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Modernisierung der Wasserwirtschaft im Spannungsfeld von Umweltschutz und Wettbewerb: braucht Deutschland eine Rechtsgrundlage für die Vergabe von Wasserversorgungskonzessionen?

Schalast, Christoph - 2005

The working report looks at the actual situation of the German water market, the only infrastructure market the EU has not encouraged to deregulate until now. Especially important factors are the environmental relevance of the water market and the importance of water as a food. At the moment,...

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Globalization, Political Regimes and International Environmental Commitment

Bernauer, Thomas; Kalbhenn, Anna; Koubi, Vally; Ruoff, … - 2008

In this paper we are interested in the relationship between globalization, political institutions (notably, democracy) and international environmental commitments. This relationship has been the subject of a particularly intensive debate and the existing literature offers a wide range of partly...

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Globalization and the environment

Koubi, Vally; Bernauer, Thomas - 2008

environment in the context of a model that integrates standard factor endowment theory (FET) with the pollution haven hypothesis … (PHH). Both FET and PHH imply that inward investment burdens the environment while outward investment is favorable for … between trade in goods and inward FDI on the environment. In particular, the interaction is positive under the former and …

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Studying Corporate Social Responsibility Activities in the Agri-Food Sector: The Greek Case

Liapakis, Anastasios; Costopoulou, Constantina; … - In: International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental … 8 (2017) 1, pp. 1-13

-food sector has a strong impact on the economy, the environment and the society of each nation. In this light, the purpose of this …

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A Literature Review of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Handicraft Sector

Meena, M. L.; Dangayach, G.S.; Bhardwaj, A. - In: International Journal of Applied Industrial Engineering … 3 (2016) 2, pp. 36-46

-system-worker productivity by improvement in tools, methods, work-environment, minimizing injuries and disorders. Based on literature studies …

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Developing a Project to Investigate the Introduction of ICT to Mapuche Students in Chile

Tatnall, Arthur; Toro, Fernando - In: International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and … 8 (2016) 1, pp. 34-43

The article describes the design of a study, using aspects of Actor Network Theory (ANT), to provide a level of understanding of how Mapuche students in Chile have shaped information and communication technology (ICT) to meet their needs, whether these are cultural, educational, work or other....

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The Story Retold Visiting the Role and Mission of Non-Governmental Organizations in the Decision Making and Policy Formulation Process

Matiatou, Maria - In: International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social … 3 (2016) 2, pp. 1-22

The mission of the present study is to establish a robust and reliable reference framework on the ecosystem of Non-Governmental Organizations and the Third Sector for literature review in scholarly contributions and publications. Two goals are set: first, to re-establish the importance of...

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Sustainable Development Dilemmas of Biofuels Research and Production: A Snapshot in South Africa

Ngubevana, Lwazi - In: International Journal of Energy Optimization and … 6 (2017) 2, pp. 24-41

Global warming due to greenhouse gas emissions and the growing energy needs of the world, has forced the world into thinking differently about energy sources and sustainable development, giving rise to the field of biofuels. Research and introduction of new technologies do, by their very nature,...

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Mobile Application Diffusion and Success: An Interpretative Approach to Influential Factors

Hajiheydari, Nastaran; Ashkani, Mahdi; … - In: International Journal of E-Services and Mobile … 10 (2018) 4, pp. 18-39

The rapid evolution of mobile computing technology has been attributed to the increasing capitalizing by companies on this innovative business medium. The result of conformity between technology advancement and market demand increment for mobility has led to the development of different...

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Mathematical Programming for Modelling Green Supply Chains Under Randomness and Fuzziness

Nematian, Javad; Ghotb, Seyed Salar - In: International Journal of Fuzzy System Applications (IJFSA) 6 (2017) 1, pp. 56-85

their negative impact on environment, consequently firms and industries have to reconsider about their activities and make … their business compatible with environment. So industries should green their supply chains to optimize economic and …

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