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World globalisation, sustainable development and scientific cooperation
Bolay, Jean-Claude - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 7 (2004) 2, pp. 99-120
Development-related questions have been raised periodically for over forty years. Development cooperation, in its turn … pursued by the "development cooperation world", this article outlines the specific role that the scientific community plays or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754351
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World globalisation, sustainable development and scientific cooperation
Bolay, Jean-Claude - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 7 (2004) 2, pp. 99-120
Development-related questions have been raised periodically for over forty years. Development cooperation, in its turn … pursued by the "development cooperation world", this article outlines the specific role that the scientific community plays or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563776
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The economic costs of desertification: a first survey of some cases in Africa
Requier-Desjardins, Melanie - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 9 (2006) 2, pp. 199-209
This paper presents six studies made on the economic costs of desertification and land degradation in 11 African countries. It presents the main methods used for these macro valuations and their limits. It gives the results obtained and discuss on the concrete implications, for example, in terms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754302
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The economic costs of desertification: a first survey of some cases in Africa
Requier-Desjardins, Melanie - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 9 (2006) 2, pp. 199-209
This paper presents six studies made on the economic costs of desertification and land degradation in 11 African countries. It presents the main methods used for these macro valuations and their limits. It gives the results obtained and discuss on the concrete implications, for example, in terms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563694
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Discursive transformations within the food system towards sustainability: climate change and dairy
Mikkola, Minna; Risku-Norja, Helmi - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 17 (2014) 1, pp. 62-77
Transformation towards more sustainable food systems, including combating climate change, has been a persistent political goal. As dairy is responsible for a large share of greenhouse gas emissions its substitution by plant-based milk products becomes an ecologically grounded but economically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010732425
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The discursive politics of governing transitions towards sustainability: the UK Carbon Trust
Kern, Florian - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 15 (2012) 1/2, pp. 90-106
A growing literature on socio-technical transitions argues that structural change in societal subsystems is necessary to move towards more sustainable societies. Proponents of policy approaches such as 'transition management' have prescribed an important role to governments in such processes,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010669490
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Towards sustainable planning in the era of climate change: spatial policies for built-up areas in Greece
Beriatos, Elias; Papageorgiou, Marilena - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 14 (2011) 1/2, pp. 112-121
lessons learned from the experience of Greek energy planning policy for the urban environment and development over recent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010669496
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Sustainability and vulnerability indicators for decision making: lessons learned from Honduras
Winograd, Manuel - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 10 (2007) 1/2, pp. 93-105
The goal of this paper is to show, in practice, how to define and use indicators to provide and communicate information for policy-making and decision-making to reduce environmental, social, and economic vulnerability and increase sustainability. The information should allow the definition of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010669552
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Does the CDM contribute to sustainable development? Evidence from the AIJ Pilot Phase
Barrera, Julia; Schwarze, Reimund - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 7 (2004) 4, pp. 353-368
contribute to the sustainable development goals of host countries. However, given the lack of consensus regarding the definition … and measurement of sustainable development, it is difficult to gauge to what extent the AIJ phase has been useful for … equity and financial issues related to sustainable development in the broad sense. We focus only on three aspects (financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754294
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Agricultural adaptation to climate change in the news
Wall, Ellen; Smit, Barry - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 9 (2006) 4, pp. 355-369
Canadian researchers and policy makers dealing with climate change adaptation in the agriculture field frequently point to an apparent lack of interest from producers when the topic is raised. This attitude may be the result of several conditions, including the fact that adaptation, as a term,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754423