Cheong Peng and Susie Chieng Ling
ABSTRACT
The study examined relationship between challenges encountered by contractors using
different types of procurements towards refurbishment projects performance.
Triangulation technique was used in the study. 316 sets of closed-ended questionnaires
were sent out to respondents which included site agents, project engineer, contract
administrator, contract manager and project manager who were working in various
construction companies. From the sent out questionnaire, 268 questionnaires found to be
useful for data analysis. Semi-structured interview has been carried out with 15
contractors to validate the result. The findings shown that 54.3% of the projects were
used traditional procurement systems. Refurbishment projects using traditional
procurement systems were performing well compared to the others. Besides, out of
seven contractor challenges variables (independent) which are cash flow and financial,
communication with client and consultants, client decision making, frequent change
order by client, insufficient or discrepancies of contract documents, material price
escalation and skill, expertise and experience tested were significantly correlated with at
least one performance variable (dependent). The findings would be useful for future
references, especially to those stakeholders who involved in refurbishment projects in
Malaysia.
Keywords: Malaysia, Procurement system, Performance, Refurbishment
Azlan Shah Ali is a professor in the Department of Building Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment,
University of Malaya, Malaysia. He has a PhD specialising in building refurbishment from
UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia. He is a Fellow of The Institution of Surveyors Malaysia
and of The Chartered Institute of Building, UK (CIOB); a professional member of The Royal
Institution of Chartered Surveyors, UK (RICS). DrAzlan has been involved in a number of
academic research and publications. His research interests are in project management
(refurbishment) and facilities management (building maintenance) and have published numerous
papers in both reputable local and international journals.
Au Yong Cheong Peng and Susie Chieng Ling are researchers at the Centre for Construction, Building and
Urban Studies (CeBUS), Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
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The role of informal networks in community development
Case study of the 151 poorest villages in Egypt
Mrs Ingy Mohamed Abdel Hameed
In developing countries there are many factors that affect the success or failure of
development policies. Some of these factors related to the nature of informal networks
that people heavily on both to survive and develop their communities. Statistics about
poverty don't tell us a lot about these social interactions and their role in development,
but recently many studies around the world have shed the light on it.
The study will explore the potential role of these networks in development of the poorest
villages in Egypt. Based on the available data- both narrative and quantitative -about
these villages. The main question of this paper is that, How do informal networks affect
development? Are they obstacles? If not How could governments benefit form them as
a stakeholder in development?.
Using the human development index plus many data resources that are available about
these villages either qualitative or quantitative. In answer the above mentioned
questions this paper will use rights to development approach, according to which
engaging the end beneficiaries of development programs needs their participation by
which these programs can achieve their ultimate goals, and informal networks can be
one of the mechanisms if the designers of these programs understand the whole map of
informal networks that control the community and how to direct them towards
achieving public goals at community level.
Keywords: Development-poverty-civil society
Mrs Ingy Mohamed Abdel Hameed is an Assistant lecturer at the National center for sociological and
criminological researches. Graduated from faculty of economics and political science at Cairo
university 2000. Got master degree in political science in 2009on "The role of civil society in
creating social capital in Egypt". In 2012 finished the required courses for PHD at faculty of
economics and political science, Cairo university. From 2000 to 2003 worked as a research
assistant at center for the study of developing countries, from 2003-2009 worked as a researcher at
national center for sociological and criminological researches. From 2009-2013 worked as senior
researcher for civic engagement and civil society at social contract center, UNDP,Egypt.
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Stock Picking And Market Timing Of The Gulf Fund
Managers:
Evidence From The Financial Crisis
Dr.Mohamed Fathy Mohamed Elmesseary.
The evidence of market timing and selectivity of fund managers across the crisis periods
is mixed. By exploring the data of 90 mutual funds, chosen from five Gulf countries over
the 2007-2012 period, this paper offers a comprehensive investigation for these
managerial skills during and after the Financial Crisis (FC) of 2007-2008; it also inspects
the relative differences in performance between equity conventional mutual funds
(CMFS) and Islamic ones. The results show no evidence of over-or-under performance
for the fund managers due to these two skills, where there are no structural changes for
the regression line across the two sub-periods, but it reveals the superiority of equity
CMFS performance in Kuwait in particular along the overall period. Thus, it seems that
if the investors cannot gain superior returns by investing in the Gulf mutual funds on
general, they may attain a comparative advantage by investing in the conventional funds
against the Islamic ones especially in Kuwait. It also implies that the ethical screening,
which is adopted by the Islamic funds of Kuwait, already limits their diversification
opportunities and then adversely affects their performance.
Keywords: Financial Sustainability, MicroFinance, Emerging Countries, Capital markets, mutual
funds, performance evaluation, market timing ability, stock picking ability.
Dr.Mohamed Fathy Mohamed Elmesseary is a Research Scholar at the Department of Management Banking and Finance Track, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. Actually; in two Universities,
he has worked as a lecturer in corporate finance, investment, and feasibility studies for a long
time. Despite that period provided with a great exposure to different areas in finance, which
helped him find his real interests, but he felt that he is still lacking knowledge about the real
finance world, so he decided to join the MSF program to build a better career, but soon realized
that his interests and aspirations are indeed in both of the academic and practical area. His first
step toward that is to finish his last stage of the PhD. His special interest lies within corporate
finance, and one of the topics he is quite interested in is the portfolio management. He can also
keep learning by doing novel researches, teaching updated courses, and enjoying a flexible life.
His mind will always be excited by intellectual communication with peers.
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Temporal Energies
Analyzing the Way Time is Framed in Competing Energy
Narratives
Barbara George
Post -normal science, according to Functowicz and Ravetz( 1993), considers the way in
which uncertainty in social contexts complicates past “normal” positivist science
philosophies. The notion of post-normal science might address, for example, Rittel and
Weber’s (1973) “Wicked Problems” in which the problems are not easily defined, are
complex, are irreversible, have unclear solutions, have contradictory “certitudes”, and
are persistent.
Within this framework, competing energy narratives that inform both policy and
eventual practice, bear a deeper discourse analysis. Despite discourse encouraging
emerging sustainable alternative energies, which pose long-term temporal
considerations in line with future social justice, powerful discourses of fossil fuel
extractive economies continue, in part supported by arguments that rely on much
shorter time scales. This work employs rhetorical and critical discourse analysis to
analyze the way in which competing energy narratives frame temporal considerations
quite differently, and how this impacts immediate policy, which, in turn, impacts future
action. In particular, this work explores the environmental justice concerns of these
temporal considerations, and, often spatial considerations, by employing Nixon’s (2011)
notion of “slow violence” that occurs in communities at risk of the ability to advocate for
environmental justice.
Keywords: Post-Normal Science, Temporal Considerations, Environmental Justice, Critical Discourse
Analysis/ Rhetoric, Sustainable Energy
Barbara George is a doctoral student and Teaching Fellow in the Literacy Rhetoric and Social Practice
program at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. Barbara teaches composition and literacy courses at
the university, and is involved with several community environmental education programs in the
Ohio and Pennsylvania area.
Barbara's scholarly interests include literacy ecologies and pedagogies, and investigation in the
way in which sustainability theory offers insight into various discourses surrounding complex
social and environmental issues.
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Future teachers' relationships with physical and
technological environments.
Dr. Diane Pruneau
Mrs Kerry, Jackie
Dr. Freiman, Viktor
Mrs. Langis, Joanne
Is future teachers’ contact with the physical environment significant enough for them to
choose to educate their students about sustainability? These digital natives stand out
from previous generations by their way of living, working and learning. Does the use of
ICT by these young adults contribute to distancing them from the physical environment?
Are future teachers, better informed thanks to technology, committed to environmental
action?
The research based on grounded theory was aimed at understanding future teachers’
relationships with physical and technological environments. The analysis of individual
and group interviews, with Moncton and Montreal teacher education students, reveals
that future teachers maintain a sporadic relation to the natural environment. They are
still conscious that nature provides them calmness, rejuvenation and beauty. The
Internet, visited at least two hours daily, offers them distraction, social affiliation,
personalized information, and facilitate their tasks and contact with the World. Future
teachers are critical and cautious in their use of ICT but are however not much involved
in the environmental cause.
The research emphasizes the need to work on future teachers’ relationship to the
physical environment with outdoor activities to get to know, appreciate, analyze and
improve the natural and urban environments.
Keywords: Education, relationship with nature, relationship with technological environments
Doctor Diane Pruneau, Professor at the Université de Moncton, Canada, is specialized in environmental
education and science teaching. She is the Director of the Littoral et vie Research Group, that
conducts various research projects and pedagogical interventions in environmental education.
The research group’s objective is to educate adults and young people to environmental subjects
and to help them to accomplish environmental actions. Dr Pruneau’s national and international
research programs have dealt with the understanding of the link people have with their
environment, education to sustainable cities, climate change education, the process of taking on
environmental actions and the development of sustainability competences.
Mrs Kerry, Jackie is a Researcher at the Dept. Littoral et vie Research Group,Université de Moncton,
Canada
Dr. Freiman, Viktor is Professor at the DEPP, Université de Moncton, Canada
Mrs Langis, Joanne is a Researcher at the Dept. Littoral et vie Research Group,Université de Moncton,
Canada.
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Siyakhulisa: Community engagement towards quality Early
Childhood Education
Prof.Elsa Fourie
Une Fourie
Investments in Early Childhood Development (ECD) are one of the most effective ways
in which to decrease social inequalities caused by adverse environments as such
environments hamper the development of young children. In South Africa,
characterized by high levels of poverty and many learners coming from disadvantaged
backgrounds, early childhood education can play a significant role towards school
readiness. However, financial implications prevent the neediest of all from benefiting
from such education. In this regard ECD practitioners in townships have a role to play.
The Siyakhulisa project that started in 2008 aims to empower ECD practitioners towards
quality early childhood development.
Keywords: Education; empowerment.
Prof.Elsa Fourie is Director at the School of Educational Sciences since 2006, Lecturer: School of Educational
Sciences, North West University, South Africa. Prior to this position she was the Head of
Academic development at a Teacher Training College in Sebokeng, a township in South Africa.
Community engagement is one of her interests. Since 2008 she has been educating/empowering
ECD practitioners from South African townships. Through collaboration, negotiated practice and
active involvement of participants real empowerment can be achieved. This has resulted in
quality early childhood education.
Une Fourie is Lecturer at the School of Educational Sciences, North West University, South Africa.
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Research on Efficacy of Using Social Networks in Academic
Teaching
Metrics, Experiments, and Results
Maria Grazia Albanesi1, Riccardo Amadeo1, Giovanni Vecchio1
ABSTRACT
The study integrates a customized private social network in an academic course. We
propose and measure a new metric, based on gamification principles, to understand the
benefits on the student learning process. We applied the idea to two academic classes of
25 and 80 students, respectively, (Master Degree in Economy and Engineering Faculties,
University of Pavia). The social networks has been monitored for one semester. The
paper describes the educational principle at the basis of the methodology, the developed
metric, and the results. This case study shows that the introduction of innovative
approaches to social networking in academic classes can be used to focus student
attention, rise motivation and, as final goal, increase the level of knowledge.
Keywords: Academic Education, Social Networking, gamification.
Maria Grazia Albanesi is a professor at the Dept. of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering,
University of Pavia. She graduated cum laude in Electronic Engineering (University of Pavia,
Italy 1986) with a Master Thesis on image compression and visual perception. Later, she obtained
the Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (Pavia, 1992) with a thesis on image
compression. She worked at ST Microelectronics on silicon compiler to design dedicated devices
for image processing. She joined the Computer Department of Faculty of Engineering of
University of Pavia, first as senior researcher (since 1993), then as Associate Professor (since
1998). Her main actual fields of interest are (a) quality and user-perception evaluation on visual
and social media and (b) image analysis and processing in the field of computational
sustainability, in particular in developing image processing based indicators for sustainable land
use and biodiversity preservation.
Riccardo Amadeo got his Master Thesis in computer engineering at the University of Pavia, Italy in
2011 with a thesis on subjective and objective video quality assessment. He is currently a
Ph.D. candidate (since 2012) at the same University, dept. of Electrical, Computer and
Biomedical Engineering, and he continues his research on quality assessment of visual
multimedia information and on social media.
Prof. GiovanniVecchio is a professor at the Dept. of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering,
University of Pavia, via Ferrata 1, I-27100, Pavia.
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Studying Sciences through the Integrated Sciences
Modules
Aspects related to the Students’ perception
Assistant Prof.Radu Lucian Olteanu
Associate Professor Ph.D. Dumitrescu Crinela
Associate Professor Ph.D. Gorghiu Gabriel
Associate Professor Ph.D. Gorghiu Laura Monica
The “Profiles – Education through Science” training program oriented to improve
teaching activities was organized in the frame of PROFILES project
(http://profiles.ssai.valahia.ro). The general objective of the training program consisted
on forming and developing specific competences of Science teachers in order to develop
an educational process based on scientific inquiry and integrated approach of the Science
curricula. Teachers have created Integrated Science Modules that were implemented in
the classroom as an active learning Science method.
The present paper aims to emphasize the students’ feedback after the implementation of
Integrated Science Modules in the classroom. The study is focused on students’
perception of Science topics related with everyday life and importance for society.
Keywords: Integrated Science Modules, Profiles project
Assistant Prof.Radu Lucian Olteanu Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Sciences Department, Valahia University
Targoviste, Part of the Chemistry team inside Science Department as assistant prof. Besides
teaching activities (laboratory, seminars, projects) he was and is currently involved also in
educational projects. Other skills and competences: Capacity to motivate the team work,
communication, openness, initiative, analytical thinking, balance, loyalty, determination and
focus on results.
Associate Professor Ph.D. Dumitrescu Crinela Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Sciences Department, Valahia
University Targoviste, Romania.
Associate Professor, M.Sc., Ph.D. Gorghiu Gabriel. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and
Information Technology , Department of Automatic Control, Informatics and Electrical
Engineering, Valahia University Targoviste, Romania.
Associate Professor, M.Sc., Ph.D. Gorghiu Laura Monica. Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Sciences
Department, Valahia University Targoviste, Romania.
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Our Manner of Dwelling: An Ecopsychological Education
for Sustainable Development.
Dr. Lori Pye
Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world. -- Nelson
Mandela
To achieve sustainable development requires that we understand that all of life’s
systems (personal, social, ecological, economic, and cultural) are linked through multiple
narratives and relationships; and to recognize the psychology of the individual is
reflected in the psychology of the culture, of our nations, and in our world’s complex
issues.
An ecopsychological education bridges the sciences and humanities utilizing ecological,
biological and depth psychological principles essential to sustainability to examine and
transform deeply rooted unconscious narratives that drive human practices, civic
illiteracy, policies, and decisions for how we design and craft our world in both creative
and destructive ways.
An ecopsychological pedagogy affirms that we can meet the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs by
developing capacity to innovate, to solve problems creatively, and with psychological
competence and maturity necessary to ensure sustainability and the survival of our
species.
Keywords: Education, Ecopsychology, Socio-Cultural Sustainability
Dr.Lori Pye is the President of the Viridis Graduate Institute:International School of Ecopsychology.
She comes from a background in education, health, and environmental and marine conservation.
She holds a doctorate in cultural mythology and depth psychology, and is among the leaders in
developing the field of ecopsychology. As director of several NGO organizations she worked to
co-develop the Eastern Tropical Pacific Biological Seascape Corridor with the Ministers of the
Environment from Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador. Dr. Pye teaches internationally,
has multiple publications in peer reviewed journals, and serves on the Editorial Board for
EcopsychologyJournal. She is a member of IUCN’s Commission on Education and
Communication (CEC), and European Ecopsychology Society. Dr. Pye founded and directs
Viridis Graduate Institute: International School of Ecopsychology. She also serves as faculty at
Kaweah Delta Psychiatric Residency Program, University of California Irvine; University of
California in Santa Barbara (UCSB). Website: www.viridisedu.org
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Determination Of Mentally Disabilities Teacher's Opinions
Regarding The Special Field Competence
Prof. Dr. A. Gönül AKÇAMETE, Research Assistant Gamze ALAK
Research Assistant A. Emel SARDOHAN YILDIRIM
Research Assistant Banu BAHÇECI
The teachers have to believe in their own teaching competences and simultaneously they
have to encourage the success of their students in order to be a good and effective
teacher. These preconditions of being a good teacher refer to every teacher regardless of
their several branches as well as to the teachers who graduate special education
programs. Furthermore, teachers of mentally disabilities students have to pay attention
to some essential aspects in teaching such as motivating the students for active
participation in class, avoiding or minimizing inappropriate student behaviour, creating
an environment for individual advancement of students and cultivating contact with the
parents of the students. These are only a few important aspects which teachers should
have to bear in mind. Additionally, the responsibility of teachers in special field
competencies is also rapidly changing. In relation to this, the Ministry of National
Education determined the qualifications of teachers with a special academic degree in
2008. Although the fact that a large amount of studies is available in relation to the
special field competencies of teachers in other branches, there is a lack of information
about the field competencies of teachers who graduate special education programs. At
the same time some researchers who try to examine the field competencies of teachers
who graduate special education programs have evaluated their results with their own
determined criteria. The aim of this study was to evaluate the special field competencies
of teachers of mentally disabled students. In this context, in this study to determine of
mentally disabilities teacher's opinions regarding the special field competence is
intended using specific areas of competence of mentally handicapped teacher by
Ministry of National Education that teachers are employed mostly. Survey that
converted 79 performance indicator to grading scale by Ministry of National Education
was used to collect data in the research. Data were collected from 100 teachers of the
mentally disabilites who field graduates participated in the study. SPSS 18 program will
be analyzed datas using appropriate statistical methods and findings will be discussed
with the literature about the topics.
Keywords: Teachers of mentally disabilities students, occupational competencies, special field
competencies, special education.
Prof. Dr. A. Gönül AKÇAMETE is a professor at the Faculty of Educational Science, ANKARA University,
Turkey
Gamze ALAK is Research Assistant at the Special Education Department, ANKARA University, Turkey
A. Emel SARDOHAN YILDIRIM is Research Assistant at the Special Education Department, ANKARA
University, Turkey
Banu BAHÇECI is is Research Assistant at the Special Education Department, Malatya University, Turkey.
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Social Modification With The Changing Technology In The
Case Of Simplification Theory
Research Assistant Rana Nur Ülker
Research Assistant Büşra Turhan
ABSTRACT
Mc. Luhan’s told “The world become global village” came truth. The global village,
which main tools are mass media technologies, especially internet, made civilization
socials. With the rise of the global communication, every new inventions can be known
easily and the technology can be observed. As Marcuse said that the global
communication not only makes people same but also simple. Tools are being simple
which is understood by everybody from every civilization indeed every age period. In
this study, we try to debate this matter, why and how “simplification theory” can make
people and technology simple.
The simplification theory can be defined as when the media technologies are changed,
peoples values and overlook of world are modified. Due to fact that societies’ value and
argument about the world translated technologic devices. To sum up, all the instrument
of the about human being has changed.
Key words: Simplification, Social Modification, Mass Media, Technology, Globalization
Rana Nur Ülker is Research Assistant at Marmara University Communication Faculty
Büşra Turhan is Research Assistant at Marmara University Communication Faculty
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Applications, smart phones and value assessment: digital
information in academic studies
Nádai Julianna PhD
GARAI, Anna PhD
ABSTRACT
In our presentation we focus on ways of decision mechanism how university students
can evaluate the authenticity of digital information.
To have a deep insight we made questionnaires which are the most appropriate way to
get a big amount of relevant information on the research focus, in a relatively economic
form. It is an under-researched, unrevealed area and a key issue as we do not have a
wide knowledge of value systems of mobile internet users, the relationship between
phone and computer applications and learning processes.
Present statistics and social science publications are mainly focused on the increasing
number of technical communication devices, that of applications and frequency of
checking websites, but no research is made on users’ evaluation mechanism.
Based on our questionnaires completed by university students we try to answer
questions like how can students decide on authenticity of digital information? How can
they use it efficiently for their studies? Based on the results you have the opportunity to
develop new teaching methods in academic education for the future.
Keywords: Value assessment, mobinauts, academic studies
Nádai Julianna Assistant Professor at Széchenyi István University, Faculty of Economics, Department of
International Communication, in Győr, Hungary. PhD title at Pécs University in 2008. Her main
research field includes international communication and negotiations, corporate culture and
economic press. At the university she also teaches subjects related to her research field. She
regularly takes part in conferences as a presenter and publish her research results in international
and domestic journals and conference proceedings. The department is involved in international
projects researching into the relations of small and medium size enterprises between Hungary
and neighboring countries and tries to find solutions for overcoming cultural barriers in
negotiation processes.
GARAI, Anna is Associate Professor at the: Department of International Communication. Széchenyi István
University, Hungary. Graduated from Szeged University as a teacher of history and German
studies in 1982. PhD title at Pécs University in 2006. Her research include linguistic and
sociolinguistic aspects of corporate communication and economic press language. At the
university she teaches subjects like Intercultural communication, Management communication
and International negotiations. She consults the university students on their thesis work and
scientific essays. She keeps contact with other universities in Hungary and other countires to
have a deep scientific cooperation. She regularly attends scientific conferences as a presenter and
publish her findings in journals and conference proceedings.
Proceedings 2nd ICSD 2014
87
The mirror of Pirarandello in Uno, nessuno è centomila
Between literary function, fiction and identity crisis
Gihan Diab
ABSTRACT
Problems related to the identity crisis in the Italian literature has arisen between the end
of the Nineteenth century and the beginning of the Twentieth Century; as it is clear who
the works of Frued has influenced a very wide range of writers not only in Italy but
around whole world. The human spirit feels as if it's smashed between two realities,
two identities or even more.
In his novel Uno, nessuno è centomila, Pirandello emphasizes the relativity of the realty
that we may be think to live, the absurdity of the life itself, the impossibility to have
only one identity, the incommunicability between people and the the absurdity of
desidiring to give standard form to the human spirit. In order to arrive to his purpose,
Pirandello resorts to the mirror, not only as a literary tool, but it plays also a
fundamental role which enables him to achieve his aim. To demonstrate to us the
internal crisis that the writer feels and his desire to comunicate it to the others, either to
share it with them, Pirandello follows the next techniques adopted by other writers.
We can say that the use of the mirror in Uno, nessuno è centomila is not at all a tool for the
recognition of oneself; it can be considered the opposit: the mirror deforms the image,
reveals the absolute relativity and pushes to a crazy game of decomposition
of the unique identity and even can erase it.
That's why we can affirm the importance of the objects and their functions in the literary
texts.
Keywords: Identity, literary function, Pirandello
Dr. Gihan Diab is a Fellow Research at the Sapienza University of Rome and a Lecturer at the Helwan
University of Cairo. She had a PhD from the Sapienza University of Rome.
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Book of Abstracts
Active Citizenship as a Model for the Care of Common
Goods, Protection
of the Rights and Social Participation
Dr. Sokol Pacukaj
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study is to analyze the Active citizenship and his role in the protection of
common goods, protection of the rights and participation in the political and social
sphere. Active citizenship means that civic participation has to do his duty in all areas of
society where “citizens” are those who reside in a territory and have the right to vote,
and “active citizens” are those who choose a concrete and ordinary dimension for a long
time, or even for one time only of action and commitment. The object of this action and
this commitment is the care of common goods such as health, education, the
environment, land, security, quality of life, that a society holds in common. Active
citizens are committed, therefore, on one hand to protect and preserve them, on the
other hand to increase the availability and the allocation for the whole society and each
citizen.
Keywords: citizen, political life, social sphere, governance.
Dr. Sokol PACUKAJ is a Lecturer at the Alexander Moisiu University of Durres, Head of the Department
of Psychology. He graduated in 2006 in the faculty of Communication Sciences and Sociology at
the University of Rome la Sapienza. In the same university he completed the master degree in
“Innovation and development” in 2008 and the PhD studies in History of Europe in 2011. He is
author of several articles on Education.
Proceedings 2nd ICSD 2014
89
Measuring ‘good architecture’:
Long life, loose fit, low energy
Professor Craig Langston
ABSTRACT
Good architecture is something that we all seek, but which is difficult to define. Sir
Alexander John Gordon, in his role as President of the Royal Institute of British
Architects, defined ‘good architecture’ in 1972 as buildings that exhibit ‘long life, loose fit
and low energy’. These characteristics, nicknamed by Gordon as the 3L Principle, are
measurable. Furthermore, life cycle cost (LCC) provides a method for accessing the
economic contribution or burden created by buildings to the society they aim to serve.
Yet there is no research available to investigate the connection, if any, between 3L and
LCC. It might be hypothesised that buildings with a high 3L index have a low LCC
profile. If this is true, then LCC may be able to be used to assess ‘good architecture’. This
paper uses a case study methodology to assess the durability, adaptability and
sustainability of 22 projects that have won architectural design awards. The 3L criteria
can be measured and compared with average LCC per square metre using a long time
horizon. The research is significant in that it tests a process to objectively assess what is
commonly intangible and to determine if LCC is a suitable predictor of ‘good
architecture’.
Keywords: Sustainable urbanism, architecture, built environment
Craig Langston is Professor of Construction and Facilities Management, Faculty of Society & Design, Bond
University, Australia. He is a research-intensive academic of nearly 30 years’ standing. His work
spans issues of sustainable development, building adaptation, multi-criteria decision-making,
and construction performance. He has a strong research profile as author of five international
books, over 100 refereed papers, and three software programs. He has also completed four
Australian Research Council grants totalling about $1 million. He won the Bond University Vice
Chancellor’s Quality Award for Research Excellence in 2010, the Emerald Literati Network
Outstanding Paper Award (Facilities) in 2013, and the CIOB International Innovation and
Research (Premier) Award for Best Paper in 2013. He has a passionate interest in the built
environment and all things ‘sustainable’. His PhD, completed in 1994, developed a new approach
to the calculation of time equivalence in discounting via the inclusion of affordability
considerations linked to predicted changes in living standards.
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Sustainable Urban Development and Liveability. How can
Melbourne retain its title as the World’s Most Liveable City
and strive for sustainability at the same time?
Edmund Horan
ABSTRACT
Melbourne is a sprawling city of 4.3 million people dispersed end to end across a
distance of 100 km. The population is growing by 2000 each week. The spread of
urbanisation results in the transport task of moving people and goods representing the
second largest of the City’s Greenhouse gas emissions behind stationary energy
generation. If the City is approach a sustainable transport system it cannot continue in
this vein.
This surging population is placing considerable strains on the City’s infrastructure. A
short fall in urban planning and investment in infrastructure is resulting in substantial
traffic congestion on freeways, City access points and major arterial roads. The public
transport system is overcrowded at peak periods. This growth pressure is also reflected
in other areas such as social and healthaspects where long delays are experienced at
hospital emergency wards.
Amid the backdrop of these stresses and strains, Melbourne consistently rates highly –
usually in the top three – of the World’s Most Liveable Cities. Melbourne, again was
crowned the title of the World’s Most Liveable City in 2013.
Melbourne is a young city by world standards yet has a proud history developed by its
forefathers in planning such attributes as large areas of parkland, pure and fresh water
supply, clean air etc. This paper examines these issues in the light of sustainability and
liveability. Can the two attributes learn from each other or are they in conflict for
modern urbanisations. The situation in Melbourne is compared with cities in other
countries to forecast a scenario where sustainable urbanisation goes hand in hand with
liveability.
Is Melbourne growing too quickly? While yet not a megacity along the scale of Tokyo,
Beiging or London, it will be in the future and failure to plan for that scenario will have
greater detrimental effect than recently being experienced.
Right across the world, megacities are magnets drawing rural populations to the urban
centres. The paper also investigates this phenomena in the light of sustainability or
future urbanisation in contrast to possible alternative urbanisation of towns and smaller
settlements around large regional centres. The concept of satellite urbanisation could be
applied to Melbourne to relieve the growth pressures on the city and revitalise rural
areas many of which are experiencing economic and population decline.New mobility
strategies based on E-mobility at the local level feeding into sustainable transport
systems for the longer transit to regional and urban centres are investigated.
Key words: liveability, sustainable urbanisation, mobility, greenhouse gas emissions
Edmund Horan is Program Director at Master of Sustainable Practice - RMIT University, Melbourne,
Australia.
Proceedings 2nd ICSD 2014
91
Socio Cultural Revitalization through an Urban Refill A
Case Study of the Sustainability of the Bhendi Bazaar
Cluster Redevelopment
Architect Quais Fatehi
ABSTRACT
Mumbai has the chronic problems of an aging, reactive city. Legislation could be better
considered. Socialist cross subsidies recurrently impact the efficacy of Policy. A key
problem is aging infrastructure compounded by aging neighborhoods which neither the
civic administration nor the inhabitants have the resources to maintain, let alone
refurbish.
Infused Private Equity allows for the resources to renew the Public Domain albeit for
returns in the form of increased density to market.
One such project is the Bhendi Bazaar Cluster Redevelopment Project.
A century old, inner-city neighborhood, literally translating to ‘Okra Market’, Bhendi
Bazaar is known for the peculiar combination of Food, Garments, Hardware and
Antiques. Spread over 6.6 hectares, housing 3,200 families, 1,250 businesses, 6 mosques
and a mausoleum, the resident population is 2/3rds Bohra, the merchant population is
mixed. The challenges for this proposed refill development are multifaceted:
●
Creating a Safe, Secure place for Community Congregation and bonding
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Improved and Renewed Services Infrastructure, Lesser Burden on resources, New
Housing Stock.
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Safer, Cleaner and habitable neighborhood, native trees and open breathing spaces,
better vehicular and pedestrian traffic movement and maneuverability.
This Case Study reviews one live perspective through planning data and documentation.
Keywords: ‘Socio - Cultural Revitalization’, ‘Refill Urbanization’
Quais Fatehi is an Architect Planner from the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur, based in
Mumbai and working on corporate and developer townships, Mixed use developments and
independent buildings. Passionate about understanding the end use of urban space, Quais
promotes sustainable development through good engineering. Sustainable Organic Farming
outside the City is a hobby.
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City structure – the phenomenon of exclusion of space
Marta Szejnfeld PhD Candidate
MS Grzegorz Kmiecik
MS Hanna Szymczak
ABSTRACT
A special feature of spaces with urban character is the phenomenon of exclusion, which
refers both to the space and the community, causing deformation and the disappearance
of the unity of the urban structure as a whole. Spatial segregation processes – resulting
from social polarization – causes low-income or marginalized groups lack of access to a
high-quality urban space. Excluded spaces have become a constant component of visual
reality in which gated communities, guarded buildings, or corporation complexes have
divided the urban fabric, and in opposition to the city, are capturing more and more
spaces.
The result of the appearance of the excluded spaces is the lack of the right to the city for
all its habitants. Foresaid lack denies the participant the possibility of observation and
penetration the urban structure, which further deepens the sense of alienation. In such
spatial conditions the longing for re-evoking the idea of a sustainable city borns. The
essence is therefore an insightful diagnosis of the impact of uncontrolled processes
shaping the urban structure deepening segregation and exclusion from the urban space.
Keywords: Urban transformation, exclusion, inhabitants
Marta Szejnfeld is PhD candidate of the Warsaw University of Technology, Assistant at the Institute of
Urban Planning and Architecture, University of Life Sciences in Poznan, Poland. Faculty of
Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology. Graduated in architecture from Poznan
University of Technology in Poland and in urban planning from Hogeschool Brabant in Holland,
currently a PHD student at Warsaw University of Technology and assistant at the University of
Life Sciences in Poznan. Practicing urban planner. The research relates to the new urban
transformation and city planning as a continuous and dynamic process, in which every sequence
of events occurring after each other is the result of previous changes or external factors.
Exploration of contemporary Polish city model is based on the analysis and understanding of
planning processes that form the current structure of the city.
MS Grzegorz Kmiecik is Assistant at the Institute of Urban Planning and Architecture, University of Life
Sciences in Poznan, Poland
MS Hanna Szymczak is Assistant at the Institute of Urban Planning and Architecture, University of Life
Sciences in Poznan, Poland.
Proceedings 2nd ICSD 2014
93
PlaceMaking Approachment to Accomplish Social
Sustainability
How placemaking can be used for social life?
Assistant Professor Dr. Elif Kutay Karacor
ABSTRACT
Together with migration and rapid population growth, social relations of the city
inhabitants began to deteriorate. Together with this, individualization and isolation of
people which leads to social problems have been debated in the scientific literature from
the 1960s. In this context, the ensuring of social cohesion has become increasingly
important developing by public spaces and place making idea which include
community-based participation approach. However, placemaking idea is criticized
because of being elitist, not to provide social equity and caused the gentrification by
different views. The aim of this study is introduce that how placemaking idea has been
evaluated which is developed by Jane Jacobs' "eyes on the street" concept and become
related to social sustainability until now. As a research method, various case studies
have been observed and literature review has been conducted. Result of the analysis,
process and application differences of placemaking approachs have been examined.
Thus, how placemaking approach to be effective in different places on social
sustainability was discussed, hence the positive and negative aspects were revealed as
well. Obtained results of this study are expected that contribute to the design and
planning principles of cities to create engaged community.
Keywords: Placemaking, community, social sustainability
Assistant Professor Dr. Elif Kutay Karacor is Faculty Member at the Landscape Architecture Department
/ Forestry Faculty Duzce University. Bachelors degree (2003), masters degree (2006) in
Landscape Architecture from Abant Izzet Baysal University, and doctoral degree (2012) in
Landscape Architecture from Duzce University. She worked as a research assistant of City and
Regional Planning at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University while conducting PhD. She has been also
at the Mississipi State University Landscape Architecture Department (2011-2012) as visitor staff
with scholarship. Her studies include, among other themes, research on urban life quality, urban
memory and townscape. She has published some articles and papers in journals and conference
proceedings on these topics. In addition to own academic involvements, she participated in some
urban design guide projects in relation with local governments and Mimar Sinan Fine Arts
University.
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Book of Abstracts
Sustainable Building through Project Planning Process
Associate Professor Dr.Anuar Alias
Nor Kalsum Mohd Isa
Dr Zulkiflee Abdul Samad
ABSTRACT
Sustainable building projects are naturally different from conventional projects due to
the requirement of special materials and building practices, as well as the management
commitment to sustainability. Therefore, a sustainable building project requires
additional considerations on many aspects more than the conventional project. Although
there are many researches on the paybacks of a sustainable building, nevertheless, huge
numbers of barriers also contributes to the multiple failing of the projects within the
market such as knowledge gaps, communication shortfall, ownership structure and
operating cost responsibility, funding issues and the risks, and other technical and
process issues. Many researchers believe that project planning process holds the strategic
position in overcoming the barriers all together. Modifications should be made to the
traditional planning process and practices in order to minimize risks and improve the
chances of delivering the project successfully.
This paper offers ideas and
recommendations on the initial concept of sustainability integration strategies that can
be practiced throughout the project planning process towards delivering a successful
performance of a sustainable building. The concept is very useful to be a starting point
for the development of a practical ‘Sustainability Integration Framework’ during the
planning process of a sustainable building project in the future.
Keywords: Sustainable Building Project; Construction Project; Project Planning Process
Associate Professor Dr. Anuar Alias is an associate professor in the Department of Estate Management,
Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya, Malaysia. He has a PhD specialising in
property development and environment from University of Malaya. He is a Registered Valuer
and Estate Agent with the Board of Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Malaysia. Dr Anuar
has been involved in a number of academic researches and publications. His research interests are
in property development, project management, valuation/taxation, and land rights/land
acquisition and have published numerous papers in both reputable local and international
journals. He is now as the Head, Centre for Construction, Building and Urban Studies (CeBUS),
Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya.
Miss Nor Kalsum Mohd Isa is Lecturer at the Faculty of Human Science, Sultan Idris Education University
(UPSI), Malaysia.
Dr Zulkiflee Abdul Samad is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built
Environment, University of Malaya, Malaysia.
Proceedings 2nd ICSD 2014
95
Housing Programs As Vectors Of Urban Space Production
Sandra Maria Scheffer
Dr Samira Kauchakje
ABSTRACT
The soil use and occupation are historically produced and reveal the dynamics of each
society and the interaction between several social segments. Public policies foster the
production of urban space, more specifically the housing policy, through the
implementation of programs that define characteristics of space concentration and
determine the population profile. In March 2009, the Program “My House My Life” was
launched, this is a Federal Program that in one of its income groups aims to prioritize the
support to families living in risky or unhealthy areas or that have become homeless,
therefore, are exposed to socio-environmental risk. This study presents preliminary
results regarding the analysis of urban space production, under the perspective of
sustainability and considering the implementation of the Housing Program in the city of
Ponta Grossa, State of Paraná, Brazil, from 2010 to 2013. This city is relevant for the
study as it received high investment of Federal resources to build housing units. The city
also presents a large number of precarious settlements with families living in socioenvironmental risk and who demand housing. The methodology adopted is the Henri
Lefebvre Method, called regressive-progressive, which helps to reflect on the historicity
of the space production through the perception of receivers’ and implementers’ lives.
Research preliminary data was gathered from governmental organizations documents.
The housing policy is shown as a vector of space production in which some distancing of
the individuals involved might occur regarding the moments of the policy conception
and its implementation.
Keywords: Families in socio-environmental risk, housing policy, space production
Sandra Maria Scheffer is Professor at the Social Work Department, State University Ponta Grossa.
Graduated in Social Work at the Ponta Grossa State University, Masters in Applied Social
Sciences at Ponta Grossa State University (2003), Doctorate Student in the Urban Management
Program at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná. Professor at the Ponta Grossa State
University in the Social Work Course. Worked as a social worker for 21 years at the Ponta Grossa
Housing Company. Experienced in the Social Service area, with emphasis in Urban Planning,
working mainly with the following themes: housing, environment, urbanization, poverty and
local space.
Dr Samira Kauchakje is Professor at the Post-graduation program in Urban Management and Social
Sciences Course. Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná - PUC, Brazil. Graduated in Social
Sciences and Masters in Political Science (Paraná Federal University – UFPR). Doctor in Education
(Campinas State University -UNICAMP). Post-doctorate at the Research Institute and Urban and
Regional Planning - IPPUR/Rio de Janeiro Federal University –UFRJ. CNPq Productivity Grant
researcher. Full Professor in the Post-Graduation Program in Urban Management and in the
Social Sciences Course at PUCPR. Collaborating Professor in the Post-graduation Program in
Political Science at UFPR. Leader of the Group of Research on Management and Public Policies
(PUCPR). Area of work: State, Government and political behavior. Research on: i) Governing
capability, party-political ideology and policy making; ii) National and International social policy
Regimes.
Published by the European Center of Sustainable Development
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Book of Abstracts
Expansion of the Urban Area.
The Fertilizers As One Of The Challenges In The
Coexistence Of Rural And Urban Spaces
Dr. SCHIMANSKI EDINA, Sandra Maria Scheffer,
Dr. Reidy Rolim de Moura
ABSTRACT
This paper is part of a study carried out by researchers from the group of studies on
environmental, gender and poverty issues, which is linked to the Applied Social Sciences
Masters and Doctorate Program at Ponta Grossa State University. This is a qualitativequantitative study with characteristics of exploratory research, which addresses the
social consequences of the use of fertilizers to poor families living in the periphery of the
city of Ponta Grossa in the South of Brazil. Data, obtained through field trips, interviews
and participant observation, demonstrated the seriousness of the population contact
with fertilizers. Theoretical studies on the theme identified that one of the most
remarkable phenomena in the current Brazilian society is the speed of the urbanization
process. Historically, the expansion of cities has been marked by the logics center periphery, and in the last decades the transfer of groups of people has been noticed from
the most central areas (due to economical and estate interests) to the most peripheral
ones. It is important to consider the consequences of this phenomenon and how it is
foreseen in the municipal planning, once it is in the rural-urban where the most
significant natural resources are found, those which are vital to both the environmental
balance and urban infra-structure systems. In the region of Ponta Grossa, Paraná State,
South of Brazil, a process of strong junction between rural and urban has been observed.
The evidence is that several areas and entire communities have developed very close to
large areas of soya, corn, wheat and other crops and thus, are totally exposed to the
fertilizers used in those areas. Data collected also shows that the families living in those
areas experience a routine of severe environmental, social and health problems without
really understanding how serious this problem is.
Keywords: Rural and urban spaces, Fertilizers, Health problems
Dr.SCHIMANSKI EDINA is Lecturer at the Department of Social Work and Doctoral Program in Applied
Social Sciences, Ponta Grossa State University, Brazil. PhD in Education (University of London).
Lecturer Epistemology and Social Sciences in the Doctoral Program at Ponta Grossa State
University. Coordinator of the Study Group Environment, Gender and Poverty.
Sandra Maria Scheffer is Professor at the Social Work Department, State University Ponta Grossa.
Graduated in Social Work at the Ponta Grossa State University, Masters in Applied Social
Sciences at Ponta Grossa State University (2003), Doctorate Student in the Urban Management
Program at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná.
Dr. Reidy Rolim de Moura is Lecturer at the Department of Social Work, Ponta Grossa State University,
Brazil.
Proceedings 2nd ICSD 2014
97
Composite City Approach: a paradigm shift in city
planning
Naveed-Ul-Haq PhD Candidate
Dr Muhammad Irfan Khan
ABSTRACT
In this paper, classical walled cities with narrow streets and ceremonial places built by
monarchs for security and grandeur; modern urban planning with orthogonal urban
form, structure plan emphasizing transportation corridors, height zoning; and
innovative urban planning, strategic spatial planning without predetermined urban
form, compact city approach and green or eco-city approach were analyzed. Based on
the analysis, a novel “composite city planning approach” is proposed, which may
provide an ultimate answer to human quest for a functional, convenient, technologically
assimilated and sustainable urban form. This approach warrants for flexibility inspite of
proposing predetermined urban form in a “composite Plan” and subsequent “Opus
Plans”. The city will contain quad-tier transportation infrastructure i.e. low flying zones,
spiral public avenues, lind roads, pedestrian streets; ”Intermittent Zoning”, “Amenity
Area” providing necessities and “Facility Centre” having multi-use high-rise buildings
with parking plaza. Inverse architecture for B+G+3 house abating pedestrian streets with
walking, cycling, skating lanes will emerge an “inventive urban form”. Economic,
Environmental, social and institutional indicators are proposed to be examined in
context of resource utilization. The indicators represent a primary tool to provide
guidance for policy makers and to potentially assist in decision-making and monitoring
local strategies/plans. The outcome of the study will contribute to the design of policies,
tools, and approaches essential for planning to attain the goal of sustainable
development and the social cohesion of metropolitan regions.
Keywords: Sustainable Urban Planning
Naveed-Ul-Haq PhD Candidate is Town Planner as well as economist. He is holder of MS degree in City
and Regional Planning and scholar of PhD in Environmental Sciences. He completed Mater
degree in Economics in 2000.He did 4-year graduation in CRP from UET Lahore. Diploma in
information technology and is adept in use of softwares related to planning, designing and
development. He is life time member of Pakistan Institute of Architecture & Town Planning
(PCATP) and Institute of Planners Pakistan (IPP). He started his career in 1999 from teaching but
joined the development sector subsequently. He continued teaching along with field job
simultaneously. After serving in Deawoo Pakistan limited (transportation related experience), he
joined Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal as Asstt. Director Implementation, where he got the opportunity to
develop and implement Management of Information System (MIS) for Tawana Pakistan Project.
In July 2005 he joined Capital Development Authority as Asstt. Director, where he got promoted
as Dy. Director subsequently and now serving as Director. He remained posted in Urban
Planning Directorate, Regional Planning Dte., Housing Societies Dte., Member Planning Office,
Estate Management Dte. and Enforcement Dte.
Dr Muhammad Irfan Khan is Chairman at Dept. of Environmental Sciences, IIUI, Pakistan.
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Book of Abstracts
Re-Examining the Control Mechanism of Regulations and
Guidelines for Sustainable Property Development on
Highland Areas: A Case of Malaysia
Khairul Nizam Othman
Associate Professor Dr.Anuar Alias
ABSTRACT
The paper focuses on the development issues, implementation problems and property
development prospect pertaining to property development in highland. The analysis has
been carried out on the provision of planning and development guidelines and
development plan, and physical development trend.
Governing property development has always requires a holistic approach in decision
making. The legislations for property development that are in placed still could not
ensure the sustainability of development pertinently on highland areas. These areas
need more detail consideration and approaches specifically in the development process,
implementation as well as the monitoring aspect. In lieu of that, the current planning,
development guidelines and regulations need to be re-evaluated to examine the
effectiveness of the current development mechanism in ensuring sustainable highland
development. Evidences from the case study have shown that the weaknesses lie in the
decision making process, implementation and enforcement aspect of the property
development process which have high influence in the property development growth
and values. Besides, the study also revealed that property legislation setting should
provide the proper implementation mechanism. Recommendations to ensure the
prospect and sustainability of highland development are emphasis on the needs in
continuation of legislations and implementation procedures, monitoring actions as well
as the necessity for the development players to collaborate and understand the
important of sustainable development.
Keywords: Highland, Legislations, Property Development, Sustainable.
Khairul Nizam Othman is a senior government officer who is specialise on urban planning and property
development. Experienced in various governments agencies at federal, states and local authorities
in the area of master plan, planning control, development appraisals and Managing Operation.
Currently, he is on study leave for post graduate (PhD. Candidate) study at University of Malaya,
Malaysia. His research interests are in property development, Hill land development,
development legislations and sustainable development.
Associate Professor Dr. Anuar Alias is an associate professor in the Department of Estate Management,
Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya, Malaysia. He has a PhD specialising in
property development and environment from University of Malaya. He is a Registered Valuer
and Estate Agent with the Board of Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Malaysia. Dr Anuar
has been involved in a number of academic researches and publications.
Proceedings 2nd ICSD 2014
99
Environmental Ethics Education As A Tool For The
Prevention Of Environmental Problems In The Community
Dr. Abdullah Karatas
ABSTRACT
Today environmental problems have reached very important and serious levels.
Destroyed nature and contaminated earth by people day to day reveals this reality in the
best way. People are responsible for the creation of this negative picture. However,
people are dependent on their environment for living like all other creatures and also
helpless against the environmental problems caused by themselves. Deterrent laws and
fines are also inadequate for the prevention of environmental problems. People need to
be conscious about the environment more than anything else. In this respect
environmental ethics education will be able to guide them. The community members,
becoming more conscious by environmental ethics education can question their
relationship with the environment again and behave more environmentally friendly. For
sustainability in the earth, people should learn how to behave ethically towards other
creatures and nature. With this theoretical study, the importance of environmental ethics
education for the community within the context of non-formal education will be
discussed.
Keywords: Environmental Ethics Education, Community, Sustainability, Environmental Consciousness,
Non-formal Education
Dr. Abdullah Karataş is Lecturer at the Foreign Language Department, Niğde University,Turkey.
Graduated from İstanbul University Faculty of Education, English Language Education in 1994.
I had a master's degree at Niğde University, Management and Organization in 2008 and I finished
my PhD education at Ankara University, Social Environmental Sciences Department in 2013. I
have been a lecturer at Niğde University, Foreign Languages Department since 1998.
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Algal Biomass Effect On The Total Amount Of The Biogas
By Adding In To The Yeast Factory Waste Sludge
MSc.Hande Ermis, Prof. Meltem Conk Dalay
ABSTRACT
Due to decreased fossil fuel reserves and increased prices of petrochemical fuels, and the
simultaneous effect of fossil fuels on excessive greenhouse gas emissions leading global
warming, the world is trying to find an alternative renewable energy sources and the
biomass energy has the highest potential among other renewable sources. Due to not
requiring arable land, their higher productivity and higher biofuel yield compared to
terrestrial plants, microalgae has the highest attention in the field of bioenergy.
In this study, it is aimed to determine the effect on the total amount of the biogas by
adding differently pretreated algal biomass isolated from last settling tank grown as a
by-product in yeast waste water treatment system, as a substrate in yeast factory waste
sludge. By harvesting microalgae grown as a byproduct, the microalgea production cost
will be lowered, eutrophication will be avoided; and by adding microalgae to biogas labscale system, the effect on total biogas may be increased.
As a pretreatment, physical processes were carried out which were microwave,
sonication, and autoclaving. For biogas experiments, the reactors (1L) were inoculated
with a methanogenic yeast sludge. The CSTRs were operated each daily feeding event
being initiated by the removal of an appropriate volume at a hydraulic residence of 30 d.
With a greater understanding of algal species and their biological characteristics, the
anaerobic digestion of microalgae can play a promising role in the sustainable future of
bioenergy.
Keywords: Microalgae, biogas, pretreatment, wastewater, yeast sludge
MSc.Hande Ermis graduated from Istanbul Technical University double diploma program. She studied
two years at İstanbul Technical University (Istanbul/Turkey) and 2 years at Montana State
University and graduated from both universities with double diploma with the same major,
Bioengineering. On 2012, she started undergraduate program in Ege University at algal
biotechnology lab. working about algal biogas. On summer 2013, for 3 months, she was in
Bologna University (Italy) for an internship at algal bioenergy lab. Now, she is a scholarship
student at The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey from the project called
"Identification of appropriate method and optimization of microalgae and Cyanobacteria for
cryopreservation."
Prof. Meltem Conk Dalay is Professor at the Dept. Bioengineering of Ege University, Turkey.
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Optimization of Two-Stage Microwave/Chemical
Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Tiger grass
(T. Maxima).
Tidarat Komolwanich PhD Candidate, Sirirat Prasertwasu
Assistant Professor Thanyalak Chaisuwan,
Associate Professor Sujitra Wongkasemjit
ABSTRACT
Impressive monomeric sugar yield was obtained from T. Maxima naturally grown in
Thailand by the two-stage microwave/chemical pretreatment, followed by the
enzymatic hydrolysis.
Tiger grass (T. Maxima) was considered as an important perennial energy crop in
Southeast Asia with high productivity and low demands for fertilizer. The aim of this
research work was to evaluate monomeric sugar yield from T. Maxima by two-stage
microwave/chemical and enzymatic pretreatments. The optimum conditions of the
pretreatment were investigated. The microwave-assisted NaOH and H2SO4 with 15:1
liquid to solid ratio were studied by varying reaction time, reaction temperature, and
chemical concentration to maximize the amount of the obtained monomeric sugar. The
maximum monomeric sugar released from the microwave-assisted NaOH and H2SO4
pretreatments were 6.5 g (at 140 C/15 min, 1%(w/v) NaOH) and 30.4 g (at 200 C/5
min, 0.5%(w/v) H2SO4) per 100g of biomass, respectively. After the enzymatic
hydrolysis of the microwave/chemical pretreated T. Maxima, the maximum monomeric
sugar released from enzymatic hydrolysis was 95.1 g/100g of biomass (at 45 C/120 h,
pH 4.8, and enzyme loading of 160 µl/g biomass). The structural changes of T. Maxima
were characterized using scanning electron microscope (SEM).
Keywords: Thysanolaena maxima; Two-stage pretreatment; Trichoderma reesei
Tidarat Komolwanich is PhD Candidate at The Petroleum and Petrochemical college, Chulalongkorn
University, Thailand. (2007) B.Sc. (Chemical Engineering), (2009) M.Sc. (Polymer Science). (20092012) A researcher and production planning coordinator. Thesis research is about bioethanol
production from Thai grasses because it can contribute to sustainable development. Their
resources are often locally available and the conversion is feasible without high capital
investments. Moreover, biomass energy can reduce greenhouse gas emissions like CO2. In
addition, biofuels may also create new employment opportunities in rural areas for social
sustainability. Commonly, the ethanol production is produced from cassava, molasses, sugar
cane, corn, and maize. These feedstocks are breaking the world’s food cycle, causing the future
demand for food as the population growing. Therefore, lignocellolusic raw materials are an
important, abundant, renewable, and inexpensive energy source.
Sirirat Prasertwasu is Research assistant at the Dept. of The Petroleum and Petrochemical college,
Chulalongkorn University,Thailand
Thanyalak Chaisuwan is Assistant Professor at the Dept. of The Petroleum and Petrochemical college,
Chulalongkorn University,Thailand.
Sujitra Wongkasemjit is Professor at the Dept. of The Petroleum and Petrochemical college, Chulalongkorn
University,Thailand.
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The right of Diplomatic Asylum in the Communist State of
Albania
The case of Popa Family
MSc. Kleida Abbas
ABSTRACT
After the Second World War, the establishment of the harshest communist system in
Albania, imposed total isolation of the state and society through the employment of one
of the fiercest dictatorships of all time. Albanian citizens lived under the complete lack of
respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, the right to life, liberty and
security, political and social rights, religious freedom, the right to property, etc. Under
such economic and political alienation, the appeal for diplomatic asylum of the Popa
family in the Italian Embassy was a shock to the Albanian authorities, which sought to
uphold unwaveringly the installed communist regime. The Italian state was forced to
deal with a situation outside the scope of its absolute sovereignty and territorial
jurisdiction. The theme of this research paper involves the analysis and identification of
international legal principles and norms (the immunity of diplomatic premises, the
principle of non-interference in internal affairs, the defense of human rights, and state
sovereignty) as well as the diplomatic management of legal responsibility affected in
part by the sensitivity of public opinion toward the consideration of rights of the asylum
seekers. This paper highlights how the political and strategic interests of the
governments of the states involved are decisive in resolving the conflict.
Keywords: Diplomatic asylum, non-interference in internal affairs, state sovereignty, immunity of
diplomatic premises
MSc. Kleida Abbas is Lecturer at the Planetar University of Tirana.
Education:
University of Tirana, Faculty of LAW/JUSTICE Bachelor and master degree in law, graduated on
2003
Graduated in Master Degree, profile “The Europian Rights and International Law”, Faculty of
Law/Justice, European University of Tirana, in 2013
Postgraduate qualification course on “Legal Consulence on the Trade Companies” at ISSAT
ALBANIA
A 3-months postgraduation course on “International Relations and Diplomacy” at the Albanian
Diplomatic Academy
Proceedings 2nd ICSD 2014
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Agroecological approach to improve and strengthen an
urban farming system.
Case study: Pinar del Rio – Cuba.
Dr.Stefano Dell’Anna, Prof. Leonardo Varvaro
Prof Luis Enrique León Sánchez, Dr. Delizia Del Bello
ABSTRACT
In the last decade the issue of urban farming has received the interest of the international
scientific community. The experience developed in the town of Pinar del Rio (Cuba) with
the pilot project Granaja Urbana is based on an agroecological approach through the
adoption of methods and techniques that increase the resilience of local production
system.
The paper is based on the study of this sectors of intervention: a) localized irrigation:
implementing a system of drip irrigation able to minimize losses through
evapotranspiration; b) soil fertility: making a careful analysis of soil fertility to ensure a
minimum level of organic matter; c) control of plant diseases: introducing methods and
techniques with the use of only natural substances; d) renewable energy:
implementation of a photovoltaic system for the irrigation. The agroecological approach
guarantee the rational and sustainable use of natural resources, the valorization of local
knowledge and the food security for the people living in urban and peri-urban areas.
The great success of the pilot project indicate the need to monitor the experience with
the aim of providing concrete data capable of demonstrating the resilience of the urban
farming system.
Keywords: Agroecology, urban farming system, food security, renewable energy.
Dr.Stefano Dell’Anna is currently conducting a PhD at the Perugia University on "Sustainable rural
development, land use and environment". He was involved from 2001 in a several programs and
projects of applied research in Latin and Central America, Middle East, West Africa on the topics
of rural development, agroecology, water management, food security and food sovereignty.
Degree in Agricultural Sciences, has collaborated with NGO, University (Tuscia and Florence),
research centers, in several training programs and projects on development & cooperation
(Europe Aid, FP7, LLP). He worked also as a support team to social movements and peasant
organizations in the context of the processes, dialogues and activities with UN agencies and
several international government bodies (FAO, IFAD, CFS).
Prof. Leonardo Varvaro is Full Professor at the Department of Agriculture, Forestry, Nature and Energ,
University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy.
Prof Luis Enrique León Sánchez is Profesor Titular at the Universidad de Pinar del Río "Hermanos Saíz
Montes de Oca", Departamento Agropecuario, Cuba.
Dr. Delizia Del Bello is Rural Development Consultant at the International Cooperation Division, AUCS
University Association for Cooperation and Development, Italy.
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From Sustainability To Sustainability Science
Prof.Stefano Grego
Dr. Pier Paolo Danieli
ABSTRACT
Improving the sustainability of humanity’s relationship with Planet Earth is firmly
established as a societal goal for the 21st Century. To achieve it we need a better
understanding of how to govern ‘‘the process of moving towards greater sustainability”.
With climate change, global water and energy crises, desertification and many other
manifestations of global environmental change becoming more and more evident, there
is a widespread and increasing feeling in the society that the concept of “sustainable
development” is not sufficient. Normally we considered all the changes that are
currently occurring in a sectorial way.
The aim to understand the dynamics of coupled social-ecological systems stimulated an
innovative, problem-driven research that has been called Sustainability Science. This
field carried out a basic research agenda, an increasing production of results, and a
growing number of researchers committed to teaching its methods and findings. Like
agricultural and health science, Sustainability Science is a field defined by the problems
rather than by the disciplines it employs. From its core focus on advancing
understanding of coupled human–environment systems, Sustainability Science has
reached out with focused problem-solving efforts. Sustainability Science is expected to
gain great interest and sustain both by the Academia and by economic and social
stakeholder.
Keywords: Trans-disciplinary approach, Sustainability Science, Sustainability
Prof.Stefano Grego is Full Professor at the Department of Agriculture, Forests, Nature and Energy
(DAFNE), University of Tuscia. He graduated in Agriculture at University of Perugia in
November 1968 and in October 1969 won a permanent position as researcher at the Institute of
Biochemistry and Ecophysiology of Plants of National Research Council of Italy (CNR). Since
November 2000 he is Full Professor in Agricultural Chemistry at the University of Tuscia in
Viterbo. At the University of Tuscia He has been Pro Rettore Vicario (2001-2008) and nowadays is
Deputy Rector for International Relations. The value of his scientific activity was recognized by
several European Universities which conferred him the title of Doctor of HonorisCausa. He has
been involved in many different activities regarding the cooperation for development and has
been scientific co-ordinator of EC projects in some Frame Work programmes. He has been elected
in 2005 President of the European Society for New Methods in Agricultural Research (ESNA) and
he is still in this position. In November 2008 has been elected Vice President of the Agency for the
Promotion of the European Research (APRE) (2008-2011). Prof. Stefano Grego is member of many
national and international scientific societies and in the board of some of them.
Dr. Pier Paolo Danieli is Researcher at the Department of Agriculture, Forests, Nature and Energy
(DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Italy
Proceedings 2nd ICSD 2014
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Accounting standardization and financial reporting in
public sector in Albania- future challenges
Ariana Konomi Phd. Candidate, Alketa Bejko Phd candidate
ABSTRACT
The need for improving and strengthening all the links of financial reporting chain not
only in private sector but also in public sector, directly contributes to overcome the 20102012 global crisis and helps to transform the ongoing period into a global economic
growth period. The governments should implement the necessary institutional measures
for public sector growth, financial management transparency and accountability.
An integral and fondamental element of these agreements is the usage of accruals
(according accounting) by approving and implementing International Public Sector
Accounting Standards (IPSAS), which enable the full disclosure of all the assets,
liabilities and conditional liabilities, as a basic issue for real assessment and financial
management of public sector, extended monitoring of government debt and liabilities,
for their real economic implications.
In this paper, as part of my research dissertation, I tend to prove that the implementation
of accounting standards in public sector of Albania, besides the unification of accounting
and financial statements preparation, intends to influence right, qualitative and long
term decision-making, at all government levels; to increase the effectiveness and
efficiency of financial resources; formalize the economy and better fight the phenomena
of corruption, fraud, money laundering or funds abuse; improve the level of fiscal
transparency to public and integrate or face the global economy.
As the main challenge of this sector and also as a process that needs time, financial
reporting, requires a continuous reformation of policies, institutions, structures and
professionals.
Keywords: Accounting standartization, financial management/reporting, public sector.
Ariana Konomi Phd. Candidate is Lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, Economic
Department, Gjirokastra University, Albania. She was graduated at Tirana University, Faculty of
Economy in 1983. From 2008-2010 she attended “Master on Accounting” studies, at Tirana
University. In 2010 from the Certification Authority in the Ministry of Finance in Albania, she
received the title "Approved Accountant". Since 2011 academic year she started doctoral school
on accounting at the Faculty of Economy, Tirana University on "Financial Management and
Control in Public Sector – Albanian Case”.
Alketa Bejko Phd candidate is Lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, Economic
Department, Gjirokastra University, Albania, since 2003, chief of the public administration
teaching group and lecturer in business management, strategic management and public
administration. She was graduated in business administration, profile public administration, at
Tirana University, Economic Faculty during 1994-1998. Master of Science in Agricultural
Economics in "Management of Agribusiness Enterprises", at the Agricultural University of Tirana.
The master thesis topic was: "Strategic planning in business organizations ". Since 2009 she
attends her doctoral studies at the Faculty of Economics and Agribusiness, Agricultural
University of Tirana with the dissertation related to: "Issues of designing and implementing
regional development strategies–focused on Gjirokastra Region". In 2011 she got the academic
title Docent.
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Water Capture Efficiency, Use Efficiency And Productivity
In Sole Cropping And Intercropping Of Rapeseed, Bean
And Corn
Dr. Samaneh Najibnia, Prof.Alireza Koocheki,
Prof. Mahdi Nassiri Mahallati, MSc.Hassan Porsa
ABSTRACT
In order to evaluate water capture, use efficiency and productivity in sole and
intercropping systems of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.), bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and
corn (Zea mays L.), an experiment was conducted in two growing seasons of 2007-2008
and 2008-2009 in research field of faculty of agriculture, Ferdowsi University of
Mashhad, Iran. The experiment was conducted as a randomized complete block design
with three replications and six treatments. Treatments included monoculture of rapeseed
(sown 23 September), bean and corn (sown in 30 April) as sole cropping and also
simultaneous double cropping of bean and corn (sown in 30 April), two stage relay
intercropping of rapeseed (sown in 23 September) and corn (sown in 30 April) and
finally three stage relay intercropping of rapeseed (sown in 23 September), bean (sown
in 9 April) and corn (sown in 30 April). Intercropping combinations showed positive and
significant (P≤0.01) effect on water capture efficiency compared with sole cropping
treatments. Double cropping had the maximum value of this index as 0.56 mm/mm.
There was superiority for double cropping in water use efficiency and productivity, too.
The values of land equivalent ratio for intercropping combinations were more than one
(LER>1). Rapeseed sole cropping and double cropping showed the highest values of
economic productivity of irrigation water (EP). Totally, it seems that double cropping in
most cases was superior to other treatments.
Keywords: economic productivity of irrigation water (EP), land equivalent ratio (LER), seed yield
Dr. Samaneh Najibnia is Expert at the Health Unit, Ph.D. of Agronomy, Contribution from Ministry of
Education, Mashhad, Razavi Khorassan Province, Iran.
PhD in Agroecology and teacher in
Education System for 10 years. Two years ago, during a national competition among teachers of
her country in Teacher's Day, she was selected as a National Distinguished Teacher in Iran, and
she received awards and commendations from the president. She has written several academic
articles and scientific papers on topics in agroecology which are published in scientific journals in
her country. Also she participated in two international and one national conference.
Prof.Alireza Koocheki is Supervisor at the Dept. of Agronomy, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
(Islamic republic of)
Prof. Mahdi Nassiri Mahallati is Supervisor at the Dept. of Agronomy, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,
Iran (Islamic republic of)
MSc.Hassan Porsa is Researcher at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Research Center for Plant
Sciences, Iran (Islamic republic of)
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Albanian industry problems and perspectives, in front of
the crisis and international labor allocation
Dr. ERMONELA RUSPI, Klodian Muco PhD Candidate
Arjola Mitaj PhD candidate
ABSTRACT
Recently the Albanian economy has continuously recorded a significant reduction of the
GDP growth rate, from 7.5 % in 2008 to 1.3% in 2013. This decline is followed by the
deficit and public debt increase, where the latter reached in 70.4% in March 2014,
compared to 59.9% in 2009. The interesting fact to note is that, although the 2008
financial crisis first was initiated in USA, it has influenced the economic development of
all the countries. While our country that was indirectly affected by the crisis has
experienced a substantial decline of remittances, significant reduction of FDI, and
shrunken labor market dynamics even in those activities that generated employment at a
large extent although under the legal and vital minimum wage such as fasson or callcenter services, which has directly affected unemployment growth and domestic
consumption reduction.
This paper aims to provide an analysis of the Albanian economy from two main aspects,
both macroeconomic and microeconomic. In the first part it will be discussed recently
Albania's economic performance and the main factors affecting its growth in the long
term. While in the second part it will be discussed Albanian productive structure,
analyzing the changes of export structure of Albania, its production specialization,
speaking about labor intensive sectors and their impact on the domestic economy.
Keywords: foreign trade, economic development, commercial specialization,
Dr. ERMONELA RUSPI is Head of Economic Department, Lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Social
Sciences, Economic Department, Gjirokastra University, Albania. Graduated in law at Elbasan
University, Faculty of Human Sciences, in 2000. From 2004-2007 she attended the Master
program, at Tirana University. During 2008-2011 she attended the Doctoral studies in history at
the Tirana University, Rated "Very Good" for the dissertation entitled: "The state and dynamics of
freedoms and human rights in the communist regime. 1945-1990”. In 2010 she got the title
Academic Title Docent.
Klodian Muco PhD Candidate is Lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, Economic
Department, Gjirokastra University, Albania. graduated at Bergamo University, in 2007. In 2010
he finished his Master studies at Bergamo University. Since 2011 academic year he started the
doctoral studies on Production and Development Economics at Insubria University on
“Transition Analysis and Economic Development of Albania in the Post- Transition Period,
Economic Changes and Specialization”. From January 2012 to March 2012 he was an assistant
professor at Bergamo University (Subject of the Institution of Economics, Faculty of Law).
Arjola Mitaj PhD candidate is Lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, Economic
Department, Gjirokastra University, Albania. Graduated at the University of Gjirokastra in 2008.
During 2008-2010, she attended the scientific Master program at the Faculty of Economy,
University of Tirana, Department of Economics. At the end of the studies (2010) she also got a
second diploma issued by the University of Bamberg, Germany. Currently she is in the second
year of doctoral studies at the Agricultural University of Tirana, Department of Economy and
Agricultural Policies.
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Albania’s trade specialization and economic growth
perspective in the future.
Arjola Mitaj PhD candidate, Klodian Muco PhD Candidate
Jonida Avdulaj PhD Candidate
ABSTRACT
Starting from 1992, the Albanian economy has experienced a gradual openness. Initially,
it was applied for the first time, the structural adjustment program which contained
some basic aspects such as: a restrictive monetary policy for inflation control,
liberalization of the economy and prices, public enterprises privatization in order to
restructure and attract foreign investments, full market liberalization. It was also
adopted the "open gate" policy that means a progressive opening of the country to
foreign investment, which was based on comparative advantages of Albanian economic
system, or more precisely on the low cost of labor force which is estimated at 90 cent for
the fasson sector and call-center service, groundwater resources, its geographical
position with access to both Adriatic and Ionian Sea.
Based on the above facts, this paper will try to make an empirical analysis of
comparative advantages of Albania, taking into account the degree of international trade
openness and Balassa revealed comparative advantage (RCA). It will also be analyzed
the structure of Albanian international trade and its production specialization in order to
give some information on the future economic specialization of our country and help
policy makers to orient economic development policies.
Keywords: foreign trade, economic development, commercial specialization,
Arjola Mitaj PhD candidate is Lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, Economic
Department, Gjirokastra University, Albania. Graduated at the University of Gjirokastra in 2008.
During 2008-2010, she attended the scientific Master program at the Faculty of Economy,
University of Tirana, Department of Economics. At the end of the studies (2010) she also got a
second diploma issued by the University of Bamberg, Germany. Currently she is in the second
year of doctoral studies at the Agricultural University of Tirana, Department of Economy and
Agricultural Policies.
Klodian Muco PhD Candidate is Lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, Economic
Department, Gjirokastra University, Albania. graduated at Bergamo University, in 2007. In 2010
he finished his Master studies at Bergamo University. Since 2011 academic year he started the
doctoral studies on Production and Development Economics at Insubria University on
“Transition Analysis and Economic Development of Albania in the Post- Transition Period,
Economic Changes and Specialization”. From January 2012 to March 2012 he was an assistant
professor at Bergamo University (Subject of the Institution of Economics, Faculty of Law).
Jonida Avdulaj PhD Candidate is Lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, Economic
Department, Gjirokastra University, Albania. Graduated at the University of Gjirokastra, Faculty
of Education and Social Sciences, public administration profile in 2007. At the end of 2007 she
started to work at the Regional Council of Gjirokastra, position :internal audit. Since 2012 she
attends her doctoral studies at the Faculty of Economics and Agrobusiness, Agricultural
University of Tirana with the dissertation related to: “The comparative advantages of cheese of
Gjirokastra Region.”.
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Tourism development and Human Resources challenges
(Gjirokastra Region)
Daniela Qiqi PhD Candidate
Lindita Rova PhD Candidate
ABSTRACT
The economic development of many countries in general, depends on a large extent on
the development of the tertiary sector and tourism is one of the most important
components of this sector. Tourism significantly affects GDP growth, export growth,
environmental protection and also employs many people. As a result, many developing
countries promote tourism as a tool for economic and social development. In our
country tourism development tends to be one of the main ways to alleviate the problem
of high unemployment.
Human resources play a vital role as an important element in the organization's
performance for achieving its economic objectives. This role is increased even more in
the case of organizations that provide services. This means that it is necessary to ensure
high standards of quality and efficiency of HR. Intended objectives can only be achieved
by defining the specific needs of human resources development in various segments of
the sector.
Keywords: Tourism sector; Employees; Economic development; Human resources
Daniela Qiqi PhD Candidate is is Lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, Economic
Department, Gjirokastra University, Albania. Graduated at Tirana University, Faculty of
Economy in 1990. In 2011 she did a “Master of Economic Sciences”, at International University of
Struga, Macedonia. Since 2011 academic year she started her doctoral studies on management at
the Faculty of Economy, Tirana University. She became part of the Economic Department in
University of Gjirokastra as a full time lecturer in 2007. She has worked, after graduation, in
various positions as an economist and also in leading positions in public administration.
Lindita Rova PhD Candidate is Director of Regional Educational Directorate, Gjirokaster and Assistant
Lecturer at Gjirokastra University.
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BANKING REGULATION OF WESTERN BALKAN
COUNTRIES
Denada HAFIZI, PhD Candidate
Irjan BUSHI, MBA Student
ABSTRACT
The current global economic crisis has affected the development of banking system in
Western Balkan Countries, including Italy and Greece. These effects are expressed with
the contraction of lending, fallen of foreign direct investments, fallen of the volume of
remittances and fallen of international trade. The banking system continually faces new
challenges in a dynamically changing financial system, and this makes difficult the
implementation of bank regulation and supervision.
All the countries have improved their banking regulation in order to avoid the contagion
effect among banks and banking system in general, effects that get increased especially
when banks are engaged in international banking. The standardization of regulatory
requirements provides potential solution to the problems of regulating international
banking. So, there is a moving through agreements like Basel Accords.
For all these countries will be a comparison of regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets
ratio and of capital to assets ratio in order to find out how well is capitalized their
banking system. The sources of data are the reports of International Monetary Fund for a
time series of 2008-2013. In the end there are some conclusions for the main problems
that the implementation of supervision and bank regulation faces.
Keywords: Basel Accords, Capital Ratio, Banking Regulation
Denada HAFIZI, PhD Candidate is Marketing Manager at the Shkodra Branch of the National Commercial
Bank (BKT), Albania.
MBA Irjan Bushi is Economist at the Finance Sector of Edra 06 ltd, Albania.
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The Environmental Impacts Of Tourism On The Insular
Area Of Greece
Professor Olga Christopoulou
Sakellariou Stavros PhD candidate
Professor Sfouggaris Athanassios
ABSTRACT
Tourism is widely known that it is one of the most enterprising branches of the tertiary
sector of economy in many countries. Nevertheless, over the time, touristic activity has
resulted in a significant number of environmental problems related directly or indirectly
to the coastal and insular area. The foundation of the methodology of this paper is built
on the DPSIR assessment framework. The number of environmental problems caused by
the intensive tourist development in these areas, such as the depletion of natural
resources, the spot and extensive pollution of specific sources and also coastal erosion,
lead to a short-term intensive tourism development, which cannot be considered viable
in the long run. Finally, it should be highlighted that especially for the tourist sector,
environmental asset constitutes the milestone of a healthy socioeconomic development
for any country. So, appropriate decision making and measures should take place for the
integrated protection of such a precious and vulnerable resource, ensuring its viability
both in environmental and economic terms.
Keywords: Coastal and insular area, environmental impacts, Greece
Olga G. Christopoulou is Professor in Development and Protection of Rural and Mountainous Areas,
Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, Greece.
Research interests: Sustainable development of rural areas, Agroenvironmental Policy,
Development of mountainous areas, Mountain tourism, Sustainable tourism, Socioeconomic
characteristics of rural areas, Protected Areas (Natura 2000 sites), Natural Resources and
Ecosystems Management.
Sakellariou Stavros is a PhD candidate at the Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly,
Greece.
Professor Sfouggaris Athanassios is Associate Professor at the Dept. of Agriculture, Crop Production and
Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Greece.
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Use of Sustainable Environmental Crop Production
Practises By Farmers in Ogbomoso Agricultural Zone Of
Oyo State, Nigeria
Prof. Ismail Oladeji Oladosu
ABSTRACT
Sustainable environmental crop production practices by farmers in Oyo state Nigeria
was evaluated. The study concludes that farmers still exhibited low awareness on
sustainable agricultural production practices in the area.
This study evaluated crop farmers’ awareness and use of environmentally sustainable
agricultural production practices in Ogbomoso, zone of Oyo State, Nigeria. The
approach included the identification of crop farmers’ sources of information in
promoting the awareness and practices of environmental management among the
farmers in the study area. The study also determined the level of awareness of the
respondents about the effect of their crop production practices on environmental
degradation; type of environmental management practices used by the farmers and level
of use of sustainable environmental management practices.
Multistage sampling procedure was adopted for data collection. The data collection
instrument was an interview schedule. Data analysis involved the use of both
descriptive statistical tools and chi square likelihood test. Results obtained from the
analyses indicates that majority of the crop farmers are aware of sustainable crop
production practices; however they most (63.4%) rated low in the adoption of same.
Majority of the crop farmers demonstrated positive attitudes towards sustainable
environmental management through recommended practices. Result of inferential
analysis shows that educational status, land tenancy status, level of awareness, age and
sex of the crop farmers influenced crop farmers’ level of use of sustainable
environmental management practices.
Keywords: Sustainable environmental management practices, crop farmers
Prof. Ismail Oladeji Oladosu is an Academic Professor at the Agricultural Extension and Rural
Development, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria. After graduation in April 1988
he worked as an instructor at Michael Okpara College of Agriculture, Extension agent With the
Oyo and Osun states’ Agricultural Development Programmes; where disseminated information
and trained farmers on the use of improved sustainable agricultural production practices. He
began his academic career as an Assistant lecturer after the completion of Master Degree in 1995.
Ph.D degree was received in 2000; and became Professor in 2008. He has worked as a consultant
with the Oyo State Fadama II programme; a project that encourages participatory approaches to
agricultural development. His current research activities which involves his Doctoral students are
in the areas of climate change adaptation strategies of farmers in Nigeria and sustainable
agricultural production practices.
Proceedings 2nd ICSD 2014
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The Characteristics of Participation of the School
Community in a Shared Management Model
Dr. Renato De Oliveira Brito
Dr. Luiz Síveres
ABSTRACT
The aim of the present study of a qualitative and exploratory character is to analyze
what the characteristics of the school community in a shared management model are in a
school of the public school network of the Distrito Federal, Brazil, which was honored
with the National Award of Reference in School Management (Prêmio Nacional de
Referência em Gestão Escolar) and is situated in a financial needy location. Therefore, a
bibliographical review and an on-site study was used for the purpose of clarifying the
informative objectives upon which successful shared management would be
characterized, emphasizing the main points to be pursued and the actions that would be
most suitable for this characterization. In this study, the actions and, principally, the
degree of participation of the stakeholders (students, teachers, technical-administrative
personnel, support staff, parents and community) were observed. The purpose was thus
to revise the concepts presented or reaffirm them so as to concretize the models adopted
and standards to be followed so that shared management achieves success and becomes
a reality in all schools in Brazil.
Keywords: Shared management. Participation, School- community relationship.
Dr. Renato De Oliveira Brito is Head of Environmental Sustainability, Strategic Management Office,
Ministry of Agriculture (Brazil). Visiting Researcher at the Centre For Social Science Research,
University of Cape Town - South Africa (2005), Master’s and PHD studies in Management and
Public Policies (Education). Worked in institutions like United Nations, American Field Service
and the Brazilian Ministry of Education. Nowadays he is Head of Environmental Sustainability
and Deputy Chief of the Strategic Management Office (Minister’s Office) on the Ministry of
Agriculture (Brazilian Government).
Dr. Luiz Síveres is PHD in Sustainable Development (University of Brasilia) and Post Doctoral Degree in
Education on Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), Consultant in Education Field
and. Nowadays he is Director/ Professor of Master’s and Doctorate Education Program of the
Catholic University of Brasilia.
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Potentialities Of Shared Management For A Sustainable
Society
Dr. Renato De Oliveira Brito
Dr. Luiz Síveres
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to outline the factors that contribute to a feeling of motivation
on the part of the school community and to encouragement of its participation in issues
related to the school routine. We specifically sought to understand whether the
management framework adopted by the school, the object of this study, contributes to
the active participation of the community to facilitate the implementation of projects
related to environmental education for a sustainable society. The methodology of this
qualitative research was a review of the literature and application of questionnaires as
data collection instruments. We concluded that the factors that contribute to the school
community participating in the elaboration and implementation of the educational
policy project of the school, the object of this study, lead to its shared management
model favoring the implementation of educational projects for a sustainable society.
Keywords: Shared management. Environmental Education, School and community relationship.
Dr. Renato De Oliveira Brito is Head of Environmental Sustainability, Strategic Management Office,
Ministry of Agriculture (Brazil). Visiting Researcher at the Centre For Social Science Research,
University of Cape Town - South Africa (2005), Master’s and PHD studies in Management and
Public Policies (Education). Worked in institutions like United Nations, American Field Service
and the Brazilian Ministry of Education. Nowadays he is Head of Environmental Sustainability
and Deputy Chief of the Strategic Management Office (Minister’s Office) on the Ministry of
Agriculture (Brazilian Government).
Dr. Luiz Síveres is PHD in Sustainable Development (University of Brasilia) and Post Doctoral Degree in
Education on Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), Consultant in Education Field
and. Nowadays he is Director/ Professor of Master’s and Doctorate Education Program of the
Catholic University of Brasilia.
Proceedings 2nd ICSD 2014
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Gravity model on EU countries
An econometric approach
Megi Marku PhD candidate
ABSTRACT
Foreign Direct Investment, play a huge role in the growth of the global businesses. They
can provide to a firm, new markets where the firm can operate, new marketing channels,
manufacturing facilities, access to technology and to the products, and they also provide
techniques and funds previously unknown. For the host country, this source of
technologies, capital, processes, techniques, and managerial skills can provide an
important impetus to the economic development of the country. Through this study, we
will analyze how FDI are affected by the distance and by the economic size of the
country. Given that such a gravity model (size and distance) on FDI already exists, this
research will examine particularly the impact of these two factors on FDI of the EU
member states. The hypothesis raised in this paper is related to the fact that the gravity
model with its factors is extremely important for the volume of FDI. Using statistical
judgment and econometric analysis it will be explored if the hypothesis rose above, is
statistically valid or not.
Keywords: Gravity model, International trade,
Megi Marku PhD candidate is lecturer of statistics and economics in Economic Faculty at “Aleksander
Xhuvani”University. She graduated in Accountability in the same faculty she lectures. She has a
master of sciences in European Economic Studies. Actually she is attending the doctoral studies in
the University of Tirana. Her thesis is about “The impact of intangible wealth in Albania
economic development”. She has been participant in three others international conferences and
her papers are published in these conferences books. The most recently was organized by the
Authority of Competition in Albania, and her paper “Intangible wealth as a competitive
advantage for countries” was published in their bilingual conference book.
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Reinforcement of Energy Knowledge in Higher Education
of African Countries
Dr. Angel Sánchez, Dr. Domingo Docampo
Dr. Angeles Cancela, Dr. Rocio Maceiras
Eng.Víctor Alfonsín
ABSTRACT
The principal objective is to foster inter-institutional networking between higher
education entities in the ACP countries and EU. The aim is to increase “know how” in
the fields related to the efficient use of energy, and take advantage of small scale use of
renewable energies applied to the development of marine sector. Within this network,
an institutional framework will be formed to enhance the academic performance of HEIs
in ACP countries, becoming regional attraction poles with training programs linked to
the labor market and a reference of quality.
On the academic level, the aim is to make available to the HEIs all the training
experience of the University of Vigo, which forms part of the Campus del Mar (Campus
of International Excellence), at undergraduate, graduate and professional training levels
in the fields of renewable energies. Furthermore, HEIs in ACP countries will profit from
the teaching infrastructure of the Digital Campus (online education platforms, WebTV,
videoconference) and all the material generated by professors at the universities linked
to Campus del Mar. The project will contribute to the training (in-person or not) of the
local trainers, thus allowing new in-person and online teaching programs at the same
time.
The action proposed is confined to the target area Energy Access and Efficiency.
The project is focus on countries whose population working on the artisanal fisheries
and small scale aquaculture such as Cape Verde, São Tomé and Principe, Mozambique.
Keywords: Education,Renewable Energy
Angel Sánchez is professor of the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Vigo, teaching
Chemical Engineering at the Industrial Engineering Faculty. Her principal research area are
Renewable Energies, simulation and learning.
Dr. Domingo Docampo is Professor at thr Signal theory and communications Department, University of
Vigo, Spain.
Dr. Angeles Cancela is Assistant Professor at the Chemical Engineering Department, University of Vigo,
Spain.
Dr. Rocio Maceiras is Assoc/Prof at the Defense University Center, Spain
Eng.Víctor Alfonsín is Assoc/Prof at the Defense University Center, Spain.
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Transesterification of waste frying oil under ultrasonic
irradiation
Dr. Angeles Cancela, Dr. Rocio Maceiras
Eng.Víctor Alfonsín, Dr. Angel Sánchez
ABSTRACT
This study investigates the effect of ultrasounds in conversion of waste frying oil into
biodiesel. Many researchers have studied the use of ultrasounds in the biodiesel
production from different feedstock; however, there are few studies focused on the
biodiesel production from waste frying oil.
In this research, ultrasound-assisted transesterification was carried out to convert the
waste frying oil into biodiesel directly. The effect of different process parameters such as
reaction time (30-90 min), amount of catalyst (0.5 -1% wt. NaOH) and temperature (20-40
ºC) were also analyzed to obtain the higher conversion. A methanol to oil molar ratio of
6:1, 0.5% amount of catalyst and 30 ºC was enough to complete the process in 60 min.
The obtained results in this study confirm that that ultrasound-assisted
transesterification was a fast and efficient method for biodiesel production from waste
frying oil even if reaction temperature is low.
Keywords: Ultrasound transesterification, Waste frying oil, Biodiesel
Angeles Cancela Carral is associated professor of the Chemical Engineering Department at the University
of Vigo, teaching Chemical Engineering at the Industrial Engineering Faculty. Ph.D. on Chemical
Engineering (University of Santiago de Compostela, 1997). Her principal research area are
Renewable Energies, CO2 capture, Rheology and Innovation in Education.
Dr. Rocio Maceiras is Assoc/Prof at the Defense University Center, Spain
Eng.Víctor Alfonsín is Assoc/Prof at the Defense University Center, Spain.
Angel Sánchez is professor of the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Vigo, teaching
Chemical Engineering at the Industrial Engineering Faculty.
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Scientific basics of forming human quality and perfection
to ensure holistic sustained development
Dr. Prof. Nickolay Suvorov
Dr. Prof. Iryna Suvorova
ABSTRACT
The general substance underlying the existence and development of the Universe and
Man is energy. Energy is the unique and universal nature of all being. Everything is
reduced to the amount and quality of energy.
We were the first in the world to scientifically substantiate harmony as the universal
criterion of the quality of energy of inner and outer interaction, optimality, perfection of
energy-information images and systems of diverse nature.
The harmony help solve the problem of forming high quality and perfection of human
personality.
Harmony is the key technology of creation, which God introduced when creating the
Universe.
The principles of harmony and holism are the basic components of Cosmo theory, the
theory of development of the Universe and Man.
In concentrated form, the theoretical studies dedicated to harmony and forming a new
and perfect human being are presented in the book by NICKOLAY SUVOROV: " −
Perfect Man", International Publishers E.RA, 2014, 300 pp.
Embracing harmony creates conditions for sustained development-evolution of any
human being, nation and civilisation as a whole.
We believe that in the EU countries it would be practical to set up R&D and perfection
training centres for studying and practically applying harmony.
Keywords: Harmony, quality, perfection
Dr. Prof. Nickolay Suvorov is Military retiree, Colonel. Actually Research Division at a Private company.
He acquired good scientific and materialistic education, viz. graduated from the Suvorov Military
School with honours and a military academy summa cum laude for service in the Strategic
Missile Forces. For a long time, he educated and trained highly-qualified young officers for
service in the Missile Forces. Teaching, education and science were the essence of his life.
Dr. Prof. Iryna Suvorova is Leading Scientific Researcher of the Department for Nonconventional Energy
Technologies, The A.N. Podgorny Institute for Mechanical Engineering Problems (IPMach) of The
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NAS of Ukraine). Project leader in creation of multifunction hydrocavitation systems of energy transformation for producing the new qualitative
composite liquid fuel oils (CLFO) with high power and ecological indices and their effective
incinerating. An authority in the field of mathematical and computer modeling.
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Rethinking & Recasting the use of Bilateral Investment
treaties as tools for sustainable development: The Kenyan
Experience
Ms. Faith Simiyu
ABSTRACT
Sustainable development is a fundamental principle of International Law. It is closely
related to and [should be] a core objective of any international treaty seeking to address
developmental concerns. Curiously, however, a critical review of [legal] literature
reveals seemingly little attention given to the actual assessment of ‘how and to what
extent’ existing BITs have addressed sustainable developmental concerns. This is
particularly in relation to BITs involving developing countries in Africa such as Kenya.
Accordingly, taking Kenya as an illustrative case, this study makes a critical assessment
of the BITsconcluded between Kenya, the Netherlands, Britain, and Germany; with a
view to establishing how and to what extent the said BITs have addressed sustainable
development.The study argues that most (if not all) BITs remain silent on sustainable
development. Further, the methods of addressing sustainable development are premised
on placing host state obligations to protect investors and their investments. In doing so,
theimplied assumption is that protection will attract foreign investment necessary for
financing sustainable development. Nevertheless,as the study highlights, difficulties
have arisen in measuring how revenue generated from foreign investment has
contributed to the sustainable development. Accordingly, the studyurges a collectively
rethinking of the usage of BITs as a tool for sustainable development by recasting the BIT
structure to make sustainable development an explicit objective.
Keywords: Sustainable development, Foreign Investment, Bilateral Investment Treaties, host state,
foreign investor, developing countries
Ms. Faith Simiyu is Assistant Lecturer at the School of Law, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and
Technology. An advocate of the High Court of Kenya, law lecturer and legal practitioner with
over three(3) years’ experience in the legal industry. Presently, she works as a Law Lecturer at
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Kenya. She is also a volunteer to the
International Legal Consultancy Group where she facilitates training of Kenyan governors,
senators and other government representatives on the legal and compliance issues in the public
sector. She has diverse skills and interest in legislative drafting, policy formulation, analysis,
assessment and legal auditing in the public management sectors with bias towards sustainable
development. In fact, this was the subject area of her Master’s thesis when pursuing her
postgraduate degree in Commercial Law (LLM) at Erasmus University Rotterdam in the
Netherlands. Her undergraduate degrees consist of Bachelors of Laws (LLB.) and a Bachelor of
Education (Bed (Arts) degrees obtained from Kenya.
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Cement Production and Sustainable Rural Farming
Livelihood in Nigeria: Striking a Sensible Balance through
Environmental Legislation and Enforcement
Dr.Luke Okojie
ABSTRACT
This paper undertook the damage valuation of cement production induced air pollution
on rural farming livelihood, assessed the impact on farmers’ profitability as well as
investigating the corporate social responsibility investment of the cement companies in
the producing host communities in Nigeria. It then examined how legislation and
enforcement can be made to strike a sensible balance between the environmental
damage enabled by cement pollution and ensuring a sustainable farming livelihood. A
two stage simple random sampling procedure was adopted for the paper to select a total
of 120 respondents in the target and control areas. Data were analyzed using descriptive
statistics, Dichotomous–Choice Contingent Valuation Method (DC- CVM) that
terminated into the logit model and the budgetary analysis. The total Willingness-ToPay (WTP)/annum to avert the negative externalities on the host communities’ farming
livelihood was N3.21 billion. The profitability in farming in the target cement producing
area with respect to the net farm income and the rate of return to capital investment
were lower in the target as compared to the control area. The Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) investments of the cement producing companies were small
compared to the profits realized by them. The proportions of the CSR investments with
respect to the company’s profits were between 0.4% and 1.6% for the five years
considered in the paper. Efforts have been made by the government to enact laws,
regulations and standards to ensure environmentally sound and sustainable
environment though the institution initially put in place to implement them was not
given legal powers of enforcement. Things are however changing with the establishment
of another with such powers. It is only by such proper implementation, a sensible
balance can be struck between uncontrolled cement dust pollution associated with
excess profits to the cement producers and sustainable farming livelihood guarantee
with enhanced corporate social responsibility ensured to the host communities.
Keywords: Environmental damage, pollution, valuation, corporate social responsibility, livelihood,
legislation, enforcement.
Dr.Luke Okojie is Associate Professor/Reader at the Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Farm
Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Nigeria. Worked as a Research Officer at the
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan and I currently lecture at the University of
Agriculture, Abeokuta. My research interest is in the Economics of Environmental, Agricultural
Resource and Development.
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Development Of The Banking Market In Albania
Alqi Naqellari, Dr. Sokol Pacukaj , Ms.Elona Shahini
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this research is to analyze the development in banking sector in Albania
since its strands and up to the present day. To highlight its role and influence in the
Albanian Economy. The materials that are used are mainly taken by the Bank and
INSTAT, Annual Statistical Reports, Monthly, Annual Reports and other materials
needed for research. Methods used are mainly looking for methods of description,
comparison, analysis and synthesis, the Gini index, Pearson, HHI, CR etc. The achieved
results. Albanian Banking System is originated in 1850. Is divided into several periods.
We have taken in the analyze the occurrences after 2003. There are 3 coins circulating in
Albania. The banking system is concentrated in two poles, six leader banks and 10 with
satellite role. The effect of the monetary policy transmission is low BOA for inflation, the
cost and distribution of loans and the growth of economy. In conclusion, the banking
system is deformed. Should be create a bank with state capital and gradually eliminate
foreign currency deposits and loans.
Keywords: banking market, credit, deposit, styptic and expansionary monetary policy, inflation,
unemployment, transmission effect,
Alqi NAQELLARI is LEcturer at the Department of Economy, Mediterranean University of Albania,
Blv.”Gjergj Fishta”. Nr.52 1023, Tirana
Dr. Sokol PACUKAJ is Lecturer at the Alexander Moisiu University of Durres, Head of the Department of
Psychology. He graduated in 2006 in the faculty of Communication Sciences and Sociology at the
University of Rome la Sapienza. In the same university he completed the master degree in
“Innovation and development” in 2008 and the PhD studies in History of Europe in 2011. He is
author of several articles on Education.
Ms.Elona SHAHINI is Lecturer at the Department of Economy, Mediterranean University of Albania,
Blv.”Gjergj Fishta”. Nr.52 1023, Tirana.
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Students’ assessment and class management:
A critical Approach
Ervin Balla, PhD candidate
ABSTRACT
We know that the teaching method is effective only if it reaches the targets of the
program. Teaching the students in each level should be tested. The assessment and the
testing of the students are important parts of teaching and learning process. The students
learn very well in classes is constant and is part of student’s expectations. The
assessment can be done in various ways, through testing at the end of the term, or can be
done continuously. However testing and assessment should be taken really seriously if
we want to achieve high results in our work as English teachers. Also the class
management plays an important part in the process of teaching-leaning and it is closely
connected to the assessment and testing of the students.
Key words: assessment, class management, teaching, learning. testing
Ervin Balla is PhD candidate at the University
of Tirana, Albania.
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Evaluation of Determinative Precautions of
Unemployment, Undertaken Decisions and Policies to its
Decrease in Albania.
M. Sc. Arben Terpollari, Prof. Asoc. Edmond Kadiu,
Prof. Dr. Stilian Apostoli
Prof. Asoc. Majlinda Belegu, Prof. Dr. Henrieta Themelko, Dr. Flora Merko
ABSTRACT
This material is an introduction of the main indicators having affected unemployment
and job market, it is a theoretical and empirical analysis of different active policies of
employment. The data used in this empirical analysis are observed during the last 15
years.
Unemployment, is known as a macroeconomic “chronic disease” to which adding
inflation, make up the two most determinative problems in economy. Often; the
decrease of unemployment data is considered as the first symptom of the first phase of
recession, making it a big financial burden to the government.
Unemployment causes discredit of the human capital simultaneously it credits
unemployed. Due to this fact, these categories except of being a financial burden to the
government, they become a target of risk. (Increase of criminal cases in state level).
Albania is the 5th ranked in the region, after Macedonia (33%), Bosnia Herzegovina
(24%), Serbia (17.4%) and Turkey (14%), Albania (13%), Montenegro (11%), Greece
(9.4%), and Croatia (9.2%). Based on a time limit analysis, we can see that Montenegro
has an extreme decrease of unemployment during last 10 years.
Unemployment increase is the crucial factor which highly indicates in the average
salaries, however, there’s chance of being optimistic to the consumers because of the
highly evaluated expectancies. “Expectancies for the 6 upcoming months are foreseen
optimistic compared to the last of 2014, the actual balance has decreased in 5.4 points
(the balance decrease shows the tendency in lower level of unemployment)”, this is
highly emphasized in the report of the Bank of Albania “ Observation of business and
consumer’s faith”.
Key words: unemployment level, employment policies, unemployment cost, measuring unemployment.
M. Sc. Arben Terpollari is Lecturer at the Agricultural University of Tirana. Albania.
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The Analysis of Conditions and Level of Sustainable
Development of Rural Areas in Poland And Germany
Aleksandra JEZIERSKA-THOLE and Miroslaw BICZKOWSKI
ABSTRACT
The aim of this article is to present the conditions for sustainable development of rural
areas in Poland and Germany. The paper attempts to determine the appropriate system
of indicators and measures in four dimensions: environmental, economic, spatial and
social, that can be used to evaluate sustainable development. The comparative analysis
of the sustainability level was based on the correlation analysis. . The high level of
sustainable development was observed in rural areas of the zone of direct impact of
larger urban agglomerations. The further from the centre of the city, the lower level of
development was recorded. The counties showing small differences between the three
dimensions (environmental, social and economic) have a higher level of sustainable
development. Those showing large differences between the three dimensions have a
lower level of balance between the natural, social and economic dimensions.
Key Words: sustainable development, rural development measures, Poland, Germany
Aleksandra JEZIERSKA-THOLE Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Earth Sciences,
Department of Spatial Management and Tourism, Lwowska 1, 87 100 Toruń, POLAND.
1996 - Master's degree in geography at the work: Sustainability of protected area in Poland, 2002 –
PhD of Geography on the based on dissertation: Changes in functional and spatial rural area in
Poland and Germany. Since 1996 working at the Nicolaus Copernicus University as researcher
and academic lecturer. Conducts research on sustainable l development of rural area in Poland
and Germany, in particular of the demography and agriculture.
Miroslaw BICZKOWSKI Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Earth Sciences,
Department of Spatial Management and Tourism, Lwowska 1, 87 100 Toruń,
POLAND.
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Language as a Tool for Multinational companies, Insights
on the Issue, including Albanian Market Proposal for
Research
MBA. Olda Çiço
Msc. Elfrida Dishmema
Associate Professor Edmond Kadiu
ABSTRACT
We communicate with words. Language as a tool of understanding, giving responses,
making decisions, and having a better way to reach business goals is to be under
consideration. This paper aims to explain why globalization has a very important impact
on management, particularly because of the language used during various work aspects
of multinational companies. The focus is why experience in this kind of research
suggests writing on this issue and trying to implement the past results in Albania. While
Albania is facing the integration process and it is part of a globalized economy, it has to
be considered the fact that we are expecting more foreign investments, even from
multinational companies. Cross-cultural problems are to be taken under consideration,
especially the language.
Keywords: Language, knowledge, Diversity, Multinational Companies, Albania, Performance.
MBA. Olda Çiço is Full-time Lecturer at “Tirana Metropolitan University”, Tirana, Albania
Msc. Elfrida Dishmema is Part-Time Lecturer at Tirana University, Albania
Associate Professor Edmond Kadiu is Head of Marketing Department, Agricultural University of Tirana,
Albania.
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Equilibrium of the Governments by the Principle of
Subsidiary
Xhabir Zejnuni
.
ABSTRACT.
The principle of subsidiarity on these days is not identified so much as a legal or
philosophical concept, but as testing capabilities and possibilities of this principle.
Application of the principle of subsidiarity is able to exploit the potential of all
collectivity, fully implementing the Constitution. The task of the juridical order must be
recognition of the dignity of every person; which should be promoted and evaluated
through a legislation based on the principle of subsidiarity. This principle expresses a
preference in performing the functions of government at the closest level of citizens.
Subsidiarity can be of various types such as horizontal or vertical; positive or negative;
static or dynamic; substantive or procedural. In some countries, subsidiarity is
specifically defined in their constitutions, while in some other countries is implied. But
this principle in the civil law is defined more directly. Subsidiarity does not find the
same application in all states and this fact depends not only on each country's traditions
but also and in their development.
Key words: Subsidiarity, Constitution, State, juridical order, low.
MSc. Xhabir Zejnuni is a Ph candidate at UET, Tirana, Albania.
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Organizational Culture Impact on Psychological
Empowerment of Academic Staff
Prof.As. Dr. Kseanela Sotirofski
Abstract
The main aim of this study is to examine the dimensions that have impact to the
psychological empowerment academic staff in Albanian universities. Despite the factors
like professional growth, self-efficacy, and decision making we especially get focused on
the organizational culture thinking that it can have a powerful influence on the
psychological empowerment, because it describes the link between contextual factors
and employees’ work behaviors. The research question of this study is: Which type of
culture is needed in a university that improves academic staff to get empowered? This
study aimed to examine the relationship between organizational culture and
psychological empowerment of academicians in university `Aleksander Moisiu` in
Albania. A total of 46 interviews are made with the academic staff.
Results of the study showed that organizational culture have a great impact on the
psychological empowerment of academicians and its dimensions. The dominant culture
in research universities was hierarchy culture, while the strongest predictor of
psychological empowerment was clan culture.
Keywords: organizational culture, psychological empowerment, university.
Prof.As. Dr. Kseanela Sotirofski is Dean of the Faculty of Education, “AleksandërMoisiu”
University, Durres, Albania
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Territorial Marketing, an interdisciplinary enterprise
Dr. Azeta Tartaraj
Abstract
Each territory is an integral part of the whole therefore territorial marketing takes the
form of an interdisciplinary enterprise for a certain territory, where development
strategies are also "part of the whole" and where other non-economic life elements, take
greater importance in political and administrative decision-making. So the profit
generated by actors operating in a given territory, takes a relative sense, because it takes
into consideration the "profits" of the community form at the "expense" of direct gaining
from economic and business actors.
The paper aims to explain the complexities in the theoretical and practical
understanding of the marketing territory, as an interdisciplinary enterprise, analyzing
such elements as: economic policies, urban planning and development; Economics and
public finance; Theoretical approaches, game theory and sociology.
The economic policy’s purpose about decision-making is related to the orientation of the
economic system and its weight in accomplishing the given target, which consists into:
the development of the economic system through planning instrument that influences
the long-term planning of economic phenomens; Changes in income redistribution
between territories, which relates to the need to strengthen the process of
industrialization of the less developed regions, where the development disparity has
often created an obstacle to employment, economic growth and social welfare.
In our country, planning as an economic politicy and a redistribution between different
territories, has been and remains a priority for economic and social development, which
are an important part in the SAA (Stabilization and Association Agreement between
Albania and the EU).
Economy and public finances are two other disciplines, which have managed to find
their role in building a social economy: the fulfillment of the purpose of defining a social
optimum, which means a better use of available resources and redistribution process as
equal as possible between individuals/residents in that area.
Key words: territory marketing, interdisciplinary enterprises, game theory, public finance, economic
policies, urban planning.
Dr. Azeta Tartaraj is a Lecturer at the , “AleksandërMoisiu” University, Durres, Albania.
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Equal rights. Up to what point?
Xhabir Zejnuni
Abstract
Today around the world is being discussed on human rights. These rights have taken
and take each day more space and attention. With the evolution of today's society evolve
the requirements of a part of this society for even more special recognitions. Such
knowledge has to do with unions or gay marriages. For the applicants of this right, this
requirement is more than natural, while for part of the other society this kind of
requirement is not natural, knowing the cell of society is natural family created by the
union of a man and a woman that has as ultimate goal childbearing. Demand for unions
or gay marriage is not so easy to realize apparently at first sight, because then the
consequences will fall upon all civil society. Also accepting gay unions or marriages,
brings to amend and modify the relevant legislation which creates threatening of the
balances set before. Anyone today can make choices, which he believes are most
appropriate for his or her self, but not to the point that this choice affect the rest of
society, as it has (also) choices which cannot or should not be resolved necessarily.
Key words: civil rights, constitution, society.
MSc. Xhabir Zejnuni is a Ph candidate at UET, Tirana, Albania.
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