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The university role in developing the human capital for a sustainable bioeconomy
Bejinaru, Ruxandra; Hapenciuc, Cristian Valentin; … - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 20 (2018) 49, pp. 583-598
The developments in the bioeconomy area should reflect their usefulness regarding the provision of sustainable solutions for future competitiveness growth by using mainly natural resources. Nowadays the relevance of education, training and research in bioeconomy domain is obvious because these...
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On the Sustainability of Cultural Capital
Throsby, David - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 2005
of capital and shows how they contribute to sustainability. Criteria for weak and strong sustainability are considered …, on the basis of which a strong sustainability rule for cultural capital is derived. It is speculated that certain …
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Floodgates and accountability: issues in an orbital theory
Donleavy, Gabriel D. - In: International Journal of Economics and Accounting 3 (2012) 2, pp. 101-114
The paper proposes a foundation for an orbital theory of accountability extending from negligent misstatement to consideration for the welfare of an unknowable posterity. Inner orbits of accountability are circumscribed by enforceable laws within any one jurisdiction. Middle orbits include...
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Islands of Sustainability in Time and Space
Burnett, Kimberly; Endress, Lee; Ravago, Majah-Leah; … - Department of Economics, University of Hawaii-Manoa - 2011
, dynamic efficiency leads to sustainability of renewable resources but not the other way around. For the economic …-ecological system as a whole, dynamic efficiency and intergenerational equity similarly lead to sustainability, but ad hoc rules of … sustainability may well lead to sacrifices in human welfare. We then address the challenges of extending economic sustainability to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323589
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Co-Management of Natural Resources in Developing Countries: the Importance of Context
Ballet, Jerome; Koffi, Kouamekan J-M.; Komena, K. Boniface - In: Economie Internationale (2009) 120, pp. 53-76
This article analyses the implementation of co-management in developing countries twenty years after its introduction. Using the IAD framework, we highlight the fact that the context in which co-management projects take place significantly influences their effectiveness. In a context of tension...
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Towards a Sustainable Joint Forest Management Programme: Evidence from Western Midnapore Division in West Bengal
Sarker, Debnarayan; Das, Nimai - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
-timber forest products (NTFPs) for FPC members, are the key element for the long-term sustainability of a JFM system. …
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Enhancing Environmentally Sustainable Growth in Finland
Vourc'h, Ann; Jimenez, Miguel - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2000
This document examines Finland’s policy on natural and environmental resource management. In many fields, progress has been made and pollution curbed. However, there is still room for improvement with regard to cost-effectiveness. Economic evaluation of the measures planned in various fields...
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SUSTAINABILITY DIAGNOSIS OF AN AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM
MARTA-COSTA, Alexandra; TORRES-MANSO, Filipa; TIBÉRIO, … - In: Regional Science Inquiry IV (2012) 2, pp. 111-124
the (un)sustainability of the afore mentioned activities, namely some of the challenges that a sustainable agroforestry … implications arise from this sustainability diagnosis: 1) the revenue isn’t sufficient to maintain the agroforestry systems; 2) the …
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Sustainable Forest Management and Cadastre in Turkey
Yalcin, Güler - In: International Journal of Academic Research in … 2 (2012) 2, pp. 136-142
In Turkey the forest is one of the most important natural resources. It both affects the rural development processes and is affected from these. Nevertheless “deforestation” is the main forest problem in Turkey. Sustainable forest management is required for the forests meet the social,...
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Islands of Sustainability in Time and Space
Burnett, Kimberly; Endress, Lee; Ravago, Majah-Leah; … - University of Hawai'i Economic Research Organization … - 2011
, dynamic efficiency leads to sustainability of renewable resources but not the other way around. For the economic …‐ecological system as a whole, dynamic efficiency and intergenerational equity similarly lead to sustainability, but ad hoc rules of … sustainability may well lead to sacrifices in human welfare. We then address the challenges of extending economic sustainability to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011201742