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The concept of metabolism, as applied to the interrelations between human society and the rest of nature, has been one of the most fruitful iterations of socioecological thought over the last few decades. Here we will examine specific orientations of metabolic thought commonly employed in the...
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Large software conglomerates like Trimble and Autodesk provide consumers with suites of software that perform many functions within the design and construction process. Communicating with software outside of the suite can be highly problematic as file types and communication protocols are...
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This article examines two communities of youth who play an online game that integrates physical activity into virtual game play. Participating youth from two research sites—an urban middle school and a suburban junior high school—wore FitBits that tracked their physical activity and then...
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and main social trends to analyze ethical issues in the relationship between ecology and the armed forces. It is argued …
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This paper presents the milestones of the Green Revolution, outlining its role in the development of today's sustainable and biotechnological agriculture, as well as Romanian contribution. In order to do this we used the material found in papers and books on the research in agriculture from the...
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The concept of "bioeconomy" or "green economy" is currently highly debated because it is considered to be essential for the future of the world economy. This concept seeks to find both practical solutions applicable in international affairs development environment and long-term alternatives in...
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This paper deals with some variables that are not generally included as economic or market variables in order to show how these affect the question of population growth, which is after all the core of resource allocation. It shows that population growth may also depend on better medical...
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scarcity, and show that this is not within the scope of economics, but has been a theme of ecology and ecological economics. We …. Against this background, we discuss the roles of economics and ecology for nature conservation. We conclude that the … interdisciplinary integration of ecology and economics requires a philosophical underpinning, and suggest a framework for further …
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