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Effiziente Grenzen der Unternehmung : zwischen Wissensökonomie und Vertragstheorie
Winkler, Ulrich - 2004 - 1. Aufl.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001927166
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Does pollution hinder urban competitiveness?
Kahn, Matthew E.; Lozano Gracia, Nancy; Soppelsa, Maria E. - 2019
This paper surveys the recent literature exploring the causes of urban pollution in the developing world and the … implications of such pollution for a city's competitiveness. Within a system of cities, cities compete for jobs and people. Those … pollution inhibit urban competitiveness? Second, why is this effect likely to grow in importance over time? Third, why have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012005055
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Food in a Planetary Emergency
Marinova, Dora; Bogueva, Diana - 2022
Part I: Global Perspectives -- Chapter 1. Sustainability and a Planetary Diet -- Chapter 2. Climate and Food -- Chapter 3. Food and Environmental Emergency -- Chapter 4. Reducing Food Waste and Packaging -- Part II: Industry and Marketing Perspectives -- Chapter 5. Circular Agriculture --...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013192329
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Pakistan at 100 : Environmental Sustainability
World Bank Group - 2019
This policy note was prepared in parallel to the report Pakistan at 100, Shaping the Future. The report Pakistan at 100 discusses options to accelerate and sustain growth in Pakistan so that the country becomes an upper middle-income country when it turns 100 years old in 2047. This policy note...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645976
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Energy Transition : Economic, Social and Environmental Dimensions
Khan, Syed Abdul Rehman (ed.); Panait, Mirela (ed.);  … - 2022
Energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable power -- Geopolitics of energy transition and industrial ecology -- Alternative Energy as a Promising Venue for China-Russia Collaboration -- Renewable energy systems in emerging economies -- Energy Transition for cooking in rural India: Analyzing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013349749
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Economics of the SDGs : Putting the Sustainable Development Goals into Practice
Barbier, Edward B.; Burgess, Joanne C. - 2021 - 1st ed. 2021.
Historical Context of the SDGs: Introduction to the SDGs -- The SDGs and the Systems Approach to Sustainability -- Analytical Framework and Economic Assessment: Key Indicators for the SDGs -- Trends in Key SDG Indicators -- An Analytical Framework for Assessing Progress -- Applying the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012596804
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Whole Earth : Beyond the Entitlement of the Property Owner
Davis, Ann E. - 2022
Part I: Basic Framework -- Chapter 1.: Beyond Reification: Envisioning the Earth -- Chapter 2: The Modern Institution of Science -- Chapter 3: The History of Political Economy -- Part II. Conceptual Development and Critique of Capitalism -- Chapter 4: Fictitious Capital: Money, the Symbol and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013275866
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The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018 : Building a Sustainable Future
Lange, Glenn-Marie - 2009
capital that are not yet fully incorporated in the wealth accounts: air pollution, marine fisheries, and ecosystems. This book …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644094
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New Developments in Eco-Innovation Research
Horbach, Jens (ed.); Reif, Christiane (ed.) - 2018
Eco-innovations are crucial for reducing the environmental damages arising from economic activities, and are one of the main drivers of a successful transition towards sustainable development and remedying essential climate change problems. This book provides an overview of recent advances in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396880
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Sustainability and Poverty Alleviation : Confronting Environmental Threats in Sindh, Pakistan
Sánchez-Triana, Ernesto - 2015 - Online-Ausg.
In 2009, more than 40,000 people died prematurely in Sindh, Pakistan because of an illness associated with an environmental health risk. This means that almost one of every five deaths that occurred that year was caused by environmental factors. Loss of natural resources and impacts from natural...
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