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Linking Complexity and Sustainability Theories: Implications for Modeling Sustainability Transitions

Peter, Camaren; Swilling, Mark - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 3, pp. 1594-1622

In this paper, we deploy a complexity theory as the foundation for integration of different theoretical approaches to sustainability and develop a rationale for a complexity-based framework for modeling <i>transitions to sustainability</i>. We propose a framework based on a comparison of complex...

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Global energy use : decoupling or convergence?

Csereklyei, Zsuzsanna; Stern, David I. - In: Energy economics 51 (2015), pp. 633-641

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Will history repeat itself? : economic convergence and convergence in energy use patterns

Jakob, Michael; Haller, Markus; Marschinski, Robert - In: Energy economics 34 (2012) 1, pp. 95-104

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A race between economic growth and carbon emissions : what play important roles towards global low-carbon development?

Yang, Jun; Hao, Yun; Feng, Chao - In: Energy economics 100 (2021), pp. 1-16

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Decoupling CO2 emissions and industrial growth in China over 1993-2013 : the role of investment

Zhao, Xingrong; Zhang, Xi; Shuai, Shao - In: Energy economics 60 (2016), pp. 275-292

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Economic growth and the use of natural resources : assessing the moderating role of institutions

Kerner, Philip; Kalthaus, Martin; Wendler, Tobias - In: Energy economics 126 (2023), pp. 1-15

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Health and Body Mass Index: No Simple Relationship

Hübler, Olaf - 2017

influence on health. Women are less affected. (7) A healthy diet strengthens the resilience for individuals who are not obese …, namely openness, extraversion, conscientiousness and agreeableness, contribute to resilience against health problems for …

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Mentoring, educational services, and incentives to learn: What do we know about them?

Rodríguez-Planas, Núria - 2010

This paper reviews recent studies on the effectiveness of services and incentives offered to disadvantaged youth. We focus our analysis on three types of interventions: mentoring, educational services, and financial rewards. The objective of this article is threefold. First, we explain...

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The Economic Impacts of Direct Natural Disaster Exposure

Johar, Meliyanni; Johnston, David W.; Shields, Michael A.; … - 2020

find that around 20% of the population have low resilience to financial shocks, and for these individuals we find a …

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Who is Resilient in a Time of Crisis? The Importance of Financial and Non-Financial Resources

Johnston, David W.; Kung, Claryn S. J.; Shields, Michael A. - 2020

We identify the individual resources that predicted psychological resilience during the COVID-19 lockdown. Using UK … matching respondents on key characteristics, we find that the most important predictor of resilience is non-cognitive skills … income, wealth, cognitive ability, nor social capital predicted resilience. Our findings hold when comparing differences …

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