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Effective Implementation of Integrated Area Development Based on Consumer Attractiveness Assessment

by Ilya Zelenskiy, Danila Parygin, Oksana Savina, Alexey Finogeev and Alexander Gurtyakov

Sustainability 2022, 14(23), 16239; https://doi.org/10.3390/su142316239 - 5 Dec 2022

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This article examines the 11th UN Sustainable Development Goal through the lens of the needs of citizens. The study proposes to compare the means and goals of integrated area development (IAD) and sustainable development. It was proposed to implement a decision support system [...] Read more.

This article examines the 11th UN Sustainable Development Goal through the lens of the needs of citizens. The study proposes to compare the means and goals of integrated area development (IAD) and sustainable development. It was proposed to implement a decision support system for choosing options for the area development, based on the assessment of indicators for achieving the desired result. The purpose of the article is to consider the possibility of using the attractiveness of the territory for potential consumers as such an indicator. The calculation method, as well as methods for collecting, filtering, and processing open sources of data on the state of the urban environment, were developed to evaluate this indicator. The obtained methods were tested on a sample of apartments in the Volgograd, Russia, in order to verify the adequacy of the proposed indicator. A comparison of the dynamics of the resulting assessments of attractiveness and the market prices of the studied apartments showed a correlation and adequacy of the proposed methods for practical application. The main limitation remains the need for large-scale collection and preliminary processing of data for the assessment, as well as setting up of the assessment method configuration: criteria, scales, etc. Full article

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Tools and Technologies for Sustainable Territorial Development in the Context of a Quadruple Innovation Helix

by Danila Parygin, Natalia Sadovnikova, Leyla Gamidullaeva, Anton Finogeev and Nikolay Rashevskiy

Sustainability 2022, 14(15), 9086; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159086 - 25 Jul 2022

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The study of the problem of sustainable development of urban areas led to the understanding of the important role that population involvement plays in solving the issues related to forming a comfortable urban environment. It is normal practice to take into account the [...] Read more.

The study of the problem of sustainable development of urban areas led to the understanding of the important role that population involvement plays in solving the issues related to forming a comfortable urban environment. It is normal practice to take into account the proposals and recommendations of citizens and organizations when making decisions in the field of territorial development. Nevertheless, the implementation of participatory governance mechanisms faces significant difficulties. This is primarily due to the lack of effective tools for analyzing the opinion of citizens and technologies for integrating urban communities into existing institutions of governance. This article discusses the ways of organizing expert polls based on the principles of “Socratic dialogue”. The idea of using social networks for testing and promoting urban development projects by analyzing social reactions to various urban initiatives is considered. The possibility of predicting public opinion about a specific solution for urban development using historical data from social networks has been investigated. An approach to the gamification of work with a social response to the urban environment state through virtual interactions with infrastructure objects is proposed. The prospects for gamification to motivate civic participation and improve the efficiency of feedback mechanisms between the city and its residents are discussed. Full article

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An Assessment Approach to Circular Business Models within an Industrial Ecosystem for Sustainable Territorial Development

by Leyla Gamidullaeva, Nadezhda Shmeleva, Tatyana Tolstykh and Alexey Shmatko

Sustainability 2022, 14(2), 704; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14020704 - 9 Jan 2022

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In this work, the authors have made an attempt to develop a methodological approach to substantiate the socio-economic efficiency of enterprise performance within an industrial ecosystem in the context of a circular economy. The proposed approach has been verified via a case study [...] Read more.

In this work, the authors have made an attempt to develop a methodological approach to substantiate the socio-economic efficiency of enterprise performance within an industrial ecosystem in the context of a circular economy. The proposed approach has been verified via a case study of the industrial ecosystem in Novokuznetsk city. Based on the calculations, it has been evidenced that the creation of an industrial ecosystem in the region where the city is located would eliminate area sources of pollution and improve the quality of life of the population, which would advance regional sustainable development and strengthen territorial attractiveness for citizens. Thus, having used the proposed methodology, the prospects for the implementation of circular business models by enterprises in order to increase the efficiency of resource use and balanced and sustainable economic development of a territory have been substantiated. The transition to a circular economy can support the creation of favorable environmental conditions and increase the local community resilience, well-being, and quality of life. Full article

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The Importance of Stakeholders in Managing a Safe City

by Wioletta Wereda, Natalia Moch and Anna Wachulak

Sustainability 2022, 14(1), 244; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14010244 - 27 Dec 2021

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Contemporary cities are complex systems in which there are many interactions and dependencies in relation to the environment. Currently, the development of cities and their safety are among the most important international socio-economic processes. The movement of people to larger agglomerations from smaller [...] Read more.

Contemporary cities are complex systems in which there are many interactions and dependencies in relation to the environment. Currently, the development of cities and their safety are among the most important international socio-economic processes. The movement of people to larger agglomerations from smaller towns creates a variety of relationships between actors and often leads to very complicated lives in urban space. Features of contemporary cities include urbanization, personal development opportunities, labor markets, and infrastructure, as well as technological and cybernetic networks that optimize all the processes taking place in agglomerations. It should be emphasized that the main goal of public management in urban space is to create various solutions in the field of safety and thus to improve the quality of. In this respect, the role and influence of stakeholders on the processes of smart and safe city development are important. At each stage of activity, the City Council, local communities, economic entities, scientific institutions, and municipal enterprises are important for a city’s safety. This article emphasizes the importance of stakeholders in the process of managing a safe city. The article presents a literature review, as well as research results based on the example of Polish cities, presenting the importance of stakeholders in managing safe cities. Full article

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The Relevance of Videos as a Practical Tool for Communication and Dissemination in Horizon2020 Thematic Networks

by Elena Feo, Hannes Mareen, Sylvia Burssens and Pieter Spanoghe

Sustainability 2021, 13(23), 13116; https://doi.org/10.3390/su132313116 - 26 Nov 2021

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Thematic networks (TNs) are Horizon2020 projects promoted by the European Innovation Partnership Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-AGRI) that collect existing knowledge and best practices on a given theme in agriculture and forestry. Their purpose is to make these available in easily understandable formats [...] Read more.

Thematic networks (TNs) are Horizon2020 projects promoted by the European Innovation Partnership Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-AGRI) that collect existing knowledge and best practices on a given theme in agriculture and forestry. Their purpose is to make these available in easily understandable formats for users such as farmers/foresters and advisors. Videos are a powerful tool for communication and dissemination about project outcomes; thus, they are frequently used as part of project activities. Despite the large number of videos that have been produced by TNs, only a few have reached a high number of views. Hence, most have not reached a wide public, decreasing the impact of TNs’ outputs. This paper analyzes several characteristics of TN videos in order to suggest best practices. That is, we investigated whether each characteristic influences the number of views or average percentage watched. Using the analysis, we suggest several best practices. For example, future TNs should show practical content prioritizing farmers as a speaker and translate videos in more than one language. Better involvement of project partners increases the contact with farmers; thus, outcomes are more easily spread, and the chance of being applied increases. To increase the visibility of videos, a user-friendly digital knowledge platform linked to demonstration activities and peer-to-peer exchange will improve the sharing of knowledge. This will further enhance a TN’s impact and sustainability in agricultural and forestry innovation in the longer term. Full article

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Cross-Sectoral Digital Platform as a Tool for Innovation Ecosystem Development

by Leyla Gamidullaeva, Tatyana Tolstykh, Andrey Bystrov, Alexey Radaykin and Nadezhda Shmeleva

Sustainability 2021, 13(21), 11686; https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111686 - 22 Oct 2021

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At present, issues of ecosystem self-organization and the mechanisms for their sustainable development have been insufficiently explored in academic literature. The key idea of our research is that for enterprises interacting in different industries based on a network partnership, a special tool is [...] Read more.

At present, issues of ecosystem self-organization and the mechanisms for their sustainable development have been insufficiently explored in academic literature. The key idea of our research is that for enterprises interacting in different industries based on a network partnership, a special tool is needed to ensure the openness of interaction between participants in the transfer of knowledge, technology, information, and resources. The authors argue that the development and practical implementation of a cross-sectoral digital ecosystem platform will allow for the synchronizing of the scientific and technological progress of several industries, making the most effective use of the synergistic effect from the interaction of ecosystem actors and ensuring the transparency and openness of the ongoing processes therein. The authors demonstrate their propositions with the example of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) industry. The proposed model and mechanism of cross-sectoral interaction can be replicated in different technological niches, such as robotics, neurotechnology, quantum technologies, etc. The conclusions arising from the conducted research provide scientists, government bodies, and decision-makers with the necessary information for a better understanding of practical mechanisms and tools that allow for the implementation of self-organization and sustainable development in modern innovation ecosystems. Full article

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The Convergence Model of Education for Sustainability in the Transition to Digital Economy

by Mikhail Deev, Leyla Gamidullaeva, Alexey Finogeev, Anton Finogeev and Sergey Vasin

Sustainability 2021, 13(20), 11441; https://doi.org/10.3390/su132011441 - 16 Oct 2021

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The paper studies the problem of updating educational programs and content, taking into account changing requirements of standards and employers for qualifications and competencies of specialists. First, we show that the updating process in transition to digital economy is associated with the transition [...] Read more.

The paper studies the problem of updating educational programs and content, taking into account changing requirements of standards and employers for qualifications and competencies of specialists. First, we show that the updating process in transition to digital economy is associated with the transition to the convergence model of education providing its sustainability perspective. Furthermore, we propose the technique and develop basic models and methods for updating based on the convergence approach, for assessing the degree of convergence of competency models and educational content. The problems of collecting, consolidating, and extracting information on the required competencies from vacancy advertisements in open sources on the Internet are also considered. The convergence approach to updating educational programs is being introduced and tested in the information and learning environment of Penza State University (Penza, Russia). Full article

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Management of Externalities in the Context of Sustainable Development of the Russian Arctic Zone

by Vera P. Samarina, Tatiana P. Skufina, Diana Yu. Savon and Alexey I. Shinkevich

Sustainability 2021, 13(14), 7749; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147749 - 12 Jul 2021

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The territory of the Arctic is of interest from the point of view of the strategic development of the economy. However, the industrialization of the Arctic zone is accompanied by both a positive and a negative influence on the country’s socio-economic development. An [...] Read more.

The territory of the Arctic is of interest from the point of view of the strategic development of the economy. However, the industrialization of the Arctic zone is accompanied by both a positive and a negative influence on the country’s socio-economic development. An analytical review of the research which has been published previously allows us to discuss the issue of sustainable development in the Arctic through the prism of the theory of externalities. Considering this, the paper examines some relevant issues from the standpoints of the concept of sustainable development and scientific and technological progress. Against the background of the identified problems, the purpose of the research is to clarify management decisions in the field of internalization of the externalities of economic development of the Russian Arctic zone. As research methods, the authors have applied comparative analysis, dynamic analysis, the coefficient method, correlational analysis and cluster analysis. An analytical review of scientific works, research tooling and a statistical database concerning the development of the Russian Arctic zone provided the following scientific results: the category of “externalities” in the context of industrialization of the Arctic zone’s territories and their systematization in a number of areas (environmental, innovation, investment, infrastructure, social, etc.) has been clarified; some trends in the degree of neutralization of negative environmental externalities in terms of environmental problems (pollution capture, waste disposal, recycling and wastewater treatment) have been identified; the dynamics of investment per unit of environmental pollution in the context of environmental approaches have been elucidated; the efficiency of investments in environmental preservation measures in the territories of the Russian Arctic zone have been evaluated; positive innovative externality from the investment of own funds in the fixed capital of enterprises have been revealed; the typology of the subjects of the Russian Federation that form part of the Arctic zone, according to the criteria of the intensity of costs for neutralization of negative externalities (territories with high, moderate and low intensity of costs) have been suggested; and a package of measures in order to manage the external effects of economic development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation in the context of sustainable development has been proposed. The practical significance of the results obtained lies in the possibility of taking all of them into account in the implementation of the state program “Socio-economic development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation”, contributing to the qualitative development of the territories of the Russian Arctic and improving the well-being of the population of the corresponding constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Full article

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