Le développement durable est un champ de recherche multidimensionnel et pluridisciplinaire. Les questions qu’il pose renvoient nécessairement à une recomposition d’ensemble du savoir éclaté auquel nous ont habitué les sciences classiques. Derrière ce débat se profile l’épuisement...

Les organisations et les entreprises de l’économie sociale s’apparentent aujourd’hui à une sorte de "laboratoire d’expérimentations de pratiques sociales nouvelles". Elles constituent un secteur dynamique et sont porteuses d’innovations sociales, notamment en matière de gestion...

There is potential for synergy between the global environmental conventions on climate change, biodiversity and desertification: changes in land management and land use undertaken to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions can simultaneously deliver positive outcomes for conservation of...

To what extent green accounting can properly measure sustainable development, not only depend on how well we maintain the link between the indicators and a clearlydefined concept of sustainable development but also on cautious interpretation of those indicators. Information from green accounting...

We adopt the definition of sustainability as “non-declining welfare per capita”, and measure genuine savings and change in wealth per capita as indicator of weak sustainability. The results suggests that the overall trend in sustainability as measured by changes in wealth per capita had...

Smallholders in many tropical highlands cause serious environmental damage. The Cameron Highlands of Malaysia offer an excellent opportunity for studying how farmers interact with environment, changing markets, infrastructure development, indigenous peoples, and tourism, and how these shape...

Rural tourism is often considered an economic alternative for rural areas facing decreasing profits and requiring a second or third economic footing. However, like other tourism activities, rural tourism results in a full range of environmental impacts. In particular, accommodation generates...

Fisheries activities have an integral role to play in the livelihoods and economies of the Pacific island countries. However, the 'race to fish' behaviour assisted by the nature of property rights could lead to unsustainable resource extraction practices. In this paper, primary data on Fiji's...

This study constructs an endogenous growth model that incorporates the R&D sector, the education sector, and environmental problems. First, environmental impacts are considered. We show that, if government exercises appropriate policies and some parameter restrictions are satisfied, then the...

The links between climate issues and sustainable development are manifold. Given these interconnections, the lack of close integration of the sustainable development and climate change literatures is puzzling; part of the reason for this lack of connectivity may be the very different research...