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Understanding Complex Human Ecosystems: The Case of Ecotourism on Bonaire

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2003
It is suggested that ecotourism development on the island of Bonaire can be productively understood as a perturbation of a complex human ecosystem. Inputs associated with ecotourism have fueled transformations of the island ecology and sociocultural ...
Thomas Abel
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Mapping Competences of the Technological Interface Centers to Support the Transition of Portuguese Companies Toward the Circular Economy

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainability, 2021
This research paper is part of an investigation about the national competences in the field of Circular Economy (CE) within the so-called technological infrastructures.
Luís Ferreira, Rita Matias
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Does the kin orientation of a British woman�s social network influence her entry into motherhood? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
BACKGROUND The influence of family and friends on an individual's fertility has long been an important topic within demography. Researchers who focus on social network effects and evolutionary demography have shown a renewed interest in this issue in ...
Mathews, Paul, Sear, Rebecca
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Natural selection in utero induced by mass layoffs: the hCG evidence

open access: yesEvolutionary Applications, 2012
Evolutionary theory, when coupled with research from epidemiology, demography, and population endocrinology, suggests that contracting economies affect the fitness and health of human populations via natural selection in utero. We know, for example, that
Ralph Catalano   +11 more
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An Agent-Based Dynamic Model of Politics, Fertility and Economic Development [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 2016
In the political economy of development, government policy choices at a single point in time can dramatically affect a country's development path by impacting fertility, economic and political decisions across generations.
Zining Yang
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THE CONSUMER BEHAVIOR UNDER THE PANDEMIC UNCERTAINTY: ANALYSIS OF THE EMPIRICAL FINDINGS IN GLOBAL CONTEXT [PDF]

open access: yesBuletin ştiinţific: Universitatea din Piteşti. Seria Ştiinţe Economice, 2020
During the last year the consumer behavior was alternated under various factors, one of these being the uncertainty generated by the global health crisis.
Amalia DUTU   +4 more
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Introduction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Contains fulltext : 190586.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)20 ...
Devos, Isabelle, Janssens, Angélique
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The Portuguese residential real estate market: An evaluation of the last decade [PDF]

open access: yesPanoeconomicus, 2014
This article presents an integrated vision of the context of the residential real estate market in Portugal. It analyses the evolution of several macroeconomic indicators during the last decade.
Tavares de Oliveira Fernando A.   +2 more
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The Circular Economy Lifecycle Assessment and Visualization Framework: A Case Study of Wind Blade Circularity in Texas

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainability, 2021
Moving the current linear economy toward circularity is expected to have environmental, economic, and social impacts. Various modeling methods, including economic input-output modeling, life cycle assessment, agent-based modeling, and system dynamics ...
Rebecca Hanes   +3 more
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OFFICIAL STATISTICS: ABOVE AND BELOW THE PUBLIC DEBATE. THIRTIETH GEARY LECTURE, 1999 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Roy Geary was a person of great distinction, recognised for a wide range of achievements. He was a first class mathematician who made significant contributions to statistical theory.
Holt, Tim
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