Have you ever heard the joke that if you ask three economists for an economic policy advice, you will get at least four different answers? This study takes the joke seriously by investigating whether an agent's wish for a scientific hypothesis to be true affects the agent's belief that the...

We investigate the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis for the cross-country relationship between per capita income and the overall risk of biodiversity loss. Relative to several recent EKC studies on biodiversity, use of a multivariate index that considers species, genetic and...

RESUME :Le but de cet article est d'étudier comment la naissance et la croissance d'une économie estsusceptible d'affecter le fonctionnement de son environnement modélisé sous la forme d'uncycle naturel. Afin de mettre en évidence les facteurs qui stabilisent le système formé par lecycle...

The construction industry plays an important role in economic, environmental, and social development and sustainability. Several studies have demonstrated that green building evolution is key to promoting sustainability in the built environment. This paper is based on a recent research study...

La hipótesis de la curva ambiental de Kuznets (EKC) sugiere que la relación entre el desarrollo económico de un país y la contaminación ambiental tiene la forma de una curva U-invertida. Según esta hipótesis, los países con nivel de desarrollo económico bajos tienden a incrementar sus...

The objective of this paper is to analyse the environmental impacts of a regional economy (Aragon, Spain) by way of its atmospheric emissions. Our starting point is the construction of a Social Accounting Matrix with Environmental Accounts for this region. We calculated environmental indicators...

Cieľom príspevku je vymedzenie teoretických prístupov k ekonomickému mysleniu v kontexte prírodných zdrojov. Článok sa zaoberá taktiež entropiou v termodynamike. Pozornosť sa sústreďuje na kritiku neoklasickej teórie o prírodných zdrojoch z biofyzikálnej perspektívy a...

This study contains the basics on certain problems that food producing-as an earning activity that is used empowerment of women- face in rural areas and some advice on how those difficulties could be overcome. The results of “Winpeace” project are evaluated from the point of view of women...

The conflicts, linked to the contradictory interests, are intensified in the management of operations. Once they are identified, they become an intervention privileged base for logistics.

The paper examines the significance, opportunities and ways of biodiversity preservation and sustainable use of natural resources in the central region of the mountain of Rhodopes in Bulgaria. The proposed integrated model of recommendations embraces the following issues: preservation of rare,...