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Controversies Regarding Costs, Uncertainties and Benefits Specific to Shale Gas Development
Muresan, Jianu Daniel; Ivan, Mihail Vincentiu - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 3, pp. 2473-2489
The shale gas exploration and development is now a delicate and controversial subject. It is often assumed that unconventional exploration and extraction automatically brings prosperity for local, national and regional economies. In this paper, we argue that shale gas development requires a...
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Introduction to the Special Issue on “the Sustainable Asia Conference 2014”
Choi, Yongrok; Zhang, Ning - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1595-1602
papers from the Sustainable Asia Conference 2014 (SAC 2014) could provide a platform to examine outperforming governance …
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Governing GMOs: The (Counter) Movement for Mandatory and Voluntary Non-GMO Labels
Bain, Carmen; Dandachi, Tamera - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 12, pp. 9456-9476
companies to implement <i>voluntary </i>non-GMO labels and brands. We draw on the governance and political consumerism … private voluntary governance institutions. Our assessment is based on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with key informants …
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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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“Sustainability State” in the Making? Institutionalization of Sustainability in German Federal Policy Making
Heinrichs, Harald; Laws, Norman - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 5, pp. 2623-2641
. Based on a theoretical-conceptual framework deriving from democracy, bureaucracy and political steering/governance theory …
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Conditions for Sustainability of the Elephant Marsh Fishery in Malawi
Kosamu, Ishmael B. M. - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 7, pp. 4010-4027
The Elephant Marsh, a wetland in Southern Malawi, is important for small-scale fisheries. It is managed by local institutions, which are not formally linked to any state institutions. This paper uses qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) to examine factors for sustainability at 24 fishing...
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Governance, Sustainability and Decision Making in Water and Sanitation Management Systems
Iribarnegaray, Martín Alejandro; Seghezzo, Lucas - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 11, pp. 2922-2945
We explore the connections between the concepts of governance and sustainability and discuss their possible roles in … water and sanitation management systems (WSMS). We see governance as a decision-making process that drives the relationship … “governance for sustainability” that is theoretically sound and arguably appropriate to understand local WSMS. To illustrate this …
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Critical Sustainability: Setting the Limits to Growth and Responsibility in Tourism
Saarinen, Jarkko - In: Sustainability 6 (2013) 1, pp. 1-17
The idea of sustainable development has been discussed in tourism research for almost a quarter of a century. During that time, sustainability has become an important policy framework for tourism and regional developers guiding their planning and development thinking. Sustainability has also...
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The Future of the Food System: Cases Involving the Private Sector in South Africa
Pereira, Laura M. - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 3, pp. 1234-1255
all stakeholders are included in food governance. …
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The Role of Intermediation in the Governance of Sustainable Chinese Web Marketing
Choi, Yongrok; Gao, Di - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 7, pp. 4102-4118
the core governance factors of Chinese trust (Guanxi) from outperforming web marketing mix strategies to determine if …
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