The role of networking competencies in social enterprise performance by Aija Sannikova, Jelena Titko, Janis Kudins

“…Findings – The analysis of the results of Latvian survey revealed that: 1) social enterprise per- sonnel and university academic staff rated the role of networking competencies in social enterprise performance differently; 2) social enterprises rated cooperation with local governments higher and with industry associations as less important than the group of university academic staff. …”
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Overtourism in urban destinations: the myth of smart solutions by María García Hernández, Josep Ivars Baidal, Sofía Mendoza de Miguel

“…Almost no technological solutions have been developed to address this issue, which is barely perceived as a problem by local governments. However, the need to generate knowledge that is useful for managing tourist overload constitutes a challenge faced by a growing number of destinations. …”
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Geography of the Conflict Potential of the Projected La Clusaz—Le Grand Bornand Ski Link Via the Tête du Danay by Amandine Troiano, Lionel Laslaz

“…This same opposition is indicative of a process of territorialization, making the consultation phase of an urban planning document such as the SCoT a time for analyzing conflictual dynamics and potentially for the evolution of local governance. The potential for conflict is then expressed through the capacity for mobilization that this type of project can catalyze against it, structuring collectives that were previously dispersed and poorly federated.…”
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Integrated Pest Management for Mosquito Reduction around Homes and Neighborhoods by C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly, Elizabeth Bolles, D. Culbert, James DeValerio, Michael Donahoe, K. Gabel, R. Jordi, J. McLaughlin, Anita Neal, Sally Scalera, E. Toro, Joseph Walter

“… This 40-page publication describes how homeowners can use an integrated pest management (IPM) program to help decrease pesticide use, reduce the risk of contracting mosquito-borne diseases, and ease the financial burden on local governments responsible for area-wide control. Modern mosquito control emphasizes source reduction to eliminate areas where mosquitoes thrive; surveillance to determine whether pesticide applications are necessary; screening; sanitation; and other techniques described in this document. …”
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Integrated Pest Management for Mosquito Reduction around Homes and Neighborhoods by C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly, Elizabeth Bolles, D. Culbert, James DeValerio, Michael Donahoe, K. Gabel, R. Jordi, J. McLaughlin, Anita Neal, Sally Scalera, E. Toro, Joseph Walter

“… This 40-page publication describes how homeowners can use an integrated pest management (IPM) program to help decrease pesticide use, reduce the risk of contracting mosquito-borne diseases, and ease the financial burden on local governments responsible for area-wide control. Modern mosquito control emphasizes source reduction to eliminate areas where mosquitoes thrive; surveillance to determine whether pesticide applications are necessary; screening; sanitation; and other techniques described in this document. …”
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Case study of the promotion policy culture in the preservation of the dayak bidayuh nibakng religious tradition in the Borderlands Siding district, Bengkayang Regency by Yulius Yohanes, Martinus Martinus, Messy Cosella, Julia Magdalena Wuysang

“…The study concludes that cultural promotion policies can help strengthen local cultural identity if they are supported by collaboration among local governments, traditional institutions, and communities. …”
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The Management Strategy of Ecopreneurship-based Sustainable Mangrove Forest Ecotourism in Makassar City, South Sulawesi by Amal Arfan, Syafruddin Side, Suhartono Nurdin, Muhammad Faisal Juanda

“…The respondents were purposively selected based on their specific roles within the communities, community leaders, local governments, and non-governmental organizations surrounding the mangrove forest areas. …”
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Diagnostics of accomplishing regional goals of the national project “Ecology” (on the example of the Vologda region) by E. N. Yakovleva, M. V. Andreeva, I. V. Krukova

“…In the Vologda region, low involvement of local governments and the private sector in the development of the national project “Ecology” was found. …”
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Pre-Evaluation of Industrialization Project of Local Science and Technology Achievements Based on FAHP by Yongzhi Chang, Yu Hang, Tong Liang

“…The feasibility and validity of the evaluation index system and the evaluation model are verified, the risks of economy and policy in the industrialization of sci-tech achievements are reduced, and the optimization rate of the industrialization project is improved, which provide a reliable basis for local governments to realize the industrialization of sci-tech achievements.…”
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The Analysis of Village Development by Youth Through Online Mass Media in Support of SDG’s 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities by Dwiyanto Indiahono, Seang Song, Thahrina Azriah, Tobirin Tobirin, Sahat Satyawan Darmanto, Alizar Isna, Titi Rahmawati

“…These efforts directly contribute to the achievement of SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities by encouraging sustainable community development, and strengthening local governance. This research aims to analyse the youth awareness of village development published through online mass media. …”
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The Social-Ecological System Framework of Urban Wetlands: The Role of Collective Management at Local Level by Lida Díaz-Pinzón, Lya Sierra, Francesc Trillas, Joan Miquel Verd

“…Collaboration between communities and public agencies is crucial, enhancing local governance efficiency and ecosystem services.…”
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Bridging silos through governance innovations: the role of the EU cities mission by Alexandra Buylova, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Jennifer Bergman, Lisa Sanderink, Björn Wickenberg, Cesar Casiano Flores, Kes McCormick, Kes McCormick

“…Cities and local governments are increasingly under pressure to accelerate transformative change in energy and climate transitions. …”
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Can Top Down Participatory Budgeting Work? The Case of Polish Community Fund by Dawid Sześciło, Bartosz Wilk

“…The purpose of this article is to determine when top down approach to PB might be welcomed, taking into account the characteristics of PB schemes all around the world that they emerged as local initiatives, instigated either by civil society groups or local governments. The analysis is based on the description of the PB example as introduced via country-wide legislation, exhaustively regulating PB procedure. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variations of Water Pollution-Intensive Enterprises and Influencing Factors in China’s “Two Control Zone” Policy Using Spatial Statistics and Spatial Autoregressive... by Fuqiang Dai, Xia Zhang, Qing Li, Hao Liu

“…Against this background, analyzing the spatial agglomeration characteristics and driving mechanisms of water pollution-intensive enterprises (WPIEs) can help local governments formulate regulations to better manage pollution by enterprises. …”
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Analysis of the Correlation between Emerging Industry Development and University Students’ Entrepreneurship Based on Big Data by Yufeng Pan, Hui Huang

“…With the strong support of local governments for strategic emerging industries such as high-end equipment manufacturing, new materials, and new energy, strategic emerging industries are playing an increasingly important role in the economy and society. …”
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Loosening of Access Threshold and Downturns in Listed Firms Performance: A Quasi-Natural Experiment from the “IPO Green Channel” for Poverty Alleviation by Yi Sun, Chunying Cui, Ya Gao, Chunyan Zhao

“…Finally, this paper suggests that regulators should cooperate with local governments actively to ensure the smooth implementation of the government’s poverty alleviation efforts while balancing market equity and efficiency. …”
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Assessment of rural satisfaction with local organizations services In ILAM province by Alireza darban astaneh

“…Today in democratic governments, accountability to people and obtain the consent of them form local services is important for people's participation in local governance and consequently it is important to organizational success. …”
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Logements sociaux à Chongqing et à Shanghai. Corollaires de l’« urbanisation » rurale et de la financiarisation foncière by Miguel Elosua, Françoise Ged, YANG Chen

“…Twenty years later, studies carried out by urban planners and sociologists from Tongji University are trying to identify and solve the problems of the large complex.The issues approached in different ways according to local governments show the interest of local studies to understand the complexity of a reform of national interest, with distinct temporalities and different regulatory approaches.…”
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Rethinking the roles of pastoralists’ indigenous religious practices in Nuer nation Zone, Gambella Region, South-West Ethiopia by Chayot Gatdet

“…These systems have highly contributed to personal reproduction (55%), farming practices (45%), conflict resolution (60%), forecasting event (48%), healing (60%), and social cohesion (70%), and local governing (50%) among the pastoralists. These indigenous religion systems faced increasing severe exposure to missionary activities (42%), modernization (35), political marginalization (30), and socio-political instability (28) that disrupts traditional governance structures. …”
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Rising Value of Turkish Foreign Policy: Cultural Diplomacy by Fırat Purtaş

“…In this period, the parallel diplomacy practiced on a one-to-one basis by Turkish educational institutions, local governments and various NGOs through activities ranging from cultural events to humanitarian aid, has been the invisible power of Turkish foreign policy. …”
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