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Deconstructing the orange: the evolution of an agricultural milieu in Southern Greece

Lemon, Mark; Jeffrey, Paul; Seaton, Roger - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 1 (1998) 1, pp. 8-23

Knowledge relating to the coevolution of communities and the technological, economic and natural systems that sustain them comes from a variety of sources. However, interdisciplinary, or more specifically integrated, analyses that formally consider issue-driven and policy-relevant output are now...

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Social learning and sustainability science: which role can stakeholder participation play?

Siebenhuner, Bernd - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 7 (2004) 2, pp. 146-163

sustainability science and new modes of scientific research. Their participation is seen as a means for empowerment and education as … well as for increasing the legitimacy of scientific research. In addition, proponents of sustainability science regard … discussions around sustainability science. It is the objective of the paper to deduce lessons for future approaches to …

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Efficiency grounds and welfare effects in decoupling farm support. Insights from an AGE model of the Italian economy

Cavalletti, Barbara; Rocchi, Benedetto - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 9 (2006) 2, pp. 106-121

in Italy. A general equilibrium model has been calibrated on a social accounting matrix of the Italian economy, adapted …

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Spread and backwash effects in ecotourism: implications for sustainable development

Cater, Erlet - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 5 (2002) 3, pp. 265-281

Increasingly, ecotourism is advocated not only as a form of sustainable tourism, but also for the contribution that it can make towards sustainable development. Donor agencies such as DFID and USAID now recognise the contribution that ecotourism can make towards sustainable livelihoods, and it...

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Trust as a central paradigm for advisory science: the case of the Belgian nuclear phase-out

Laes, Erik; Meskens, Gaston; D'haeseleer, William; … - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 7 (2004) 1, pp. 1-26

The Belgian parliament has decided to phase out the existing nuclear power plants as part of the government's strategy to achieve sustainable development. According to the authors, this nuclear phaseout can be regarded as belonging to a class of unstructured problems in science for...

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Study of indicators of urban environmentally sustainable development in China

Zhang, Kunmin; He, Xueyang; Wen, Zongguo - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 6 (2003) 2, pp. 170-182

The first part of the paper briefly reviews the study of the indicators of sustainable development, including the significance of the study, its recent progress, and common problems, and introduces the concept of genuine saving. The second part analyses the theoretical background and calculation...

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Sustainable consumption: at the cross-road of environmental and consumer policies

Mont, Oksana; Dalhammar, Carl - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 8 (2005) 4, pp. 258-279

Although the need for new systems of production and consumption is constantly stressed in policy discussions, the sustainable consumption concept has not been largely translated into practice. The efforts of environmental policy makers to pay more attention to the consumption side are still...

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Challenges in the use of science for sustainable development

Funtowicz, Silvio; Ravetz, Jerome; O'Connor, Martin - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 1 (1998) 1, pp. 99-107

This paper summarises some of the challenges to science that are posed by the search for sustainability. These …

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Scientific communication, international cooperation and capacity building for sustainable development

Funtowicz, Silvio; O'Connor, Martin; Ravetz, Jerome - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 2 (1999) 3, pp. 363-367

of excellence" capable of contributing knowledge and judgement needed for sustainability. …

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Towards sustainable consumption: do green households have smaller ecological footprints?

Holden, Erling - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 7 (2004) 1, pp. 44-58

The need for households in rich countries to develop more sustainable consumption patterns is high on the political agenda. An increased awareness of environmental issues among the general public is often presented as an important prerequisite for this change. This article describes how the...

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