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Every society can be described as comprising four dimensions, the economic, social, environmental and institutional. Each of them is a complex, dynamic, self-organising and evolving entity in its own right, making the coupled system one of tremendous complexity. For this system to be...
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Science and technology evolve fast both as a result of their internal dynamics and the increased emphasis on research and innovation in the so-called knowledge economy. Due attention to ethical issues and aspects of emerging science and technology is called for. This paper presents the...
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second order strategy defining a practice of governance for sustainable development. On this basis it outlines a new approach … to what it calls the task of a second order governance, defining a sustainability strategy to identify – to "unearth …
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Sustainable development represents a major governance challenge of the 21st century. If societal development … of governance. This essay considers the nature of these changes and discusses implications for social science research. …
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The sustainability concepts of the "Brundtland-Report" and the "Rio documents" call for a combination of ecological, economic, social and institutional aspects of social development. This paper describes briefly, several models of sustainability and discusses social sustainability as...
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such as intergenerational equity, aesthetics and governance come into this category. 'How is it possible to measure these …
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Since the announcement of the birth of Dolly the cloned sheep in February 1997, assiduous attempts have been made to emphasise the potential benefits of human cloning techniques that do not result in a cloned baby: replacement body organs; cancer and ageing research; testing new pharmaceuticals,...
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This article investigates the impacts of governance and GDP on environmental quality, as measured by water quality, air … conditional upon governance. Increases in GDP and progress of governance are associated with constant improvement of air and water … quality. Specifically, water quality improvements are more dependent on governance, while GDP seems to have a greater impact …
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This article proposes a policy framework for analysing corporate governance toward sustainable development. The aim is … conditions for market actors are set. For this reason, multi-layered governance structures seem advantageous if new solutions are … different corporate strategies. Because governance has to set incentives for quite a diverse set of actors in their daily …
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hand, as the development of new forms of governance that bring stakeholders together at local levels and across levels, to …
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