{"id":2206,"date":"2013-08-13T09:57:14","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T06:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tfrasheed.org\/e\/?p=2206"},"modified":"2022-10-02T20:12:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T17:12:17","slug":"developing-sustainability-in-the-gulf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tfrasheed.org\/e\/developing-sustainability-in-the-gulf\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing sustainability in the Gulf"},"content":{"rendered":"

In July academics and scholars from across the Gulf states gathered at the University of Cambridge for this year\u2019s Gulf Research Meeting \u2013 an opportunity for members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to exchange ideas and share research around a range of issues affecting populations in the Middle East. Liverpool John Moores University joined the meeting and three academics directed a series of workshops focused on balancing economic sustainability with environmental and social impacts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here, Dr Turki Al Rasheed,<\/strong> visiting research fellow for Liverpool Business School, graduate of the Doctorate in Business Administration<\/strong> and co-director of the GRM workshops reviews the events and some of the outcomes of the LJMU-led event.<\/span><\/p>\n

Together with my esteemed colleagues, Dr Yusra Mouzughi,<\/strong> programme leader for Doctoral Programmes at Liverpool Business School, Professor David Bryde<\/strong> from the Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies (BEST) Research Institute, we ran workshops titled \u2018Sustainable development Challenges in the Gulf Co-operation Council\u2019 which explored issues facing the GCC and provided decision-makers in both the public and the private sector organisations with a better understanding of the issues aiding them in developing appropriate policies and practices for sustainable development.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"GCC<\/a>We were  joined by academic colleagues to look at addressing the challenges that have faced western countries in terms of how to balance the need to develop their economies, whilst at the same time taking into account the impact of such developments on the environment, on communities and individuals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over 44 abstracts were received and, after a rigorous review process, nine high quality papers were selected to represent some of the issues on the sustainability agenda.<\/span><\/p>\n

The workshop was spread over two full days and stimulated lively discussion and debate from the presenters, directors as well as the listening participants. The workshop focused on five main themes:<\/span><\/p>\n