This book applies the ‘ecosystem services’ framework to coastal environments, showing how it could facilitate an adaptive management strategy. The contributors describe a decision support system (DSS) based on the 3 Ps - pluralism, pragmatism and precaution - that leads to a more flexible,...

PART I: Introduction -- 1. The Business of Social and Environmental Innovation: Introduction -- PART II: Entrepreneurs -- 2. Innovations in Social Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Biofuel Production: The Case of Tanzanian Outgrowers Cultivating Jatropha for the Global Biofuel Chain -- 3. Social...

Darstellung der geistigen, politischen und wirtschaftlichen Grundlagen von Wissenschaft und Technologie - hier vor allem Umweltplanung - in dem besonderen islamischen Kontext; Betonung ihrer Innovationsfähigkeit. (DÜI-Spe)