We consider the effect of population age distribution in inclusive wealth accounting. Numerical results demonstrate that the wealth of nations with an aging demographic structure, as well as those with a rapidly increasing working-age generation, may have been overestimated.

A central issue in the study of sustainable development is the interplay of growth and sacrifice in a dynamic economy. This paper investigates the relationship among current consumption, sacrifice and sustainability improvement in a general context and in two canonical, stylized economies. We...

The potential of algae-based biofuels to replace petroleum fuels and mitigate greenhouse gas production through microalgal photosynthesis has long been recognized. However, currently there are no commercial algae-to-fuels technologies that can overcome techno-economic barriers and address...

The aim of the paper is the definition of a new scheme of environmental management for local authorities. Such a scheme originates from the characteristics of existing processes of local action (Local Agenda 21) and environmental management and certification (EMAS II and ISO 14001). This...

Contemporary environmental policy is marked by an emphasis on the fight against climate change. Technological improvements for energy efficiency and transition to a low carbon economy are seen as principal environmental policy measures. Has this been the case 40 years ago when modern...

National comparative advantages and latecomer advantages have been much discussed within the economic and international trade and management literature respectively. This paper adapts these two concepts and presents an integrated strategy for sustainable development in emerging economies.It...

This paper analyses the relations between the sustainability dimensions of Italian territorial local systems and public expenditure. The starting point is the ESA model, which describes some basic elements of sustainable socio-economic development. The introduction in the model of the public...

The article provides results of the study of theoretical and methodological foundations of management of social relations with respect to forest resources with the aim to reveal prospects of development and potential threats in the economic, ecological and social spheres, and also formation of a...

The article considers growth of expenditures of enterprise operation, resource nationalism, necessity of a complex development of the Earth interiors as important factors of prospective development of the mining industry of Ukraine. It justifies that development of the mining industry in future...

The issue of protection and preservation of environment both for the current and for the future generations is very sharp under modern conditions of development of the world economy. It is evident that it is possible to solve the problem of development of the humanity and its future by means of...