The Infrastructure-an Indicator of Sustainable Development and Consumption in Integrated Plans of Bulgarian Cities
Svilen Ivanov - Faculty of Management, University of Economics - Varna, 77, Knyaz Boris I Blvd., 9002 Varna, Bulgaria
Boryana Serbezova - Faculty of Management, University of Economics - Varna, 77, Knyaz Boris I Blvd., 9002 Varna, Bulgaria
Yordan Nedev - Faculty of Management, University of Economics - Varna, 77, Knyaz Boris I Blvd., 9002 Varna, Bulgaria
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/Balkans.JETSS.2024.7.2.108-118
Svilen Ivanov - Faculty of Management, University of Economics - Varna, 77, Knyaz Boris I Blvd., 9002 Varna, Bulgaria
Boryana Serbezova - Faculty of Management, University of Economics - Varna, 77, Knyaz Boris I Blvd., 9002 Varna, Bulgaria
Yordan Nedev - Faculty of Management, University of Economics - Varna, 77, Knyaz Boris I Blvd., 9002 Varna, Bulgaria
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/Balkans.JETSS.2024.7.2.108-118
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Balkans Journal of Emerging Trends in Social Sciences, (2024) , Vol 7, No 2
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Abstract: This paper focuses on urban infrastructure as an indicator of sustainable consumption at the city level. To achieve the objective of the study, three cities in Bulgaria were selected - the capital city - Sofia; a large regional city - Varna; and a small university city - Svishtov. The aim is to establish the presence or absence of regional differences by comparing the municipalities’ integrated development plans for 2021-2027 4. Energy efficiency programs and their implementation are analyzed. The study results can serve as a guide for future comparative analysis of sustainable urban development strategies within the EU and an examination of these strategies’ impact on achieving its various objectives.
Keywords: Sustainable urban development, Sustainable consumption, Urban infrastructure, Integrated municipal development plan, Energy efficiency.
JEL Classification F63 ∙ O12 ∙ Q01
Keywords: Sustainable urban development, Sustainable consumption, Urban infrastructure, Integrated municipal development plan, Energy efficiency.
JEL Classification F63 ∙ O12 ∙ Q01
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Agudelo-Vera, C. M., Mels, A. R., Keesman, K. J., & Rijnaarts, H. H. M. (2011). Resource management as a key factor for sustainable urban planning, Journal of Environmental Management, 92, 2295-2303, https://doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.05.016
Bai, X., Surveyer, A., Elmqvist, T., Gatzweiler, F. W., Guneralp, B., Parnell, S., Prieur-Richard, A. H., Shrivastava, P., Siri, J. G., Stafford-Smith, M., Toussaint, J. P., & Webb, R. (2016). Defining and advancing a systems approach for sustainable cities, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 23: 69–78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2016.11.010
Bibri, S. E. (2018). A foundational framework for smart sustainable city development: Theoretical, disciplinary, and discursive dimensions and their synergies, Sustainable Cities and Society, 38, 758–794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2017.12.032
Cruz, I. S., & Katz-Gerro, T. (2016). Urban public transport companies and strategies to promote sustainable consumption practices, Journal of Cleaner Production, 123, 28-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.12.007
Da Silva, J. M. C., & Wheeler, E. (2017). Ecosystems as infrastructure. Perspectives in ecology and conservation, 15(1), 32-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecon.2016.11.005
European Commission, Science for Environment Policy. (2018). Indicators for sustainable cities. In-depth Report 12. Produced for the European Commission DG Environment by the Science Communication Unit, UWE, Bristol. Available at: http://ec.europa.eu/science-environment-policy
Kehayova-Stoycheva, M., Ivanov, S., & Vasilev, J. (2023a). Sustainable Consumer Activities of Varna Households. Studies in Business and Economics, 18(1), 129-148. https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2023-0008
Kehayova-Stoycheva, M., Jelev, S., Krastevich, T., Mladenova, G., Vasilev, J., Smokova-Stefanova, M., Ivanov, S., Stoimenova, B., Serbezova, B., Nedev, Y., Liybenova, V. (2023b). Sustainable consumption in urban environments – regional differences, Varna, Varna Free University „Chernorizets Hrabar“, 328.
Lai, T. Y., & Chen, S. F. (2005). Planning Strategies for Urban Sustainability in the Age of Globalization, The World Sustainable Building Conference, Tokyo, 27-29 September 2005 (SB05Tokyo) available at: https://www.irbnet.de/daten/iconda/CIB4198.pdf
Lehmann, D. S. (2011). Resource recovery and materials flow in the city: Zero Waste and Sustainable Consumption as Paradigm in Urban Development, Journal of Green Building, 6(3), 88-105. https://doi.org/10.3992/jgb.6.3.88
Lukman, R. K., Glavi, P., Carpenter, A., & Virti, P. (2016). Sustainable consumption and production e Research, experience, and development e The Europe we want, Journal of Cleaner Production, 138, pp. 139-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.08.049
Miller, T. (2021). Infrastructure: How to define it and why the definition matters. Mercatus Policy Brief Series. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3900740
Nematchoua, M. K., Sadeghi, M., & Sigrid Reiter, S. (2021). Strategies and scenarios to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emission in the urban, rural and sustainable neighborhoods, Sustainable Cities and Society, 72, 103053, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.103053
Oh, K., Jeong, Y., Lee, D., Lee, W., & Choi, J. (2005). Determining Development Density Using the Urban Carrying Capacity Assessment System. Landscape and Urban Planning, 73(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2004.06.002
Plan for the Integrated Development of Municipality of Sofia 2021-2027, (n.d.). https://nag.sofia.bg/Pages/Render/1171
Plan for the Integrated Development of Municipality of Svishtov 2021-2027, (n.d.). https://piro.svishtov.bg/dokumenti
Plan for the Integrated Development of Municipality of Varna 2021-2027, (n.d.). https://www.varna.bg/bg/1612
Samson, C., & Freudendal-Pedersen, M. (2022). Restructuring urban planning to facilitate sustainable consumption, Front. Sustain., Sec. Sustainable Consumption, 3: 918546, https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2022.918546
Serbezova, B., & Nedev, Y. (2020). Guidelines For Improvement Of The Regulatory Environment Of The Municipality Of Varna To Achieve Sustainable Consumption, Economic Science, education and the Real Economy: Development and Interactions in the Digital Age, Publishing house Science and Economics Varna, 1, pp. 681-692. Handle: RePEc: vrn:cfdide:y:2020:i:1:p:681-692
United Nations. (2017). The New Urban Agenda, United Nations publication issued by the Habitat III Secretariat, available at: www.habitat3.org
Wang, J., Ren, Y., Shen, L., Liu, Z., Wu, Y., & Shi, F. (2020b). A Novel Evaluation Method for Urban Infrastructures Carrying Capacity. Cities, 105, 102846 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2020.102846
Wang, J., Ren, Y., Shu, T., Shen, L., Liao, X., Yang, N., & He, H. (2020a). Economic Perspective-based Analysis on Urban Infrastructures Carrying Capacity—A China Study. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 83, 106381 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2020.106381
Wei, Y., Huang, C., Lam, P. T., Sha, Y., & Feng, Y. (2015). Using Urban-carrying Capacity as a Benchmark for Sustainable Urban Development: An Empirical Study of Beijing. Sustainability, 7(3), 3244-3268. https://doi.org/10.3390/su7033244
Weingaertner, C. (2010). Identifying Strategic Initiatives to Promote Urban Sustainability, Doctoral Thesis, Department of Urban Planning and Environment School of Architecture and the Built Environment Royal Institute of Technology Sweden, Stockholm. Available at: https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:378812/FULLTEXT02.pdf
Zhou, L., & Jiang, Y. (2019). Enhancing Urban Comprehensive Capacity for Urbanization Development: An Empirical Application of China’s Southwest Ethnic Region, Current Urban Studies, 07(02), 247–264. https://doi.org/10.4236/cus.2019.72012
Zucaro, A., Maselli, G., & Ulgiati, S. (2022). Insights in Urban Resource Management: A Comprehensive Understanding of Unexplored Patterns., Front. Sustain. Cities, Sec. Urban Resource Management, 3: 807735. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2021.807735
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