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STEPP: socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika, Jul 29, 2021
Santrauka. Šiame straipsnyje analizuojamas Europos Sąjungos šalių narių socialinės ir klimato pol... more Santrauka. Šiame straipsnyje analizuojamas Europos Sąjungos šalių narių socialinės ir klimato politikos santykis bei nagrinėjama ekosocialinės valstybės koncepcija. Tiriama, ar didesnės valstybės pastangos socia linėje srityje yra susijusios su labiau išplėtota klimato politika, ar kaip tik daugiau dėmesio vienai plotmei reiškia mažiau įsipareigojimo kitai. Atlikus tyrimą paaiškėjo, kad valstybės, kurios skiria santykinai didelį finansavimą tradicinėms socialinėms problemoms, pasiekia geresnių rezultatų prisitaikydamos prie klimato kaitos ir mažindamos bei švelnindamos jos neigiamą poveikį. ES šalių narių klasteriai pagal socialinius ir klimato rodiklius yra artimi šių šalių narystei tradicinėje gerovės valstybių klasifikacijoje. Taip pat nustatyta, kad socialdemokratinio režimo gerovės valstybės yra geriau pasirengusios spręsti klimato kaitos problemas nei kitiems gerovės valstybės tipams priskiriamos šalys. Lietuva kartu su kitomis Rytų ir Pietų Europos vals tybėmis yra priskirtos nesėkmingų kylančių ekosocialinių valstybių grupei.
Scientific Reports, May 15, 2023
Most people around the world have felt the effects of climate change on their quality of life. Th... more Most people around the world have felt the effects of climate change on their quality of life. This study sought to achieve the maximum efficiency for climate change actions with the minimum negative impact on the well-being of countries and cities. The Climate Change and Country Success (C 3 S) and Climate Change and Cities' Quality of Life (C 3 QL) models and maps of the world created as part of this research showed that as economic, social, political, cultural, and environmental metrics of countries and cities improve, so do their climate change indicators. For the 14 climate change indicators, the C 3 S and C 3 QL models indicated 68.8% average dispersion dimensions in the case of countries and 52.8% in the case of cities. Our research showed that increases in the success of 169 countries saw improvements in 9 climate change indicators out of the 12 considered. Improvements in country success indicators were accompanied by a 71% improvement in climate change metrics. Millions or billions of people are vulnerable to the potential harm brought by climate change to their lives and livelihoods 1. Different countries are, however, using different climate change policies, programs, and measures, and their achievements also differ. Cities play a central role in determining the sustainability of human development 2. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for all countries to seek deep transformations through concerted efforts by civil society, governments, business, and science 3. These decisions, however, should be mathematically sound and rational. Fuso Nerini et al. 4 reviewed the available evidence, and their structured review shows that 16 SDGs may suffer negative impacts due to climate change, while efforts to mitigate climate change can strengthen all 17 SDGs but also have a negative impact on endeavors to achieve 12 of them. Synergies between some targets should be promoted and trade-offs between other targets mediated to achieve the SDGs 5. Climate impacts as a factor of environmental pillar can in some cases be measured in terms of the indicators of social and economic pillars of sustainable development. Many different effects of climate are difficult to quantify or have not been sufficiently examined and are therefore not included in current evaluations of the risks posed by climate change for people's lives and livelihoods 1. Many different quantitative models have been developed to inform policy decisions, but increases in model complexity and coverage often do not make the model more relevant or accurate 6. In the past, climate researchers often employed scenarios that combined broad narratives and quantitative model-based projections 7. Many projects have also been based on a narrative approach 8. In attempts to address human behavior in climate models, social climate models (SCMs) have emerged as a new class of model 9. Hornsey and Lewandowsky 10 analyzed how policy-making in areas such as the assignment of responsibility for supply chain emissions, carbon taxing, and natural-disaster insurance markets can use insights from behavioral science. Many other quantitative, qualitative, and integrated models to handle various climate change areas have been developed around the world 11, 12 , and several researchers have taken integrated sustainable development 13, 14 approaches to analyze climate change 15 and looked at multiple dimensions 16. The achievement of all 17 SDGs at once will require the ability to make plans and decisions that determine and utilize synergies, which are positive interactions, and limit trade-offs, which are negative interactions, between the goals and their 169 targets 17. Changes in energy systems are necessary, and Fuso Nerini et al. 18 identified 113 targets for which action is required; they also published evidence that 143 targets (65 trade-offs, 143 synergies) and endeavors to achieve SDG 7 are linked. Vinuesa et al. 19 used a consensus-based expert elicitation process and determined that artificial
Land Use Policy, 2021
Abstract Scientists have been attempting to apply emotions in the urban planning process with qua... more Abstract Scientists have been attempting to apply emotions in the urban planning process with qualitative methods (surveys, interviews, questionnaires and the like) since the mid-1900s. However, at that time, there were no possibilities for applying biometric or other kinds of tracking and remote technologies to detect and recognize the emotions felt by other people. The 21st century brought forth such opportunities. Nonetheless, even currently, the remotely integrated, emotional, affective and physiological states, arousal and valence (MAPS) of individuals residing or visiting urban areas are very seldom analysed. Meanwhile stakeholder groups are unable to receive digital advice with a goal to upgrade urban areas to be more pleasant, comfortable and sustainable. In such a context, the authors of this study developed an Affective System for Researching Emotions in Public Spaces for Urban Planning (ASP System). This System has added to the body of knowledge on research in several ways. ASP can prove a helpful supplement to urban planning and public participation practice by gathering and analysing MAPS data of passersby, weather conditions, pollution and other data. This unique combination of MAPS data can assist city stakeholders in initiating effective planning solutions based on an inhabitant-centric method. Additionally ASP employs a neuro decision matrix, which assisted in deriving a comprehensive analysis of the urban areas under deliberation by MAPS parameters. This article also submits eight avenues of practical use for urban planners when employing MAPS data and the ASP Method and System. The case studies on cultural heritage sustainability confirm the accuracy of the developed ASP Method and System.
Socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika, 2021
This article analyzes the relationship between the social and climate policies of the European Un... more This article analyzes the relationship between the social and climate policies of the European Union member states and examines the concept of the eco–social state. In the climate crisis era, the need for a close link between social and climate policies is particularly acute. The European Green Deal and other EU strategies reflect a political agenda with a specific interest in social and ecological goals. We aim to answer whether more significant state efforts in the social field are related to a similarly more substantial commitment in climate policy or whether a greater focus on one means less attention on another. On a theoretical level, we discuss the challenges of climate change for social policy and present the concept of climate justice. The similarities and differences between the ecological and the welfare state are also examined. We argue that the concept of climate justice highlights the phenomenon of a double and even triple injustice on a global level, which requires j...
STEPP: socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika, Jul 29, 2021
Santrauka. Šiame straipsnyje analizuojamas Europos Sąjungos šalių narių socialinės ir klimato pol... more Santrauka. Šiame straipsnyje analizuojamas Europos Sąjungos šalių narių socialinės ir klimato politikos santykis bei nagrinėjama ekosocialinės valstybės koncepcija. Tiriama, ar didesnės valstybės pastangos socia linėje srityje yra susijusios su labiau išplėtota klimato politika, ar kaip tik daugiau dėmesio vienai plotmei reiškia mažiau įsipareigojimo kitai. Atlikus tyrimą paaiškėjo, kad valstybės, kurios skiria santykinai didelį finansavimą tradicinėms socialinėms problemoms, pasiekia geresnių rezultatų prisitaikydamos prie klimato kaitos ir mažindamos bei švelnindamos jos neigiamą poveikį. ES šalių narių klasteriai pagal socialinius ir klimato rodiklius yra artimi šių šalių narystei tradicinėje gerovės valstybių klasifikacijoje. Taip pat nustatyta, kad socialdemokratinio režimo gerovės valstybės yra geriau pasirengusios spręsti klimato kaitos problemas nei kitiems gerovės valstybės tipams priskiriamos šalys. Lietuva kartu su kitomis Rytų ir Pietų Europos vals tybėmis yra priskirtos nesėkmingų kylančių ekosocialinių valstybių grupei.
Scientific Reports, May 15, 2023
Most people around the world have felt the effects of climate change on their quality of life. Th... more Most people around the world have felt the effects of climate change on their quality of life. This study sought to achieve the maximum efficiency for climate change actions with the minimum negative impact on the well-being of countries and cities. The Climate Change and Country Success (C 3 S) and Climate Change and Cities' Quality of Life (C 3 QL) models and maps of the world created as part of this research showed that as economic, social, political, cultural, and environmental metrics of countries and cities improve, so do their climate change indicators. For the 14 climate change indicators, the C 3 S and C 3 QL models indicated 68.8% average dispersion dimensions in the case of countries and 52.8% in the case of cities. Our research showed that increases in the success of 169 countries saw improvements in 9 climate change indicators out of the 12 considered. Improvements in country success indicators were accompanied by a 71% improvement in climate change metrics. Millions or billions of people are vulnerable to the potential harm brought by climate change to their lives and livelihoods 1. Different countries are, however, using different climate change policies, programs, and measures, and their achievements also differ. Cities play a central role in determining the sustainability of human development 2. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for all countries to seek deep transformations through concerted efforts by civil society, governments, business, and science 3. These decisions, however, should be mathematically sound and rational. Fuso Nerini et al. 4 reviewed the available evidence, and their structured review shows that 16 SDGs may suffer negative impacts due to climate change, while efforts to mitigate climate change can strengthen all 17 SDGs but also have a negative impact on endeavors to achieve 12 of them. Synergies between some targets should be promoted and trade-offs between other targets mediated to achieve the SDGs 5. Climate impacts as a factor of environmental pillar can in some cases be measured in terms of the indicators of social and economic pillars of sustainable development. Many different effects of climate are difficult to quantify or have not been sufficiently examined and are therefore not included in current evaluations of the risks posed by climate change for people's lives and livelihoods 1. Many different quantitative models have been developed to inform policy decisions, but increases in model complexity and coverage often do not make the model more relevant or accurate 6. In the past, climate researchers often employed scenarios that combined broad narratives and quantitative model-based projections 7. Many projects have also been based on a narrative approach 8. In attempts to address human behavior in climate models, social climate models (SCMs) have emerged as a new class of model 9. Hornsey and Lewandowsky 10 analyzed how policy-making in areas such as the assignment of responsibility for supply chain emissions, carbon taxing, and natural-disaster insurance markets can use insights from behavioral science. Many other quantitative, qualitative, and integrated models to handle various climate change areas have been developed around the world 11, 12 , and several researchers have taken integrated sustainable development 13, 14 approaches to analyze climate change 15 and looked at multiple dimensions 16. The achievement of all 17 SDGs at once will require the ability to make plans and decisions that determine and utilize synergies, which are positive interactions, and limit trade-offs, which are negative interactions, between the goals and their 169 targets 17. Changes in energy systems are necessary, and Fuso Nerini et al. 18 identified 113 targets for which action is required; they also published evidence that 143 targets (65 trade-offs, 143 synergies) and endeavors to achieve SDG 7 are linked. Vinuesa et al. 19 used a consensus-based expert elicitation process and determined that artificial
Land Use Policy, 2021
Abstract Scientists have been attempting to apply emotions in the urban planning process with qua... more Abstract Scientists have been attempting to apply emotions in the urban planning process with qualitative methods (surveys, interviews, questionnaires and the like) since the mid-1900s. However, at that time, there were no possibilities for applying biometric or other kinds of tracking and remote technologies to detect and recognize the emotions felt by other people. The 21st century brought forth such opportunities. Nonetheless, even currently, the remotely integrated, emotional, affective and physiological states, arousal and valence (MAPS) of individuals residing or visiting urban areas are very seldom analysed. Meanwhile stakeholder groups are unable to receive digital advice with a goal to upgrade urban areas to be more pleasant, comfortable and sustainable. In such a context, the authors of this study developed an Affective System for Researching Emotions in Public Spaces for Urban Planning (ASP System). This System has added to the body of knowledge on research in several ways. ASP can prove a helpful supplement to urban planning and public participation practice by gathering and analysing MAPS data of passersby, weather conditions, pollution and other data. This unique combination of MAPS data can assist city stakeholders in initiating effective planning solutions based on an inhabitant-centric method. Additionally ASP employs a neuro decision matrix, which assisted in deriving a comprehensive analysis of the urban areas under deliberation by MAPS parameters. This article also submits eight avenues of practical use for urban planners when employing MAPS data and the ASP Method and System. The case studies on cultural heritage sustainability confirm the accuracy of the developed ASP Method and System.
Socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika, 2021
This article analyzes the relationship between the social and climate policies of the European Un... more This article analyzes the relationship between the social and climate policies of the European Union member states and examines the concept of the eco–social state. In the climate crisis era, the need for a close link between social and climate policies is particularly acute. The European Green Deal and other EU strategies reflect a political agenda with a specific interest in social and ecological goals. We aim to answer whether more significant state efforts in the social field are related to a similarly more substantial commitment in climate policy or whether a greater focus on one means less attention on another. On a theoretical level, we discuss the challenges of climate change for social policy and present the concept of climate justice. The similarities and differences between the ecological and the welfare state are also examined. We argue that the concept of climate justice highlights the phenomenon of a double and even triple injustice on a global level, which requires j...