Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijssoc.2021.118033
Ian Nicholson, T. Broyd, Simon P. Philbin, P. Mansell
Global grand challenges of climate change, pandemics and other sustainable development risks are threatening international societies. Five years ago, the need for urgent action was grasped by the international community in their report, ‘Transforming Our World: The 2030 agenda for sustainable development’ (United Nations, 2015), where the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were adopted by 193 states at the UN General Assembly. This research study develops a theory-led value-chain impact model that enables project success to be measured against economic, social and environmental aspects, i.e. ‘Triple Bottom Line’ (TBL). This integrated approach provides the infrastructure sector a way to increase the benefits realised across the TBL according to SDG language that accords with global imperatives. The study informs investment decisions and offers academics and practitioners a viable model for future development. For example, it has recently completed pilot trials and been agreed for further development to enable full-scale roll-out across the UK’s Environment Agency’s portfolio of projects.
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Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijssoc.2021.10045719
A. Bhat, N. Inamdar
{"title":"In quest of integration: diasporic organisations' negotiations with state for a 'fairer presence' in the UK","authors":"A. Bhat, N. Inamdar","doi":"10.1504/ijssoc.2021.10045719","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijssoc.2021.10045719","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38780,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Society","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66767328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijssoc.2021.10045728
A. Rehan, J. Janjusevic
{"title":"Market synchronicity, impact of oil price volatility on stock market index","authors":"A. Rehan, J. Janjusevic","doi":"10.1504/ijssoc.2021.10045728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijssoc.2021.10045728","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38780,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Society","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66767423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.1504/IJSSOC.2021.10038629
Aziza Moneer
{"title":"Local participation in the management of protected areas: legitimate claims and unfulfilled promises: a case study of Wadi El Gemal Protected Area in Egypt","authors":"Aziza Moneer","doi":"10.1504/IJSSOC.2021.10038629","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSSOC.2021.10038629","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38780,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Society","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66767317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.1504/IJSSOC.2021.10038072
Amine Moulay, Norsidah Ujang
{"title":"FUNCTIONAL NEEDS AND RESIDENTS MOTIVATION TOWARDS VISITING A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK","authors":"Amine Moulay, Norsidah Ujang","doi":"10.1504/IJSSOC.2021.10038072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSSOC.2021.10038072","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38780,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Society","volume":"13 1","pages":"34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66767257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijssoc.2021.10045732
Thomas Mc Donagh
{"title":"What is a right to education","authors":"Thomas Mc Donagh","doi":"10.1504/ijssoc.2021.10045732","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijssoc.2021.10045732","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38780,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Society","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66767446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijssoc.2021.115681
Amine Moulay, Norsidah Ujang
{"title":"Functional needs and residents' motivation towards visiting a neighbourhood park","authors":"Amine Moulay, Norsidah Ujang","doi":"10.1504/ijssoc.2021.115681","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijssoc.2021.115681","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38780,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Society","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66767487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijssoc.2021.10045731
S. King, Cody Morris Paris
{"title":"UN sustainable development goals: a rubric to evaluate sincerity for implementing long-term sustainability pledges","authors":"S. King, Cody Morris Paris","doi":"10.1504/ijssoc.2021.10045731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijssoc.2021.10045731","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38780,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Society","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66767435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijssoc.2021.10045726
Pallavi Kishore, M. Aslam
{"title":"Examining the resilience of UAE to decline in oil prices - the case of the insurance sector","authors":"Pallavi Kishore, M. Aslam","doi":"10.1504/ijssoc.2021.10045726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijssoc.2021.10045726","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38780,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Society","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66767377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijssoc.2021.118048
Rachid Benabbou, T. Arslan, Havva Tlemsani Bozdağ
{"title":"Resilience assessment framework for the sustainability of traditional commercial centres - case of the Historical Bazaar of Bursa","authors":"Rachid Benabbou, T. Arslan, Havva Tlemsani Bozdağ","doi":"10.1504/ijssoc.2021.118048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijssoc.2021.118048","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38780,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Society","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66767551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}