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Environmental news and stock markets: the need for further evidence in developing countries
Grand, Mariana Conte; D'Elia, Vanesa - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 15 (2012) 4, pp. 374-398
Firms' environmental behaviour depends mostly on how their revenues and costs are affected by consumers and investors' valuation of their specific sector and, at the same time, by the established regulatory framework and its enforcement. There is an empirical literature, which supports the...
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City-level environmental pro-activeness in China and the European Union: differences and convergences
Francesch-Huidobro, Maria; Li, Vic Yu-wai; Lang, Graeme - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 12 (2009) 2/3/4, pp. 321-346
In an attempt to meet growing environmental challenges resulting from 30 years of rapid industrialisation, China is devising new incentives to motivate cities to meet higher environmental standards aiming at a more sustainable path of development. In this article, we seek to throw light on these...
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Investment and environmental management: the interaction between environmentally responsible investment and environmental management practice
Weber, Olaf - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 9 (2006) 4, pp. 336-354
Do investors, such as environmentally responsible funds, influence firms' decisions to implement environmental management practices? We present the results of a survey analysing the implementation standards of environmental management practices subject to the influence of environmentally...
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Analysis of the citizen's participation concept used by local decision makers: the case of the Aysen watershed in southern Chile
Bachmann, Pamela L.; Delgado, Luisa E.; Marin, Victor H. - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 10 (2007) 3, pp. 251-266
Citizen participation has become a commonly used term in political speeches in the last two decades, especially in relation to sustainable development and the environment. Indeed, several documents related to environmental management propose that the best alternative is through all citizens'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563731
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Investment and environmental management: the interaction between environmentally responsible investment and environmental management practice
Weber, Olaf - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 9 (2006) 4, pp. 336-354
Do investors, such as environmentally responsible funds, influence firms' decisions to implement environmental management practices? We present the results of a survey analysing the implementation standards of environmental management practices subject to the influence of environmentally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563746
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Analysis of the citizen's participation concept used by local decision makers: the case of the Aysen watershed in southern Chile
Bachmann, Pamela L.; Delgado, Luisa E.; Marin, Victor H. - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 10 (2007) 3, pp. 251-266
Citizen participation has become a commonly used term in political speeches in the last two decades, especially in relation to sustainable development and the environment. Indeed, several documents related to environmental management propose that the best alternative is through all citizens'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754324
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Walking the green carpet to work
Zabala, Aiora - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 12 (2009) 1, pp. 78-94
Valles Occidental County, within the metropolitan area of Barcelona, Spain. This unsustainable trend is already on the … political agenda. However, sound theoretical background and methodologies to assess sustainability in the field of transport to … industrial estates are scarce. In order to gain insight that may increase the effectiveness of future policies for sustainability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005078466
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Creative urban regeneration between innovation, identity and sustainability
Sepe, Marichela - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 12 (2009) 2/3/4, pp. 144-159
creative clusters of events, the case study serves to illustrate the Milla Digital project in Zaragoza (Spain), in which place …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010669501
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Walking the green carpet to work
Zabala, Aiora - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 12 (2009) 1, pp. 78-94
Valles Occidental County, within the metropolitan area of Barcelona, Spain. This unsustainable trend is already on the … political agenda. However, sound theoretical background and methodologies to assess sustainability in the field of transport to … industrial estates are scarce. In order to gain insight that may increase the effectiveness of future policies for sustainability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563806
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Environmental impacts typology: a methodological proposal
Boubaker, Leila; Djebabra, Mebarek; Chaabane, Hacene; … - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 14 (2011) 1/2, pp. 122-140
This article suggests an approach to the integration of the environmental dimension in polluting industrial plants based on two genuine cases and on the typology of the significant environmental impacts. It consists of suggesting a methodology for integrating the environmental dimension which is...
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