Potencijali za regionalnu saradnju u primjeni inovativnih metoda planiranja gradova na bazi paradigme plavo zeleni san (blue green dream - bgd)

Author(s): Milenko Stanković,Tarik Kupusović,Čedo Maksimović / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 1/2016

BGD is a new paradigm for the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of urban water systems (blue component) and the green urban areas (green component - green infrastructure) as a synergy network, rather than as separate systems. It encourages effective solutions to improve the quality of urban life and adaptation to climate change. Innovative methodology in refreshing existing and planning new urban areas is developed and implemented by EIT (European Institute of Innovation and Technology), through its “cli¬mate” program KIC (Knowledge Innovative Communities), coordinated by the first author. The combined effects of climate change and increasing urbanization require skillful planning and remodeling of existing urban centers. BGD offers a way for the development, testing and implementation of solutions that connect science and innovation with broader deve¬lopment. The project opens many doors for regional and international cooperation, through a network of centers in Europe and the world, for the purpose of exchanging knowledge and experiences.

„Калиница“ в Асеновград като пример за конструиране на съвременен градски празник

Author(s): Zlatina Bogdanova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2016

The paper is dedicated to a modern urban festival at the heart of which lies thetraditional celebration of „Kalinitsa“ preserved in Asenovgrad. The study reveals how this tradition is reconstructed today and turned into a cultural resource for the local community. The emphasis is on the cultural representations and functions ofthe festival and the importance attributed by local residents. The analysis identifiesthe main discourses related to „Kalinitsa“, paying attention to the role of collectivememory in shaping modern practices and models of celebration in the community. Who are the carriers of this local memory? To what extent it defines the essence ofthe festivities? In addition, the paper aims to answer the following questions: whatmakes the festival unique to Asenovgrad and what is its place in the modern urbanculture? In the disclosure of all aspects of this tradition the author relies on personal observations, stories of participants and earlier ethnographic researches.

Тютюневият град: дискурсът на индустриалното наследство

Author(s): Lina Gergova,Yana Gergova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2016

The Tobacco city is a case which at a certain moment attracted significant publicattention; at the same time, it is an example which combines various discourses. Inorder to find the specificity of this case, the article examines three more exampleswhich in geographical and historical aspect are appropriate for comparative researchon the problem, having in mind the commensurability in reference to size and significanceof the settlement and the cultural and industrial traditions, the relevant timecoincidence of the processes, as well as the geographical and economic representativeness.The research questions which the study attempts to answer are analyticalas well as completely practical, related to real management and political decisions.From an anthropological point of view, we are interested in the problem of the correlationbetween re-functionalizing with the purpose of settling, attracting investmentsand publics, and updating the use and access, one the one hand, and, on the other, thenarrative which represents the space itself in its capacity of heritage and the degree towhich this narrative should be preserved.

Две свети места в ж. к. „Младост“ в гр. София

Author(s): Valentina Sharlanova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2016

ОРИЕНТИРЫ РОССИЙСКОГО ЗЕМСТВА В ЗПОХУ МОДЕРНИЗАЦИИ: КОНЕЦ ХIХ-НАЧАЛО ХХ Б. (НА МАТЕРИАЛАХ ВЛАДИМИРСКОЙ И КОСТРОМСКОЙ ГУБЕРНИЙ)

Author(s): Kirill Evgenievich Baldin / Language(s): Russian Issue: 1-2/2016

This article discusses the priority directions of the Russian zemstvo’s activities during the fifty years of its existence. Among them are, first and foremost, health, education, development of peasant farming and local communications (roads and telephony). The author pays special attention to the appearance of new guidelines in local authorities’ work in the period under consideration.

ПРОИЗВОДСТВО, СБЫТ И ПОТРЕБЛЕНИЕ В САНКТ ПЕТЕРБУРГЕ: ПЛОДОРОДНАЯ ПОЧВА ДЛЯ РАЗВИТИЯ КОРОТКИХ ЦЕПОЧЕК ПОСТАВОК ФЕРМЕРСКИХ ПРОДУКТОВ?

Author(s): Olga Gromasheva,G. Brunori / Language(s): Russian Issue: 2/2014

Currently in developed countries there is growth of initiatives which are aimed to reconnect farmers and consumers whose relationships in the last century became as distant and detached as they had never been before (due to industrial food production, centralization of the market, etc.). The state-of-art and recent trends in agricultural production, distribution and consumption in Russia, and St. Petersburg in particular, are analyzed in the article (mainly from the prospective of supply and demand for local products). The aim of the paper is to understand whether the current conditions are favorable towards development of such reconnection initiatives, which in the western literature are most frequently referred to as “short food supply chains” (or “alternative food networks”).

НОВЫЕ ТЕНДЕНЦИИ В ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКОМ ПОТРЕБЛЕНИИ РОССИЯН ПОД ВЛИЯНИЕМ СПОРТИВНЫХ МЕГА-СОБЫТИЙ (НА ПРИМЕРЕ УНИВЕРСИАДЫ 2013 г., КАЗАНЬ)

Author(s): P. Ermolaeva / Language(s): Russian Issue: 2/2014

The article investigates the main trends in green consumption in Russia that were inspired by sport megaevents. The analysis is based on the case study of Universiade, which took place in the city of Kazan in 2013. The results of this empirical study confirm that the dwellers of Kazan have become more aware of green consumption and the green consumer practices have started to spread after the Universiade had been finished (for instance, waste sorting and ecologization of way of life and leisure). The author of the article links these trends to the increased availability of urban “green” infrastructure; the Year of Eco-culture that was held in Russia and promoted ecofriendly ideas; the local governments’ reorientation towards international environmental standards that have been maintained in other host-cities of international sport events; the popularization of post-materialistic values; globalization and increased population mobility; and growing value that is ascribed to health as symbolic capital.

АЛЬТЕРНАТИВНЫЕ СЕЛЬСКИЕ ПОСЕЛЕНИЯ В РОССИИ: СТИХИЙНАЯ ВНУТРЕННЯЯ ЭМИГРАЦИЯ ИЛИ ОСОЗНАННЫЙ ТРАНСФЕР В БУДУЩЕЕ

Author(s): I. Zadorin,D. Maltseva,A. Homyakova,L. Shubina / Language(s): Russian Issue: 2/2014

This article presents the results of the study "Ecovillages as a form of internal emigration: motivation and prospects of expansion", which was conducted by ZIRCON Research Group in Autumn 2012. This research studies new phenomenon of alternative rural settlements (in particular, ecovillages and kin estates settlements). These settlements are considered as countercultural movement. Yet, they have potential to generate innovative practices related to sustainable development of society and nature. The article aims to answer the question whether the ecovillages and kin estate settlements can be transformed from marginalized to influential social phenomenon. The authors also investigate the peculiarities of these settlements and their meanings for participants: are these settlements a way of internal immigration because of political reasons or a transfer to well-being and quality of life?

Laurent Coumel and Marc Elie, eds. “A Belated and Tragic Ecological Revolution: Nature, Disasters, and Green Activist in the Soviet Union and Post-Soviet States, 1960s–2010s.” Special issue of Soviet and Post-Soviet Review, vol. 40, no. 2, 2013

Author(s): Georgios Tziafetas / Language(s): Russian Issue: 2/2015

Review of: Georgios Tziafetas - Laurent Coumel and Marc Elie, eds. “A Belated and Tragic Ecological Revolution: Nature, Disasters, and Green Activist in the Soviet Union and Post Soviet States, 1960s–2010s.” Special issue of Soviet and Post-Soviet Review, vol. 40, no. 2, 2013.

The Contribution of Josip Bakić’s Research to the Study of Wild Edible Plants of the Adriatic Coast: a Military Project with Ethnobiological and Anthropological Implications

Author(s): Marija Jug-Dujaković,ŁUKASZ ŁUCZAJ / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2016

Between 1962-1986 the Yugoslav Army carried out a project in which Josip Bakić from the Institute for Naval Medicine of the Yugoslav Navy in Split took the main professional role. In the project, amongst other activities, Bakić and his team explored the possibility of soldiers’ survival on the Adriatic islands based on wild plants and marine animals. As a part of this project, wild food plants and animals from the coast that had been used by the population during World War I and II were surveyed. Some phytochemical properties of the plants were also studied. Education of soldiers and the wider public was provided based on the results of the research and experiments. The project is a unique example of combining a scientific study with a practical military experiment. Apart from scientific papers the results were also popularized as a survival handbook, a book about nutrition from nature, film documentaries, and workshops. In this paper we summarize the achievements of this project based on the review of published data and interviews with Josip Bakić.

Balancing Act: Identity and Otherness among Latin American Immigrants and their Food Practices

Author(s): Paulette K. Schuster / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2016

This article deals with the identity construction of Latin American immigrants in Israel through their food practices. Food is a basic symbolic element connecting cultural perceptions and experiences. For immigrants, food is also an important element in the maintenance of personal ties with their home countries and a cohesive factor in the construction of a new identity in Israel, their adopted homeland. Food practices encode tacit information and non-verbal cues that are integral parts of an individual’s relationship with different social groups. In this case, I recruited participants from an online group formed within social media platforms of Latin American women living in Israel. The basic assumption of this study posits that certain communication systems are set in motion around food events in various social contexts pertaining to different national or local cuisines and culinary customs. Their meaning, significance and modifications and how they are framed. This article focuses on the adaptation and acculturation processes because it is at that point that immigrants are faced with an interesting duality of reconstructing their unique cultural perceptions to either fit the existing national collective ethos or create a new reality. In this study, the main objective is to compare two different immigrant groups: Jewish and non-Jewish women from Latin America who came to Israel during the last ten years. The comparative nature of the research revealed marked differences between ethnic, religious and cultural elements that reflect coping strategies manifested in the cultural production of food and its representation in two distinct domains: private and public. In the former, it is illustrated within the family and home and how they connect or clash with the latter in the form of consumption in public. Combining cultural studies and discourse analysis, this article offers fresh insight into new models of food practices and reproductions. The article’s contribution to new food research lies in its ability to shed light on how inter-generational and inter-religious discourses are melded while food practices and traditions are embedded in a new Israeli identity.

Парадигмата за дара: поглед към научните концепции, направления и школи в етнологията и културната антропология

Author(s): Galin Georgiev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2016

The topic of the gift in its various cultural, socio -economic, religious and so forth dimensions is for a long time in the focus of the scientific attention and has been a permanent research object in the field of humanities; the topic constantly excites and provokes. To review such a world-wide topic in humanities and from the point of view of its century-old presence and the engagement of scientific huminaries and thinkers such as Claude Levi-Strauss, Jacques Derrida, Emile Benveniste, Vyacheslav Ivanov or Aron Gurevich rather than of its specific aspect or data from personal, „unknown“ field, is the challenge before this paper. The natural motive of such review (no matter how much distant it is from the orderly and consistent final result) is to trace the development and outline the fulcrums of the main theories dedicated to the gift and the exchange of gifts in ethnology and cultural anthropology. On the one hand, although more sketchily, this review is necessary in relation to their place and role for the formation of more general postulates and trends in these disciplines. On the other hand, they are examined as a separate aradigm departing from the field of study of these two disciplines but also drawing them near (together with topics such as magic, totem, taboo) a broad circle of ideas and imaginations intrinsic to man in general.

AN INVESTIGATION OF ECOLITERACY AND IGBO COSMOLOGY IN CHINUA ACHEBE’S ARROW OF GOD

Author(s): Cindy Anene Ezeugwu / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2020

The study interrogates the relationship that exists between language, literacy and the environment given the fact that the need for its sustainability is of essence especially in the contemporary times. This paper investigates eco-literacy in Achebe’s literary corpus Arrow of God. Findings suggest that long before campaign for environmental protection became a global trend, Igbo societies have made significant in road towards saving the biosphere from harmful effects due largely to human induced activities. These attempts are made manifest through traditional religion, myth, superstition and other cultural practices. The researchers’ contend that though the Igbos’ contribution may be deemed insignificant compared to the enormity of the emerging issues, it is still not out of place to assume that the present imput by government, and other agencies towards this direction are rather complementary to the efforts being made by the Igbo societies. The study adopts the Butterfly Effect and Chaos Theory for the inquiry and concludes that if the colonizers had known the thoughts of the Igbo concerning the ecosystem, they would have probably helped to strengthen eco-literacy ideology using natural and sustainable in road already created. The study recommends the need to revert back to some of these natural means which could help to sustain the environment.

Rescuing Animals in Bulgaria – Or Foreigners with Causes

Author(s): Plamena Stoyanova / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2021

In 2000, the first ‘Dancing Bear Park’ was opened in Bulgaria. Located on the southern side of the Rila Mountains, in the vicinity of the town of Belitsa, it became a sanctuary for nearly 30 bears that had been rescued from a life of street entertainment. The park was created with the active participation and support of the French actress Brigitte Bardot and was one of the first examples of animal sanctuaries built with the help of a foreign citizen. The world-famous star never lived in Bulgaria, but today many expats who have settled or reside in the country also have a special attitude towards the animals here and Bulgarian nature in general. Moreover, for some, taking care of local street animals has become a mission. This paper will explore their reasons for devoting themselves to the care of street animals and to the preservation of Bulgarian nature. The research will also try to answer the question: ‘What do Bulgarians learn from these foreigners?’

ACCESSING SUSTAINABLE LINK AMID ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION AND LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Author(s): Ahmed Olwatobi Adekunle / Language(s): English Issue: 20/2023

Labor force participation rate is a strong issue that affect the performance of any economy including South Africa. Sequel to this, this paper accesses the link amid access to electricity consumption and labor force participation rate of male (LFPRM) in South Africa. Using yearly data from 1991- 2020. The study employed ARDL technique to evaluate the data. The findings of the study shows that access to electricity consumption (AEC) positively stimulate labor force participation rate of male in the long run while gross domestic product per capita growth impacted negatively on LFPRM in the short-run. The paper recommends that government should ensure that access to electricity consumption is improved and efficient in South Africa in order to boost LFPRM.

Beauty as an Investment: The Relationship between Physical Appearance, Social Status, and Mental Well-Being

Author(s): Svetlana NIKSON,Stefan COJOCARU / Language(s): English Issue: 88/2025

Throughout history, additional dimensions have been ascribed to the human body, reflecting both individuals’ self-perception and the way they are viewed by others. As a result, the body has constantly been influenced by rituals, customs, and treatments aimed at enhancing, modifying, displaying, adorning, or concealing certain features. The advancement of medicine in general and aesthetic medicine in particular, has made the pursuit of beauty more accessible. With the growing tendency to perceive the body as an evolving process and a “project”, modern society increasingly treats it as a long-term investment, intended to confer advantages, prestige, and recognition. Researchers and sociologists have explored the connection between physical appearance and social or personal status, revealing a strong correlation between one’s external look and societal standing. Their studies indicate that individuals actively strive to present themselves in the best possible way, aligning with social norms and class expectations. This pursuit involves maintaining a proper diet, engaging in physical activities, and undergoing various medical and cosmetic procedures. Aesthetic clinics serve as hubs for these services, helping individuals align their physical appearance with their personal and social aspirations. As a result, such clinics have witnessed a significant rise in popularity in recent years. This paper describes the effect of outer appearance s on the individuals’ social position, what people are willing to do in order to change their appearance due to a social motive, and how this effect can be explained by theories and paradigms in the field of social sciences.

Fantastyka przełomu XIX i XX wieku w służbie edukacji polonistycznej na rzecz kryzysu klimatycznego

Author(s): Dariusz Piechota / Language(s): Polish Issue: 33/2024

This article is an attempt to introduce into school teaching the practice of re-reading the canon from an ecocritical perspective, and taking into account new texts raising the issue of global warming. The author suggests including fantasy from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, in particular the forgotten works of Antoni Lange, into the curriculum. Works such as New Tarzan and The Memorial of Dr. Chiang-Fu-Li may become an impulse for reflection on the nineteenth-century sources of the current crisis. Paradoxically, fantasy prose at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, read from an ecocritical perspective, reveals the aesthetics of modernism in the new, paradoxically realistic setting of the Anthropocene. Apocalyptic images seem extremely compatible with the contemporary realities, and constitute a kind of intergenerational parallel (19th–21st century).

CONSEQUENCES OF EXPOSURE TO FAMILY VIOLENCE ON THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Author(s): Marilena Geanina Bârsan / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

This article examines the consequences of domestic violence on the lives and education of children, adolescents, and young people, highlighting how they can benefit from support within the educational system (Lloyd, 2018). By applying a systematic research and review approach, we synthetically analyzed studies that precisely evaluated the quantitative and qualitative impact of exposure to family violence on the academic achievements of these age groups. The results underscore the need for implementing educational solutions and support to help them overcome trauma and develop harmoniously. Synthesizing recent studies, we explored how exposure to family violence affects the adaptation and academic achievements of the respondents. The nine examined studies focused on the population of children, adolescents, and young people to assess the relationship between exposure to family violence and academic performance (Supol, 2021). In these research studies, exposure to family violence was treated as an independent variable, while academic success was considered a dependent variable. The conclusions highlight the significant link between family violence and a decline in academic results, emphasizing negative consequences on concentration and learning (da Silva Alves, 2021). Additionally, how a family climate marked by violence influences involvement in school activities, impacting their emotional well-being, is addressed. Through a comprehensive analysis of this topic, the review provides a more detailed understanding of the mechanisms through which family violence can influence the academic trajectory of young people and suggests possible directions for interventions and support.

Prolínání náboženské a sekulární perspektivy v rámci chorvatského feministického hnutí na příkladu práva na potrat

Author(s): Ludmila Böhmová / Language(s): Czech Issue: 27/2025

This study examines the phenomenon of rave culture in its epicentre, Berlin, and confronts it with the Czech scene, which I have focused on as an insider in previous dance-anthropological research. In writing this study, I applied Jan Mukařovský’s aesthetic concept of function, norm, and value to the collected data. Mukařovský’s concept provides a relevant framework for exploring the role of aesthetics in the broader sociocultural context of rave culture, particularly in the context of forming communal identity, value sharing, and reflection on sociocultural influences. The purpose of this paper is to understand how aesthetics and the knowledge of subcultural symbols, codes, skills, values, and ideas, which can be described as subcultural capital, serve to preserve the ethos of rave culture and to maintain important values, including the creation of safe spaces. The rave scene in Berlin differs significantly from the Czech scene in many ways. First, it differs in terms of door policy, dimension, intensity, and state support. Clubs in Berlin are run as cultural institutions that have a major influence on shaping the local cultural and social space.

Współczesne silva rerum – ekologiczne inklinacje J.R.R. Tolkiena jako element dydaktyki polonistycznej

Author(s): Kacper Mika / Language(s): Polish Issue: 6/2024

The subject of the article is an attempt to read the trilogy “Lord of the Rings” in the context of the idea of the ecological turn using the methodological apparatus of ecocriticism. The author suggests introducing into Polish language lessons motifs related to environmental protection revealed at different levels of a literary work according to Grzegorz Trębicki’s typology: from the ontology and eschatology of the secondary world, through entanglement in myths, topoi and literary tradition, to poetic tropes and character creations. Starting from the concept of a tender narrator (Tokarczuk), he searches primarily for figures of empathy (i.e. prosopopeia, uppersonification). The topics of deforestation and threats arising from the aggressive development of mining are complemented by the proposal of a didactic exercise at the level of secondary school. In reference to avant-garde practices (Queneau), the students are invited to play with the silvity, intertextuality and transmediality of literature – creating a literary collage of “Lord of the Rings” verse fragments, works of Polish poets and mass media texts.