How human expectations and behaviors impact the economy has been of interest to economists since at least Adam Smith. However, recent advances in psychological and social psychological research have led to an improved level of knowledge about human adaptation processes, as well as about...

Taking a grounded approach, we devised a framework to explain how entrepreneurs attract critical resources to venture creation and development. The study was based on qualitative data from a series of interviews with thirteen entrepreneurs conducted in a sample of six case studies. The framework...

The promotion of quality of life is becoming ever more important in a scenario of regional, national and even international competition among cities, triggered by globalization. Public sites, and green spaces in particular, which are available in varying extent in all urban areas, can bring...