There is a need for economic restructuring (also called transformation) to safeguard our natural resources, which our economy relies upon. To address global challenges in the use of bio-resources, the three dimensions of sustainable development need to be accounted for: environmental, social,...

Auf dem Gebiet der Stadt- und Regionalplanung weisen Frankreich und Deutschland seit Beginn der Neuzeit mehrere Parallelen auf. Allerdings besteht nach wie vor ein Unterschied zwischen stärker zentralisierten Governance-Prozessen (Frankreich) und einer stärkeren Stellung der Gemeinden...

Die von WIK-Consult geführte Geschäftsstelle Stadt.Land.Digital gibt in der Lagebeschreibung einen Überblick über relevante und diskutierte Themen des ersten Halbjahrs 2023. Die Lagebeschreibung betrachtet den Stand offener Daten in Kommunen, den Einsatz von Open-Source-Software für...

The combination of rising debt levels, poor electricity access, and environmental deterioration could threaten the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Hence, this inquiry examined the implications of public borrowing and access to electricity on environmental sustainability...

This study empirically examines the effect of sustainable urbanization on vulnerability to climate change over a sample of 52 African countries from 1996 to 2019. We use the two-stage system generalized method of moments (GMM) empirical strategy and mediation analysis to assess direct and...

This paper discusses the rationale and options for a fiscal anchor for South Africa and its potential for restoring and maintaining fiscal sustainability. It argues that a well designed fiscal anchor can be useful in the current fiscal milieu, but notes that the popularity of fiscal rules belies...

Despite the growing literature on sustainability assessment in the urban context, the resulting approaches and methods utilise several differing theoretical frameworks and lack a unifying vision and modus operandi. Innumerable tools and instruments have been developed for particular purposes and...

In recent years, there has been growing awareness of the need for sustainability in the hospitality industry. The hotel industry, in particular, has been identified as a significant contributor to environmental degradation. To address this issue, hotel managers have begun to adopt green human...

In order to reach climate neutrality by 2050, the European Union is taking action in the form of extensive sustainability regulations with the aim to push the private sector towards sustainable economic activities. In this context, a new instrument to finance a company's sustainability...

Background: The expansion of oil palm agriculture across the nations, especially in countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia, is growing at exacerbated levels. However, there is still a lack of awareness of the environmental, social, and economic challenges among the sector, ranging from the...

Background: This study investigates how firms can enhance the functionality of their circular supply chains (CSCs) by adopting a portfolio of sustainable practices as well as digital technologies to increase performance. It analyzes the benefits that firms can obtain when investing in specific...

The Degrowth Movement calls for "degrowth" - a reduction in GDP in advanced economies - to avert an ecological crisis. This paper argues that the Degrowth Movement misses that the West is already in a state resembling degrowth - a Great Stagnation. This state of degrowth and its correlates,...

This paper develops a comprehensive measure of household economic well-being. The "sustainable consumption" concept accounts for income, assets, debt, transfer payments, and asset returns to estimate a consumption path that balances resources with expenditure over a household's lifetime....

In recent times, the green transition, by promoting carbon neutrality, has become highly imperative to meet environmental challenges. The present literature review study seeks to explore the intersecting role of greener innovations in facilitating financial inclusion for a sustainable future....

Dieses Kapitel ist der Mobilität in Frankreich und Deutschland gewidmet. Zunächst werden die wichtigsten Mobilitätsindikatoren für die beiden Länder vorgestellt. Dabei zeigt sich, dass sowohl in Frankreich als auch in Deutschland der motorisierte Individualverkehr noch immer dominiert....

Italy's economic stagnation is a matter of fiscal, national, and European concern. Since a good remedy requires an accurate diagnosis, this paper summarises, compares, and evaluates the main explanations for this stagnation. After describing Italy's recent economic record, the paper reviews...

In this open access book, ecological economics and political ecology traditions converge into a single academic school. The book constitutes a common ground where multiple and critical voices are expressed, covering a broad scope of urgent matters at the crossroad between society, economy and...