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Impact Assessment of Energy Efficiency Policies

Massimo, Beccarello - In: L'industria (2011) 2, pp. 223-244

The green economy is not only a relevant goal on environmental perspective but represents a challenge on the ground of economic growth and employment. This we paper provides an attempt to estimate the effects on Italian manufacturing of a structural approach to energyefficiency policies...

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Sustainable Well-being as an Economic Indicator: A Challenge for Economic Analysis

Claudio, Gnesutta - In: Rivista italiana degli economisti (2013) 2, pp. 253-253

The «Sarkozy Report» edited by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Amartya Sen and Jean-Paul Fitoussi arguedthat GDP does not provide reliable information on the economic performance and social progressof a country. The Commission expressed, rather, a preference for an indicator of «sustainable...

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Specific business models in the wind energy field in the European Union: comparative study on Romania and Germany

Adrian Dumitru TanÅ£Äƒu; Nichifor, Maria Alexandra - In: Management & Marketing 9 (2014) 3

Wind energy has been the main source of renewable energy in the European Union for the last decade, providing sustainable solutions to the demanding task of replacing conventional energy sources and limiting the environmental damage caused by industries worldwide. While the wind energy field in...

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Confronting Climate-Related Disasters in Asia and the Pacific

Thomas, Vinod - In: Review of Economics 65 (2014) 2, pp. 193-207

The frequency of intense natural disasters has been on the rise worldwide over the past 40 years. Meanwhile, temperatures have risen on average, while both temperatures and precipitation have become more variable and more extreme. Their impacts are clearly visible in Asia and the Pacific region,...

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Seasonal Imbalances in Natural Gas Imports in Major Northeast Asian Countries: Variations, Reasons, Outlooks and Countermeasures

Kong, Zhaoyang; Dong, Xiucheng; Zhou, Zhongbing - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1690-1711

The seasonal imbalances and price premiums of natural gas imports (NGIs) seriously affect the sustainability of these …

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Differential Radar Interferometry for Structural and Ground Deformation Monitoring: A New Tool for the Conservation and Sustainability of Cultural Heritage Sites

Zhou, Wei; Chen, Fulong; Guo, Huadong - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1712-1729

deformation risks is essential for the conservation and sustainability of heritage sites, particularly for huge archaeological …

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Supplier Selection Problems in Fashion Business Operations with Sustainability Considerations

Jia, Peng; Govindan, Kannan; Choi, Tsan-Ming; … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1603-1619

In recent years, sustainability has been a major focus of fashion business operations because fashion industry … development causes harmful effects to the environment, both indirectly and directly. The sustainability of the fashion industry is …

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Can compact rail transit corridors transform the automobile city? Planning for more sustainable travel in Los Angeles

Houston, Douglas; Boarnet, Marlon G; Ferguson, Gavin; … - In: Urban Studies 52 (2015) 5, pp. 938-959

Directing growth towards compact rail corridors has become a key strategy for redirecting auto-oriented regions towards denser, mixed-use communities that support sustainable travel. Few have examined how travel of near-rail residents varies within corridors or whether corridor land...

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How do we keep proper level of content diversity: The influence of the gigantic platform on content diversity

Lee, Changjun; Hwang, Junseok - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2014

This paper aims to study the origin of the role of diversity in the new ICT ecosystem, and show how the gigantic platform influences on the level of diversity of content. Using genetic algorithm, it makes possible to reflect the new ICT ecosystem and experiment how the system is changing content...

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Attaining Self-reliance and Sustainability of Local Level Development through Citizen Participation. Experience from Bangladesh

Sarker, Mokhammed - In: Public administration issues (2012) 1, pp. 106-126

local level development and it explores the potentiality of attaining self-reliance and sustainability of local level … sustainability of the initiatives? In fact, six reasons were identifi ed: coverage, dignity, efficiency, effectiveness, self …-reliance and sustainability behind opting for citizen inclusion in local level development. The study found that PRDP nearly failed …

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