Zentrale Orte gehören zu den wichtigsten Instrumenten der Raumordnung. Durch das Raumordnungsgesetz sind die Länder zur Ausweisung Zentraler Orte verpflichtet. Da die konkrete Ausgestaltung der Zentrale-Orte-Konzepte Aufgabe der Länder ist, haben sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten...

Dem neuartigen Steuerungsinstrument der zentralörtlich bedeutsamen Allgemeinen Siedlungsbereiche (zASB) stehen keine durchgreifenden rechtlichen Bedenken entgegen. Es kann als Ziel der Raumordnung im Sinne des § 3 Abs. 1 Nr. 2 ROG formuliert werden. Zwar handelt es sich um einen unbestimmten...

The purpose of this empirical study is to examine the relationship between social entrepreneurship and sustainable enterprise development. Four dimensions of social entrepreneurship i.e. social mission, social innovation, social networking, and financial returns are regressed with three...

This paper surveys the most significant problems of the pension systems of EU11 countries. These nations had to transform their old-age social security systems after replacing a state-socialist economic order with a capitalist one. Stressing common as well as specific features, our paper...

The construction industry is one of the most important components in the economic development of a developing country, being a major contributor to the national economy of many such countries. This industry is largely responsible for the physical provision of housing and infrastructure and, as...

In order to ensure the economic sustainability of a small-scale agroindustrial project, it is essential that properinvestment opportunity studies be conducted, observing, among other factors, the business model and its associatedrisks. An adequate ability to perform this analysis is also...

In recent years, particular attention has been paid to fishing activities, and more specifically to aquaculture, a production process whose environmental impact at present is not being adequately submitted to any sort of serious assessment and control. The impact of aquaculture on the...

This paper investigates the primacy of foreign direct investment inflows in liberalizing China’s economy and whether the long-term gains from economic openness will justify its inefficient energy uses and growing regional income disparities. By examining the history of FDI inflows in China, it...

The study investigates the moderating role of eco-dynamic capability which mainly involves the amalgamation, construction and reconfiguration of internal and external resources that relate to ecological protection in the link between eco-intellectual capital and sustainability performance of...