... the 1980s, being the process of improving the environmental, social and economic dimensions of a delimited and specific area (Milán-García et al., 2019), with the final goal of improving the quality of life of residents (Dawkins, 2003). Thus, local development is a rather complex phenomenon because...

... outcomes that positively impact the environment. It aims to elicit action and behavior change. It attempts to persuade individuals and communities to adopt sustainable habits, support environmentally friendly legislation and create awareness (Han, 2021). According to Pezzullo and Liu (2021) , EC...

... disorders. Nonetheless, the positive environmental characteristics are tolerable; however, sustainable livelihoods and international and national economies are jeopardized as a result of lockdown and strict social distances. Besides, there are fewer carbon emissions in the environment because of closed...

... that there are no safe havens. The 1970s strategy of the “establishment” (as we called it then) was unravelling, as even the wealthy were by then hard-pressed to isolate their environments from everyone else’s, and the poor became environmental activists. Migrant farm workers organized against toxic pesticide use...

...; develop ecologically based agriculture to reduce the large consumption of water, energy, and other material inputs per crop; consider the establishment of a World Environment Organization with powers like the World Trade Organization (WTO); and encourage synergy between environmental movements and human...

...William R. Rowley This paper describes the field of biotechnology and likely advances in health care, agricultural and other applications in industry, environmental science and energy over the next 15 years. The intent is to give those without a background in the life sciences a perspective...

.... For the purpose of the study, environmental security is defined as environmental viability for life support with three sub‐elements: 1. (1) preventing or repairing military damage to the environment; 2. (2) preventing or responding to environmentally caused conflicts; and 3. (3) protecting...

... of technology, particularly in high-quality, energy-efficient equipment, is also seen as very important. It is in this area that the nexus of energy, environment and technology is most apparent. For in the new mood of global environmental concern, Europe s green technologies can be expected to enhance its...

... by the spatial scope of the system to be managed. For example, managing water systems and maintaining biodiversity at a local level should be based on local scientific and technological capacities, and take into account local socio-economic characteristics. 1 Environmental Signals 2000, European Environment...

...Peder Jensen Without transport there is no activity in society. Thus transport has been allowed to grow more or less unchecked for decades and even centuries. Environmental concerns seem, however, to be on the brink of changing this for good. While the challenge for technology is to provide...

... from military planning to the prediction of global warming and the performance of the stock and commodities markets. Actuarial data is used by insurance companies covering potential loss of life and property due to human and natural disasters. Similar models are used by government to make environmental...

... husbandry and agriculture, human and animal health, or environmental conservation. Who pays, who earns, and how much? The biggest firms are the most able to fund the typical R&D pre-life of products, a period typically of 10-12 years duration. These patents will protect the intellectual property-owners...

..., and extolling the virtues of “intergenerational solidarity”. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Environment Globalization Information society Camford foresight/ vol.03, no.02, apr.01 the journal of futures studies, strategic thinking and policy © 2001 Camford Publishing Ltd .095 article: environmental...

... m ore sustainab le developm ent F utu res, Vol 30, No 6, 1998, pp 485 ± 498. 1 7 Martin Jänicke, State Failure, Polity Press, Padstow, 1990. a r tic le : environmental policy perspective and beyond .. considerable impacts on the environment. Such forms are, for example, transport and tourism. Ellger...

...Peter Eder; Fabio Leone This paper examines future trends in the environment and clean technologies (ECT) sector. Seven national technology foresight studies have been reviewed with the purpose of (i) screening the main issues linked to environmental and clean technologies (ii) highlighting major...