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AquaFej: a simulation game for planning water management - an experiment in central Tunisia
Bars, Marjorie Le; Grusse, Philippe Le; Albouchi, Laassad - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 17 (2014) 3, pp. 242-260
and an agro-economic model of farming systems that use water resources for irrigation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011015141
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Local approaches to biodiversity conservation: lessons from Oaxaca, southern Mexico
Robson, James P. - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 10 (2007) 3, pp. 267-286
Large areas of Oaxaca, southern Mexico, exhibit high biodiversity in the absence of official protected areas. This paper discusses some of the key mechanisms and practices employed by local communities to help conserve their forest resources. The findings suggest that learning from local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754301
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Sustainability and the local scale: squaring the peg?
Parto, Saeed - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 7 (2004) 1, pp. 76-97
sustainability. The analysis shows that in such macro matters as sustainability, scale does indeed matter, as do numerous other … partisan politics. This paper contributes to the discourse on sustainability in two ways. It proposes an evolutionary, multi …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754417
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Local approaches to biodiversity conservation: lessons from Oaxaca, southern Mexico
Robson, James P. - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 10 (2007) 3, pp. 267-286
Large areas of Oaxaca, southern Mexico, exhibit high biodiversity in the absence of official protected areas. This paper discusses some of the key mechanisms and practices employed by local communities to help conserve their forest resources. The findings suggest that learning from local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563693
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Sustainability and the local scale: squaring the peg?
Parto, Saeed - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 7 (2004) 1, pp. 76-97
sustainability. The analysis shows that in such macro matters as sustainability, scale does indeed matter, as do numerous other … partisan politics. This paper contributes to the discourse on sustainability in two ways. It proposes an evolutionary, multi …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563878
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How to reallocate water rights when environmental goals conflict with existing entitlements
Thoyer, Sophie - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 9 (2006) 2, pp. 122-137
Emerging concerns for environmental flows translate into reforms that aim to preserve minimal flows in rivers. These policy measures have consequences for traditional right-holders: how to share between consumptive users the new scarcity created by the protection of instream flows? This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563713
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How to reallocate water rights when environmental goals conflict with existing entitlements
Thoyer, Sophie - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 9 (2006) 2, pp. 122-137
Emerging concerns for environmental flows translate into reforms that aim to preserve minimal flows in rivers. These policy measures have consequences for traditional right-holders: how to share between consumptive users the new scarcity created by the protection of instream flows? This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005553140
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Institutional sustainability
Pfahl, Stefanie - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 8 (2005) 1/2, pp. 80-96
sustainability has so far not played a major role. The UN Commission for Sustainable Development decided in 1995 to develop … did not reflect the broader notion at institutions and neglected important institutional aspects that predetermine … paper explores the broader notion of institutions, including less formal, but powerful institutional structures and links …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010669521
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An empirical analysis of institutional barriers to European hydrogen RD%D cooperation
Konnola, Totti; Rio, Pablo Del; Juarez, Laura Pombo; … - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 11 (2008) 1, pp. 74-96
This paper applies and elaborates environmental and evolutionary theorising in the context of international research, development and demonstration (RD%D) cooperation. The theoretical framework of analysis lays particular emphasis on identifying and overcoming institutional barriers to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563908
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An empirical analysis of institutional barriers to European hydrogen RD&D cooperation
Konnola, Totti; Rio, Pablo Del; Juarez, Laura Pombo; … - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 11 (2008) 1, pp. 74-96
This paper applies and elaborates environmental and evolutionary theorising in the context of international research, development and demonstration (RD&D) cooperation. The theoretical framework of analysis lays particular emphasis on identifying and overcoming institutional barriers to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233211