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Environmental sustainability – aspects and criteria in forest biorefineries
2012
PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine what the most significant aspects of environmental sustainability in the forest biorefinery sector are and what kind of criteria should be applied to an evaluation of environmental sustainability in the forest biorefinery context.Design/methodology/approachThe topic is approached by themed interviews in Scandinavia and North America with 23 representatives from the forest and bioproducts sectors. The interviews were examined using the thematic analysis method.FindingsThe study indicates that environmental sustainability may be an important driver for the forest biorefinery business. From the perspective of environmental sustainability, harvesti…
Sustainability in Road Design: A Methodological Proposal for the Drafting of Guideline.
2012
Abstract This paper, starting from the U.S. experience (USGBC LEED) in the building field, through GBC ITALIA, underlines the need of a specific methodological approach in our country for a roads sustainable design. Therefore, we propose criteria for the methodological approach of a handbook of sustainability. In this guideline required and voluntary project requirements are identified; for each of these objectives, benefits, standards of reference and its methods of implementation are suggested. The above guideline, using detailed development tools (VA, LCA), could provide guidance to the road-designer in the evaluation and selection of strategies to drawing-up project performance standard…
From the economic to the social contribution of the Social Economy. Monetary assessment of the social value created for the Spanish economy
2020
The role of the Social Economy (SE) in society is increasingly acknowledged by social agents and institutions, especially in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Commitment to SE requires the support of quantitative measurement of its contribution to society from an aggregate perspective. The difficulty in specifying it in quantitative terms is related to the assessment of the contribution of SE?s differentiating and intrinsic values. These values contribute to the fight against some structural problems that persist in modern society in terms of unemployment, inequality, territorial imbalance, environmental problems and social exclusion that surpass the economic spher…
How social, environmental, and economic CSR affects consumer-perceived value: Does perceived consumer effectiveness make a difference?
2018
This study analyzes the influence of consumer‐perceived dimensions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) from a sustainable development approach (i.e. economic, social, and environmental) on the dimensions of perceived value (i.e. utilitarian, emotional, and social value). The study also analyzes the moderating effect of perceived consumer effectiveness (PCE) in the value generation process around CSR. A theoretical model is estimated with data from 661 consumers of Inditex or Danone products, leading firms in the textile and dairy sectors, respectively. Results indicate that functional value is determined by economic and social dimensions of CSR. Emotional value can be enhanced through …
Responsabilidad Social Universitaria (RSU): Principios para una universidad sostenible, cooperativa y democrática desde el diagnóstico participativo …
2017
El presente estudio analiza los discursos bajo los cuales se reconoce el sentido de 'Responsabilidad Social Universitaria' concediendo la voz a uno de sus protagonistas, el alumnado, para emitir conclusiones sobre su visión y elevarlas a los y las responsables de la política universitaria. Para ello, se ha realizado una investigación con metodología cuantitativa y cualitativa sistematizada durante dos cursos académicos con 206 alumnos/as del grado de Educación Social de la Universidad de Valencia (España). El objetivo del estudio ha sido realizar un diagnóstico participativo sobre el estado de la cuestión de la RSU y el Desarrollo Sostenible basado en el cuestionario de Vallaeys, De la Cruz…
Application of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) to Natural Parks and reserves
2006
Natural parks and reserves have to face problems concerning the conservation of their natural resources. Citizens and firms often perceive the institution of new protected areas more as a bind or a restriction to their activities than an added value of the territory. Following the principles of sustainable development, it is necessary to integrate the environmental protection with the needs of neighbouring urban areas and production sites. The implementation of an Environmental Management System (EMS) according to international standards (ISO 14001, EMAS) can support the Park administration in their complex management activities. This paper analysed the criticisms related to the application…
Warrior Values in Carolean Society : The Role of Fighting in the Worldview of the Eighteenth-Century Swedish Officers
2014
Samarbeid om studentenes læringssituasjoner i praksis : Høgskolen i Agder og Avdeling 3C, SSHF : studieåret 2005/2006
2007
Rapporten presenterer planleggingen og evalueringen av et prosjekt gjennomført i forbindelse med praksis i somatisk sykehus i sykepleierutdanningen ved Høgskolen i Agder. I prosjektperioden ble det gjennomført både fortløpende evalueringer og avsluttende evalueringer av erfaringene som ble meldt tilbake fra studenter og ansatte ved avdelingen, på denne formen for organisering av praksisperioden. Prosjektet har vært et samarbeidsprosjekt mellom Høgskolen i Agder, Fakultet for helse- og idrettsfag, sykepleierutdanningen og SSHF, Arendal, Post 3 C.
Praksisorganisering 1. studieår : prøveprosjekt på alternativ praksisorganisering for kull 2003
2005
Baroja como materia de sus libros: para una lectura de <em>El árbol de la ciencia</em> (1911) en clave autobiográfica
2014
The aim of this paper is to analyze the characteristics of Barojian autobiographical literature and to check if there are enough arguments to state that El arbol de la ciencia is Pio Baroja’s most autobiographical novel. For that purpose, and after going over the scholar’s theories about the autobiographical side of Barojian literature, the article focuses on the study of autobiographical characters in El arbol de la ciencia and attempts to place this novel within its «autobiographical space». Lastly, it suggests a possible interpretation of the double value that we attribute to the main character of the novel, Andres Hurtado, as an autobiographical character and as a generational symbol of…