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Establishing a sustainable development goal for oceans and coasts to face the challenges of our future ocean
Visbeck, Martin; Kronfeld-Goharani, Ulrike; Neumann, Barbara - 2013
essential for international trade, recreational, and cultural activities. Free access to and availability of ocean resources and … element for sustainable ocean management. The SDGs will build upon the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and replace them by … 2015. Even though ensuring environmental sustainability is one of the eight MDG goals, the ocean is not explicitly included …
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Establishing a sustainable development goal for oceans and coasts to face the challenges of our future ocean
Visbeck, Martin; Kronfeld-Goharani, Ulrike; Neumann, Barbara - 2013
essential for international trade, recreational, and cultural activities. Free access to and availability of ocean resources and … element for sustainable ocean management. The SDGs will build upon the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and replace them by … 2015. Even though ensuring environmental sustainability is one of the eight MDG goals, the ocean is not explicitly included …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316028
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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 selected the STAR Communities assessment model as the backbone for its analysis. This framework offers a menu-based system for enabling city managers and leaders to build paths...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012930252
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Toward a Sustainable Food System
Matson, James; VandenBrook, Jim - 2021
Agriculture uses more land and water than any other human activity, and our consumption demands continue to grow even as our resource base shrinks. A highly industrialized U.S. food system produces lots of food at seemingly low per unit cost. But our current system is taking a heavy toll on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013313553
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The Economics of Environment and Ecology for Sustainable Development
Jakhanwal, Meeta; Mishra, Mukesh Kumar - 2020
Economic growth and development are intricately linked to the sound management of environmental resources. Reducing inequalities in society and maintaining healthy ecosystems are fundamental to achieving sustainable development, yet the interactions between these goals have been largely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012384841
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Towards territorial sustainability systems : a step forward
Barrutia, José M.; Echebarria, Carmen; Hartmann, Patrick; … - 2015
Regional research has focused on the innovation-competitiveness-growth chain, which is implicit in Territorial Innovation Systems. This literature has neglected or subordinated social and ecological regional conditions. We see this study as a first step towards more systematic research on what...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011477168
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The Difficult Path to a Sustainable Economic Growth
Musu, Ignazio - 2017
Economic growth since the industrial era has reduced poverty and increased societies' quality of life, but it also has implied negative environmental effects. There is an urgent need to correct this structural unbalance. The open issue is whether this correction implies sacrificing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012951857
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Is “Canal Istanbul” Compatible with the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement?
Sancak, Ibrahim E. - 2022
This study analyzes the compatibility of the Canal Istanbul project with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement (PCA). Turkey ratified the PCA in October 2021 and has committed to the SDGs since 2015. However, the government in Turkey strives to capitalize on a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013310611
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Circular Economy
Camilleri, Mark Anthony; Sheehy, Benedict; Fraser, Kym - 2023
This contribution features the submission of one of the most important sustainability keywords to Springer's Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management. It provides a definition and an introduction to the circular economy (CE). It describes key policies and regulatory interventions that are meant to...
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An Offshore Energy Innovation Strategy to Implement the Korean Green New Deal
Lee, Eunchang; Hong, Sungin - 2023
Korea’s Green New Deal and plans for developing offshore wind power have brought greater attention to offshore wind power. To overcome Korea’s limitations in terms of land area and natural resources, the country’s position as a peninsula must be fully utilized. Toward this end, it is...
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