Am 2. Februar 2005 hat die Europäische Kommission den Neustart der Lissabon-Strategie für die Europäische Union (EU) verkündet. Diese Strategie soll die Grundlage bilden für die Bewältigung des dringenden Bedarfs der EU an mehr Wirtschaftswachstum, Arbeitsplätzen und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit...

It is recommended that the City of Guadalupe prepare and implement a small-scale business expansion and retention program using existing service providers in the area. This type of program model seems to hold the most potential for Guadalupe. A mixed-methods approach including in-depth cases...

Within the globalizing world, regions and their identities are subjected to greatpressure. At present, places are engaged in a process of “territorial competition” inan integrated world economy. The identity of the region can be used as a startingpoint to brand a region and differentiate it...

The objective of this paper is to deeply analyze some of the theoretical andmethodological implications linked to the definition, the characterization, theevaluation and the estimation of the economic results of a multifunction agriculturalfarm. A deep study of these aspects seems essential for...

Setting a baseline for carbon stock changes in forest andland use sector mitigation projects is an essential step for assessingadditionality of the project. There are two approaches for settingbaselines namely, project-specific and regional baseline. This paperpresents the methodology adopted...