Differentiating countries based on the sustainable development proximities using the SDG indicators

Jabbari, Mehdi; Motlagh, Majid Shafiepour; Ashrafi, Khosro; Abdoli, Ghahreman

doi:10.1007/s10668-019-00489-z

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“…In 2019, Secretary-General António Guterres emphasized that "so far, we are not keeping pace", in part due to poor financing of the SDG agenda in the developing world [3]. Jabbari, et al [4] demonstrate that the progress in developing countries has been minimal. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the resourcing of the SDG agenda might become even more challenging.…”

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ISO Standards: A Platform for Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2

2020

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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has recently begun promoting the linkages between its standards and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, further research is needed to explore how ISO standards can serve as a platform for achieving the SDGs. In this paper, we discuss the interlinkage between ISO standards and SDG 2 (i.e., Zero hunger—End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture). We review the literature on a set of 77 ISO standards related to SDG 2 and study existing evidence pertinent to SDG 2 and its targets. Specifically, we review research in four key areas of interest: agricultural productivity of ISO certified firms, adoption of ISO standards amongst small scale producers, ISO standards development, and governance of standards. We found implicit evidence in the literature that ISO standards have the potential to contribute to two SDG 2 targets, namely targets 2.3 and 2.4. Some aspects of ISO standards, however, such as low levels of adoption amongst small scale farmers or a lack of multi-stakeholder standard development, contradict key aspects of the SDG agenda. We outline key areas for future research in the four areas of interest noted above.

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ISO Standards: A Platform for Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2

2020

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“…Linking BE with SDGs is challenging on the basis that the common element of both is in objective 14 [59,88,130]. In relation to hot spots, firstly, the starting point for achieving the SDGs is not homogeneous, with large differences between developed and developing countries [58,61] due to the economic, political, social, cultural and environmental context [51]. Secondly, there are areas of conflict mainly around divergent views on the legitimacy of different sectors as components of BE, in particular carbon-intensive industries such as oil and gas and the emerging deep-sea mining industry [131], as well as large fisheries versus those coastal areas where artisanal fisheries are in danger of extinction [109].…”

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Challenges of the Blue Economy: evidence and research trends

2021

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Background The Blue Economy is a recent field of study that encompasses economic activities that depend on the sea, often associated with other economic sectors, including tourism, maritime transport, energy and fishing. Blue growth supports the sustainable growth of the maritime and marine sectors as the oceans and seas are engines of the global economy and have great potential for growth and innovation. This article undertakes a bibliometric analysis in the terms of Blue Economy (BE), Maritime Economy (MAE), Ocean Economy (OE), Marine Economy (ME), and Blue Growth (BG) to analyze the scientific production of this field of study. Analysis of the authors’ definitions of BE, BG, ME and OE provides interesting relationships divided into sustainability and governance; economics and ecosystem protection; industrial development and localization; and the growth of the ocean economy, with development as the central axis that encompasses them. The main contribution is to find out if there is a link between the BE and the CE through the keyword study. Results The results show a significant increase in articles and citations over the last decade. The articles address the importance of different sectors of BE and the interest of governments in promoting it for the development of their national economies. Using bibliometric mapping tools (VOSviewer), it is possible to find possible links between concepts such as CE and BE through the BG and to visualize trending topics for future research. Nascent and future research trends include terms such as small-scale fisheries, aquatic species, biofuel, growth of the coastal BE, internationalization and blue degrowth (BD), the latter approaches aspects of BG from a critical perspective. Conclusions In conclusion, it highlights the need for alliances between the sectors that compose BG with the incorporation of the CE in order to achieve a sustainable BE in both developed and developing countries. Through the keyword analysis it is shown that the BG strategy is the bridge between the BE and the CE. The CE presents itself as a promising alternative that could mitigate tensions between stakeholders who support both growth and degrowth positions.

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“…The occupancy rates of luxury hotels declined substantially. While hotels would have witnessed occupancy rates of 80% in regular times, the current rates have plunged to 30% (Deb & Nafi, 2020;Hafsa, 2020;Jabbari et al, 2019). In Cox's Bazar, the main study location, there had been a steady decline in both domestic and foreign tourist visits since it was listed as a red zone by the Government.…”

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How does tourist perception lead to tourist hesitation? Empirical evidence from Bangladesh

Polas

Saha

Tabash

2021

Environ Dev Sustain

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The paper aims to identify the factors that cause prospective tourists’ hesitation to travel. The study also examines whether this relationship is mediated by the tourist perception in Bangladesh. The study is of quantitative design, and the relationships between tourist knowledge, tourist health risk, and destination personality with tourist hesitation were explored using a sample of 322 Bangladeshi prospective tourists. The three relationships were also examined through tourist perception. By using cross-sectional data, the researchers hypothesized that tourist knowledge, tourist health risk, and destination personality have a positive and significant effect on tourist hesitation. Besides, the researchers also hypothesized that tourist perception mediates the relationships between tourist knowledge, tourist health risk, and destination personality with tourist hesitation. In this respect, the Smart PLS 3.0 was employed to analyze the data. The results of the study confirm findings of previous related studies by not only highlighting the importance of tourist perception in shaping tourist hesitation but also indicating the way each dimension of tourism either enhances or inhibits the tourist hesitation. The results of the study also reveal a positive and significant relationship between tourist knowledge and tourist health risk with tourist hesitation. The analysis of data showed no conventional relationship between destination personality and tourist hesitation. Accordingly, this study identified the extent to which tourist perception mediates the relationship between tourist knowledge and destination personality with tourist hesitation. Meanwhile, the results of the study indicate the absence of any mediation role of tourist perception between tourist health risk and tourist hesitation. The study outcomes would encourage the government, policymakers, and tourism managements in creating a tailor-made responsiveness program by building a scenario that could offer more prominent sustainable tourism establishments. Besides, the results may assist stakeholders of tourist destinations in understanding tourist perception and the causes of tourist’s hesitation.

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Differentiating countries based on the sustainable development proximities using the SDG indicators

Cited by 27 publications

References 28 publications

ISO Standards: A Platform for Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2

ISO Standards: A Platform for Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2

Challenges of the Blue Economy: evidence and research trends

How does tourist perception lead to tourist hesitation? Empirical evidence from Bangladesh

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