Innovation-as-usual employs synthetic input as the key source of inspiration to bring about innovations, whereas unusual innovation is inspired by designs in nature. The use of nature as a key stimulus for innovation represents a fundamental shift in management and business studies. It involves...

The pronounced global crises caused by the effects of climate change is causing an essential need to rethink and redefine the basic assumptions about our relationship with nature. As more and more of the world's population lives in urban areas, the responsibility for the relationship to nature...

The pronounced global crises caused by the effects of climate change is causing an essential need to rethink and redefine the basic assumptions about our relationship with nature. As more and more of the world's population lives in urban areas, the responsibility for the relationship to nature...

Elmar Altvater was a renowned political economist and professor at the Otto-Suhr-Institute of Freie Universität Berlin from 1970 until 2006. Until his death in 2018 he was a point of reference for several generations of students, left-wing academics and politicians, trade union activists,...

Freshwater resources in the Nordic Arctic: Sectoral demands, pressures, and externalities -- Preface -- Economic and environmental impact analyses using ecosystem accounting -- Arctic freshwaters, ecosystem services and natural capital -- -- References -- Current and potential uses of water...

Elmar Altvater was a renowned political economist and professor at the Otto-Suhr-Institute of Freie Universität Berlin from 1970 until 2006. Until his death in 2018 he was a point of reference for several generations of students, left-wing academics and politicians, trade union activists,...

Sverige blir grönare, varmare och blötare. Faktum är att uppvärmningen går dubbelt så snabbt här jämfört med det globala genomsnittet eftersom vi är ett arktiskt land. Kalfjällen växer igen och den nya fjällfågeln kommer att heta bofink, gäddan slår ut rödingen när...

2019 debattierten in Berlin Naturschutz-Experten das Thema "Fauna, Flora und Finanzen - Welchen Wert hat die Natur?" Die Inwertsetzung der Ökosystemleistungen ist derzeit ein lebhaft diskutiertes Mittel, um Naturschutzmaßnahmen gerade auch in der Landwirtschaft besser steuern zu können und um...

Research in the field of “Digital Economics” has widely neglected the dynamics of changes in preference and demand due to the exploding quantification of human life. This paper examines reactions to the rapidly expanding digital measurement of individual and societal factors. The reactions...

Research in the field of "Digital Economics" has widely neglected the dynamics of changes in preference and demand due to the exploding quantification of human life. This paper examines reactions to the rapidly expanding digital measurement of individual and societal factors. The reactions...

Kapitalismus und Naturzerstörung. Zur kritischen Theorie des gesellschaftlichen Naturverhältnisses -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- 1 Einleitung -- 1.1 Gegenstände und Fragestellungen -- 1.2 Modelle -- 1.3 Zweck und Ziel der Arbeit -- 1.4 Erkenntnistheoretische Vorbemerkungen -- 1.5 Thesen -- 1.6...

Being in nature is often regarded to be calming, relaxing and purifying. While technology has the potential to support engagement with nature, developing systems that provide support in an unobtrusive manner holds many challenges for interaction design. In this article, the authors describe...

We analyze the behavior of 577 economics and law students in a simple binary trust experiment. While economists are both significantly less trusting and less trustworthy than law students, this difference is largely due to differences between female law and economics students. While female law...

A vadászattal szembeni ellenérzések ugyan nem új keletűek, de napjainkban a gyors információáramlás világában ezek a negatív előítéletek egyre jobban felerősödnek. Munkánk célja kérdőíves felmérés alapján, többváltozós statisztikai módszerekkel feltárni és...

This paper deals with need to apply systematic approach to the study of the interaction between man and nature. The periodization of the evolution of relations within the nature — society, has been suggested on the basis of systemic approach

L’opposition homme-nature est une réalité. L’homme s’impose et détruit. Conscient de son impact sur l’environnement et des enjeux que cela entraine, des mesures juridiques ont été élaborées afin de limiter cet impact. La loi n° 76-629 du 10 juillet 1976 relative à la Protection...

The urban and the rural are increasingly interconnected. Rural areas have become places of consumption, as leisure and recreation have become important functions of rural areas. There are also indications that increased urbanisation even leads to a stronger appreciation of green areas situated...

In this article, we present a case study analysis of data gathered on the practice of the art of Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) in one UK context. Our interest in looking at this physical culture was in exploring if/how physical cultures of shared embodied experience and practice may help “sow the...

We analyze the behavior of 577 economics and law students in a simple binary trust experiment. While economists are both significantly less trusting and less trustworthy than law students, this difference is largely due to differences between female law and economics students. While female law...

Romania’s tourism potential is becoming visible by various investment projects that allow its valuation by domestic and foreign tourists. Rural areas are major contributors to the overall tourism potential and their supply is addressing fast growing trends in tourist’s preferences. The...