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This paper argues that the need for a core “fourth pillar” of sustainability/sustainable development, as demanded in …, evaluating and correlating values-related dimensions of sustainability. It is advocated that those involved in operationalizing … sustainability (especially in the context of creating post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals), should explore the potential for …
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In this paper we are concerned with what explains public acceptance and support of environmental taxes. We examine findings in environmental psychology emphasizing that people’s (environmental) value-orientation is the dominant driver determining individuals’ support for pro-environmental...
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company has been able to advance a version of sustainability broadly compatible with contemporary large-scale mining. Taking …As transnational mining firms have sought to position themselves as drivers of sustainable development, a key component … situates the expansion of corporate-led development in the mining sector as part of an ongoing reconfiguration of the …
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All over the globe, cooperatives are plagued by pervasive member heterogeneity problems that are induced by the radical and dynamic changes in the business environment. Most current solutions to these problems emphasize strengthening member loyalty and commitment. Yet, many of these solutions...
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sustainability of these clusters is often questioned because of the negative social and environmental effects they can have both …-analysis of biocluster case studies. As a result, we constructed a framework that combines the aspects of sustainability …
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This conceptual paper aims to expand the notion of “farming newcomers” in Europe by also including those that we label “involuntary newcomers”, who correspond to the workforce coming unwillingly to farming for reasons associated with spatial (im)mobilities. We fully develop our aim in...
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While the economic voting hypothesis is a well-researched approach to explain behavior at the ballot box, a broader perspective of economic, social and environmental issues regarding a government’s chances to get re-elected is still missing in the literature. In this context, this paper makes...
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