Sociology has taken a ‘back seat’ in much of the debate, within policy and social science circles, about ‘post-carbon’ societies, in which our dependence on hydrocarbons is significantly reduced. The low profile of sociology does not reflect a lack of relevance, but rather an inability to follow up on the debates being generated in several congruent areas, including geography, international relations and particularly environmental economics. Sociology has much to contribute to the discussion of societal alternatives, not least in the work being undertaken on utopias and governance. It is suggested that sociologists can enhance the role of the social science disciplines, and that of sociology in particular, by re-engaging in the wider discussions, lending a hermeneutic understanding to the current policy debates about responding to climate change.
Theoretical background: The article discusses the activities of organizations located in Poland in the field of sustainable development (SD). This is a specific development, which considers the needs of future generations. These activities may concern environmental, social or economic issues. The identified knowledge gap refers to the type of the most common SD-activities, possible partners in such projects, employee involvement and motivation to participate in such activities, and the perceived advantages and negative aspects of SD-projects.Purpose of the article: The purpose of the article is to evaluate the activities of organizations located in Poland in the field of sustainable development. The described issues include: the type of the most common SD-activities, possible partners in such projects, employee involvement and motivation to participate in such activities, and the perceived advantages and negative aspects of SD-projects.Research methods: The empirical material was obtained from 13 individual in-depth interviews conducted by telephone in 2018.Main findings: The analysed organizations implemented mainly social, but also ecological projects. By the implementation of projects, they cooperated mainly with NGO-partners, but only if it was necessary (e.g. if the NGO had more knowledge and experience in a specific field). Most of the projects were based on the active participation of employees in the form of volunteering; such projects had the most positive effects for the project’s goals, but also for the employees and the company. Hence, companies willingly motivated employees to participate in such projects not only by informational and organizational support, but also through various methods of distinguishing employees (e.g. volunteering gala, cup of coffee with the CEO). Companies see considerable benefits in such projects for themselves and for the staff. The perceived disadvantages are few, and in any case they can be minimized and are fully discounted by the potential benefits.
Article comprehends analysis of biosphere and ecosystem notions and shows the importance of the dynamic balance of ecosystems such processes: physic-chemical cases sustaining life on the Earth and anthropogenic threats of the social and natural environment.
The idea of Corporate Social Responsibility is a priority for the European economy because CSR is promoted by the European Commission as an instrument of European strategy for sustainable development. The paper presents the basic assumptions of this strategy. Although the debate on the European shape of CSR was initiated almost ten years ago some important questions are still under discussion. The paper considers some of them.
The purpose of this study has been to identify the degree of sustainability in the development of the Province of Warmia and Mazury. The theoretical and empirical investigations were conducted between 2003–2014 based on data from the Local Data Bank. Using a comparative indicator method, 20 indicators were developed, with different directions of preference. The evaluation involves the concept of uniform preference, hence the higher the assessment indicator, the better the situation in the evaluated area unit. Our studies on the sustainable development of the Province of Warmia and Mazury suggest that the indicators measuring the environmental dimension and consequently the quality of life of the residents (in this aspect) score higher than the country’s average values. It is also optimistic that some progress, however small, can be seen in this area based on the analyzed dynamics of changes.
The topic dealt with in the paper is very timely and has assumed major importance from the viewpoint of development of research into economies based on sustainable development and application of research findings in specific solutions in the economy. The paper postulates that innovation is a fundamental and necessary instrument for implementing sustainable development throughout the whole economy. In order to confirm the thesis, first the paper attempts to identify the role of innovation in various areas of the economy. Secondly, it identifies the sources of innovation and areas of the economy which most require new innovative solutions. The study is based on literature, both domestic and foreign. The author analyses theoretical and empirical publications available on the market. Older publications turned out to be necessary and helpful in describing the evolution of the approach to sustainable development of the economy from a historical point of view. Newer works provide a basis for the compilation of a vast majority of the paper. The paper is a preliminary step in a more detailed research into various aspects of an economy based on sustainable development.
The main purpose of this paper is to show a statistical evaluation of the sustainable development issues at the transport enterprises level. Initial considerations are devoted to the discussion of theoretical issues related to sustainable development businesses. The main part of the article is devoted to the statistical analysis of the sustainable development of Polish transport companies. The results of the study made it possible to assess that the sustainable development of transport companies in 2009-2015 takes place. This development is more rapid compared to the average development of the entire enterprise sector. The average level of the indicator of sustainable development of transport enterprises in the whole analysed period it amounted to 0.89. At the same time, it should be noted that economic development is accompanied by improvement of conditions and quality of work and reduction of negative impact on natural resources.
The purpose of this article was to explore the real problem of wasting local resources, which is in opposition to the principles of sustainable development, understood as avoiding waste of any resources. The article highlights the key manifestations of this problem and its implication for rural development. Some actions realised in the world are also mentioned – their implementation contributes to the prevention of this phenomenon.
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W artykule wskazano przejawy i konsekwencje problemu marnowania zasobów lokalnych, stojącego w sprzeczności z zasadami zrównoważonego rozwoju, rozumianego jako unikanie marnotrawstwa wszelkich zasobów. W artykule wskazano główne implikacje tego problemu dla rozwoju obszarów wiejskich oraz zasygnalizowano podejmowane na świecie działania, których realizacja przyczynia się do przeciwdziałania temu zjawisku.
Celem artykułu koncepcyjnego jest próba odpowiedzi na pytanie, czy dzisiejszy poziom rozwoju koncepcji „dobrego rządzenia” może już stanowić silny fundament dla zrównoważonego rozwoju, czy też stanowi jedynie jedno z licznych narzędzi tego procesu? Cel ten został osiągnięty przez analizę polskiej i zagranicznej literatury przedmiotu oraz wnikliwą analizę wyników najnowszych badań w tym obszarze. Artykuł rozpoczęto od przedstawienia rozwoju koncepcji zrównoważonego rozwoju na przestrzeni ostatniego półwiecza z perspektywy ONZ oraz Unii Europejskiej. Następnie omówiono założenia koncepcji dobrego rządzenia z perspektywy Banku Światowego, który uznaje się za jej twórcę, oraz Unii Europejskiej, która wdrożyła wiele wskaźników dobrego rządzenia umożliwiających ocenę standardów rządzenia na poziomie całej UE i jej poszczególnych członków. Na zakończenie dokonano oceny roli koncepcji dobrego rządzenia w procesie wdrażania zasad zrównoważonego rozwoju na świecie.
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The aim of this conceptual article is an attempt to answer the question if the today’s level of development of the concept of good government may already be a solid foundation for sustainable development, or it is merely one of numerous tools of this process. The aim is achieved by a review of Polish and foreign literature of the subject as well as a thorough analysis of the recent research findings in this area. The article begins from the presentation of the elaboration of the concept of sustainable development over the last half-century from the perspective of the United Nations and the European Union. Next, there are discussed the premises of the good governance concept from the perspective of the World Bank which is considered to be the creator thereof, and the European Union, which has implemented a number of good governance indices enabling assessment of the standards of governance at the level of entire EU and its individual member states. Finally, the author assessed the role of the concept of good governance in the process of implementation of the principles of sustainable development across the world.
The aim of the article is to identify the place of the sharing phenomenon in the concept of sustainable development. Thus far, attempts to address the sharing phenomenon are very rarely connected with the concept of sustainable development. According to the author, considerations in this area should be based on the theory of sustainable economic development. This would be the best starting point for juxtaposing the sharing phenomenon with the classic conception of the market and its key concepts, such as homo oeconomicus.
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Celem artykułu jest określenie miejsca zjawiska współdzielenia w koncepcji zrównoważonego rozwoju. Dotychczas podejmowane w literaturze przedmiotu próby bliższego przedstawienia zjawiska współdzielenia rzadko wiązane są ze zrównoważonym rozwojem. Zdaniem autora rozważania w tym obszarze powinny opierać się między innymi na ukształtowanej teorii ekonomii zrównoważonego rozwoju – stanowić punkt wyjścia zestawienia zjawiska współdzielenia z klasycznym ujęciem rynku i funkcjonującymi w nim pojęciami, takimi jak homo oeconomicus.
The present paper is concerned with measuring public health on the national level both as a determinant of life quality and as an area of sustainable development in its social dimension. The Sustainable Development Indicators Application is a publicly available tool for monitoring the condition of society. It was developed in the Statistical Office in Katowice in cooperation with the Statistical Office in Wroclaw, and launched on the official website of the Central Statistical Office of Poland in February 2016. The SDI Application is a proposal of official statistics for disseminating and presenting information on the sustainable development of the country. It includes a set of indicators grouped into areas within four domains: social, economic, environmental and institutional-political on the national, regional and local levels. SD indicators on the national list monitor goals referring to sustainable development, set out in national strategic documents, including quality of life, which underlies social, economic and institutional-political development of the country. Currently, the Polish SDI set is being further developed according to the guidelines outlined in the 2030 Agenda adopted at the UN Summit in 2015.
Mimo nasilającej się krytyki PKB, brak alternatywnej metody pomiaru dobrobytu społecznego powoduje, że miernik obejmujący tylko sferę gospodarczą nadal pozostaje kluczowym parametrem ocen i porównań międzynarodowych. Wypracowanie i upowszechnienie uniwersalnej metodyki pomiaru jakości życia stanowi zatem poważne wyzwanie skierowane w stronę środowiska akademickiego i praktyków. Zdaniem autora, silne, wzajemne relacje nowego paradygmatu rozwoju trwałego z kategorią jakości życia wynikają bezpośrednio z samej jego definicji. Po pierwsze, na podstawie Raportu Brundtland i Deklaracji z Rio można stwierdzić, że rozwój trwały to taki rozwój, który zapewnia zaspokojenie potrzeb i osiągnięcie wysokiej jakości życia współczesnemu społeczeństwu bez uszczerbku dla możliwości realizacji potrzeb przyszłych pokoleń. Po drugie, idea rozwoju trwałego oparta na ładzie zintegrowanym ściśle odpowiada holistycznemu charakterowi jakości życia. Można więc uznać, że realizacja zasad rozwoju trwałego jest tożsama z dążeniami do wysokiej jakości życia, a wskaźniki cząstkowe opisujące rozwój trwały można z powodzeniem wykorzystać do określenia jakości życia.
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Despite rising criticism of using GDP as a measure of social welfare, lack of an alternative method causes this purely economic indicator to remain the key parameter for assessments and international comparisons. Developing a universal methodology for measuring the quality of life is thus a serious challenge for both academics and practitioners. According to the author, the strong relationship between the new development paradigm and the quality of life stems directly from the very definition of sustainable development. Firstly, on the basis of the Brundtland Report and the Rio Declaration, it can be concluded that sustainable development is a development that provides satisfaction, fulfils needs and achieves a high quality of life in modern society without prejudice to the possibility of meeting the needs of future generations. Secondly, the idea of sustainable development based on integrated governance closely corresponds to the holistic nature of the quality of life. It can therefore be concluded that the implementation of the principles of sustainable development is synonymous with aspirations to a high quality of life and partial indicators describing sustainable development can successfully be used to gauge the quality of life.
Agricultural law is developing very dynamically. Looking at the development of agricultural law for several decades, it can be argued that a distinct change regarding the basic rules determining the nature of agricultural law has occurred. The change is profound and fundamental. It should be defined as a paradigm shift in agricultural law and such a paradigm should be understood as a set of basic rules determining the identity of a branch of law. Agricultural law is changing its essence and expanding its field of regulation. Agricultural law defined as the land law or the production law is becoming a branch related to the management of agricultural space as well. The agricultural land law becomes the law governing the life in the country. This publication is devoted to the justification of this thesis
This paper is a critical analysis of the sustainable development issue, especially in term of environmental sphere. Author tries to prove that even if well-off countries spend more and more money to protect environment, however the real effects of their actions are relatively week. The current model of economy cannot solve the problem with waste, CO2 emission or extraction of natural resources because it is contrary to the interests of global economic powers. It is therefore proposed to change linear model of economy into circular, which guarantee sustainability and competitiveness simultaneously, what was proven by Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.
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Niniejszy artykuł jest krytyczną analizą problematyki zrównoważonego rozwoju, zwłaszcza w sferze ekologii. Autorka podejmuje próbę wykazania, że nawet jeśli bogate kraje wydają coraz więcej środków na ochronę przyrody, to jednak efekty ich działań są relatywnie słabe. Współczesny, neo-liberalny model ekonomii nie rozwiązuje bowiem problemów związanych z odpadami, emisją CO2 czy nadmiernym zużyciem naturalnych zasobów, gdyż jest to sprzeczne z interesem światowych potęg gospodarczych. Autorka proponuje zatem zmianę liniowego modelu gospodarowania na cyrkularny, który gwarantuje trwałość a jednocześnie i konkurencyjność, co zostało udowodnione testem korelacji ran Spearmana.
In the human nature there is a tendency to continuous progress in all possible areas. Since the modern times humanity has great achievements on the field. The achievements cause contemporary ecological crisis. One of the most important tasks of our time is shaping sustainable life style among ordinary people. Great allies in this task are antique culture and religious traditions based on the religious virtue of moderation and philosophical rule of “golden mean” which are agreeable with the idea of sustainable development.
This article will be include the results of Grant Ministry of Science and Higher Education. They concerned an objective measurement of the standard of living of Polish inhabitants (in terms of provinces) and subjective opinions about quality of life for three selected provinces. The research method was expert method. The selection has allowed for calculating of the synthetic measure standard of living. On the basis were selected 3 Polish provinces. In the provinces was conducted research quality of life by direct interview method. A research tool was a questionnaire. One of the research areas of quality of life was sustainable development which is now one of the important elements of subjective assessment of life in Poland
Es deutet viel darauf hin, dass die Naturkrise der wissenschaftlich-technischen Welt in unserem Denken, nicht erst im Handeln beginnt. Weil in Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft nicht die richtige Ziele verfolgt werden, gibt es einen Mangel an Erhaltungswissen und ein Übermaß Zerstörungswissen. Zu revidieren sind aber nicht die Ergebnisse der herrschenden Wissenschaft, sondern Erkenntnisideale, unter denen es dazu kommt. Um zu erfahren, was für die Zukunft wissenswert wäre, müssten die Natur und unser Natursein ganzheitlich umfassender gedacht werden, als es in der herrschenden Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft geschieht.
This article aims at examining to what extent Macer’s theory “sustainable development chair” (where cultural education, and the axiology and moral education within it comprises one of four fundamentals of education for sustainable development) is reflected in the capacity of knowledge and skills obtained by pedagogy students PWSZ in Chelm. The starting point for consideration is to present and analyse the questionnaire results carried out by students of the 1st and 3rd year of pedagogy PWSZ in Chelm. These results became the basis for the following workshop activities performed with the drama method application (covering those such as improvisation with the literary text, body movement and voice performance, role play). The authors intended, first of all, to assess students’ integrated order concept understanding (and within this concept: axiology and moral education) implemented with traditional instructional methods, and then innovative (drama and staging ones); secondly, to obtain materials enabling the most effective methods of education for balanced development implementation to be defined. An additive element of conducted activities was the analysis of potential students’ engagement into a new idea implementation.
Cambodia suffered dramatically from the Khmer Rouge regime in 1975 to 1979 as well as from Vietnam’s invasion and the following civil war till 1989. Both caused enormous destruction, not only of infrastructure, educational institutions, the financial and health system, but – even more importantly – to its human capital. After 1989 Cambodia’s economic transformation started but is insufficient until now. The conception of a market order – introduced by Walter Eucken (1952/90) - may be a helpful approach to improve the economic and social situation in the country. But before constitutive or regulative principles of a market order can be implemented in Cambodia successfully some basic political problems must be solved. They are defined already by North / Wallis / Weingast (2009) as rule of law for the elite, civil society, and consolidated control of the military. Additionally, there are further obstacles which must be drawn into consideration like cultural differences etc. It is the aim of this paper to describe the political and economic situation in Cambodia briefly. Then the necessary preconditions for sustainable development in the country will be introduced. Subsequently an economic policy in line with the market order conception will be recommended and further obstacles will be discussed, at least.
Settlements taken in the process of local spatial planning are very important for the implementation of the principle of sustainable development. It is therefore important to ensure public participation in them. The article contains an analysis of the legal forms of public participation in spatial planning and identifies the benefits of using mediation. Involvement the parties in negotiations with the presence of the mediator could bring benefits to both: municipal authorities and parties. It makes easier reaching an optimal planning solution by the authorities and the parties receive opportunity to realize their plans and interests. Mediation as a form of multilateral communication can better meet the requirements of participatory democracy than those provided by the law of public consultation which have forms of notes or participation in public discussion.
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