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A Changed World: A Plea for New Thinking
Iyer, Ramaswamy R. - eSocialSciences - 2006
This paper queries the rightness of the current mainstream thinking on development and technological change; expresses the apprehension that the much-feared climate change seems to have begun, and concludes with a fervent plea to all to undertake some radically new thinking. It is a concerned...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005696018
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Ethics and the World of Finance
Subbarao, Duvvuri - eSocialSciences - 2009
How do we, as individuals, approach issues of ethics and values? Are our approaches different in our personal and … professional lives? Are issues of ethics different in the financial sector? What are the ethical issues thrown up by the current … crisis? Has economics, as an academic discipline, lost its value base? Is that the root cause for the malaise in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005025322
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Research Ethics in Use of Statistical Methods*
Mishra, Udaya S. - eSocialSciences - 2006
and the manner in which research findings are disseminated. This leads to a consideration of two levels of ethics while …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487737
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Ethics of Social Research
Bose, Pradip Kumar - eSocialSciences - 2006
As society develops, it is important to keep ethical problems under continuing scrutiny and debate. It should also be recognized that a productive balance is between society’s need for knowledge and its member’s need for protection against intrusion, inconvenience, or discomfort....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487849
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Historical and Contemporary Factors Govern Global Biodiversity Patterns
Chase, Jonathan - eSocialSciences - 2012
Jetz and Fine that we are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction event on this planet and the cause is us. By achieving greater understanding of the underlying causes and correlates of current-day biodiversity, this analysis can also help point the way towards a deeper understanding of how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010539665
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Book Review: Environmental Challenges: Posing the Problem
Pandey, Vijay Laxmi - eSocialSciences - 2007
Environmental Issues in India: A Reader Edited by Mahesh Rangarajan; Pearson Longman, New Delhi; Pp. 570, Rs 199.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321511
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Climate Change Conference Derailed: USA 2, Rest of the World 0
Raghunandan, D. - eSocialSciences - 2008
Despite the stark warning contained in the recently released report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), endorsed even by governments the world over, that GHG concentrations in the atmosphere are on the verge of causing irreversible, probably catastrophic, climate change that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009250502
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report
IPCC, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - eSocialSciences - 2008
Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level. Most of the observed increase in globally-averaged temperatures since the mid-20th...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699073
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The Value of Biodiversity in India’s Forests
Sanyal, Sanjeev; Gundimeda, Haripriya; Sinha, Rajiv; … - eSocialSciences - 2007
This paper attempts to value the biodiversity functions of India’s natural ecosystems and suggest a method to adjust national (GDP) and state income (GSDP) accounts. The main objectives of this study are: (1) Identify appropriate indicators to assess the state of biodiversity in different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699308
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Foretelling the Mekong: Key Findings of the MRC’s Strategic Environmental Assessment on Mekong Mainstream Dams
eSocialSciences; International Rivers Network IRN - 2011
economies. As these dams threaten to irreversibly undermine the ecology of the Mekong River and will place at risk the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002311