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Community Forest Management in Nigeria: A Case of Local Empowerment and Environmental Management Project (Leemp) In Adamawa State
Authors: Liman Aminu , Ngah Ibrahim
Published: August 2021

Deforestation continuous to be a wide spread problem in rural areas of developing countries. Conventional “top down” approach has proved fundamentally limited in their ability to promote the culture of forest conservation in the world over. Inco-prorating the community based forest and community based natural resources management in rural development strategies seems to be the best approach to conserve forest area. This paper provides a case of community forest management by rural communities in rural areas of Nigeria. Based on the experience of the Local Empowerment and Environmental Management Project (LEEMP) in Adamawa State of Nigeria, this paper discussed the achievement and challenges in implementing community based forest management in the rural areas. Information used in this paper is based a preliminary study in evolving interviews with officials of the implementation agencies of LEEMP and a few participants of the projects in Adamawa state. Under LEEMP the priorities include the empowerment of local people to manage the community based forest and community based natural resources conservation in their areas. The project aim for the effective management of renewable forest resources, (vegetation), minimizing depletion of non-renewable forest resources (wild life), minimise forest pollution and its attendants negative impacts.(bush burning), as well as to decentralize the responsibity for managing forest resources. This study found that LEEMP helps to bring grass root citizen contribution to the objectives of sustainable natural resources management and community wellbeing collectively. There exist a strong link between the rural poverty and the deforestation and forest management through community empowerment did show some improvement both to the resource conservation and improvement to the livelihood of the communities. However there were many challenges encounter in the process implementationinclude non-inclusive of stake holders because of social class or due to political affiliation, while projects are not evenly distributed among communities of serious need, others are un involve and ill-informed in terms of decision and actions, and lack of conservation culture, among communities. This paper implies that effective incorporation of forest management in rural development strategies should focus more attention to collective action, which ties the community on values, cultures, and economics benefits into the ecological project, with balancing the aim of sustaining the environment and poverty alleviation.
Documenting Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge of Medicinal Plants in Malaysia: A Comprehensive Approach
Authors: Fui Lim Hin , Haron Norini , Yusof Norshakila , Baharuddin Intan Nurulhani , Mustapha Nik Musaadah , Lee Tan Ai , Zaidi Nurul Husna , Jamaludin Fadzureena , Mohtar Mastura
Published: August 2021

Before United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) 1993, documentation of traditional forest related knowledge on medicinal plants did not consider much the issue of sustainable development and sharing of benefits with knowledge holders. While some academicians obtained their higher degrees from research on local knowledge, the indigenous and local communities providing the knowledge gained little. With the signing of CBD, countries have taken efforts to document the traditional knowledge to achieve CBD’s triple objective on conserving biological diversity, using natural resources sustainably and fairly and equitably sharing benefits deriving from the use of genetic resources. As a party to CBD, Malaysian government implemented a traditional knowledge (TK) documentation project on medicinal and aromatic plants of the aborigines (Orang Asli) in Peninsular Malaysia since 2007. In line with CBD and Malaysia’s National Policy on Biological Diversity (1998), the process of TK documentation among 15 Orang Asli sub-ethnic groups involved a comprehensive approach. A wide range of activities were carried out, namely conducting rapid rural appraisal, holding workshop on awareness raising, obtaining prior informed consent, carrying out socio-economic household survey, capacity building on documentation among the Orang Asli communities, database development, lab analysis of selected potential medicinal plants, developing prototype products and development of benefit sharing mechanism. Malaysia’s comprehensive model of TK documentation has attracted national and world attention. In 2013-2014, FRIM receives funding to conduct TK related R&D and training projects from (a) the Ministry of Agriculture (RM5.56 million), (b) international Islamic Development Bank (US$30,000), (c) United Nations Development Program and Global Environment Fund (US$533,000), and (d) Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions (APAFRI) (US$1,500).
Development of Malaysian Wild Bananas Seed progenies, Musa acuminata ssp. malaccensis and Musa gracilis.
Authors: Baruddin Nurul Husna , Kayat Fatimah
Published: August 2021

An embryo culture and micropropagation technique was done to develop the clonal population of wild bananas, Musa acuminata ssp. malaccensis and Musa gracilis for breeding purpose. The aim of this study was to compare in vitro germination and multiplication rate of two Malaysian wild bananas species. Embryos were cultured at different days; starting from day one until day 30 of fruit’s harvested. Result showed that the highest germination rate for both wild bananas was achieved from ripen fruit compared to unripe and over-ripen fruit. Germinated seedling were transferred onto MS media supplemented with 2 mg/L 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) for several times to generate explants with multiple shoots. M. gracilis showed high proliferation rate compared to M. acuminata ssp. malaccensis after first sub cultured. In subsequent culture, number of shoots was increasing in M. acuminata ssp. malaccensis but not in M. gracilis.
The Gasteruptiidae of the Maltese Islands, with the description of a new species of Gasteruption Latreille, 1796 from Malta and Italy (Hymenoptera: Evanioidea)
Authors: Cassar Thomas , Mifsud David , van Achterberg Cornelis
Published: August 2021

The gasteruptiid fauna of the Maltese archipelago is reviewed for the first time. Four species of Gasteruption are found to inhabit the Maltese Islands, and Gasteruption tanyakronum n. sp. van Achterberg is described on the basis of material collected from Malta and Sardinia (Italy).
Shaping compact cities for liveability, affordability and sustainability
Authors:   University of Auckland, Atmadja Felicia ,   New Zealand Author 2 Dushko BOGUNOVICH, University of Auckland,   New Zealand, Bogunovich Dushko ,   University of Auckland; New Zealand Author 2 Dushko BOGUNOVICH, University of Auckland; New Zealand
Published: August 2021

Rapid urban population and territorial growth is becoming a general trend across the world, driving planning policies to promote a more compact city. As an alternative to sprawling patterns of urban development, the compact city emerges as a spatial form characterized by three key elements: densification, connectivity and accessibility. All three are articulated by transit-oriented development (TOD) strategies in today’s urban context. TOD aims to encourage densification, mixed land uses, walkability and public transportation, as well as vertical housing typologies. There are now many examples around the world in which TOD has influenced the verticalization of the city, and we can expect further translations into other contexts. Auckland and Jakarta have too chosen the TOD strategy, incorporating vertical housing, to slow down the sprawl. But citizens are concerned about the quality of life in high-rise, higher density housing, as well as its price. We make a comparative assessment of TOD’s ability to achieve liveability, sustainability and affordability in two cities – Jakarta and Auckland – while using Singapore as a benchmark for both. Two case studies have shown that some of the residents’ complaints are justified. In the conclusion of the study we suggest improvements in planning and design strategies and produce further recommendations for an effective city transformation.
An analysis of the changing role of Istanbul as a megacity in the world
Authors:   Gebze Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of City and Regional Planning, Pakoz Muhammed Ziya , Eren Fatih ,   Konya Technical University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Department of City and Regional Planning, Bas Ahmet ,   Abdullah Gül University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Published: August 2021

Istanbul is a unique part of the world because of not only its history, but also its function as a bridge from the point of economic, social and cultural interrelations. There are many cities, which are settled near a water source; however, Istanbul is the only city that is settled between two continents and two seas. All these features create some opportunities and threats for the city in terms of hinterland relations and the spatial structure. This paper aims to find out the economic, social and cultural impact of globalization on the spatial structure and the hinterland relations of Istanbul while discussing the city’s contradictory positions as an edge of Europe and as a bridge between the East and the West. Within this scope, we made a multiscale analysis considering interregional and inter-urban relations and their socio-spatial imprints within the boundaries of the city. Firstly, we made a comparative analysis to understand the changing position of Istanbul in the world in the 21st century by using global and regional indexes. Secondly we examined the change in the hinterland relations of the city by investigating the flows of people, goods, services and ideas between other regions / cities and the city of Istanbul in time. Thirdly, we traced the spatial imprints of these flows and interactions within the city in terms of relocations and displacements. Our study shows the growing importance of the city not only as a part of Europe but also as a node and bridge for the globalized world while emphasising socio-cultural and socio-economic tensions within the city as a result of this process.
The value of less and small: transforming metropolitan Doha into connected, human and resilinet urban settlements
Authors:   Prof. of Architecture and Urbanism, Alraouf Ali ,   Qatar
Published: August 2021

Qatar is one of few Middle Eastern oil producing countries that realized the vitality of a needed swift transformation from resources to knowledge economy. Until a few decades ago, Qatar was dominated by nomadic people whose livelihood depended on fishing, pearling, camel breeding, and fishing ships building. However, the discovery of oil and gas has encouraged not only socio-economic change, but environmental change as well. The discussed account will cover the main strategies adopted by the country to create a distinctive model of development in the Middle East. The study also analyzes the shift over the past decade which reveals how Qatar views investments in knowledge-based urban development as essential vehicles to survive in a globalized and competitive world. More significantly, the study illustrates an interesting form of urban resilience in the face of major challenges which faced Qatar in the last decade including, winning the bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2022, the decline of oil prices and the air, sea and ground blockade imposed by its adjacent neighbors. The study sheds light on different urban planning strategies and policies adopted to shift the focus from creating a mega city with an image which resonate with typical global cities to a more sustainable, resilient, knowledge-based and decentralized urbanity. The model of Qatar is analyzed holistically in the paper to go form the strategic planning decisions all the way to case studies and best practice planning projects. The study demonstrates how Qatar has captured the world’s imagination by balancing global aspirations and local necessities in a sustainable and resilience context. This paper examines a framework for city and urban regions inspired by the theory of placemaking and its relevance to the boundaries of human urbanism. The paper sheds new light on the transformation of the city from a metropolitan exploiting the oil and gas revenues to a multi-centered model of urbanism. In doing so, the city adopted a number of significant strategies include the well distributed livable urban centers, transit-oriented development, introducing compacted urbanism and encouraging models of mixed use development. The paper concludes with a planning matrix which suggest that for Qatar, adopting such strategies and the deliberate move towards multi=centered urbanism is inevitable in the age of post globalizing world, the need for an urban human scale and the challenges of post Carbon paradigm.
Urban parameters analysis and visualization
Authors:   nstitute for Renewable Energy, Eurac Research, Croce Silvia ,   Italy, Vettorato Daniele ,   nstitute for Renewable Energy, Eurac Research; Italy
Published: August 2021

Several mitigation and adaptation strategies are proposed to tackle the environmental issues associated to massive urbanization and climate change. All these solutions are highly related to the utilization of urban surfaces (i.e. building envelopes, streets, public spaces, etc.). However, the existing trends demonstrate the lack of a systemic approach able to integrate multiple possible functions and avoid sub-optimal solutions. In this context, urban planning can play an essential role in managing conflicts among different surface uses and ensuring their integration. This involves making spatially explicit decisions about the types of surface use allowable, and their extent and location. The decision-making process needs to be supported by accurate and detailed knowledge about the spatial distribution of a variety of parameters that influence the surface uses in cities. This study presents a systematic framework to support planning decisions based on accurate, diverse and spatially explicit information, and discusses its application in a residential district located in Bolzano (Italy). The proposed method implies the assembly of a multivariate spatial database of significant morphological and environmental parameters acquired through environmental simulation techniques and on-site data collection. The three-dimensional visualization of this database represents a solid base to relate urban planning decisions on surface uses to their effects in terms of microclimatic conditions, thermal comfort, and on-site renewable energy production.
Global-Local Dynamics in Urbanization: The transformation of the desa-kota in Bali and the roles of adat institutions
Authors:   Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning Gadjah Mada University, Setiawan B. , Rahmani Sita ,   Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning Gadjah Mada University
Published: August 2021

For so long, urban studies in developing regions such as Indonesia has been trapped into a single view of global value and capital as the main, powerfull forces of the process. The result is therefore, a global, universal form or urbanization and the production of urban spaces. The fact that cities each have different histories, heritage, and resources show that there are local variations in response to global-economic pressures.With a case study of the transformation of the desa-kota in Bali, Indonesia, this paper shows and argues that in the dynamics process of urbanization, local actors and forces have play a significant roles in the production of urban spaces. Further, it argues that the existing centralized-Indonesia ‘formal/legal’ urban policy and planning system does not fit with the existing dynamics of local-cultural variations of urbanization – the roles of adat institutions and nomrs are significant and therefore should be supported and facilitated.
Chinese megablock urbanism
Authors:   The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Peng Yixuan ,   Hong Kong, China, Bruyns Gerhard ,   The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Hong Kong, China, Nel Darren ,   The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Hong Kong, China
Published: August 2021

In what way can the study of megablock typologies in the PRD deliver better insight in terms of process and scales of Chinese urbanization? In the Chinese context, the ‘collective’ has stood central to its urbanisms and processes of urbanization (Lu, 2006). As a state where ownership and territoriality are retained by a socialist system, the basic elements of this (urban) model have remained the creation of collective housing founded on publicly owned land. From the ‘neighbourhood-unit' (邻里单位) and ‘working-unit’ (单位大院), to ‘commodity housing’ (商品房) (Lu, 2006), these practices gradually shape Chinese cities in “Socialism with Chinese characteristics” into what can only be termed ‘megablock’ urban fabrics. Where, ‘Mega’ infrastructure in cities, or better yet, megablocks, embody the antithesis of open and transparent entities. Beyond its organization with the physical network (transportation or public service), they impact the urbanization process in terms of speed and scale. The Chinese urban population has risen from 18% in 1978 to 58.5% in 2017 (National Bureau of Statistics of China, 2018). Between 1991 and 2000, 83% of Shanghai’s residential compounds became enclaves, with the Guangdong Province alone witnessing the formation of 54,000 closed-off compounds, covering more than 70% of the city surface and housing more than 80% of its population (Miao, 2004). Broadly speaking, former and ongoing studies of Chinese urbanization are yet to provide a clear perspective of megablock development, both in terms of the unprecedented context and its spatial impact. This paper aims to address concerns pertaining to the megablock phenomenon: its impacts on urban morphology as well as its prevalent strategies as an urban model. The argument presented here hopes to touch upon the links between planning and the eventual morphological expression of megablock development, and possibly argue for the cultivation of an urbanization practice that needs to become systematic in its sustainable focus and outcomes
The application of micro-regeneration strategy in urban renewal in norther Lima, Perù
Authors:   School of Architecture, Southeast University, Bian Bo ,   China
Published: August 2021

Lima, the capital city of Peru, is situated within the country's desert region on the Pacific coast and bordered by the Andes Mountains to the East. It is one of the most fast developing city shifting from both formal and informal urban construction. While traditional renewal model and strategy cannot deal with new situation and complex urban problems of this mega city due to its inner and outer contradictions and complexity. This paper analyses the current situation of San Martin de Porres, a typical district in the northern part of the city, which grew towards the Chillon river corridor mainly during the second half of the twentieth century. It conducts investigation and analysis on the current situation related to social, economy and infrastructure system in this district. It shows that from the perspective of planning and design, urban scale top-down interventions have little positive impact on individual realities. On the opposite, much of the society's knowledge and useful space are created by the residents' active behaviour and informal activities, which belong to the bottomup strategy, and they provide the source for urban vitality. Based on the above content, the paper puts forward the micro-regeneration strategy based on the theory of organic renewal and daily life, which mainly includes three aspects: urban catalysts, space design and corporate mechanism construction. The paper investigate different potential urban catalysts based on the feature of different functional space. It includes the most symbolic area that the latter design would applied to the whole province practically. Space design consists of four aspects: riverbank reuse, street renovation, community building and neighbourhood space transformation. The paper introduces community-based organization and governmental structure based on current top-down model and residents' activities in order to push on the practical work that all the other area could follow. It tries to stimulate the improvement of the current situation and hopes to provide a new mode for the development of this mega city and similar practice
Research of traditional village Conservation and Development Planning. Taking Liugou Village in Beijing as an example
Authors:   Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Gan Zhengkun ,   China, Long Lingege ,   Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture; China, Zhang Dayu ,   Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture; China
Published: August 2021

As a primary material carrier of Chinese farming civilization, traditional villages have the dual attributes of villages and heritage. The traditional village cannot be regenerated if they were destroyed. Therefore, it is urgent to find a suitable development model and way out in the context of high-speed urbanization. The proper planning of traditional villages mainly covers two aspects of protection and development for a long time. The preparation and management of various types of planning are also intertwined and even contradictory. “Multiple-planning” is an effective way to solve the conflicts between different administrative departments and different types of planning in the current planning process, and also provides a practical planning idea and method for the future of traditional villages. Firstly, the research analyzes the existing planning types of traditional villages and points out that because of the difference of objectives, strategies, and executives, there come three common problems: The protection measures are not easy to implement; The development strategies are unsustainable; The planning and implementation are not connected. These problems directly affected the implementation of planning. They not only hinder the effective conservation of cultural heritage but also restrict the revitalization of the village's economic development. Furthermore, the research discusses the necessity and feasibility of “Multiple-planning” in the conservation and development of traditional villages and proposes a conservation and development planning framework for traditional villages from the perspective of “Multiple-planning.” Finally, the research is taking a traditional village conservation and development planning of Liugou in Yanqing District of Beijing as an example. Accomplished valuable planning in the perspective of “Multiple-planning” through objective and systematic status analyzing, exceptional and feasible conservation planning, scientific and sustainable development planning.
Multi-scale Spatial Layout Structure System Experiences of Shanghai Mega City Spatial Planning
Authors:   Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning & Design Institute Co.,LTD. China, William Zuo
Published: August 2021

As one of the leading factors of China's economic growth, Shanghai has ranked atop of global metropolitan. Recently, Shanghai has just completed the compilation of a new version of Shanghai 2035 Master plan. Under the guidance of ‘outstanding global city’ of Shanghai, one of the most remarkable changes is the redefinition of cities and regions. This master plan introduces a five-level spatial layout structure system of 'Central Activity Zone-Main City Zone-Suburban Town Circle-Near Shanghai Collaborative Zone-Yangtze River Delta Regional Urban Agglomerations'. The Central Activity Zone is the core area of the main city, the Main City Zone is the key upgrading area around the main city, the Suburban Town Circle is the suburban development complex composed of the suburban New city-new town-ordinary town and village. the Near Shanghai Collaborative Zone emphasizes the strategic coordination and interactive promotion between Shanghai and its surrounding areas, and the Yangtze River Delta Regional Urban Agglomerations refers to Shanghai driving more than ten cities in the Yangtze River Delta to form a world-class metropolis area. In different spatial scales, this pattern has given a coordinated and unified spatial planning arrangement for urban and rural areas and different regions, which provides a guideline for the world's megacities' spatial planning. The disadvantage is that the multi-scale spatial governance system matched with the multi-scale spatial layout structure system has not yet matured in Shanghai and its surrounding areas, resulting in difficulties in planning and implementation. Now, China is commencing a large-scale reform of its spatial planning system, which offers a great opportunity for the implementation of new planning concepts.
Two Thousand New, Million-Person Cities by 2050 – We Can Do It!
Authors:   Abu Dhabi Department of Urban Planning &	Municipalities, UAE, Goldie Stephan E.
Published: August 2021

In 1950 three quarters of a billion people lived in large towns and cities, or 30% of the total world population of over 2.5 billion. By 2009 this had grown to 3.42 billion, just over half of a total population of over 6.8 billion. The United Nations Secretariat currently forecasts that in 2050 6.4 billion, 67% of a total of almost 9.6 billion people will live in urban areas. Just over a third of that growth, around one billion people, is expected to be in China, India and Nigeria, but the remaining two billion will be in the countries around those countries: a massive arc stretching across the world from West Africa through the Middle East, across Asia and into the Pacific. In these other countries, an additional two billion urban residents over thirty years translates into a need to build a new city for a population of one million people, complete with hospitals, schools, workplaces, recreation and all the rest, at a rate of more than four a month: 2000 cities, in countries with little urban planning capability! In addition, the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs) include goal 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities "Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”, so these new cities should demonstrate a level of planning competence and city management ability that many towns and cities in the world are struggling to achieve. Notwithstanding the scale of the problem, the size and cost of the planning effort is demonstrated to be feasible, provided that action is swift and new technologies are developed and applied to the planning and approvals processes. Of course, taking these plans to construction is a much bigger effort, but the economy of cities is strongly circular, meaning that the initial cash injection generates jobs that pay wages that are spent on rent and goods within the city, which then generate profits that fund developments that generate jobs, etc. However, this requires good governance, a planning consideration that must also be addressed if the full benefits of planning, designing and building 2000 cities in the Third World are to be enjoyed by the citizens of those cities. Finally, failure is not an option, because “If we don't solve this equation, it is not that people will stop coming to cities. They will come anyhow, but they will live in slums, favelas and informal settlements” (Arevena, 2014), and we know that slums the world over produce crime, refugees and revolution, and then export these problems internationally, one way or another. The world most certainly does not want more refugees or another Syria, so planners must rescue us from that future, before it happens!
Short Analysis of the stakeholders’ benefit and satisfaction about Rural Land Share Cooperatives of the Southern Jiangsu Province
Authors:   Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning& Design Institute, Li Yi , Xihua Zhu ,   Jinxi Town government; China
Published: August 2021

The agricultural land around Shanghai is famous for its huge population and intensive cultivation. With the expansion of the metropolis, a large number of agricultural people have entered the city to work, and rural land has been abandoned1,2. In 2009, Kunshan City implemented a land transfer system, and 99% of the cultivated land was packaged for large scale farmers, and initially realized large‐scale operation3 . However, the large‐scale business model has gradually experienced problems such as predatory management, ecological destruction, and no sense of social responsibility. Through the establishment of agricultural land share cooperatives, Changyun Village took the lead in realizing the collective management of agricultural land, taking shares in the land, giving priority to paying dividends to the land, and paying wages to the farmers working in the cooperative. The peasants' enthusiasm for entering the city has become an important buffer for the migrants to work in Shanghai and surrounding village.It has increased the employment rate. At the same time, it has supplied green agricultural products to the city, passed on agricultural technology, and activated local communities. This article intends to analyse the correlation between several village share cooperative models based on Changyun Village and the large family farm contracting model of more than ten villages, and the satisfaction of villagers, combined with property rights theory, scale economy theory, and accounting cooperatives. Cost‐benefit, evaluate the effect of “long cloud-style” collectivization on revitalizing the surrounding villages of metropolises and assess the satisfaction of governments at all levels. Through field interviews and questionnaire surveys, the correlation analysis of village cadres and villagers' satisfaction was conducted. The government is optimistic about the role of the "long cloud model" in grassroots management and improvement of people's livelihood. Even if public finances are required to invest a large amount of money, it is necessary to strengthen the medical and social security of the villagers. The government is also quite satisfied with the Changyun model. At present, the economic benefits of the stock cooperatives have steadily increased. Although the growth rate is not large, the villagers have a strong sense of well‐being, and the village's ecological environment has been improved. In the future, the cost of the village will be reduced after the large scale operation, and the overall economic benefits will be improved. The future research direction will be how to solve the specific problems that plague the cooperative's production and operation, such as low rice prices and lack of high value added finishing facilities to continue to activate the surrounding areas of the metropolis and improve the satisfaction of the government and villagers.
Risk allocation with Shapley value in the risk aggregation framework
Authors:   Banco BPM, Lugoboni Antonio , Picchiotti Nicola ,   Banco BPM, Spuntarelli Andrea ,   Banco BPM
Published: August 2021

The topic of risk aggregation arises from the need to incorporate in a single measure the overall exposure to the different risk types. In general, the methodologies adopted for the purposes of risk integration are based on the principle that the overall economic capital is lower than the simple algebraic sum of economic capital measures related to individual risks. This phenomenon, due to the existence of an imperfect correlation between the risks, determines, in line with portfolio theory, a "diversification benefit". The issue of risk allocation subsequently arises when the risk value of the diversified aggregated loss needs to be reassigned to the different risk classes. A similar issue has been solved in the framework of cooperative Game Theory, where the Shapley value provides a player-specific contribution of the total surplus generated by the coalition. The paper proposes a novel application of the Shapley formula in the ICAAP context (Pillar II - economic view). In particular, we show that the Shapley value is the unique solution to the allocation problem of an overall risk value, granting the fundamental requested properties, including the efficiency one. An exemplificative model application is reported, as well as a comparison with a benchmark methodology. The experimental part shows the advantages of the novel approach in terms of precision and reliability of the estimates. Finally, it is important to mention that the presented framework can be applied also in other contexts such as, for instance, in the risk class attribution of the operational risk.
Fundamental review of the trading book: state of art on implementation of Standardised Approach
Authors:   Mediobanca, Figurelli Nicoletta , Frazzei Carlo ,   Banca Sella, Garufi Alessandro ,   Banco BPM, Giordani Tommaso ,   Cassa Centrale Banca, Miraldi Luca ,   MPS, Peron Marco ,   Cassa Centrale Banca, Rodonò Andrea ,   Deloitte Consulting, Siccardi Edoardo ,   Banca Sella, Stellacci Gaetano ,   Banca Sella, Tenuta Pietro ,   MPS
Published: August 2021

Following the publication of the regulatory framework for the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) by both the Basel Committee (BCBS) and the EU Regulator, the Financial Institutions have started the mandatory actions to comply with the new regulatory requirements. This article aims to provide an overview of the key challenges that banks have had to face in recent years, with a particular focus on the most significant methodological key points and the main impacts on business from the technicalities of the new regulatory framework, in order to provide guidelines and best practices on Standardized Approach (SA) topics shared between Risk Management and Front Office
Reputational Risk for financial institutions: a proposal of quantitative approach
Authors:   Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano, Ciaponi Giorgio , Dalbon Federico ,   Reply, Fabris Paolo ,   Reply, Frigerio Chiara ,   Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano, Longobardi Emilio Maria ,   Reply, Lucernati Romano ,   Reply, Scarcipino Pattarello Ivan ,   Reply, Repetto Elena ,   Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano, Terrizzano Francesca ,   Reply
Published: August 2021

The reputation of an institution refers to its public image in terms of competence, integrity and trustworthiness, which results from the awareness of its stakeholders. The related risk, i.e. “Reputational Risk”, is defined as the current or prospective risk of a decline in profits or capital resulting from a negative perception of the financial institution image by clients, counterparties, shareholders, investors or supervisory authorities. In this scenario, the reputation and the assessment of the associated risk component represent a decisive factor for ensuring long-lasting profitability. In recent years, the importance of managing and monitoring Reputational Risk is growing in importance with supervisory authorities, but nevertheless, there are no specific guidelines yet that the institutions can follow. The lack of a precise orientation means that the risk component is still considered discretionary, subjective and highly prone to interpretation. Considering that in the economic literature there is not a universally accepted approach, the aim of the paper is to provide a quantitative and objective methodology, a Quantitative Model, to assess the Reputational Risk in order to overcome the limits of a qualitative approach, by using exclusively numerical and objective analysis drivers, and to meet the increasing attention of the supervisory authorities on the issue. The Quantitative Model structure allows firms to study and to monitor the phenomenon from a managerial point of view. This approach provides financial institutions, in particular the Risk Management Department, a model to evaluate the reputational risk arising from economic magnitudes that characterise the business model of the financial institution. This means that the quantitative Model enables financial institutions to steering possible negative situations and promptly intervening with any corrective measures or actions deemed appropriate.
Does Herding Behaviour and Overconfidence Drive the Investor’s Decision Making During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: M. Hirdinis
Published: August 2021

This study is intended to analyze the effect of herding behavior and overconfidence in encouraging investment decision-making by investors on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the Jakarta area. The population of this research is investors who invest in investment instruments listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the Jakarta area with an unknown population, and the number of samples in this study is 100 investors. Data analysis in this study used an alternative method of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with Wrap PLS 5.0 data processing tools. The findings of this study is herding has a positive and significant effect on investment decisions by investors in the Jakarta area. Overconfidence has a positive and significant effect on investment decisions by investors in the Jakarta area. This means that the increasing herding and overconfidence of investors can drive the investor’s decisions making in the Jakarta area.
ACQUISITION OF FOLK HEALING PRACTICES: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY GROUNDING THE EXPERIENCES OF PARASANTIGWAR IN CAGRARAY ISLAND, PHILIPPINES
Authors: BIBON MICHAEL B.
Published: August 2021

For many years, folk medicine has been the resort of many less privileged families who do not have access to modern health care facilities. A parasantigwar is a term coined to a folk healer in Cagraray island, Philippines, a native version of a doctor trained in traditional manner providing indigenous medicinal help in the locale. This study aimed to ground the lived experiences of these parasantigwar on their acquisition of folk healing skills. Phenomenology approach was conducted by immersion and interview to 8 identified parasantigwar through referral sampling technique. Result revealed that (1) apprenticeship to a folk healer in the family and (2) life setbacks of families were grounds which opted the parasantigwar to resort into traditional healing through cultural transmission and motivation by needs deficiency. This resulted to the parasantigwar’s acquisition of practices through (1) passed knowledge and (2) aggregated learned skill. It was concluded that family plays an important role in the assimilation of the folk healing skill where this immediate environment is responsible for the transmission of the observed culture and development of motivation to suffice needs. Further studies need to be conducted to understand healing practices especially to the surrounding islands showing similarity in origins of folk healing practice.
PENTINGNYA PENGATURAN DIET HIPERTENSI DALAM PENCEGAHAN KEKAMBUHAN HIPERTENSI
Authors: Prawita Fenisia , Rahim Abdul , Triana Neni , Istini Istini , Simamora Melur
Published: August 2021

Hipertensi adalah salah satu penyakit terbanyak yang dijumpai pada lansia, dan secara khusus di Kampung KB dan Paya Lebar Kelurahan Tanjung Uban Kota Hipertensi juga merupakan penyakit yang mendominasi di kalangan usia dewasa akhir dan lansia. Seseorang dikatakan menderita hipertensi apabila memiliki tekanan darah sistolik lebih dari 140 mmHg dan diastolik lebih dari 90 mmHg. Berdasarkan penelusuran awal diketahui sebanyak 60% penderita hipertensi di Kampung KB dan Paya Lebar memiliki tekanan darah yang tidak terkontrol  Kendala yang sering dialami oleh Lansia dalam mengontrol tekanan darah yaitu 60% mengatakan makanan yang sulit tanpa garam, 20% mengatakan tidak ada yang mengantar ke puskesmas sehingga kadang putus obat dan 20% mengatakan bosan dengan mengkomsumsi obat terus menerus. Tujuan dari penyuluhan ini adalah untuk memberikan pengetahuan tentang diet hipertensi agar peserta dapat melakukan pencegahan dan perawatan pada penderita hipertensi dengan benar dengan bahan yang mdah didapatkan. Metode yang dilakukan adalah “direct delivery” atau penyampaian secara langsung dengan tetap protocol kesehatan Covid-19. Peserta berjumlah 15 orang yang terdiri dari lansia dan kader daerah Kampung KB dan Paya Lebar Kelurahan Tanjung Uban Kota. Hasil dari penyuluhan ini adalah bertambahnya ilmu pengetahuan para peserta mengenai pencegahan dan perawatan pada penderita hipertensi yang ditandai dengan 15 peserta (100%) dapat menjawab pertanyaan tentang diet hipertensi. Kesimpulannya adalah pengetahuan peserta tentang diet Hipertensi menunjukkan peningkatan sangat baik.
KOPERASI SWADAYA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN AKTIVITAS EKONOMI DAN KESEJAHTERAAN WARGA DUSUN PARIT PANJANG DESA JAMBI TULO
Authors: Indah Sari Pratiwi , Indra Yudha Redi
Published: August 2021

Koperasi semata-mata bertujuan untuk meningkatkan taraf hidup, baik dalam hal ekonomi maupun sosial para anggota maupun pengguna koperasi. Warga Dusun Parit Panjang Desa Jambi Tulo aktivitas perekonomian hanya tergantung pada hasil perkebunan, atau menjadi buruh yang bekerja pada salah perusahaan sehingga cenderung terlibat dengan para tengkulak atau rentenir apabila kekurangan modal maupun uang untuk memenuhi kebutuhan sehari-hari. Para warga memiliki keinginan untuk mendirikan sebuah lembaga koperasi yang lebih baik bercermin dari kegagalan sebelumnya. Dengan demikian, dapat dikatakan bahwa keinginan tidak dapat merubah suatu kondisi ataupun keadaan apabila tidak didukung dengan wawasan dan pengetahuan, disamping terdapat dasar hukum dalam mengatur sebuah kegiatan atau aktivitas ekonomi yang berhubungan dengan kesejahteraan masyarakat banyak.
IMPLEMENTASI PEMBELAJARAN JARAK JAUH (PJJ) DENGAN METODE DARING
Authors: Mayang Sari Rahayu
Published: August 2021

Pengabdian tentang Implementasi Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh (PJJ) Dengan Metode Daring dapat membantu proses belajar mengajar selama masa pandemi. Aplikasi yang digunakan adalah Google Classroom. Dengan aplikasi google classroom ini sangat membantu para guru dalam menyampaikan materi, tugas, kuis, maupun ujian. Begitu juga bagi siswa/i yang tidak perlu hadir lagi ke sekolah untuk mendapatkan materi. Dengan aplikasi Google Classroom ini proses belajar mengajar menjadi lebih efektif dan efisien, karena dengan fitur-fitur yang ada pada google classroom dapat dipergunakan dengan sangat mudah. Dengan adanya aplikasi google classroom ini dapat menjadikan program WFH dan SFM berjalan dengan lancar karena aplikasi google classroom dapat diakses, digunakan dimana saja dan kapan saja karena berbasis online
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE & EDUCATION FOR TAPIS CRAFTMAN IN NEGERI KATON VILLAGE
Authors: Saftarina Fitria , Isti Angraini Dian , Indria Anggraini Dwi , Karimah Nisa
Published: August 2021

Informal sector workers are workers who are most vulnerable to various risks that cause health problems. Health and safety issues related to their work can interfere with their productivity. Tapis craftsmen in the  Negeri Katon Village,Pesawaran Regency, Lampung is part of the Tapis Jejama UMKM. Based on interviews with the UMKM coordinator, it was found that the craftsmen complained of back, neck, arm, and hand pain and symptoms of anemia. This interferes with the productivity of Tapis craftsmen. This service aims to improve the occupational health status of filter craftsmen in Negeri Katon Village to support work productivity in both health and economic aspects. The benefits of this activity are to reduce the incidence of anemia, musculoskeletal pain and help strengthen Negeri Katon Village as a Creative Tourism Village. The activity was carried out with a target of 30 tapis craftsmen. The solutions offered are occupational health services for tapis craftsmen, health education about ergonomics, occupational nutrition, and the stretching benefits. The results obtained that 100% of workers complained of musculoskeletal pain, as many as 5 people (8.3%) got hypertension and as many as 12 people (40%) got anemia. Before education, the knowledge of filter craftsmen about health risks in their work was 68% and after education is carried out, there is an increase of 97%. This activity needs to be carried out with the establishment of the Pos Upaya Kesehatan Kerja (UKK) as an effort to maintain the health of tapis craftsmen in Negeri Katon Village, Pesawaran Regency, Lampung.
Diga ao povo que avance!
Authors: Almeida Neto Joaquim Pereira de
Published: August 2021

Resenha de "OLIVEIRA, Kelly Emanuelly. 2013. Diga ao povo que avance! Movimento Indígena no Nordeste. Recife: Fundação Joaquim Nabuco, Editora Massangana. 273 pp."
A new intelligent time series prediction technique for coherency identification performance enhancement
Authors:   Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia, Ahah Ainnur A. A. A. , Ariff Aohd A. A. ,   Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia, Amar Aadhirah ,   Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia, Austaza Auhammad A. A. ,   Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
Published: August 2021

The manuscript proposes a time series prediction technique to enhance the response time of the coherency identification technique. The proposed methodology utilizes the nonlinear autoregressive exogenous neural network (NARX) algorithm to predict the generator speed deviations following a disturbance in the system. Consequently, the coherency identification technique based on independent component analysis (ICA) is utilized on the predicted system responses. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is demonstrated on of the IEEE 16-generator 68-bus test system model. The result shows that the proposed technique can predict 0:2s following a disturbance in the system accurately. Therefore, the NARX allows a 0:2s head start for the ICA to determine the real-time coherent generator group in the system. Furthermore, the result shows that the proposed approach can identify the coherent group of generators based on the predicted generator speed deviation in all cases considered in this study, accurately. Conclusively, the result implies that the proposed technique can speed up the overall coherency identification process in a power system operation.