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Should We Trust in Values? Explaining Public Support for Pro-Environmental Taxes

Harring, Niklas; Jagers, Sverker C. - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 1, pp. 210-227

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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The Role of Real Estate in Sustainable Development in Developing Countries: The Case of the Kingdom of Bahrain

Mouzughi, Yusra; Bryde, David; Al-Shaer, Maher - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 4, pp. 1709-1728

of having a stated vision and strategy which is highly visible and shared by all stakeholders. In the case of Bahrain … this is Vision 2030 and the National Economic Strategy. It is important to ensure that any plans that are put in place to … achieve the vision/strategy are adaptable to reflect changes in the external environment. The decision-makers identified three …

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Bringing the “Missing Pillar” into Sustainable Development Goals: Towards Intersubjective Values-Based Indicators

Burford, Gemma; Hoover, Elona; Velasco, Ismael; … - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 7, pp. 3035-3059

This paper argues that the need for a core “fourth pillar” of sustainability/sustainable development, as demanded in multiple arenas, can no longer be ignored on the grounds of intangibility. Different approaches to this vital but missing pillar (cultural-aesthetic, religious-spiritual, and...

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