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Spread and backwash effects in ecotourism: implications for sustainable development
Cater, Erlet - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 5 (2002) 3, pp. 265-281
ecotourism can make towards sustainable livelihoods, and it is being advocated as a pro-poor strategy in the developing countries …
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Spread and backwash effects in ecotourism: implications for sustainable development
Cater, Erlet - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 5 (2002) 3, pp. 265-281
ecotourism can make towards sustainable livelihoods, and it is being advocated as a pro-poor strategy in the developing countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563875
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Creative connectivity between research and policy-making to support implementation of urban sustainability
Garzillo, Cristina - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 13 (2010) 1/2, pp. 45-57
developed through research, and in turn, research has to respond to the needs of local governments. During the past decade …, numerous research projects, many of which have been funded through EU programmes, have produced a wealth of tools and … hardly known by their target group, and thus not employed. This paper subscribes to integration between research and practice …
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An environmental governance support tool: community-based forest management contracts (Madagascar)
Toillier, Aurelie; Lardon, Sylvie; Herve, Dominique - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 11 (2008) 2/3/4, pp. 187-205
This article reports on the implementation of community-based forest management contracts in Madagascar as part of a national environmental action plan designed to strike a balance between rural development and conservation of natural resources. The article highlights how these systems offer an...
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What connection is there between the learning process and territorial governance?. The 'SAC' example on Reunion Island
Chia, Eduardo; Dulcire, Michel; Piraux, Marc - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 11 (2008) 2/3/4, pp. 171-186
Territorial governance has become a major issue for public authorities. Studying the information generated by implementing sustainable agricultural contracts (SAC) on Reunion Island (Ile de la Reunion) has contributed to the development of new types of territorial governance projects. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010669541
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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
Until the 2000s, water resources in Tunisia were managed solely by government bodies without any consultation with water users. At the local level, Commissariats Règionaux de Dèveloppement Agricole [Regional Agricultural Development Committees (CRDAs)], which represented the government bodies,...
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Strategies to assess the sustainability in the rehabilitation process - a tool for interventions in old centres
Ramos, Ana Ferreira; Silva, J.A.R. Mendes Da - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 17 (2014) 3, pp. 227-241
In order to reduce the pace of new constructions, it is necessary to rethink the city and act upon the built environment taking into account the impact of the urban expansion. These interventions must be conditioned by the need to guide human activity towards the sustainability principles. This...
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Measuring sustainability performance in industrial parks: a case study of the Kwinana industrial area
Rosano, Michele; Schianetz, Karin - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 17 (2014) 3, pp. 261-280
Industrial parks/areas are increasingly required to substantiate their environmental and sustainability performance with increasing pressures from both government and the community. In order to address these pressures the Kwinana industrial area in Western Australia has started the development...
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Leveraging brand value through corporate responsibility
Pakseresht, Ashkan; Mark-Herbert, Cecilia - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 17 (2014) 3, pp. 281-297
Measurements of corporate values are associated with a number of challenges. The needs for making measurements relate to making strategic decisions for internal and external stakeholders. Traditionally, these estimates of, for example, brand value, have been expressed purely in terms of...
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Towards integrating sustainable development in South African universities' accounting education
Ngwakwe, Collins C. - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 17 (2014) 4, pp. 348-373
accounting and offers an agenda for further discussion and research. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944838