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Management of Municipal Solid Waste in One of the Galapagos Islands

Ragazzi, Marco; Catellani, Riccardo; Rada, Elena Cristina; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 12, pp. 9080-9095

This paper analyses some aspects of the management of municipal solid waste in one of the islands of the Galapagos archipelago. The aim is to point out a few aspects of an interesting experience that could help decision managers faced with the organization of the waste sector in similar...

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The perceptions of an island community towards cruise tourism: A factor analysis

Chiappa, G. Del; Meleddu, M.; Pulina, M. - Centro Ricerche Nord Sud (CRENoS) - 2011

This paper analyses residents’ perception toward cruise tourism development and its externalities. The research involved a primary data collection in Messina, during the summer peak of the cruise season in 2011. A correspondence analysis on the local residents’ perceptions shows that...

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On the fringe of Europe: Iceland's currency dilemma

Herbertsson, Tryggvi Thor; Zoega, Gylfi - In: CESifo Forum 7 (2006) 2, pp. 41-51

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Appreciation of the Sustainability of the Tourism Industry in Cyprus

Tixier, Maud - ESSEC Business School - 2007

resources, prone to cultural disasters, large imports, etc.) islands and small island states need to be protected. They …

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The 2010 Volcanic Ash Cloud and Its Financial Impact on the European Airline Industry

Mazzocchi, Mario; Hansstein, Francesca; Ragona, Maddalena - In: CESifo Forum 11 (2010) 2, pp. 92-100

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Does Tourism Contribute to Local Livelihoods? A Case Study of Tourism, Poverty and Conservation in the Indian Sundarbans

Guha, Indrila; Ghosh, Santadas - eSocialSciences - 2008

This study examines the contribution of tourism towards improving the livelihoods of local people in a remote island …

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Portugal: An Island Comes Ashore

Cunha, Luis C. - Institute of European Studies, UC Berkeley - 2010

is mainly due to the recent openness of Spain. This island syndrome was not so much a consequence of Portuguese policies …

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Feeding preferences in 2 disjunct populations of tiger snakes, Notechis scutatus (Elapidae)

Aubret, Fabien; Burghardt, Gordon M.; Maumelat, Stéphanie - In: Behavioral Ecology 17 (2006) 5, pp. 716-725

offshore island with no standing water (no frogs); feeds mostly on skinks, mice, and, as adults, silver gull chicks; and …. Neonates responded to all prey cues more than they did to control stimuli in both populations. However, the island neonates … showed significantly higher interest in silver gull chick stimuli (the main prey of the island adult snakes) than did their …

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Gestaltung der Freiheit

Schorkopf, Frank (contributor); …

The concept of regulation is also connected to the humanities and history, a fact which had been given little attention up to now. Experts in constitutional and European law as well as legal and economic historians have explored this field in a joint research project, the results of which are...

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Demokratie und Wirtschaft

Gehlen, Boris (contributor); Schorkopf, Frank (contributor)

The relationship between economy and democracy has always been fraught with conflict in the modernity. It is difficult to use the legal system to democratize economic behaviour without restricting efficiency. The volume explores this problematic relationship from the perspective of history,...

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