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Impact of social safeguarding on private land ownership and individual well-being: The case of Sri Lanka
Jayasooriya, S. P. - 2019
Infrastructure development with properly planned safeguard measures is essential from the sustainable development … the paper is to provide pragmatic evidence on sustainable infrastructure development strategies in terms of social … sustainability of the affected persons' livelihood and living standards. Qualitatively, the lessons learned through the impact …
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Long-term impacts of environmental policy and eco-innovative activities of firms
Rennings, Klaus; Rexhäuser, Sascha - 2010
This paper analyses two aspects of environmental regulations triggered by ecoinnovations. First, whether there are long term effects of regulation on innovation. Second, whether the impact of different types of regulation differ by type of the environmental benefit of the innovations. To answer...
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Impact of COVID-19 on Economic Sustainability : Evidence from Sri Lanka
Madushani, Priyangika - 2021
The virus that caused a localized shock in China is now causing a widely spread panic throughout the world. Using a typical local analysis, this study evaluates the probable impact of COVID-19 on GDP, tourism, poverty, employment, household income, exchange rates, remittance Under-utilization of...
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Workers' behavior after safety regulations : impact evaluation of the Spanish Occupational Safety and Health Act
Delgado-Cubillo, Pablo; Martín Román, Ángel L. - 2023
While the 1995 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH) regulation transformed the outlook on workplaces in Spain, characterized by a lack of preventive protection, public statistics have reported an increasing trend in the postregulation workplace accident rates. This study uses microdata from...
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Covid-19 and rural landscape : the case of Italy
Agnoletti, Mauro; Manganelli, Simone; Piras, Francesco - 2020
Throughout the covid‐19 emergency, health authorities have presented contagion data divided by administrative regions with no reference to the type of landscape, environment or development model. This study has been conducted to understand whether there is a correlation between the number of...
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The enhanced use of wood-biomass : macroeconomic, sectoral and environmental impacts
Schwarzbauer, Wolfgang; Balabanov, Todor - 2008
The main objective of this paper is to identify fuel substitution potential by estimating potential price induced energy substitution and by considering available technological options. We consider the impacts of CO2 taxation on reduction of emissions until 2020, assuming CO2 neutrality of...
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COVID 19 Crisis : Economic Stimulus, International Trade and Environmental Sustainability
Mulchandani, Poonam - 2020
The short-term impact of COVID-19 on the environment is positive, as with the shutdown of economic activity carbon emissions have dropped. Once the crisis is over, emissions and environmental externalities are likely to rebound. Further, if the stimulus packages announced by the government are...
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Blockchain-based solutions in achieving SDGs after COVID-19
Aysan, Ahmet Faruk; Bergigui, Fouad; Disli, Mustafa - In: Journal of open innovation : technology, market, and … 7 (2021) 2, pp. 1-21
In this paper, we attempt to explore the extent to which the hard won development gains over the last several years could be reversed due to the unfolding COVID-19 global pandemic, how we can reboot the global response to accelerate the SDGs in times of uncertainties, and most importantly how to...
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Malta and its Economy and Sustainable Strategies
Grima, Simon - 2020
Research background: The preparedness for outbreaks of pandemics such as the COVID-19 is a major concern for health authorities and leaders as extensive studies in the past have been reported and well documented. However, engaging with the response to an outbreak demands many decisions with...
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