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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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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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Marginal reasoning and (bio)diversity
Schutz, Joachim - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 3 (2000) 4, pp. 334-343
One of the decisive advantages of a systems approach is the possibility to achieve a level of efficiency beyond any … achieve sustainability by markets relies on marginal reasoning. Yet this partial perspective tends to reduce functional … diversity to raise a specific, narrowly defined efficiency, whereas a systemic perspective tends to improve a comprising …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233206
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Marginal reasoning and (bio)diversity
Schutz, Joachim - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 3 (2000) 4, pp. 334-343
One of the decisive advantages of a systems approach is the possibility to achieve a level of efficiency beyond any … achieve sustainability by markets relies on marginal reasoning. Yet this partial perspective tends to reduce functional … diversity to raise a specific, narrowly defined efficiency, whereas a systemic perspective tends to improve a comprising …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563671
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The capacity to solve problems as a rationale for intertemporal discounting
Hampicke, Ulrich - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 6 (2003) 1, pp. 98-116
importance in the future. They demand not to be discounted in any outlook committed to sustainability. For "normal problems", it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563841
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The capacity to solve problems as a rationale for intertemporal discounting
Hampicke, Ulrich - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 6 (2003) 1, pp. 98-116
importance in the future. They demand not to be discounted in any outlook committed to sustainability. For "normal problems", it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754395
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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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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/10005754415
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010888513
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Cost efficient low-emission housing: implications for household cash-flows in Melbourne
Moore, Trivess; Morrissey, John; Horne, Ralph - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 17 (2014) 4, pp. 374-386
, in Australia, housing energy efficiency remains a contested policy area. In part, this is due to a lack of clear cost …,117 at an interest rate of 7.89% across 25 years. However, energy efficiency cost savings of $1,547 a year were calculated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944840