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Neighbourhood density and social sustainability in cities of developing countries

Dave, Seema - In: Sustainable Development 19 (2011) 3, pp. 189-205

acceptability of compact urban form in the context of cities of developing countries. Social sustainability of these cities in … developing countries might have a huge impact on the overall global sustainability, considering their large population size and … and built forms within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to evaluate the relationship between social sustainability and urban …

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Sustainable development paths: investigating the roots of local policy responses to climate change

Burch, Sarah - In: Sustainable Development 19 (2011) 3, pp. 176-188

As the implications of a changing climate come into focus, attention must shift to effectively stimulating action in response to this dramatically pervasive phenomenon. Responses to climate change, however, are embedded in institutional procedures, technological pathways and cultural practices...

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Industrial transformation and sustainable development in developing countries

Luken, Ralph; Fernando Castellanos‐Silveria - In: Sustainable Development 19 (2011) 3, pp. 167-175

We examined the relationship between industrial transformation and the positive and negative impacts of industry on sustainable development in developing countries. We started by assigning developing countries to five groups based on the extent to which they have transformed and reoriented their...

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L'après Kyoto : quelle approche face au changement climatique ?

BLAISE, Séverine - In: Mondes en développement n°154 (2011) 2, pp. 103-120

Kyoto Protocol. We show that the Protocol?s mechanisms fall under a "weak" approach of sustainability which hardly calls …

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The Dynamics of Brownfield Redevelopment

BenDor, Todd K.; Metcalf, Sara S.; Paich, Mark - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 6, pp. 914-936

Negligence of former industrial sites (“brownfields”) has adversely impacted urban landscapes throughout the industrialized world. Brownfield redevelopment has recently emerged as a sustainable land use strategy and impetus for urban revitalization. This study presents a system dynamics...

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The Acting Person: Social Capital and Sustainable Development

Edward O’Boyle - In: Forum for Social Economics 40 (2011) 1, pp. 79-98

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Information theory in ecosystems

Michalowski, Arthur - In: Journal of Bioeconomics 13 (2011) 2, pp. 125-137

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Some considerations on the EU Danube Strategy and the Black Sea Region

COROBAN, Costel - In: Eastern Journal of European Studies 2(1) (2011) June, pp. 97-110

The Danube strategy can only constitute a step forward regarding the stated intentions, via the Black Sea Synergy program of the European Union towards the boosting of economic development, democratic governance, security etc., in the Black Sea region. Even more, this implies the warranty of...

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The European Union strategy for the Danube – Preliminaries, mechanisms, positions, priorities and effects –

DOBRESCU, Emilian M.; GRIGORESCU, Adriana - In: Romanian Journal of Economics 32 (2011) 1(41), pp. 169-190

The European Union Strategy for the Danube is an internal EU strategy where all river-side countries are invited to take part, complying with the three principles applied also in the case of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.The three pillars proposed by the European Commission and which...

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The SADC region and EPA/EBAI – trade balance analysis

Sukati, Mphumuzi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

This paper investigates the potential trade balance outcomes of the EPA/EBAI policies in the SADC region using the GTAP7 model and database. The analysis of these policies therefore make conclusion on SADC member states’ changes in trade balance overall, per commodity groups and on overall...

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