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Environmental Security of Territories: Challenges of Today and Guidelines for Strengthening in War

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Environmental Security of Territories: Challenges of Today and Guidelines for Strengthening in War

Author(s): Inna Irtyshcheva,Olena Pavlenko,Iryna Kramarenko,Oleksandra Liashenko,Marianna Stehnei,Iryna Nadtochiy,Yevheniia Boiko,Kostjantyn Zavhorodnij,Natalia Hryshyna,Olena Ishchenko / Language(s): English / Issue: 5(61)/2022

Keywords: ecological security; ecosystem; pollution; landmarks, war;

The article aims to develop methodological approaches to assessing the environmental security of territories, identifying the regions most affected by hostilities, and substantiating the strengths of strengthening during the war. Methodical courses are offered, and the corresponding express analysis of the balance of economic, social development and ecological safety of regions of Ukraine based on the related indicators is carried out. The results on a ten-point scale characterizing the standardized deviations of the above indicators from the median value by region showed significant imbalances in achieving the vectors of sustainable development. That is, implementing one or two vectors is currently carried out by neglecting others, which confirms the urgent need to find mechanisms for their effective balancing. It is determined that during the war in Ukraine, the strategic task of the state was to develop guidelines for strengthening environmental security due to significant destruction of infrastructure and ecosystem damage. Among the main strategic approaches for strengthening are identified: identification of settlements and areas in need of humanitarian demining, marking of dangerous sites, cleaning (demining) of territories, involvement in the elimination of the consequences of hostilities and emergencies of international aid, and others.

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Factors Affecting the Adoption of High-Tech Innovations in Farming Shutchi Catfish. The Case Study of Can Tho City, Vietnam

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Factors Affecting the Adoption of High-Tech Innovations in Farming Shutchi Catfish. The Case Study of Can Tho City, Vietnam

Author(s): Thi Nghia Nguyen,The Kien Nguyen / Language(s): English / Issue: 5(61)/2022

Keywords: Shutchi catfish; high technology application;

Vietnam’s catfish farm is an important agricultural sector that generates over 1 million tons of food every year. The application of high-tech innovations is essential for the quick and sustainable development of catfish farm in Vietnam. However, there are both enablers and constraints that effects the decision of Vietnamese catfish farmers in applying new technology. This study aims to analyze the current situation and factors impacting farmers’ adoption of new high-tech innovations in farming Shutchi catfish at Can Tho city, Vietnam. Analyzing data from 120 Shutchi catfish farming households with the logistic regression, our results show that farming area, educational background of farmers, local government support, and local authority’s training have positive influence in the decision of farmers in accepting high-tech innovations, while number of farming years is a constraint of this process. The outcome would serve as the basis for proposals and recommendations to local authorities in order to enhance the effectiveness of promoting high-tech application in the farming of Shutchi catfish in Can Tho City, Vietnam.

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Impact of Urban Landscaping on Improving the Sustainable Development of the Urban Environment. The Case of Nur-Sultan

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Impact of Urban Landscaping on Improving the Sustainable Development of the Urban Environment. The Case of Nur-Sultan

Author(s): Askhat Ospangaliyev,Ainur Utebekova,Daniyar Dosmanbetov,Ruslan Akhmetov,Kuralay Mazarzhanova / Language(s): English / Issue: 5(61)/2022

Keywords: urbanization; sustainable development; landscaping; green areas; green space; green infrastructure; satellite images; calculation of the NDVI index;

For modern metropolitan cities, one of the important problems that need to be solved is minimizing the risks of critical environmental issues in the conditions of climate change and degradation of natural resources. Environmental problems of cities lead to a decrease in their natural potential and are now coming to the fore. The concept of the modern development of the metropolitan city necessarily includes measures to comprehensively address issues of urban landscaping, preservation of cultural and historical heritage, and the formation of a sustainable environment. In this paper, considering compliance with environmental, social, and governance principles and based on an expert survey, an analysis of the case "Management of landscaping of the city of Nur-Sultan" and statistical data of the Department of Environmental Protection and Nature Management of Nur-Sultan, the main problems of landscaping in Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan) have been identified and the situation of green spaces has been analyzed, together with the possibilities of planning a system of urban landscaping. With the help of GIS technology, an assessment of green spaces has been made. Materials from space images of the Sentinel-2 satellite have been loaded into the GIS. It has been concluded that urban landscaping in Kazakhstan continues to be based on recreational standards, whereas ecosystem planning of sustainable cities is a recognized European strategic approach, and the leading trend is the transition from uncontrolled territorial sprawl to structural reorganization of urban areas.

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The Investigating Water Infiltration Conditions Caused by Annual Urban Flooding Using Integrated Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems

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The Investigating Water Infiltration Conditions Caused by Annual Urban Flooding Using Integrated Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems

Author(s): Ni Made Trigunasih,Moh Saifulloh / Language(s): English / Issue: 5(61)/2022

Keywords: infiltration; flood; remote sensing; Geographic Information System (GIS); Landuse/ Land Cover (LULC); urban area;

Flood disasters always hit densely populated urban areas during the rainy season. The causes of flooding that will examine in this scientific article are the condition of water infiltration into the soil. The case study was conducted in the urban area of Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Remote sensing data derived from various satellite images i.e., Sentinel-2 (BSI and NDVI extraction), Alos Palsar Imagery (slope extraction), CHIRPS (annual rainfall), and soil texture by laboratory analysis. Acquisition of remote sensing data using a Cloud Computing platform named Google Earth Engine (GEE). Data analysis using weighted overlay with ArcGIS 10.8 and threshold classification using natural breaks (Jenks). Denpasar City has the potential for water infiltration is good to very critical conditions. The correlation of the water infiltration map was carried out by comparing flood events in Denpasar City. The correlation results show (R2 = 0.84), (r = 0.916), (RMSE = 0.138), and p-value <0.05, these values indicate very high relation. Flood events often occur in zones with very critical water infiltration with high building density and low vegetated land cover. The condition of water infiltration critical to very critical category, spatially at the proportion of land cover vegetation < 1% and built-up area > 37%.

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Financing the Agricultural Sector of the Economy and Its Impact on Sustainable Environmental Aspects

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Financing the Agricultural Sector of the Economy and Its Impact on Sustainable Environmental Aspects

Author(s): Aina Aidarova,Gulbana Maulenkulova,Marzhan Daurbaeva,Mazken Kamenova,Baglan Aimurzina,Sanim Janbirbaeva / Language(s): English / Issue: 5(61)/2022

Keywords: sustainability, agriculture; gross output; environmental impact;

Features of the agricultural sector are closely related to biological and natural-climatic processes and depend on the seasonality of economic activity, i.e. directly depend on climatic factors as the main source of production of land resources, the agro-industrial complex. An analysis of the state of the agricultural sector of the economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan shows some important problems related to the influence of environmental factors on the agro-industrial complex, as well as on financial relations in this sector, based on the basic principles that reflect the objective requirements for the development of public finances and environmental relations, for the rational distribution of agricultural products, which is associated with the need for financing and rational planning for the use of investments attracted to agriculture.

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Public-and-Private Partnership Institutionalization of Ukrainian Natural Resource Potential Capitalization in Decentralization

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Public-and-Private Partnership Institutionalization of Ukrainian Natural Resource Potential Capitalization in Decentralization

Author(s): Petro Yukhymenko,Tetyana Sokolska,Julia Grinchuk,Victoria Zubchenko,Bohdan Khakhula,Gennadii Dzhegur,Svitlana Lobachova / Language(s): English / Issue: 5(61)/2022

Keywords: natural resource potential; capitalization; institutional environment; public-private partnership; decentralization; local government; communal property; rural areas;

The paper studies the process of using natural resource potential in a new decentralized environment considering its variability and problems of national economy and rural areas, exacerbation of exogenous threats to economic self-sufficiency and economic security of the country as well as local self-government reforms on the sample of Ukraine. The necessity of forming a perfect institutional environment that improves the investment climate of rural areas, opens opportunities for accelerated capitalization of natural resource potential of newly created communities and the development of private-public partnership between the state and business structures. The formation of a new institutional environment for the development of public-private partnership and management decentralization will contribute to the capitalization of natural and economic assets owned by state and rural communities. The necessity of normative-legal expansion of the list of spheres of application of public-private partnership agreements is substantiated and the expediency of clear identification of all possible forms of relations between state and private partners based on the implementation of positive foreign experience is emphasized. The necessity of public-private partnership agreements as a factor of strengthening economic and financial self-sufficiency of newly created territorial communities in the conditions of decentralization of power strengthening and local self-government reformation is proved.

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Environmental Indemnity: Seeking Effective Mechanisms for Ensuring the Participation of Law Enforcement Agencies

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Environmental Indemnity: Seeking Effective Mechanisms for Ensuring the Participation of Law Enforcement Agencies

Author(s): Askar Kanatovich Alibayev,Sabigul Dzhanabayevna Bekisheva,Judith Josefina Hernández García,Ana Cecilia Chumaceiro Hernandez,Alisher Serikbolovich Ibrayev / Language(s): English / Issue: 5(61)/2022

Keywords: civil lawsuit; environmental indemnity; environmental impact assessment; law enforcement agencies; law enforcement activity;

Currently, there is an increase in the number of environmental violations and the environmental damage they cause. The article presents the results of the study of the legal framework and the practice of law enforcement to determine environmental damage, its scope, and possible compensation. The objective is to define the powers, functions, and roles of the agencies responsible for enforcing the law to guarantee environmental compensation. It is studied from the bibliographical, analytical, and critical review of the legal regulation, the practice of applying the law, and the scientific opinions on the compensation for damage to the environment. It is concluded that adequate environmental compensation depends directly on the activities of law enforcement agencies to identify and suppress environmental crimes and carry out administrative or criminal proceedings against offenders. The particularities of filing a civil lawsuit as a tool to repair the damage caused by an environmental crime are considered, focused on organizational and legal issues that negatively affect the effectiveness of environmental rights protection, as mentioned above, including the environmental incompetence of those who investigate crimes in that sphere and the shortcomings of judicial practice in determining the environmental damage. The main mechanisms to ensure the participation of law enforcement agencies in the calculation of environmental compensation, which has been developed in world practice, are presented. The authors made proposals for improving the existing organizational and legal framework and leveling the shortcomings of law enforcement practice.

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Evaluation of the Impact of the Colombian Scientific Productivity on the Fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals

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Evaluation of the Impact of the Colombian Scientific Productivity on the Fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals

Author(s): Olga Lucía Ostos-Ortiz,Rafael Rentería-Ramos,Favio Cala-Vitery / Language(s): English / Issue: 5(61)/2022

Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals (SDG); research; science; technology; evaluation of the impact;

This research presents the development of an instrument for the evaluation of the contributions of scientific production in Colombia to the development of the main needs of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) throughout the country. A data set of national and international science and technology repositories was configured, including those recognized for hosting products highly related to the topics required by the SDGs. Afterward, a topic model was built, in which for each of the sources considered in each SDG, the importance of the number of topics or categories and the distribution of the concepts in each of them was evaluated based on indicators such as perplexity and coherence. Among the most important results, the synchronization of the scientific products related to the objectives “Fin de la pobreza”, “Cero Hambre” and “Salud y Bienestar” stands out, however, despite this decisive result for the fulfillment of the SDGs, the lack of scientific development throughout the national territory limits the impact of the results for the attainment of the agenda for 2030.

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The Motive of the Ram in the Architectural Decoration of the Christian Churches in Caucasus between the 10th - 14th Centuries

Author(s): Ekaterina Endoltseva / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: apotropeia; ram; fertility; Farn; architectural decoration;

The article deals with the motive of the ram’s head in the Christian art of Caucasus. The origins of iconography have been traced back to the ancient local archaeological cultures (Coban-Colchis) in Caucasus and in the Mediterranean region to the Neolithic period. This motif is among the most ancient sacral signs still in use in the traditional culture of the region. It appears on the façades of the Christian churches between the 10th -14th centuries due to the influence of the traditional culture. Represented on the façades of the churches, it has attained protective and apotropaic functions.

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The Category of Light in Ukrainian Art. From Byzantium to Baroque

Author(s): Liudmila Miliaeva,Oleksandra Shevliuga / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: divine light; Tabor Light; Hesychasm; mosaic; icon;

The article is dedicated to the concept of divine light, which has always been a matter of particular attention in the Orthodox religion. Since the earliest monuments of the 11th century, it has been clearly remarked in Ukrainian art, both in mosaics and certain icons. Over the centuries, the artistic language has changed and the light acquired a different manner of realisation. It became particularly evident in the monuments of sacral art of mature baroque, which was also connected with the development of theological and scholastic scholarship in Kyiv. Then, icon painters have found some new ways of depicting divine light, rendered by applying different artistic means.

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An Archaeological Analysis of Ruined Rural Settlements around a village near Ardabil City (Case Study: Viyand Settlement, Guran Site and Yel Suyi Site)

Author(s): Habib Shahbazi Shiran / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: Ardabil; Viyand; Guran; Yel Suyi; Settlement Pottery;

Ardabil province, with its North-South expansion in North- Western Iran and the Eastern part of the Azerbaijani plateau, includes intermountain plains and high mountains. Due to its diverse ecosystem and various latitudes, this province has been a suitable platform for human settlement in different periods of human life. According to archeological evidence, the region of Ardabil has been inhabited since the 1st millennium BC. The whole area is covered with ancient hills, or in other words, settlement areas, which were once fortresses or towns or villages. According to the existing ancient monuments, this region was one of the leaders of this civilization in the early days and the beginning of the formation of human civilizations, especially in the field of prehistorical civilizations, and this situation has continued during historical periods. As information and historical documents show, this region has played an effective and important role in attracting civilizations and transferring it to the other side, as well as spreading its civilization to the adjacent areas, as this has been one of the most important centers of civilization during the Sassanid era. In the Islamic era, it had a special position. In any case, although the evidence from this area is very rare, there is no doubt that today, a wide variety of ancient monuments from each of the past civilizations cover the entire plain. Considering the above points, it seems that the Ardabil region is a hidden and covered page of the history of Iran and will be the solution to deciphering ambiguous events,being seen as a possible means of communication among known events. The purpose of this paper is to show the physical and archeological nature and the dark and hidden corners of rural and urban settlements such as Viyand, Guran and Yel Suyi (which unfortunately have only a few traces left today). This research is a descriptive-analytical study based on library, documentary, and field studies.

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The Evolution of the Image Iconography of James Borovichsky

Author(s): Vyacheslav Vyach. Babiyak,Olga A. Tuminskaya / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: the image of Jacob Borovichi; copper casting; relic; the evolution of iconography;

The question of the evolution of the iconographic image of St. James of Borovichi is considered in the time interval: the miraculous appearance of the saint in the 13th century, the preparation of the memorial service between the 16th -17th centuries, the formation of variants of local iconography between the 18th -19th centuries. We are talking about the formation of a local iconographic performance, characteristic to "Borovichi" and "Valdai" types, the focus being the image of the fool (in a robe and with a scarf on his loins). The description and analysis of the composition of the copper icon with the image of St. James of Borovichi from the personal collection of V. V. Babiyak bears the character of attribution and it is introduced into a wide scientific context.

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Symbology of Animal Motifs in the Verneh Textures of Shahsevan Tribe

Author(s): Sanam Arzani,Reza Rezalou / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: Shahsevan tribe; Verneh; symbology; animals;

Most of the nomads of East Azerbaijan province belong to the tribes of Arasbaran and Shahsevan, nine independent tribes in the Yaylak period, and seven independent tribes in the Qishlaq period. Shahsevan nomads are composed of different tribes, such as Ajirlu, Moghanlu, Giglu, Qaralar Meshgini etc. Verneh, as a type of carpet, Maffrash or means of carrying household furniture, were mainly woven by nomads and some villagers in the settlement of Shahsevan nomads in Azerbaijan and some surrounding areas, such as Pars Abad, Germi and Meshgin Shahr counties of Ardabil province, and Ahar and Kaleybar counties of East Azerbaijan province. This handicraft has both the simplicity of the rug (Kilim) style and the elegance and beauty of the carpet. The lack of sufficient information in this field has led to a close study of some of these motifs related to Verneh. Therefore, one of the most important objectives of the research is to introduce motifs, concepts and animal symbols hidden in Verneh, in order to expand knowledge about the artistic products of this region and examine the impact of nomadic life conditions on the nature of their products in these areas. The research method is applied in terms of nature and purpose and its findings were first done as field research. Then, the samples from the studies were matched with the general information and eventually examined. The results of this study show that the animal motifs created in verneh tell the truth about the material and social life of weavers and show a valuable collection in their life. Verneh’s paintings and motifs depict the nomadic way of life, the animal-dependent life in direct connection with nature, the adherence to the customs of the ancestors and the beliefs of these people. Animal motifs are a symbol of nomadic life, related to nomadic livestock.

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Women’s image and role in art: from Medieval virtuous mystics to today’s Advertising perverse figures

Author(s): Aida Furnică / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: medieval; women; western; art; advertising; stereotypes;

For various historically documented reasons, women have always been considered a paradigm of either virtue or perversion. In this article, we focus firstly on the image of women as reflected in medieval illuminated manuscripts, where portrayals raged from mainly mystics in convents, saints, mothers, damsels in distress, labourers in the fields and even women of ill character. Apart from that, we mention the role of women as writers and illustrators of Manuscripts. Secondly, we have a brief look at modern western art, based on the heritage of medieval art, that carries on even further the stereotyped image of women, systematically objectifying them. Thirdly and finally, we examine how this has influenced today's advertising depictions of women, outlined with distinctive characteristics. The visual discourse emphasizes certain physical and moral traits based again on clichés, stressing mostly decadent passive attitudes and poses or submissive roles. The present research is quantitative and qualitative, based on case studies and referred in articles on Medieval Illuminated Art and Today's Advertising and Mass Media.

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Thematic traditions and new-media multidisciplinarity in the exhibitions from the Aparte Gallery of UNAGE Iași

Author(s): Cătălin Soreanu,Lavinia German / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: Aparte Gallery; exhibitions; multidisciplinarity; visual arts; art mediums;

The present research aims to analyse the thematic diversity of the exhibition activities in the Aparte Gallery of "George Enescu" National University of Arts (UNAGE) in Iaşi, respectively artistic projects carried out by students, teachers or guest artists of the Faculty of Visual Arts and Design (FAVD), between 2005 - 2020. Furthermore, we will place heavy emphasis on a multitude of formats of artistic events (exhibitions, workshops, conferences, symposia, artistic residencies), associated with various artistic mediums, such as painting, graphics, sculpture, photography, installation, performance, etc. The gallery has become, over time, an authentic space for contemporary art projects, which encourages the experiment and artistic research of all specializations within the faculty. All in all, the purpose of this article is to relate the diversity of artistic event formats, themes and their media variety, in the institutional context of art education, analysing the course and evolution of the Aparte Gallery space.

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Images de l’Invisible

Author(s): Mihail-George Hâncu / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: review; Centre for Medieval Studies of the University of Bucharest; visual arts; Middle Ages;

Review of: Luminița Diaconu, Alexandra Lițu, Ecaterina Lung (eds.), Images de l’Invisible. De l’Antiquité tardive à la fin du Moyen Âge, București, Editura Universității din București, 2020, 228 pp. (ISBN: 978-606-16-1192-8)

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The Poem of a Distinguished Spanish Writer and Professor on an Acclaimed Spanish Painting

Author(s): Ana-Magdalena Petraru / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: Poem; Spanish writer; Spanish painting; review;

Review of: Miguel de Unamuno, Cristul lui Velázquez/ El Cristo de Velázquez (The Christ of Velázquez), translated by Sorin Mărculescu, Humanitas Publishing House, 2015, 320 pages

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An Updated History of the Middle Ages

Author(s): Paula-Andreea Onofrei / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: Middle Ages; History; review;

Review of: Georges Minois, Istoria Evului Mediu: o mie de ani de splendoare şi ticăloşie / The History of the Middle Ages: a Thousand Years of Splendour and Abjection. Translation from French and notes by Doru Mareş, Orion Publishing House, Nemira Publishing Group, Bucharest, 2021, ISBN 978-606-43-0684- 5, 543 pages

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The National Symposium ”Medieval Art and Culture between the Orient and the Occident”

Author(s): Adrian Stoleriu / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: Medieval Art; Culture; Orient; Occident; The National Symposium;

The National Symposium ”Medieval Art and Culture between the Orient and the Occident” the 2nd of November 2021

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On Visual Arts and Cultural Regionalism in Alsace from the Perspective of a Transylvanian Art Historian

Author(s): Ana-Magdalena Petraru / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2022

Keywords: Visual Arts; Cultural Regionalism; Transylvanian Art Historian; review;

Review of: Valentin Trifescu, Geografiiartisticeși regionalism înistoriografia de artă din Alsaciainterbelică/ Artistic Geographies and Regionalism in Art Historiography in Interwar Alsace, foreword by Andrei-CorbeaHoișie, preface by Jean-Noël Grandhomme, 2 nd revised edition,Ed. ȘcoalaArdeleană, 2019, 250 pages

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