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Localisation of humanitarian aid has emerged as a major issue after the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016 which emphasised the importance of locally-led response as a corrective to power imbalances in the humanitarian system. However, the practical complexities of localised humanitarian aid are yet to be fully discussed. This paper aims to examine the concept of localisation in humanitarian aid through a case study of a local non-governmental organisation, the Cambodian Children's Trust (CCT), in Cambodia. Drawing on the framework of localisation proposed by Baguios et al., (2021), we analyse the application of localisation of child protection programs run by CCT. We provide a holistic understanding of how localisation is conducted in practice, and the impacts it has on the wider humanitarian sector. Our study illustrates that power can be effectively developed to local entities and localisation with empowerment could be achieved despite highly challenging conditions.

Localisation of humanitarian aid has emerged as a major issue after the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016 which emphasised the importance of locally-led response as a corrective to power imbalances in the humanitarian system. However, the practical complexities of localised humanitarian aid are yet to be fully discussed. This paper aims to examine the concept of localisation in humanitarian aid through a case study of a local non-governmental organisation, the Cambodian Children's Trust (CCT), in Cambodia. Drawing on the framework of localisation proposed by Baguios et al., (2021), we analyse the application of localisation of child protection programs run by CCT. We provide a holistic understanding of how localisation is conducted in practice, and the impacts it has on the wider humanitarian sector. Our study illustrates that power can be effectively developed to local entities and localisation with empowerment could be achieved despite highly challenging conditions.

This deliverable includes the methodology in EnergyPROSPECTS for an in-depth study of energy citizenship. It features the criteria used for selecting the cases for indepth study, the list of cases selected for in-depth study as well as key research foci and empirical research questions.

This deliverable includes the methodology in EnergyPROSPECTS for an in-depth study of energy citizenship. It features the criteria used for selecting the cases for indepth study, the list of cases selected for in-depth study as well as key research foci and empirical research questions.

Points out that sustainability as such does not provide a clearcut guide to policy. First one has to decide what is to be sustained. If this is agreed, it must be in an operational from. However, difficulties may still emerge since opinions may differ about how to achieve. This is illustrated by differences in the views of economists about how sustainable development is to be achieved. Orthodox economists stress the importance of the accumulation of man-made capital to achieve this end whereas neo-Malthusians stress the importance of conserving natural resource and environmental capital. Both take an anthropocentric point of view. For political reasons the neo-Malthusian has had little support but it may eventually turn out to be correct. Economics is concerned with reducing economic scarcity and economists have traditionally suggested four main ways of doing this of which economic growth is one. However, neo-Malthusian economists believe that this may not be a sustainable strategy – it may result in future poverty. It should be noted that economic systems are embedded in social and natural systems and depend on these. Economic sustainability depends on the sustainability of these other systems. So from this point of view, it is just one of several bottom lines. Values must be considered in relation to sustainability. Economics is completely anthropocentric in its approach. Therefore, economic approaches to conservation and sustainability can be at odds with the values of deep ecologists or those willing to accord rights to other sentient beings or ecosystems independent of human wishes, or those who want to make use of value judgments other than those based on the measuring rod of money. Consequently economics evaluation is sometimes ineffective in resolving social conflict, including conflict about what should be sustained. As a rule economics alone should not be the final arbiter of social decisions. It is a part (often an important part) of the social evaluation process but not the bottom line, or just one of many lines.

Points out that sustainability as such does not provide a clearcut guide to policy. First one has to decide what is to be sustained. If this is agreed, it must be in an operational from. However, difficulties may still emerge since opinions may differ about how to achieve. This is illustrated by differences in the views of economists about how sustainable development is to be achieved. Orthodox economists stress the importance of the accumulation of man-made capital to achieve this end whereas neo-Malthusians stress the importance of conserving natural resource and environmental capital. Both take an anthropocentric point of view. For political reasons the neo-Malthusian has had little support but it may eventually turn out to be correct. Economics is concerned with reducing economic scarcity and economists have traditionally suggested four main ways of doing this of which economic growth is one. However, neo-Malthusian economists believe that this may not be a sustainable strategy – it may result in future poverty. It should be noted that economic systems are embedded in social and natural systems and depend on these. Economic sustainability depends on the sustainability of these other systems. So from this point of view, it is just one of several bottom lines. Values must be considered in relation to sustainability. Economics is completely anthropocentric in its approach. Therefore, economic approaches to conservation and sustainability can be at odds with the values of deep ecologists or those willing to accord rights to other sentient beings or ecosystems independent of human wishes, or those who want to make use of value judgments other than those based on the measuring rod of money. Consequently economics evaluation is sometimes ineffective in resolving social conflict, including conflict about what should be sustained. As a rule economics alone should not be the final arbiter of social decisions. It is a part (often an important part) of the social evaluation process but not the bottom line, or just one of many lines.

Исследование ландшафтов всегда было традиционным научным направлением географии. В России подобная направленность исследований остаётся актуальной, несмотря на то, что термины «геоэкология» и «ландшафтная экология» сегодня более распространены в англоязычном научном сообществе. Наш краткий обзор показывает значительное ускорение антропогенных ландшафтных изменений в Европе, Центральной Азии и азиатской части России за последние пять десятилетий. Ландшафтные исследования в антропоцене должны быть направлены на достижение и сохранение устойчивости ландшафта при его высокой производительности, что включает в себя прекращение деградации ландшафтов, развитие культурных и сохранение природных ландшафтов. Чистая вода и чистый воздух, плодородные и здоровые почвы для производства продуктов питания и других экосистемных услуг, а также биологически разнообразная зеленая среда являются атрибутами ландшафтов, обеспечивающих выживание и благополучие населения. Дисциплинарные и междисциплинарные исследования должны генерировать знания, инновации и правила принятия действенных решений. Генерация знаний в глобализованном мире основана на сборе больших массивов данных и моделировании сценариев. Международные длительные полевые опыты и системы агроэкологического мониторинга будут предоставлять данные для экосистемных моделей и систем поддержки принимаемых решений. Landscape research has been a traditional scientific discipline of geography. This is still the case in Russia, whilst the terms geo-ecology and landscape ecology have become established in the English speaking scientific community. Our short review reveals huge and accelerating anthropogenic landscape transformations in Europe, Central Asia and Asian Russia since the end the 1960s. Landscape research in the Anthropocene has to focus on achieving landscape sustainability at high productivity. This includes halting landscape degradation, developing cultural landscapes, and maintaining semi-natural landscapes. Clean water and air, fertile and healthy soils for food and other ecosystem services and a green and bio-diverse environment are attributes of landscapes for the survival and well-being of humans. Research has to generate knowledge, innovations and decision rules by disciplinary, interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary work. Knowledge generation in a globalized world is based on big data gathering and scenario modelling. International long-term experiments and agri-environmental monitoring systems will deliver data for ecosystem models and decision support systems.

Исследование ландшафтов всегда было традиционным научным направлением географии. В России подобная направленность исследований остаётся актуальной, несмотря на то, что термины «геоэкология» и «ландшафтная экология» сегодня более распространены в англоязычном научном сообществе. Наш краткий обзор показывает значительное ускорение антропогенных ландшафтных изменений в Европе, Центральной Азии и азиатской части России за последние пять десятилетий. Ландшафтные исследования в антропоцене должны быть направлены на достижение и сохранение устойчивости ландшафта при его высокой производительности, что включает в себя прекращение деградации ландшафтов, развитие культурных и сохранение природных ландшафтов. Чистая вода и чистый воздух, плодородные и здоровые почвы для производства продуктов питания и других экосистемных услуг, а также биологически разнообразная зеленая среда являются атрибутами ландшафтов, обеспечивающих выживание и благополучие населения. Дисциплинарные и междисциплинарные исследования должны генерировать знания, инновации и правила принятия действенных решений. Генерация знаний в глобализованном мире основана на сборе больших массивов данных и моделировании сценариев. Международные длительные полевые опыты и системы агроэкологического мониторинга будут предоставлять данные для экосистемных моделей и систем поддержки принимаемых решений. Landscape research has been a traditional scientific discipline of geography. This is still the case in Russia, whilst the terms geo-ecology and landscape ecology have become established in the English speaking scientific community. Our short review reveals huge and accelerating anthropogenic landscape transformations in Europe, Central Asia and Asian Russia since the end the 1960s. Landscape research in the Anthropocene has to focus on achieving landscape sustainability at high productivity. This includes halting landscape degradation, developing cultural landscapes, and maintaining semi-natural landscapes. Clean water and air, fertile and healthy soils for food and other ecosystem services and a green and bio-diverse environment are attributes of landscapes for the survival and well-being of humans. Research has to generate knowledge, innovations and decision rules by disciplinary, interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary work. Knowledge generation in a globalized world is based on big data gathering and scenario modelling. International long-term experiments and agri-environmental monitoring systems will deliver data for ecosystem models and decision support systems.

This doctoral thesis focuses on tourism recovery, sustainability and future development under the influence of global industry crisis. Part I provides the introduction. Part II introduces the conceptual framework of three published theoretical papers. The first paper focuses on bibliometric studies of tourism and COVID-19 topics. The current state of the art reveals interdisciplinary research interests on crisis management, tourism sustainability and stakeholder collaborations. It also identifies underexplored topics on the social, environmental, cultural and governance dimensions of sustainable tourism and stresses the function of technology and innovation in helping sustainable governance and protocols. The second paper focuses on the thematic analysis of tourism sustainability and COVID-19 and highlights new growth potentials in high technologies utilization, strategic planning and management. The third paper focuses on the thematic analysis of China’s tourism recovery and resilience strategies. Measures related to tourism industrial reemployment, digitalization, nature, cultural heritages and dark tourism became important factors in the future development of China’s tourism. Part III introduces two empirical studies, with the fourth paper – panel data analysis upon cross-sectional sustainable performances of tourism and hospitality companies, in discovering their relationships with corporate financial performances when moderated by global industrial crises. It contributes to advancing our comprehension of the determinants influencing sustainability in the hospitality sector, with a nuanced understanding of how global industrial crises moderate these dynamics. The fifth paper was an empirical study on tourism sustainability and innovation – in finding the relationships between environmental innovation and tourism sustainable performances, financial performances, and how the relationships would be influenced under the global crisis lens. It has highlighted environmental innovation as a potential worthy investment and green transition opportunity, in dealing with global climate change, innovative capabilities in environmental management, and fulfillment of stakeholder social commitment. Part IV demonstrates the conclusions, implications, limitations and future research. Esta tesis doctoral se centra en la recuperación del turismo, la sostenibilidad y el desarrollo futuro bajo la influencia de la crisis de la industria global. La parte I proporciona la introducción. La Parte II presenta el marco conceptual de tres artículos teóricos publicados. El primer artículo se centra en estudios bibliométricos sobre turismo y temas de COVID-19. El estado actual del arte revela intereses de investigación interdisciplinarios sobre gestión de crisis, sostenibilidad del turismo y colaboraciones de partes interesadas. También identifica temas poco explorados sobre las dimensiones social, ambiental, cultural y de gobernanza del turismo sostenible y destaca la función de la tecnología y la innovación para ayudar a la gobernanza y los protocolos sostenibles. El segundo documento se centra en el análisis temático de la sostenibilidad del turismo y la COVID-19 y destaca nuevos potenciales de crecimiento en la utilización, la planificación estratégica y la gestión de altas tecnologías. El tercer artículo se centra en el análisis temático de las estrategias de recuperación y resiliencia del turismo de China. Las medidas relacionadas con el reempleo industrial del turismo, la digitalización, la naturaleza, los patrimonios culturales y el turismo oscuro se convirtieron en factores importantes en el desarrollo futuro del turismo de China. La Parte III presenta dos estudios empíricos, y el cuarto artículo es un análisis de datos de panel sobre el desempeño sostenible transversal de las empresas de turismo y hotelería, para descubrir sus relaciones con el desempeño financiero corporativo cuando está moderado por crisis industriales globales. El quinto documento fue un estudio empírico sobre la sostenibilidad y la innovación del turismo, para encontrar las relaciones entre la innovación ambiental y el desempeño sostenible del turismo, el desempeño financiero y cómo las relaciones se verían influenciadas bajo la lente de la crisis global. La Parte IV demuestra las conclusiones, implicaciones, limitaciones y futuras investigaciones. Aquesta tesi doctoral se centra en la recuperació del turisme, la sostenibilitat i el desenvolupament futur sota la influència de la crisi global de la indústria. La part I proporciona la introducció. La segona part presenta el marc conceptual de tres articles teòrics publicats. El primer article se centra en estudis bibliomètrics de turisme i temes de COVID-19. L'estat actual de l'art revela interessos de recerca interdisciplinaris sobre gestió de crisi, sostenibilitat turística i col·laboracions amb les parts interessades. També identifica temes poc explorats sobre les dimensions social, ambiental, cultural i de governança del turisme sostenible i subratlla la funció de la tecnologia i la innovació per ajudar a la governança i els protocols sostenibles. El segon article se centra en l'anàlisi temàtica de la sostenibilitat turística i la COVID-19 i destaca els nous potencials de creixement en la utilització de les altes tecnologies, la planificació estratègica i la gestió. El tercer article se centra en l'anàlisi temàtica de les estratègies de recuperació i resiliència turística de la Xina. Les mesures relacionades amb la reocupació industrial del turisme, la digitalització, la natura, els patrimonis culturals i el turisme fosc es van convertir en factors importants en el desenvolupament futur del turisme de la Xina. La part III introdueix dos estudis empírics, amb el quart article: anàlisi de dades de panells sobre el rendiment transversal transversal de les empreses de turisme i hostaleria, per descobrir les seves relacions amb els resultats financers de les empreses quan són moderades per les crisis industrials globals. El cinquè document va ser un estudi empíric sobre la sostenibilitat i la innovació del turisme: per trobar les relacions entre la innovació ambiental i els rendiments sostenibles del turisme, els resultats financers i com es veurien influenciades les relacions sota la lent de la crisi global. La part IV mostra les conclusions, implicacions, limitacions i investigacions futures.

This doctoral thesis focuses on tourism recovery, sustainability and future development under the influence of global industry crisis. Part I provides the introduction. Part II introduces the conceptual framework of three published theoretical papers. The first paper focuses on bibliometric studies of tourism and COVID-19 topics. The current state of the art reveals interdisciplinary research interests on crisis management, tourism sustainability and stakeholder collaborations. It also identifies underexplored topics on the social, environmental, cultural and governance dimensions of sustainable tourism and stresses the function of technology and innovation in helping sustainable governance and protocols. The second paper focuses on the thematic analysis of tourism sustainability and COVID-19 and highlights new growth potentials in high technologies utilization, strategic planning and management. The third paper focuses on the thematic analysis of China’s tourism recovery and resilience strategies. Measures related to tourism industrial reemployment, digitalization, nature, cultural heritages and dark tourism became important factors in the future development of China’s tourism. Part III introduces two empirical studies, with the fourth paper – panel data analysis upon cross-sectional sustainable performances of tourism and hospitality companies, in discovering their relationships with corporate financial performances when moderated by global industrial crises. It contributes to advancing our comprehension of the determinants influencing sustainability in the hospitality sector, with a nuanced understanding of how global industrial crises moderate these dynamics. The fifth paper was an empirical study on tourism sustainability and innovation – in finding the relationships between environmental innovation and tourism sustainable performances, financial performances, and how the relationships would be influenced under the global crisis lens. It has highlighted environmental innovation as a potential worthy investment and green transition opportunity, in dealing with global climate change, innovative capabilities in environmental management, and fulfillment of stakeholder social commitment. Part IV demonstrates the conclusions, implications, limitations and future research. Esta tesis doctoral se centra en la recuperación del turismo, la sostenibilidad y el desarrollo futuro bajo la influencia de la crisis de la industria global. La parte I proporciona la introducción. La Parte II presenta el marco conceptual de tres artículos teóricos publicados. El primer artículo se centra en estudios bibliométricos sobre turismo y temas de COVID-19. El estado actual del arte revela intereses de investigación interdisciplinarios sobre gestión de crisis, sostenibilidad del turismo y colaboraciones de partes interesadas. También identifica temas poco explorados sobre las dimensiones social, ambiental, cultural y de gobernanza del turismo sostenible y destaca la función de la tecnología y la innovación para ayudar a la gobernanza y los protocolos sostenibles. El segundo documento se centra en el análisis temático de la sostenibilidad del turismo y la COVID-19 y destaca nuevos potenciales de crecimiento en la utilización, la planificación estratégica y la gestión de altas tecnologías. El tercer artículo se centra en el análisis temático de las estrategias de recuperación y resiliencia del turismo de China. Las medidas relacionadas con el reempleo industrial del turismo, la digitalización, la naturaleza, los patrimonios culturales y el turismo oscuro se convirtieron en factores importantes en el desarrollo futuro del turismo de China. La Parte III presenta dos estudios empíricos, y el cuarto artículo es un análisis de datos de panel sobre el desempeño sostenible transversal de las empresas de turismo y hotelería, para descubrir sus relaciones con el desempeño financiero corporativo cuando está moderado por crisis industriales globales. El quinto documento fue un estudio empírico sobre la sostenibilidad y la innovación del turismo, para encontrar las relaciones entre la innovación ambiental y el desempeño sostenible del turismo, el desempeño financiero y cómo las relaciones se verían influenciadas bajo la lente de la crisis global. La Parte IV demuestra las conclusiones, implicaciones, limitaciones y futuras investigaciones. Aquesta tesi doctoral se centra en la recuperació del turisme, la sostenibilitat i el desenvolupament futur sota la influència de la crisi global de la indústria. La part I proporciona la introducció. La segona part presenta el marc conceptual de tres articles teòrics publicats. El primer article se centra en estudis bibliomètrics de turisme i temes de COVID-19. L'estat actual de l'art revela interessos de recerca interdisciplinaris sobre gestió de crisi, sostenibilitat turística i col·laboracions amb les parts interessades. També identifica temes poc explorats sobre les dimensions social, ambiental, cultural i de governança del turisme sostenible i subratlla la funció de la tecnologia i la innovació per ajudar a la governança i els protocols sostenibles. El segon article se centra en l'anàlisi temàtica de la sostenibilitat turística i la COVID-19 i destaca els nous potencials de creixement en la utilització de les altes tecnologies, la planificació estratègica i la gestió. El tercer article se centra en l'anàlisi temàtica de les estratègies de recuperació i resiliència turística de la Xina. Les mesures relacionades amb la reocupació industrial del turisme, la digitalització, la natura, els patrimonis culturals i el turisme fosc es van convertir en factors importants en el desenvolupament futur del turisme de la Xina. La part III introdueix dos estudis empírics, amb el quart article: anàlisi de dades de panells sobre el rendiment transversal transversal de les empreses de turisme i hostaleria, per descobrir les seves relacions amb els resultats financers de les empreses quan són moderades per les crisis industrials globals. El cinquè document va ser un estudi empíric sobre la sostenibilitat i la innovació del turisme: per trobar les relacions entre la innovació ambiental i els rendiments sostenibles del turisme, els resultats financers i com es veurien influenciades les relacions sota la lent de la crisi global. La part IV mostra les conclusions, implicacions, limitacions i investigacions futures.