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Eco-efficiency Analysis of Organic Agriculture in Korea

  • Kim, Chang-Gil;Jeong, Hak-Kyun
    • Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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    • v.19 no.spc
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    • pp.87-91
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    • 2011
  • Eco-efficiency which is calculated by dividing economic productivity by the environmental load was made by synthesizing eco and efficiency from ecology and economy, proposed by World Business Council for Sustainable Development in 2000. Eco-efficiency by connection of resource efficiency with resource intensity is used as an indicator for evaluating green growth for minimizing the impact on the environment and achieving economic development as well by means of efficient use of resources. This research analyzes eco-efficiency with the case of organic agriculture promoted as a key green growth policy. Thirty questionnaires for farmers producing organic rice in Hongseong-gun, Choongcheongnam-do were used for the analysis. Eco-efficiency was measured by means of the amount of used nitrogen with respect to the amount of income, and was represented that organic agriculture was 32.0 higher than conventional agriculture. The analytical result of technical efficiency, using the (Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model showed that it is 0.765 which has a possibility of 21% in management improvement, and higher eco-efficiency was with higher technical efficiency. The analytical results showed that an organic agriculture contributes to green growth more than conventional agriculture. In addition, higher technical efficiency groups exhibited higher eco-efficiency indices.

Green Entrepreneurship: A Study for Developing Eco-Tourism in Indonesia

  • RAHMAWATI, Rahmawati;SUPRAPTI, Anastasia Riani;PINTA, Sarah Rum Handayani;SUDIRA, Putu
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.8 no.5
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    • pp.143-150
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    • 2021
  • This study aims to determine (1) the inhibiting factors and solutions in the development of eco-tourism, and (2) how green entrepreneurship can be used for eco-tourism development. The increasing issue of global warming is pushing awareness of environmental preservation. This condition changes the people's paradigm in traveling from the concept of mass-tourism to the concept of eco-tourism. The development of eco-tourism has consequences for entrepreneurial activities which is known as green entrepreneurship. This study is applied research conducted in East Lombok, one of the regions in Indonesia. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling covering a total of 34 informants. Data collection methods are carried out through interviews, observation, and documentation studies. Based on the data analysis, the findings of this study show that (a) inhibiting factors of eco-tourism development are limitation of eco-tourism knowledge, lack of awareness in environmental preservation, and absence of supporting government policy; and (b) solution for eco-tourism development discovered in this research is divided into five factors i.e., condition, demand, related industry and support, strategy, government. Besides, for applying the green entrepreneurship model i.e., developing the spirit of green entrepreneurship, training in making products and services that are environmentally friendly is needed.

Main Function of RACE Software for Environmental Assessment of Electric Motor Unit (전동차 환경성 진단용 RACE프로그램의 주요기능)

  • Kim, Yong-Ki;Lee, Jae-Young;Seo, Min-Seok;Choi, Yo-Han
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.1244-1249
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    • 2007
  • Pursuing sustainable development throughout society and industry and the field of environmental policy, each international organization or nation has performed international standardization projects on environmental management activities for their system as well as environmental assessment for a product such as life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle inventory database (LCI DB), and the environmental aspects have been increasingly demanded as crucial evaluation specifications. Moreover, the conventional environmental policy, which represents the direct-control, has been more dependent on the market forces and product itself after the Climate Change Convention., and the Integrated Product Policy (IPP, EU) is applied vigorously to strengthen global competitiveness of a product and to achieve the effect of environmental improvement for it. According to change of the international railway market, the value of Eco-Design has been increasingly important in developed countries including EU. Thus, each country is establishing its own guidelines, software and database for each product, and developing new policies through Eco-Design with practical results in marketing. To react this and develop Korean railway as an environment-friendly industry with priority to other transportation system as well as maintain high place in technology, the direction of RACE software development of main function is introduced, which is exclusively used for EMU to assess both environmental and economic aspects with LCA and eco-efficiency (EE).

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A Study of Intrinsic Motivation, Extrinsic Motivation and Environmental Knowledge in the Eco-Friendly Consumption Behavior between Groups (친환경소비행동 집단 간 내적동기, 외적동기와 환경지식에 관한 연구)

  • You, Doo-Ryon;Kim, Yeon-Hee
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.151-166
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    • 2012
  • The major findings are(were) as follows: 1) The Eco-friendly consumption behavior was divided into three(3) clusters, namely "The Middle Group" of eco-friendly consumption behavior(cluster I), "The Inferior group" of eco-friendly consumption behavior(cluster II), and "The Excellent Group" of eco-friendly consumption behavior(cluster III). 2) The differences in the general characteristics among the three clusters were founded on the experience of green consumption information and sources of information. 3) The characteristics of cluster I(The Middle Group) were(are) found to be eco-conscious, and aware of the consequences of behaviors, green market conditions and environmental issues. This cluster was the middle-average group. The characteristics of cluster III(The Excellent Group) were(are) found to have the willingness to pay additional costs, being aware of the social norms of the reference group, having an awareness of eco-institutional conditions, being knowledgeable about environmental policy, and finally, being personally involved in green consumption behavior. This cluster was the high-average group, whereas cluster II(The Inferior Group) was the low-average group.

The Effect of Eco-Centered Early Childhood Education by Seasonal Divisions on Child Nature-Friendly Attitudes and Emotional Intelligence (절기에 따른 생태유아교육 활동이 자연친화적 태도와 정서지능에 미치는 효과)

  • Park, Jaeok;Jung, Hyejin
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.37 no.5
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    • pp.101-116
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    • 2016
  • Objective: This study aimed to investigate how the eco-centered early childhood education by seasonal divisions influences the child's nature-friendly attitude and emotional intelligence. Methods: Forty 5-year-olds from 2 preschools in Gyeonggi were selected through convenience sampling and were divided into the experimental group (21) and the comparative group (19). The experimental group received eco-centered childhood education by seasonal divisions 2 or 3 times a week (33 in total). Pre-post data were collected on both groups and analyzed via t-test and ANCOVAs. Results: The key result was as follows: eco-centered childhood education by seasonal divisions influenced positively the nature-friendly attitude and emotional intelligence of children. Conclusion: Based on the result, it is recommended that eco-centered early childhood education be applied in childhood education and that relevant program be developed. Eco-centered education by seasonal divisions is meaningful in early childhood so that children can be harmonious with the nature. Furthermore, the study should be continued for the development of qualified eco-centered education.

Universities and Development of Regional Innovation Ecosystems: Case of Kenya

  • Osano, Hezron M.
    • World Technopolis Review
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.113-129
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    • 2017
  • Universities are considered important actors and drivers of socio-economic development in the regional innovation eco-system. This article investigates the role Kenyan universities and research institutes play in the development of regional innovation eco-system in the context of triple and Quadruple helices. A model involving Government, Industry, Universities and Society (Public) linkages in the regional innovation eco-system and with Information and Communication Technology as an enabler is used as a framework for analysing the nature of linkages in Kenya. The article uses literature review and case study methods to examine how universities and research institutes can spur the development of the innovation eco-systems. The research question is: what is the role of Kenyan universities and research institutes in spurring innovation ecosystems? Six cases of Kenyan universities and research institutes are considered in the light of Government Policy on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) which is underpinned in Kenyan constitution 2010. The study contributes to the understanding of how deep collaboration among universities, government, research institutes, Science Cities, local, regional, national and international players spurs the creation of world-class innovation ecosystems which can contribute to regional development in developing countries like Kenya.

A Study on the Aviation Professionals' Perception on Airport Noise Mitigation Policy and ESG Management Strategy using AHP Methodology (AHP 분석을 활용한 항공분야 ESG 경영전략에 대한 전문가 인식 연구: 항공기 소음피해 저감을 위한 정부 정책 추진과 관련하여)

  • Ri-Hyun Shin
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.104-113
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    • 2024
  • Market and consumers are more expecting for government-owned corporations to follow ESG management strategies than private companies. This paper tried to research how much ESG management strategies were applied to airport authority's aircraft noise mitigation policies and to provide recommendations regarding how airport authority compliment their noise mitigation policies from aviation experts' viewpoints using AHP. According to AHP analysis, first of all, it was proven that aviation experts perceived it was important to evaluate financial soundness and eco-friendly management in noise abatement program. Moreover, the experts thought airport authority and local governmen should consider social responsibility in resident assistance program. Finally, they perceived it was also important to evaluate the effectiveness of policy enforcement while airport authority monitored the aircraft's noise reduction procedures.

Eco-efficiency Analysis of Urban Agglomeration in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River

  • Chen, Minghui;Miao, Jianjun
    • The Journal of Industrial Distribution & Business
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.9-17
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    • 2019
  • Purpose - Urban agglomeration construction is one of national strategic plans to accelerate the development of industrialization and urbanization in China, which has threatened the eco-environmental quality at the same time. This paper selected the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River as the research area. Research design, data, and methodology - The the slack-based measurement (SBM) model considering undesirable outputs is applied to measure the eco-efficiency of this urban agglomerations during 2006-2015. Results - The empirical results show that average eco-efficiency of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River is 0.595. Regional ecological development is unbalanced. The highest eco-efficiency is recorded at Wuhan Metropolitan Area, and the lowest one is at the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan City Group. Energy consumption and waste dust emissions are the key factors led to ecological inefficiency. Based on this, potentials for energy saving and waste dust reducing are calculated. Conclusions - Finally, this study provides policy implications targeted to promote the coordinating development of economy and eco-environment under the construction of urban agglomeration.

Eco-innovation Policies and Policy Integration : The Finnish Case (환경친화적 혁신정책과 정책통합 : 핀란드 사례)

  • Seong, Ji-Eun
    • Journal of Environmental Policy
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.119-144
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    • 2009
  • The integration of environmental and innovation policies is perceived to be essential in order to deal efficiently with environmental and innovation problems. This study analyzed environmental policy integration in Finnish technology policies in view of system transitions and policy integration. Finnish environment-innovation policy integration is assessed empirically by focusing on the policy strategies, implementation, and evaluation processes. Furthermore, this study compared Korea's environment-innovation policy integration with that of the Finnish experience, and drew up policy implications from the comparative study in order to come up with Korean contexts. Moreover, since green growth and eco-innovation are core issues in Korea today, it is important to ensure that system transitions and policy implementations take into account the various forms of policymaking, as well as political, organizational, and procedural activities.

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