SME sustainable development challenges post COVID-19, the tourism sector, Amal Mohammed
Amal Hosny Abdelsalam Mohammed Department of Innovation and Management in Tourism Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Salzburg Austria Email: amal.mohammed@student.uibk.ac.at DOI: 10.47556/J.WJEMSD.18.3.2022.7 Purpose: This paper reviews the changes in the relationships between SME in tourism industry and sustainability dimensions: social, economic and environmental, following the COVID-19 crisis. This paper offers some reflections on changes in the […]
Bahrain Parks: A Cloud Platform for Planning, Designing, and Managing Public Parks, Dr. Joao Pinelo Silva
Dr. Joao Pinelo Silva Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Interior Design, College of Engineering, University of Bahrain Kingdom of Bahrain DOI: 10.47556/B.OUTLOOK2017.15.23 Purpose: The paper introduces an innovative, open source cloud platform for the efficient, knowledge-based, sustainable and inclusive development of urban parks – Bahrain Parks. Design/Methodology/Approach: We describe the local context at the […]
Striving for Environmental Excellence by Controlling Future Brownfields in Africa Specifically for Ethiopia: A Grey Incidence Decision-Making Approach, Mikiale Gebreslase, Yuming Zhu, Naveed Ahmad and Dr Dawit Bekele
Mikiale Gebreslase Northwestern Polytechnical University China Yuming Zhu Northwestern Polytechnical University China Naveed Ahmad Northwestern Polytechnical University China Dr Dawit Bekele University of Newcastle Australia Purpose: The increasing African population and economic growth leading to urbanisation continues to increase the need to redevelop brownfields as a strategy of encouraging sustainable development of cities, in particular […]
An economic analysis of potential GCC economic and monetary union for sustainable development – Drawing from the European experience, Dr Subhadra Ganuli
Dr Subhadra Ganuli Ahlia University Bahrain Purpose: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has been set up in 1980s for strengthening cooperation and economic development of the region. However, the progress has been slow and the oil price plunge recently has led to concerns regarding sustainable development primarily due to the region’s dependence on oil and lack […]
Initiatives of Tanfeedh – a national program in enhancing economic diversification in Sultanate of Oman, Dr. Hemavathy Nithyanandhan
Hemavathy Nithyanandhan College of Applied Sciences, Sultanate of Oman DOI: 10.47556/B.OUTLOOK2019.17.3 Purpose: The heavy dependence on the oil revenue has prompted the government of the Sultanate of Oman to formulate the diversification policies from oil to non-oil sectors. Government has introduced several national level programmes and ‘Tanfeedh’ is one such initiative. Tanfeedh program is derived in […]
Green productivity implications on long run sustainable economic growth, Prof. Elsadig Musa Ahmed
Prof. Elsadig Musa Ahmed Multimedia University, Malaysia DOI: 10.47556/B.OUTLOOK2019.17.1 Purpose: This paper aiming to explain the concept of Green Productivity (GP) is drawn from the integration of two important developmental strategies viz. productivity improvement and environmental protection. Productivity provides the framework for continuous improvement while environmental protection provides the foundation for sustainable development. Therefore, Green […]
The critical role of capacity building in achieving sustainable development in Africa, Prof. Allam Ahmed and Dr. Kobena Hanson
Prof. Allam Ahmed University of Sussex UK Email: allam.ahmed@sussex.ac.uk Dr. Kobena T. Hanson African Capacity Building Foundation Zimbabwe Email: k.hanson@acbf-pact.org DOI: 10.1108/20425945201100007 Abstract: Today, more so than ever before, the African Continent is confronted with many challenges on its path to sustained growth and development. There is no denying the fact that Africa needs to […]
The future of Africa is now! The critical role of capacity development, Dr. Frannie Léautier
Dr. Frannie A. Léautier African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) Zimbabwe Email: f.leautier@acbf-pact.org DOI: 10.1108/20425945201100008 Abstract: African countries experienced severe macroeconomic shocks in the 1980s, which put them on a reform path that has generated resilience visible in their ability to recover and even grow from the fiscal and economic crises of 2008-2009. Critical to the […]
Sustainable knowledge for sustainable development: challenges and opportunities for African development, Prof. Abdelkader Djeflat
Prof. Abdelkader Djeflat Faculté des Sciences Economiques et Sociales Université des Sciences et Technologie de Lille, Villeneuve d’Ascq 59650 France Email: abdelkader.djeflat@univ-lille1.fr DOI: 10.1108/20425945201000009 Abstract: Sustainable development is becoming increasingly a major concern for African Countries. They need a relatively high rate of growth of GDP to solve the many problems of poverty and underdevelopment […]
A comparative study between Egypt and the UAE in measuring and auditing sustainable development, Afaf Mubarak
AFAF MUBARAK UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY, UAE This study investigates whether there are differences between companies in Egypt and in the United Arab Emirates in perception and practice of auditing sustainable development reports. The examination extends to cover the recognition of firm’s accountability to different stakeholders. This was suggested as the basis for reporting on […]