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Do the ongoing processes of economic globalisation foster, increase the impact and importance of sustainability or rather reduce the scope for the realisation of sustainable international economic ventures and processes, reduce the scale of sustainable international economic development?
Globalisation processes are subject to and influenced by various factors and processes operating over the long term. In recent years, the main determinants of globalisation processes include the growth of transnational corporations, international financial institutions, changes in the scale of economic protectionism applied, changes in international foreign trade strategies, cross-border capital flows financing direct investment and speculative investment in other countries' capital markets, international trade wars, the global financial crisis of 2007-2009, the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic and the recession of the 2020 economy, the increasing importance of green economic transformation and sustainable economic development, the energy crisis of 2022 and the intensifying negative effects of the progressive climate crisis. It may be that in the future, due to the intensifying negative effects of the progressive global warming process, the developing climate crisis, the importance of international environmental policy and supranational coordination for the implementation of sustainable development goals may be modified by globalisation processes in the years ahead. As a result, the structure of key priorities and factors shaping globalisation processes may change in the future. The importance of environmental, climate and sustainability factors in globalisation processes may increase. If globalisation processes undergo such modifications then international economic sustainability may also grow in importance. The question then arises as to how the processes of economic globalisation should proceed in order for sustainable international economic development to be realised?
In view of the above, I address the following question to the esteemed community of scientists and researchers:
Do the ongoing processes of economic globalization foster, increase the impact and importance of sustainability or do they rather reduce the scope of realization of sustainable international economic undertakings and processes, reduce the scale of sustainable economic development on an international scale?
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The above issues are related in some respects to my articles below:
IMPACT OF THE SARS-COV-2 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC (COVID-19) ON GLOBALISATION PROCESSES
IMPACT OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC (COVID-19) ON FINANCIAL MARKETS AND THE ECONOMY
GLOBALIZATIONAL AND NORMATIVE DETERMINANTS OF THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE BANKING CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT IN POLAND
Globalisation and the process of systemic and normative adaptation of the financial system in Poland to European Union standards
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Dear Researchers, Scientists, Friends,
Thank you very much to everyone for your active participation in this extremely important and complex discussion.
Regarding the research question: "Do economic globalization processes favor or rather limit the scale of sustainable economic development internationally?" and the presented description of the research problem, from the perspective of my research on globalization, sustainable development, and international economic relations, I believe this question is not only current but also fundamental for shaping the future of our planet. I'm glad that the topic has proven interesting to researchers and scientists on this Research Gate portal. In my opinion, the relationship between globalization and sustainable development is ambivalent and ambiguous. On the one hand, globalization, by facilitating the flow of technology, knowledge, and capital, can support the implementation of green innovations and environmental standards internationally. Multinational corporations can transfer best practices in sustainable development to developing countries, and global supply chains can be optimized for resource efficiency. On the other hand, as my research shows, globalization can also lead to a "race to the bottom" in environmental and social standards, the relocation of high-emission production to countries with weaker regulations, and the overexploitation of natural resources in the pursuit of cost reduction. Additionally, global crises, such as the pandemic or the 2022 energy crisis, reveal weaknesses in global supply chains and the need to build greater economic resilience, which may lead to some degree of deglobalization or regionalization, changing the dynamics of sustainable development. How these factors evolve in the future will be crucial for the direction and scale of international sustainable development.
The question "Do economic globalization processes favor or rather limit the scale of sustainable economic development internationally?" remains current and significant. It's worth continuing the discussion on this topic and undertaking or continuing research to more fully explain various issues and obtain a complete answer to this question.
The relevance of this question stems from several key arguments. Firstly, the escalating climate and environmental crisis presents the global economy with an urgent need for transformation towards sustainable development. Secondly, changes in globalization dynamics, such as growing protectionism, trade wars, or the effects of the pandemic, are modifying existing paradigms. Thirdly, the increasing importance of international environmental and climate policies on the international stage necessitates a redefinition of how global markets function. Fourthly, the development of new technologies and eco-innovationsopens up new possibilities for green transformation, but their scale and availability are highly dependent on globalization processes. Fifthly, the complexity of the linkages between globalization and local sustainable development challenges requires in-depth analysis.
New research areas that can be explored in this field now and/or in the future include:
The impact of regionalization and shortening supply chains on achieving sustainable development goals.
The role of international financial institutions and corporations in promoting sustainable practices in the Global South.
Analysis of the impact of trade policies (e.g., carbon tariffs) on competitiveness and sustainable development.
Studying the impact of energy transformation on the structure of international trade and investment.
Assessing the role of digital technologies (Industry 4.0) in monitoring and reporting sustainable development in global value chains.
The influence of geopolitical factors and conflicts on green transformation processes within the context of globalization.
The determinants shaping the key issues of this topic include: international policy and coordination of actions; corporate decisions and strategies of international enterprises; technological progress in green innovations; legal and regulatory frameworks at national and international levels; social awarenessand consumer pressure; climate changeand its consequences; and availability of natural resources.
I thank all researchers and scientists for their participation in the discussion on this topic. I am open to scientific collaboration in this area, including interdisciplinary connections between this issue and other fields of knowledge and science, such as international economics, international law, environmental sciences, political science, sociology, and management. I invite you to continue the discussion on this topic to also highlight other important aspects of this issue.
I invite you to discuss this issue and to engage in scientific cooperation,
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The SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic has, in some respects, through interrupted chains of international supply and supply logistics, reduced the scale of economic globalisation processes. On the other hand, the need for the development of remote Internet communication has increased due to the introduction of home quarantine periods and lockdowns imposed on selected sectors of the economy in 2020. Consequently, the scale of internetisation and digitalisation of various aspects of business conducted by companies and enterprises has increased. As a result of the growth of the Internet, the importance of information globalisation has increased in terms of remote Internet-based communication. In a multi-year perspective, the importance of environmental and pro-climate globalisation may increase in the future. In view of the above, how else will globalisation processes change in this decade of the 21st century? Will the current energy crisis, the unfolding food crisis, the migration crisis
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Globalization is today, without a doubt, the most discussed and studied topic, attacked and defended throughout the world and it would seem to be the center of controversy.
There are conceptions that maintain that globalization, as it is known and implemented today, configures the decline of the sovereignty of the state against other states and/or international and supranational organizations.
Many times personified in what is called the great village, its maximum symbol, we could say that today the internet is a useful instrument as a tool, but at the same time, destroyer of cultures and regionalisms as rich and at the same time unexplored as those that They exist all over the world, from north to south and from east to west.
Many times cataloged as an agent of cultural infiltration, globalization sympathetically hides behind what some scholars call the new age culture and the light man.
As a model, globalization has the capacity to destroy the internal regional economies of a country and provoke a regional imbalance in terms of economic, political and productive aspects, and in the name of a regional integration that is not such, to lead the population (which is in whom, in theory, the positive effects of this model should be noticed), to a human condition that is often humiliating.
We see how the countries must all adopt an economic model that seems to be the indispensable tool of this globalization, neo-liberalism whose main objective is to shrink the state so much that it will no longer be able to stop, not even minimize or counteract the negative effects of the globalization.
We appreciate the unsustainable appearance of a social apathy where private interest prevails and interest in others disappears, killing a fundamental instrument that is the one that makes it possible for a society to be such and that allows each person to contribute to the general interest in for the common good, and that results in benefits for the whole society.
We are without a doubt facing a phenomenon, which if it is not legislated, studied and used correctly, we could call it: THE MONSTER OF THE 21ST CENTURY
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•The first 7 SDGs is an extension of MDGs
•Second group is inclusiveness (jobs, infrastructure industrialization, and distribution).It includes goals 8, 9, and 10
•The third group is on sustainability and urbanization that covers the last seven goals
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The pandemic has drastically halted progress
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What kind of scientific research dominate in the field of Economic globalization?
Please, provide your suggestions for a question, problem or research thesis in the issues: Economic globalization.
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The issues of globalization of financial and banking systems are described in the publications:
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Dear Dariusz Prokopowicz thanks a lot for the suggested literature to discuss this topic. I would like to contribute considering that from the economic perspective, the integration of green programs into recovery plans could better rebuild the way industries operate, specially, after the COVID-19 pandemic, adopting innovative methods as the case of the so-called doughnut. It comprises an economic model that envisions a world in which people and planet can thrive in the balance based on the SDGs, as stated by its author Kate Raworth: ―As we all start thinking about how we will emerge from this crisis, let us seek to be holistic in how we reimagine and recreate the local-to-global futures of the places we live". Kind regards, Ernani
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What kind of scientific research dominate in the field of Sustainable pro-ecological development of the global economy?
Probably the future of humanity depends on the next decade. If, over the next few years, renewable energy sources replacing traditional energy based on the burning of minerals are developed on a massive scale, it might be possible for humankind to avoid a climatic catastrophe in the 21st century. The international climate agreement that currently (December 2018) concluded in Katowice in Poland may be a late and insufficient agreement, because most countries do not intend to develop high-budget projects for the construction and development of power plants based on renewable energy sources. In addition, changes in the automotive industry, changes leading to the development of motorization in the direction of electromobility are too slow. The problem is serious because it concerns the future of all humanity in the perspective of the next two to three generations, yet the necessary changes and reforms in the implementation of economic principles of sustainable pro-ecological development are too slow. With the current pace of changes, there may be a shortage of time to implement the necessary pro-ecological undertakings, and then the problem of global warming will become an irreversible process and will constantly accelerate!
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Pro-ecological economic development is a pretty mouthful term.Both economic development and environment in a given economy are important. The balance between them is difficult. Finding a suitable model with respect to different economies( which are at different stages of development) is the need of time.An interesting ideas can be: "Finding a Sustainable Model for a particular industry or sector in a particular country or region". The sector may be power,agriculture,mining, forestry...anything.If it addresses the real problem of that society, it will be a great contribution. The issue of pro-ecological development rests on two things: first, the balance between our need and greed; second, local people participation.
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How does global warming affect the economy?
Global warming affects the geography within which the global economy operates. It changes growth zones. It changes shorelines. It changes the places where humans will feel comfortable living. In addition, if humans actually decide to do anything about it, it will change the way industry and people use fossil fuels.
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From January 2014 to December 2016, I conducted monthly field trips in three different areas of Dhaka city, Bangladesh to investigate how butterflies survive in an inner-city habitat. I have found that the species richness (I did not count the species abundance) is declining with time.
Presently, I have:
* monthly species-specific data of three continuous years (36 continuous months) of the three different areas
* Four environmental variables (temperature, rainfall, humidity and sunshine hours)
* Pollution level
* IUCN Red List status
* Land-use analysis of these three different areas
Now, I am really confused considering the proper way to link these pieces of information! Could anyone of you please share some ideas?
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Look at the Material and Methods section. Perhaps it could help?
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I'm looking for community-level datasets older than 20 years, at the landscape spatial-scale (i.e. multiple survey points in space), for any taxa or region.
If you know any dataset with these characteristics, please list it in the answers (hopefully with a related reference or website).
Thank a lot for your help,
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Any kind of community data. It could be an assessment of the entire community of any taxa, or a specific assemblage. And it could be species composition (presences-absences) or relative abundances; in just one survey or multiple surveys.
I am actually carrying out a review of databases suitable to the study of species redistribution in space and time due to environmental change, so the main filter is that it should have several survey points within a region and in a not-so-wide temporal window in the past to make predictions on the present composition of these communities using ecological modelling.
Thank for your answer Kenneth.
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Thesis statements were given to us in our ecology class. One of which included the possible need to terraform a non-habitable planet due to drastic effects of human manipulation in natural occurrences of the environment. Given the fact that the earth's environment, which sustains life, should be followed, is it safe to say that terraforming might be a solution to the now depleting earth? Also, are there calculations as to which we will already be able to determine if terraforming is the only option?
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Terraforming, especially for a planet like Mars, would take millions of years but is possible when the time comes that the Earth cannot supply the resources we need. It would start with manned missions to the planet (which we haven't even done yet and wouls cost billions of dollars). It would also involve changing the planet's atmosphere to alleviate the planet's current harsh atmosphere. Creating domes or structures that people could live should also be done before having people stay in the planet. Moreover, studies show that even after alleviating Mars' atmosphere, people may still need to wear body suits in order to breathe efficiently in the said planet. In conclusion, humans proliferating Mars is possible yet would entail sufficient preparation and funds.
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As in the subject. I am looking for papers that look for the effects of nitrogen deposition on seeds/acorns chemial content/quality. I found a lot of papers on other tissues (like increase in N foliar concentration, phloem) but it seems like those on seeds are scare.
Anyone?
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indeed! thank you:)
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Several tropical island in the Lesser Antilles are experiencing massive sargassum arrivals on their coast. They consist in large dense rafts of algae that impact heavily seagrass through light interception, dissolved oxygen decrease, H2S emissions.
Some of these rafts reach coastal mangrove forests. I am wondering if they may impact significantly mangrove ecosystem functioning ? Did you observe such impacts in other parts of the world (Florida, Louisiana, elsewhere) ? What part of the ecosystem is / could be impacted e.g., mangrove trees, crabs, epibionts, birds, ?
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Hello Felix, I'm glad you included an illustration of the scale of the problem. From and nutrient point of view small to medium scale inputs of organic matter into mangroves over medium to long time periods may not be much of a problem for mangrove trees, since most mangrove forests are nutrient limited. However, substrate is also important here. I imagine that in the Lesser Antilles mangroves are growing on realitively well aerated sediments compared to mangroves in large estuaries where sediments are already reducing.....so even medium scale inputs of labile organic matter (e.g. Sargassum) could cause sediments to go anoxic and hence effect tree health and survival.
I don't know of other systems that have this sacle of macroalgal input, but you might want to look at an old paper of mine (Robertson and Phillips 1995) to see a model of feedbacks that may occur when large amounts of allochthonous organic matter are delivered to mangroves over long time periods. The quantities of sargassum you show in your picture, if trapped in mangrove forests for a medium to long period are likely to have a significant negetive impacts on many aspects of system structure and function, including survival of trees (via greatly decreased redox potentials in what are probably naturally oxidising sediments), burrowing infauna (via decrease oxygen or smothering) - with further de-oxygenation of soils through loss of animal burrows. With these losses there would be a trophic cascade effect, with negative impacts on a variety of ecosystem services including habitat amenity for resident and transient fauna.
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It is known that woody encroachment is occurring in grassland worldwide. I want to know which factors will affect this process, please give me some relating references.
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In arid and semi-arid tropics there are many possible causes, and the often advocated one, 'overgrazing' not always obvious. Changes in run-off/run-on balances in relation with landuse changes can explain some of the observed dynamics. It is important to consider the mode of dispersion of the woody species: the encroachment of pioneer shrubs that followed the droughts of the 70's and 80's in Sahel was in part due to wind dispersed seed species such as Calotropis procera and Leptadenia pyrotechnica...
Hiernaux P., Diarra L., Trichon V., Mougin, E., Baup F., 2009, Woody plant population dynamics in response to climate changes from 1984 to 2006 in Sahel (Gourma, Mali). Journal of Hydrology, 375 (1-2): 103-113