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Preliminary study of time banking participation

Sasananan Montalee, Channarong Khanothai, Kingnakhonthong Sasikanda

Quality Production Improvement - QPI

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2019

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Vol. 1, Iss. 1

618--622

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Thailand will be entering full-scale aging society in 2021, when 20 % of population will be over sixty years old. This will cause significant societal changes, and it is very important that the country is prepared to deal with problems that may arise from aging society. Unfortunately substantial number of senior citizens are financially unprepared for retirement due to low financial literacy. An effective social welfare system is needed, which will require a large amount of financial support. An interesting approach to delivering social welfare is co-production which is a practice that involves public services and communities in the mutual deliveries of welfares. Time banking is an engagement practice which each member agrees to give and take credits for service. Time credits can be earned by providing services to those in need. Such system is a kind of co-production which can help build community relationship and complement social welfare system. Time banking can be applied to all generations, and it is especially suitable for aging society. This paper explores the interests in joining time banking among people living in Bangkok and vicinity. It investigates the respondents’ lifestyles, interests in joining time bank, and possible matching of interests. The results reveal existing gaps and may be used in further study for establishing time banking system.

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Community involvement into incident management structure : Lithuanian and Ukrainian case study

Survila A., Smalskys V., Novikovas A., Tvaronaviciene A., Shapoval R.

Polish Journal of Management Studies

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2017

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Vol. 16, No. 1

248--258

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The experience of different countries demonstrates that community involvement in response phase of disaster management actions increase the resources of authorities and allow to eliminate consequences with lower costs as well as to earn public trust. The aim of this article is to assess the possibilities of involving communities in incident management system of disasters for effective disaster management from the point of view of management, public administration and law. The authors analyze incident management structure within a disaster and the Lithuanian and Ukrainian legal regulation whether regulations applicable in the aforementioned countries provide for community involvement in disaster management.

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Doświadczenia różnych krajów pokazują, że zaangażowanie społeczności w fazę reagowania w przypadku działań związanych z zarządzaniem katastrofami zwiększa zasoby władz i pozwala eliminować konsekwencje związane z niższymi kosztami, a także zdobyć zaufanie publiczne. Celem tego artykułu jest ocena możliwości zaangażowania społeczności w system zarządzania incydentami w celu skutecznego zarządzania katastrofami z punktu widzenia zarządzania, administracji publicznej i prawa. Autorzy analizują strukturę zarządzania incydentami w czasie katastrofy oraz litewskie i ukraińskie regulacje prawne zapewniające zaangażowanie społeczności w zarządzanie katastrofami.

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Community engagement for irrigation water management in Lao PDR

Kuntiyawichai K., Dau Q. V., Inthavong S.

Journal of Water and Land Development

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2017

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no. 35

121--128

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Sustainable water resources management and community engagement are essential for water security. Referring to the above context, this study proposed to carry out an assessment of community engagement for irrigation water management in the Nam Haad Left Irrigation Project (NHLIP). The household and community level practices and the farmers’ levels of participation in irrigation water management of the NHLIP were carefully considered. From respondents’ responses, the results revealed that a husband-wife partnership plays a remarkable role in irrigation water management of the NHLIP for rice farming. The results also proved that most of the respondents engage with a high participation level in managing irrigation water of the NHLIP project as illustrated by a high score of 3.80 on the five-point Likert scale. To determine the significance of each activity on farmers’ levels of participation in irrigation water management of the NHLIP, a stepwise multiple regression analysis was employed and the standardized regression equation for determining overall participation levels can be presented as: Y = 0.538x1 + 0.831x8 + 0.534x14 + 0.607x18 + 7.572. Finally, the outcomes of this study indicated the willingness of participation in cooperating and supporting the activities related to the improvement and management of the NHLIP project.

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Dla bezpieczeństwa wodnego istotne są zrównoważone zarządzanie zasobami wody i zaangażowanie społeczeństwa. W badaniach prezentowanych w niniejszej pracy dokonano oceny zaangażowania społeczności w zarządzanie nawodnieniami w ramach projektu Nam Haad Left Irrigation Project (NHLIP). Szczegółowo rozważano praktyki na poziomie gospodarstwa domowego i społeczności lokalnej oraz poziom uczestnictwa rolników w zarządzaniu nawodnieniami. Wyniki uzyskane z odpowiedzi respondentów wskazują, że znaczący udział w gospodarowaniu wodą do nawodnień upraw ryżu w ramach projektu mają mąż i żona. Wyniki świadczą również, że większość respondentów uczestniczy z dużym zaangażowaniem w projekcie, czego dowodem jest wysoka punktacja (3,80) w pięciostopniowej skali Likerta. Do określenia istotności każdego rodzaju aktywności i udziału rolnika w zarządzanie nawodnieniami w ramach projektu NHLIP zastosowano krokową regresję wieloraką, a standaryzowane równanie regresji opisujące poziom całkowitego zaangażowania ma postać: Y = 0,538x1 + 0,831x8 + 0,534x14 + 0,607x18 + 7,572. Podsumowując, wyniki badań wskazują chęć udziału i współpracy w ulepszaniu i zarządzaniu projektem NHLIP.

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Living with conflicts in Ghana's Prestea mining area: is community engagement the answer?

Adonteng-Kissi O., Adonteng-Kissi B.

Journal of Sustainable Mining

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2017

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Vol. 16, iss. 4

196--206

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Large scale mines acknowledge that their continuous existence in indigenous communities is threatened without the cooperation and support of local people. In recent times, large-scale mines have attempted to secure Social License to Operate (SLO) and ensure sustainable development (SD) by reconciling business interests with local needs and aspirations. Accomplishing local cooperation and support without threatening business interest remains a top priority for the large-scale mines. Community engagement forms part of the broader Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy initiatives which are often promoted as a way of enhancing sustainable development. This paper examines the local perceptions of the design and application of Golden Star Resources' (GSR) community engagement program. This paper contends that this community engagement model has a positive impact on conflict management regardless of age, sex, education, marital status and occupation of participants. However, presently the model remains symbolic and has not yet attain the status of a real functional strategy since many of local grievances that result in clashes are unresolved. Furthermore, it is believed that GSR's community engagement program is not adequately developed, systematic or moulded to achieve the exact or intended community relation. This paper further contends that the dominant sources and causes of conflict in Prestea is land use conflicts and environmental impact issues.