Pub Date : 2023-05-12DOI: 10.37394/232015.2023.19.42
K. Dragoidou, A. E. Nikolopoulou, M. Kοkkora, P. Vyrlas
The reuse of wastes in agriculture and landscape is often viewed as one way to conserve existing resources. Among the organic waste materials produced by agricultural activities, olive mill wastes derived from the olive oil extraction process may represent a suitable soil amendment. This study evaluated the effect of olive mill wastewater (OMW) application on turfgrass growth and quality and on soil electrical conductivity and pH. Olive mill wastewater at different doses (0, 3.0, and 6.0 L/m2) was applied on a sodded turfgrass grown in clay loamy soil, identically irrigated with fresh water, and without any chemical fertilizer application. The results revealed that OMW application had a positive effect on the tested turfgrass, improving visual quality and increasing the dry weight of the clipping yield, in proportion to doses applied. An increase in electrical conductivity was observed in wastewater-irrigated soil while OMW did not remarkably change the initial soil pH.
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Pub Date : 2023-05-11DOI: 10.37394/232015.2023.19.41
M. Stehnei, I. Irtyshcheva, I. Kramarenko, Y. Boiko, Iryna Nadtochiy, I. Sirenko, N. Hryshyna, O. Ishchenko, N. Tubaltseva, Orshoia Nod
The article reveals international challenges, national guidelines, and regional peculiarities of SMART specialization in tourism and recreation. In the course of the research, we offer methodical approaches to justify the SMART specialization of the region in the field of hospitality and recreation as a component of the general model of strategic development of the regional economy and a key factor of competitiveness. The authors determined that an effective tool for the strategic development of the region and the formation of sustainable competitive advantages, which has proven its effectiveness in the practice of regional management in the EU countries, is the definition of the critical SMART specializations of the region and the concentration of efforts on their development—using the proposed methodological approaches. Zakarpattia tourism and recreation spheres were tested for the conditions of adaptation of smart specialization. The calculations showed that the sphere of tourism, recreation, and hospitality as a whole is an essential branch of the economy of the Zakarpattia region and can develop based on SMART specialization. The key areas of tourism and recreation development in the regions that correspond to modern world trends and are the most relevant given the current military events are highlighted: green tourism, health resort, sports, rehabilitation, and inclusive tourism.
{"title":"Smart Specialization in Tourism and Recreation: International Challenges, National Guidelines, Regional Features","authors":"M. Stehnei, I. Irtyshcheva, I. Kramarenko, Y. Boiko, Iryna Nadtochiy, I. Sirenko, N. Hryshyna, O. Ishchenko, N. Tubaltseva, Orshoia Nod","doi":"10.37394/232015.2023.19.41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37394/232015.2023.19.41","url":null,"abstract":"The article reveals international challenges, national guidelines, and regional peculiarities of SMART specialization in tourism and recreation. In the course of the research, we offer methodical approaches to justify the SMART specialization of the region in the field of hospitality and recreation as a component of the general model of strategic development of the regional economy and a key factor of competitiveness. The authors determined that an effective tool for the strategic development of the region and the formation of sustainable competitive advantages, which has proven its effectiveness in the practice of regional management in the EU countries, is the definition of the critical SMART specializations of the region and the concentration of efforts on their development—using the proposed methodological approaches. Zakarpattia tourism and recreation spheres were tested for the conditions of adaptation of smart specialization. The calculations showed that the sphere of tourism, recreation, and hospitality as a whole is an essential branch of the economy of the Zakarpattia region and can develop based on SMART specialization. The key areas of tourism and recreation development in the regions that correspond to modern world trends and are the most relevant given the current military events are highlighted: green tourism, health resort, sports, rehabilitation, and inclusive tourism.","PeriodicalId":53713,"journal":{"name":"WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41392535","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 : 2023-05-11DOI: 10.37394/232015.2023.19.40
A. Amalia, D. Darajat, Ismawati Haribowo, Rizal Ahmad, A. Asmu’i, Abdil Azizul Furqon
The Covid-19 virus has a negative impact on the world economy. However, the economic activities of the "Baduy indigenous people" who live in the interior of Lebak Regency, Banten Province, were not hindered during the Covid-19 pandemic. The main purpose of this research is to see the relationship between culture and economic resilience strategies, especially in the "Baduy community” during the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. Another uniqueness of the "Baduy Tribe" culture, namely simple happiness and healthy and frugal living. The method used in this research is quantitative. The data used are primary and secondary. 100 respondents were obtained. Secondary data is obtained from the interview process with the resource person. Based on this explanation, it can be concluded that there is a positive influence between culture (customs), namely culture (simple happiness) and culture (frugal and healthy living) on the economic resilience of the “Baduy community”. This finding certainly raises a new hypothesis that happiness can influence a new development in the field of economic resilience. In the future, it seems that there needs to be more collaborative research between social science and business economics for the development of economic resilience strategies for a region or country.
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Pub Date : 2023-05-04DOI: 10.37394/232015.2023.19.39
V. Barrile, E. Genovese, G. Meduri
Initially used exclusively for military scopes, RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems) have become increasingly common and versatile thanks to continuous technological innovations and today they find applications in many other fields. Two of the most interesting applications of drones concern the transport of goods and the monitoring/control of crowding in public transport for the management of the LPT (Local Public Transport). In the first case, drones can be used to deliver goods in different areas with the advantage of saving costs and delivery times; in the second case, drones can be used to monitor and control the flow of people inside public transport, to detect any situations of overcrowding and take prompt action to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers. This research aims to propose an innovative automatic management system for a group of RPAS used for the transport of essential medicines and for monitoring the crowding of people in relation to the use of Local Public Transport. This was possible through the creation of an experimental system for recharging drone batteries and above all the implementation of different soft computing algorithms and tools such as YOLO (You Look Only Once), SORT, and MAC address. All the information obtained in real-time and continuously updated, are transmitted to an Open GIS studied and programmed by us.
RPAS（遥控飞机系统）最初仅用于军事瞄准镜，由于不断的技术创新，它变得越来越普遍和通用，如今已在许多其他领域得到应用。无人机最有趣的两个应用涉及货物运输和公共交通拥挤的监测/控制，以管理LPT（地方公共交通）。在第一种情况下，无人机可以用于在不同地区送货，其优点是节省成本和送货时间；在第二种情况下，无人机可以用于监测和控制公共交通工具内的人员流动，检测任何过度拥挤的情况，并迅速采取行动确保乘客的安全和舒适。本研究旨在为一组RPAS提出一种创新的自动管理系统，用于基本药物的运输和监测与使用当地公共交通相关的人群拥挤情况。通过创建一个为无人机电池充电的实验系统，最重要的是实现不同的软计算算法和工具，如YOLO（You Look Only Once）、SORT和MAC地址，这是可能的。所有实时获得并不断更新的信息都传输到我们研究和编程的开放式GIS中。
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Pub Date : 2023-05-03DOI: 10.37394/232015.2023.19.38
V. Dimitrova, Sonya Damyanova
The quantity and quality of litterfall in forests play an important role in their condition. Through it, a large part of the chemical elements are returned to the cycle of the ecosystem, it is an essential carbon depot, it affects regeneration, soil moisture, fertility, composition, fauna, and flora. The present study aims to evaluate the role of the litterfall as a depot of chemical elements. The total annual amount of elements returned to the beech forest ecosystem is 1264.97 kg.ha-1, of which macroelements are 1257.79 kg.ha-1, and microelements - are 7.19 kg.ha-1. The predominant elements are: carbon - about 80%, hydrogen - about 13%, nitrogen - 3%, and calcium - 2%. The remaining elements are represented in very small amounts – less than 1%. Microelements are presented in the following sequence: Mg >Mn >Fe >Zn >Pb >Cu.
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Pub Date : 2023-05-02DOI: 10.37394/232015.2023.19.37
M. Alam, S. Abunar
Sustainable development is a global agenda that addresses the societal challenge of climate action, the environment, resource efficiency, and the use of proper raw materials. In this intellect, an important strategy and a focal point for the organization is to understand the consumer's behaviour towards the green product and their packaging aspects to sustain the business. Moreover, from the literature, it is found that more studies need to be done in this area. Hence, the study aims to understand the consumer's behaviour towards the green product and packaging to discuss the importance of green packaging, particularly concerning the shopper buying habits and sources of information on sustainable packaging of goods from the end user's points of view that will help in sustainable development for the green environment as consumers have the pivotal role and are the ultimate stakeholders for the success of any business organization. The current study is descriptive, using convenience sampling methods for primary data collection. For this study, 232 participants' responses were taken for analysis. The gathered information was analyzed using SPSS software. The chi-square values and phi and Cramer's V and contingency test were also explored to test the relationship wherever needed. Hence, the result has been interpreted. Finally, the buyer's approach to buying habits and knowledge sources of green packaging has been understood in the direction of a sustainable environment.
{"title":"Appraising the Buyers Approach Towards Sustainable Development with Special Reference to Buying Habits and Knowledge Source of Green Packaging: A Cross-Sectional Study","authors":"M. Alam, S. Abunar","doi":"10.37394/232015.2023.19.37","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37394/232015.2023.19.37","url":null,"abstract":"Sustainable development is a global agenda that addresses the societal challenge of climate action, the environment, resource efficiency, and the use of proper raw materials. In this intellect, an important strategy and a focal point for the organization is to understand the consumer's behaviour towards the green product and their packaging aspects to sustain the business. Moreover, from the literature, it is found that more studies need to be done in this area. Hence, the study aims to understand the consumer's behaviour towards the green product and packaging to discuss the importance of green packaging, particularly concerning the shopper buying habits and sources of information on sustainable packaging of goods from the end user's points of view that will help in sustainable development for the green environment as consumers have the pivotal role and are the ultimate stakeholders for the success of any business organization. The current study is descriptive, using convenience sampling methods for primary data collection. For this study, 232 participants' responses were taken for analysis. The gathered information was analyzed using SPSS software. The chi-square values and phi and Cramer's V and contingency test were also explored to test the relationship wherever needed. Hence, the result has been interpreted. Finally, the buyer's approach to buying habits and knowledge sources of green packaging has been understood in the direction of a sustainable environment.","PeriodicalId":53713,"journal":{"name":"WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42929631","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 : 2023-04-27DOI: 10.37394/232015.2023.19.35
Nyoman Mas Aryani, I. Yusa
The efforts on tobacco control are based on two main philosophies which are focused on human rights and the economy. This is observed for every country that is willing to reduce tobacco consumption and slightly ensure prosperity at the same time. It is being discussed in the international community that some countries are not a party to FCTC (Framework Convention on Tobacco Control) but have a domestic regulatory system for tobacco or are committed to implementing other obligations based on international norms at the minimum. This research specifically examined institutions and rules besides politics and judiciary enforcement in tobacco control regulation through the application of comparative and system approaches within the legal political context and a qualitative method. It was discovered that Indonesia has the ability to deliberate domestic regulatory systems to combat and reduce tobacco use despite the strong interference by tobacco industries and markets that are approaching legislatures, politicians, or executive apparatus to create different institutional interests. This usually leads to a mixture of verdict and judgment for the judiciary and legal enforcement.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-27DOI: 10.37394/232015.2023.19.36
Sohiba Ibragimova, L. Gandjaeva, I. Abdullaev, Moxiraxon Bekchanova
Breeding of ostriches is a recently developed sector of venter production in the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan and it is still a young poultry industry. Ostriches have acclimatized approximately since 2015 in Uzbekistan. From this time and until recently, so little exploration has been performed on ostriches and any parasitic species of ostriches have not been researched in Uzbekistan. The objective of the exploration is to define the first findings of two species of nematodes in ostriches (Struthio Camelus) introduced in the Kushkupir district, the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan. The main target of the exploration was to identify the first findings of some nematodes found in ostriches on the farm called “Ibrat’, ’Ruzmat” located in the Kushkupir district, the Khorezm region, Uzbekistan. We recognized the incidence of nematodes in farmed ostriches during the time of conserving and growing ostriches. A total of 15 ostriches from which 15 ostriches (7 were males and 8 females) were over 3 years old with an average weight of 120 kg in the farm named “Ibrat ’, ’Ruzmat” were selected for the research from September 2021 to February 2022. Fecal samples gathered from the farm were sent to a laboratory named “Preventing the Spread of Termites and Fighting against them” in Khorezm Mamun Academy, Khiva, Uzbekistan. The parasites determined for the first time in farmed ostriches were nematodes including Libyostrongylus douglassii and Libyostrongylus dentatus. Our findings demonstrate a high prevalence of Libyostrongylus spp. in ostriches on a farm located in the Kushkupir district, the Khorezm region, Uzbekistan. Studying ostriches’ nematodes and further developing measures against them is important.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-27DOI: 10.37394/232015.2023.19.34
A. Andrae
Circular strategies must and will vary for different product groups. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) will help show which is the best strategy in any given situation as not all Circular Economy initiatives lead to universal sustainability benefits. There is a misunderstanding that lifetime extension via remanufacturing and refurbishment is ecologically effective for Business’, ’to’, ’Business ICT goods like ICT network infrastructure (ICTNI) products. This is shown herein by typical relations between manufacturing and the use of environmental impact for ICTNI products as a function of the energy efficiency and lifetime of the product at hand and the next corresponding product model. Full LCA would come to the same conclusion, as the ratio between the use stage and the production stage will not change dramatically. To avoid doing very significant harm to the environment, older than 5 years ICTNI products must not be reused. The reasons are that the energy efficiency improvement rate of the following generation of most ICTNI products is constant, the lifetime is usually more than 10 years and the share of manufacturing environmental impact will be relatively low even when low environmental impact electric power is used for the operation.
{"title":"From an Environmental Viewpoint Large ICT Networks Infrastructure Equipment must not be Reused","authors":"A. Andrae","doi":"10.37394/232015.2023.19.34","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37394/232015.2023.19.34","url":null,"abstract":"Circular strategies must and will vary for different product groups. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) will help show which is the best strategy in any given situation as not all Circular Economy initiatives lead to universal sustainability benefits. There is a misunderstanding that lifetime extension via remanufacturing and refurbishment is ecologically effective for Business’, ’to’, ’Business ICT goods like ICT network infrastructure (ICTNI) products. This is shown herein by typical relations between manufacturing and the use of environmental impact for ICTNI products as a function of the energy efficiency and lifetime of the product at hand and the next corresponding product model. Full LCA would come to the same conclusion, as the ratio between the use stage and the production stage will not change dramatically. To avoid doing very significant harm to the environment, older than 5 years ICTNI products must not be reused. The reasons are that the energy efficiency improvement rate of the following generation of most ICTNI products is constant, the lifetime is usually more than 10 years and the share of manufacturing environmental impact will be relatively low even when low environmental impact electric power is used for the operation.","PeriodicalId":53713,"journal":{"name":"WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45037644","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 : 2023-04-21DOI: 10.37394/232015.2023.19.33
A. Aleksieva-Petrova, N. Shuleva
Protecting forests and maintaining their water conservation function has proven to be the most effective approach to generating and maintaining water quantity from the source to the end user. The water conservation and water regulating properties of forest ecosystems that are inherent in forested areas are an undervalued resource at the current stage. To turn this property into a source of income, it needs to be institutionalized as a production function of forest owners. This also defines the main aim of this research, namely to design and implement a system for mapping the territorial distribution and characteristics of sanitary protection zones in Bulgaria, which will help assess the condition and determine the value of ecosystems and ecosystem services. In this regard, this paper presents the approaches used to integrate and design the spatial data of the sanitary protection zones and the database of the forests in Bulgaria in a repository and the system created to visualize these data through different approaches.
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