92 research outputs found
Towards impact sustainability
No full textThis book contributes to sustainability studies, as it focuses on local operationalization of all 17 Global Goals in an impactful manner. This book is the result of collaborative and interdisciplinary research work by sustainability leaders from all over the world, namely, scientists, researchers, educators and practitioners. Disconnected educational systems and policy practices from global and local sustainability trends create scepticism about the potential of the research institutions in contributing towards policy debates and issues centring on the question of sustainability, which compromise the wellbeing of all. Preliminary investigations identified that a few reasons for this were limited understanding of the context; lack of an overall approach to sustainability, such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); and inadequacies in the education sector and collaboration processes amongst academics, educators and practitioners to achieve global sustainability targets (Franco et al. 2018; Franco and Tracey 2019)
Impact sustainability: conclusions and lessons learned
No full textThis book deconstructed and re-evaluated the key issues that sustainability leaders, namely, educators, scientists, governments, practitioners and policymakers, face when achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The overarching aims of this book were to provide a coverage of results of research conducted in accordance with the sustainable development goals and to better understand the integration of the SDGs as an integral part of impact research, curriculum and community capacity-building for sustainability. The impacts of climate change, unsustainable resource development, widening of gaps between socioeconomic groups and social conflict are pressuring sustainability leaders to collaborate and reconstruct normative approaches to developing more consistent and impactful sustainability agendas. This stems from an inability to turn knowledge and theory into impactful outcomes. However, quantified targets do not always mean quantified solutions, and these outcomes are often impeded by homogenized interpretations of globalized targets. Thus, these 18 chapters broke down these traditional approaches and presented innovative and agile strategies to action the SDG targets
Uvitellina titiri Chatterji 1958, n. comb.
No full textU. titiri (Chatterji, 1958) n. comb. Type host. Spur-winged lapwing or plover, Vanellus spinosus (Linnaeus) (Syn. Haplopterus ventralis [Linnaeus]) (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae). Type locality. Junshi near Allahabad, Allahabad District, India. Remarks. This species was originally described as Cyclocoelum titiri Chatteriji, 1958, but was transferred to Wardianum by Yamaguti (1971). It was considered to be a synonym of Haematotrephus lanceolatum (Wedl, 1858) by Gupta (1964). This species has a pretesticular ovary that forms a triangle with the diagonal testes (Haematotrephinae). The genital pore was described by Chatterji (1958) as opening “behind pharynx” (postpharyngeal), but it was shown to be immediately below the intestinal bifurcation in the figure of the adult (apparently Fig. 2). Chatterji (1958) described the vitelline fields as extending “posteriorly to hinder-most ends of the intestinal arch” (confluent). The author also commented that “vitellarium in anterior third of body clearly visible” while some parts were apparently “obscured by uterus”. The vitelline fields appear to be shown as being confluent in Fig. 2, placing this species in Uvitellina. Note that the genital pore placement is unusual for cyclocoelids because it opens below the intestinal bifurcation; however, Chatterji (1958) indicated that the intestinal bifurcation was “much disposed anteriorly”, which may have caused the placement of the genital pore to appear to be more posterior than normal. Rudimentary oral sucker present—Chatterji (1958).Published as part of Dronen, Norman O. & Blend, Charles K., 2015, Updated keys to the genera in the subfamilies of Cyclocoelidae Stossich, 1902, including a reconsideration of species assignments, species keys and the proposal of a new genus in Szidatitreminae Dronen, 2007, pp. 1-100 in Zootaxa 4053 (1) on pages 45-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4053.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/23711
Local core - Global fringe? Contestations and collaborations in Calcutta's post-Fordist spatial restructuring
No full textLocal mediation of global forces in transformation of the urban fringe: case studies of IT clusters in three Indian cities
No full textGlobalisation and urban transformation in India: regional political cultures and governance responses
No full textThe micro-politics of urban transformation in the context of globalisation: a case study of Gurgaon, India
No full textThrough a case study on Gurgaon in the state of Haryana, this article explores how local political factors, the rural-urban divide and conflicts between multiple tiers of government influenced the governance process of a globalising urban region in India. In two decades, Gurgaon was transformed from a small rural town to a global hub for the outsourcing industry. This real estate sector-driven rapid urban makeover, through conversion of periurban agricultural land to create production and consumption spaces for the new economy, is leading to a fragmented landscape that contains glaring inequalities. The everyday tensions and contradictions of this transitional journey, which came sharply into focus with the formation of a new municipal corporation, form the immediate backdrop of the study
SDG 5 gender equality: not just a women’s issue: sustainable leadership in male dominated industries – the case of the extractive industry
No full textMale-dominated and gender-segregated fields, such as the extractive industry, present key limitations for sustainable leadership opportunities and career growth for women. By identifying these existing barriers and addressing necessary actions to be taken, research findings show that success in this area largely depends on the collaboration of multiple stakeholders, that is, governments, corporations, higher education institutions and civil society organizations. This study will provide a qualitative assessment of current leadership and organizational discourse in order to build knowledge and understanding of the limiting factors and barriers that prevent women from embarking on a sustainable leadership pathway in the early stages of their career. These limiting factors are grouped into three categories, namely, sociocultural, corporate and governance factors. Some specific challenges identified by participants include maternal, family, cultural conceptions of gender roles and norms as well as workplace diversity. These variables all contribute to a gender and culturally normative ecosystem that present competitive barriers for career development for women
Digital urbanism in a transitional economy – a review of India’s municipal e-governance policy
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