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Lane, Jan‐Erik - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) 11, pp. 911-918

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how CO 2 equivalent emissions are closely linked with economic development, over time and also across countries. Design/methodology/approach – Emissions data from energy information administration were subjected to macro analysis, regressed upon...

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Ecology, History, and Development : A Perspective from Rural Southeast Asia

Hayami, Yujiro - In: World Bank Research Observer 16 (2001) 2, pp. 169-198

The process by which different ecological conditions and historical trajectories interacted to create different social and cultural systems resulted in major differences in economic development performance within Southeast Asia. In the late 19th century, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand...

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Ökologische Innovationen als Grundlage nachhaltiger Wettbewerbsvorteile für touristische Destinationen

Freyer, Walter; Schreyer, Markus - In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 2 (2010) 1, pp. 5-18

Zusammenfassung Dieser Artikel betrachtet ökologische Innovationen als Grundlage nachhaltiger Wettbewerbsvorteile für touristische Destinationen. Er behandelt einerseits die zunehmende Nachfrage nach umweltverantwortlichen Reiseangeboten aufgrund sich verändernder Initialfaktoren....

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The Magnitostroi of Health: Sochi and the Transformation of the Caucasian Black Sea Coast as a Model for Regional Development in the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation

Noack, Christian - In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 9 (2017) 1, pp. 65-86

Abstract In the run-up to the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014, the Russian leadership repeatedly declared the games to be exemplary for future regional development projects within the country. Treating Sochi as a model case for regional development has a long pre-history, going back to the period...

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Easter Island – recent findings and a paradox explained

Collison, David - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 23 (2010) 1, pp. 135-137

Purpose – The paper presents a parody intended to emphasise the dangers and questionable rationale of a procedure which could allow organisations to claim spurious and misleading reputational benefits. Design/methodology/approach – This is a fictional analogy using a historical episode....

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Accounting and Ecological Crisis

Maunders, Keith T.; Burritt, Roger L. - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 4 (1991) 3

Ecology considers the interrelationships between all species and matter. It is argued that there are important direct … comparatively recently that the link between economics and ecology has received significant attention. In particular, the … positive as well as negative interdependences between economics and ecology. With this linking of economics and ecology, the …

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Developing a reporting and evaluation framework for biodiversity

Samkin, Grant; Schneider, Annika; Tappin, Dannielle - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 27 (2014) 3, pp. 527-562

identified and allocated to one of three major categories, 13 subcategories, and then into deep, intermediate and shallow ecology …

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Ecology-centred accounting for biodiversity in the production of a blanket bog

Cuckston, Thomas - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 30 (2017) 7, pp. 1537-1567

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the role of ecology-centred accounting for biodiversity in efforts to … forms of ecology-centred accounting for biodiversity have rendered this blanket bog visible and comprehensible in multiple … accounting for biodiversity. This has enabled a novel analysis that reveals the productive force of ecology-centred accounting …

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Exploratory evaluation of potential and current consumers of organic cotton in Hawaii

Lin, Shu‐Hwa - In: Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics 21 (2009) 4, pp. 489-506

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify attitudes, behaviors, motivations, and consumption patterns of potential and current consumers of organic cotton products in the Hawaii market. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from face‐to‐face structured interviews...

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Theory and practice of environmental benchmarking in a major consumer electronics company

Boks, Casper; Stevels, Ab - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 10 (2003) 2, pp. 120-135

Environmental benchmarking has, since 1997, been the basis of many ecodesign‐related activities at both Delft University of Technology and Philips Consumer Electronics in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Cooperative efforts have led to a robust, reproducible and practical environmental benchmark...

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