Tag: policy

TOWARDS AN INTEGRATED PARTICIPATORY MARINE/COASTAL AND TERRITORIAL SPATIAL PLANNING APPROACH AT THE LOCAL LEVEL – PLANNING TOOLS AND ISSUES RAISED

Nikoleta PANAGOU

Rural and Surveying Engineer, Dept. of Geography and Regional Planning, School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

nikolpanagou@gmail.com

Athina KOKKALI

Marine Scientist, MSc., PhD Candidate, Dept. of Geography and Regional Planner, School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

athkokkali@gmail.com

Anastasia STRATIGEA

Professor, Dept. of Geography and Regional Planning, School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

stratige@central.ntua.gr

Abstract

Future development of coastal and island communities is nowadays marked by two evolving trends, namely the rapid urbanization and the increasing interest in sea-related activities. Coping with these trends as well as other challenges faced in these areas (climate change, coastal erosion etc.) lies at the heart of policy concern, while has also opened up new fields of research work and concern as to the methodological aspects that can support an integrated planning view of terrestrial and marine environments and their interactions. By drawing on knowledge acquired from relative studies at a macro-regional level, this paper attempts to shift to the local level; and structure an integrated methodological approach enabling the concurrent confrontation of territorial and maritime planning issues and policy making. The paper places emphasis on testing well-established planning tools (MICMAC and MACTOR models) that are capable of perceiving, in a structured way, the integration of land and marine environments into one system as well as integration of views, interests, stakes etc. of land and maritime stakeholders. Implementation of this framework in an island region –Zakynthos Greece– designates the value of these planning tools in: feeding the planning process with valuable knowledge, emerging from the study of interaction of land and maritime subsystems as well as of respective stakeholders; and effectively supporting implementation of subsequent planning stages for building up more informed policy decisions.

Keywords: Blue growth, Integrated marine and land spatial planning, Policy, MICMAC and MACTOR models, Island regions.

JEL classification: R00, R11, R14, R50, R58
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LABOR ABSORPTION UNDER MINIMUM WAGE POLICY IN INDONESIA

Nur FERIYANTO

Department of Economics, Universitas Islam Indonesia
Condong Catur, Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 55283, Phone number: +62811282632
nurferiyanto@yahoo.com

Jaka SRIYANA

Department of Economics, Universitas Islam Indonesia.
Condong Catur, Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 55283, Phone number: +628328034715
jakasriyana@yahoo.com
(Corresponding author)

Abstract

This study analyzes the impact minimum wage policy and some economic factors on labor absorption in Indonesia. For this purpose, this research used provincial panel data for the period of 2006 to 2013. The study reveals that minimum wage policy across provinces has created unemployment trap in this period. It can be inferred that minimum wage policy failed to support the local economy to better and more stable society welfare. This research also found an unexpected result regarding to the role of economic growth to labor absorption. Economic growth across provinces has not contributed yet to the increasing employment rate in the local economy. Moreover, this finding reveals that provincial labor absorption was also affected by geographical factors. The provinces which are located at the west Indonesia tend to have high empolyment rate. This phenomenon indicates the existence of unbalanced development in the country.

Keywords: wage, employment, policy, investment, economic growth

JEL classification: C21, J23, J30, J31, J38

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PROSPECTS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION

Stratigea, A.

Biska, A.

Giaoutzi, M

National Technical University of Athens

Abstract:

The focus of the present paper is on the renewable energy developments in the Mediterranean Region. In the first part is presented the EU policy framework for renewable energy and the targets set for 2020, both at the EU and the member state level. In the second part, are explored the patterns of renewable energy developments in the Mediterranean basin, against the 2020 targets. In the final part, conclusions are drawn on the prospects of the Mediterranean countries for reaching the renewable energy targets for 2020.

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Keywords: renewable energy, policy, Mediterranean countries, RE targets for 2020