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Applying design for sustainability in an ICT company
Mottonen, Matti; Belt, Pekka; Harkonen, Janne; … - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 2 (2010) 2, pp. 180-193
Environmental awareness has been raised globally, and as a consequence, sustainability is increasingly under focus. Due … to increased demand from end-users and tightened legislation, companies must seriously take sustainability into account …. Typically, sustainability is attempted to address only after product realisation. However, best sustainability results can be …
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Why do we need green economics when we have ecological economics? A proposal for 'pulling people together' at the crossroad of environmental and social sustainability
Douai, Ali - In: International Journal of Green Economics 4 (2010) 1, pp. 43-62
This paper argues that the epistemological and intellectual space of green economics is or should be located where ecological economics, even in its socio-economic perspective, still fails to provide a coherent conceptual framework such that environmental problems could be analysed in a holistic...
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China's Low Carbon Transformation: Drivers, Challenges, and Paths
Pan, Jiahua - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
National climate change mitigation actions and objectives could be taken from both active and passive considerations. China has multiple objectives to develop a low carbon economy and to decrease carbon dioxide emission per unit of GDP, including mitigation of global climate change, security of...
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Strategic planning in road transport - operational instrument of strategic management
Cernaianu, Nicolae - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Increased transportation demand creates new problems specialists, putting them in a position to find practical solutions to match. Analysis of the current structure of Romanian road transport process involves an analytical approach that exceed the basis of their decisions only experience and...
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Is Eco-Efficiency a Sufficient Strategy for Achieving a Sustainable Development? The Norwegian Case
Aall, Carlo; Husabø, Idun A. - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 12, pp. 3623-3638
the official sustainability indicator monitoring system, e.g., by calculating the ecological footprint. (2) A specific …
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Methodological issues concerning the development of sustainable industrial parks
NASTASE, Marian; RADU, Catalina; Oana – Catalina TAPURICA - In: Economia. Seria Management 13 (2010) 2, pp. 485-494
Nowadays, in order to make a sustainable economic growth possible, especially within manufacturing industries, with auspicious effects concerning the standard of living and the employment rates, the governments should develop and implement projects and strategies, aiming the transition towards...
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Increasing Responsibility towards Environment
COMĂNESCU, Mihaela - In: Theoretical and Applied Economics 5(546) (2010) 5(546), pp. 59-72
In the international climate of the early millennium, the need for reconciliation between economic and social development, on one hand, and the environment, on the other hand, is essential. Therefore, sustainable development must be promoted, because it integrates economic growth, improves...
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A SWOT Analysis on the Waste Management Problem in Romania in 2010
ENACHE, Elena - In: Theoretical and Applied Economics 3(544) (2010) 3(544), pp. 101-108
From human activities are resulting huge amounts of waste, with different types of impact: lands changing, visual discomfort, air pollution, surface water pollution, soil fertility changes etc. Romania, a European Union member state, faces in turn with annual generation of significant quantities...
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THE PLACE AND ROLE OF THE SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS IN THE TRANSITION PROCESS TO A MODEL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Dinu, Eduard; Curea, Stefania-Cristina - In: Theoretical and Applied Economics 05(534)(supplement) (2009) 05(534)(supplement), pp. 20-27
development. The information provided through sustainability indicators make possible the identification of restrictions and …
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Increasing Responsibility towards Environment
Comanescu, Mihaela - In: Theoretical and Applied Economics 11(540) (2009) 11(540), pp. 63-76
In the international climate of the early millennium, the need for reconciliation between economic and social development, on one hand, and the environment, on the other hand, is essential. Therefore, sustainable development must be promoted, because it integrates economic growth, improved...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008763705