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Effects of Globalization on International Trade and Its Impacts on Climate Change
Nwafor-Orizu, Mmaobi - 2022
The increasing interdependence of world economies influenced largely by the cross-border flow of trade have enormous impacts on climate change. The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of globalization on international trade as well as examine the ways in which trade between countries...
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The Economic and Social Benefits and the Barriers of Providing People with Disabilities Accessible Clean Water and Sanitation
Noga, Jacqueline; Wolbring, Gregor - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 11, pp. 3023-3041
Resolution A/HRC/RES/16/2 adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on 8 April 2011 declared access to safe drinking water and sanitation a human right. However many people around the globe including people with disabilities do not have access to safe drinking water, hygiene or sanitation...
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“The Gong Gong Was Beaten” —Adamorobe: A “Deaf Village” in Ghana and Its Marriage Prohibition for Deaf Partners
Kusters, Annelies - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 10, pp. 2765-2784
in everyday life, rendering Adamorobe into a unique place of inclusion of deaf people. However, in 1975, a law was … structured around two sets of tensions in the village, Firstly, hearing people’s acceptance and inclusion of the deaf inhabitants …
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A Virtuous Cumulative Growth Circle among Innovation, Inclusion and Sustainability? A Structuralist-Keynesian Analysis with an Application on Europe
Guarini, Giulio; Garofalo, Giuseppe; Federici, Alessandro - Groupe de REcherche en Droit, Économie, Gestion … - 2014
positive impact of smart and sustainability factors on employment depends on the complementarity between the first two pillars …
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SUSTAINABILITY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT:A PROPOSAL FOR A SUSTAINABILITY ADJUSTED HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
PINEDA, José - In: Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic Fields III (2013) 2, pp. 73-100
This paper proposes sustainability - adjusted human development index (SHDI) in which countries' achievements in human … by offering a framework for understanding sustainability that connects inter- and intra-generational equity with global … justice. The empirical analysis shows that there are important global sustainability challenges ahead since there are 90 (out …
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SUSTAINABILITY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT:A PROPOSAL FOR A SUSTAINABILITY ADJUSTED HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
PINEDA, José - In: Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic Fields III (2012) 2, pp. 73-100
This paper proposes sustainability - adjusted human development index (SHDI) in which countries' achievements in human … by offering a framework for understanding sustainability that connects inter- and intra-generational equity with global … justice. The empirical analysis shows that there are important global sustainability challenges ahead since there are 90 (out …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010698864
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From Fossil Fuels to Renewables : The Role of Electricity Storage
Lazkano, Itziar - 2016
We analyze the role of electricity storage for technological innovations in electricity generation. We propose a directed technological change model of the electricity sector, where innovative firms develop better electricity storage solutions, which affect not only the relative competitiveness...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012989611
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Solutions for Sustainability : How the International Trade, Energy and Climate Change Regimes Can Help (Table of Contents and Chapter 1)
Leal-Arcas, Rafael - 2019
This book explores links and synergies between international trade and two of the most urgent challenges of the 21st century: achieving sustainable energy (i.e., energy that is affordable, secure, and clean) and mitigating climate change. It takes the unique approach of not only examining how...
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Measuring Urban Sustainability Through Common Indicators and Peer City Benchmarking : Assessing Sustainability Assets for Performance Improvement and Economic and Environmental Pro...
Byrne, John - 2018
The report summarizes first-year research of a three-year study of pathways to urban sustainability. The research team … departments and with residents and the business community to advance sustainability goals. It is a leading framework for promoting …, assessing, and certifying sustainability progress of cities, counties, and communities. The report examines the potential for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012930252
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Understanding the bioeconomy : a new sustainability economy in British and European public discourse
Sotiropoulou, Irene; Deutz, Pauline - In: Bio-based and applied economics 10 (2021) 4, pp. 283-304
shows that bioeconomy, as with the other 'sustainability' economies, which we term the 'S-economies', prioritises the … fragmentation of the theory and policy concerning the environmental sustainability of economic activity is expressed through the …
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