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The influence of thermodynamics on the emerging transdisciplinary field of 'ecological economics‘ is critically reviewed from an interdisciplinary perspective. It is viewed through the lens provided by the 'bioeconomist' Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (1906–1994) and his advocacy of 'the Entropy...
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sustainability and develop a rationale for a complexity-based framework for modeling <i>transitions to sustainability</i>. We propose … transitions to sustainability. We argue that adopting a complexity theory based approach for modeling transitions requires going … understand in order to model transitions to sustainability. In doing so, we establish a complexity-based approach towards …
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last decade, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have increased their focus on seafood sustainability while businesses … have incorporated this issue into their corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting. Sustainability is a concept that … measured (undemanding or demanding). Currently, the message of seafood sustainability is becoming complicated in that the …
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region with broad implications for community sustainability among indigenous communities. We find that by being place …-focused, rather than place-based, community sustainability can be maintained even in the context of relocation and the loss of …
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social-solidarity society require mechanisms for mutual cooperation based on alternative systems of decision making, as well …
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sharing of natural resources (human cooperation) is employed to reduce CO<sub>2</sub> emissions in two scenarios by 2030. …
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the remanufacturer compete with the manufacturer, and an intermediate subsidy results in cooperation between the two …
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This study examines changes from 2000 to 2010 in the adoption of sustainability plans and policies in a sample of U ….S. cities. The study’s framework posits sustainability initiatives as communitarian outcomes intended to meet the needs of both … relative presence of social trust, is a primary facilitating condition for the adoption of sustainability initiatives. The …
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Evolutionary biology and evolutionary ecology deal with change in species and ecosystems over time, and propose mechanisms to explain and predict these. In particular, they look for generic elements that will drive any organism or phylum to adaptive changes or to extinction. This paper, using...
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governance can be applied to the area of urban planning and improve the dynamic sustainability of cities. …
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