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Entrepreneurial ecosystems [PDF]

open access: yes
An entrepreneurial ecosystem characterizes the external context enabling entrepreneurship. The entrepreneurial ecosystem generally consists of those organizations, institutions, firms and individuals influencing entrepreneurial activity, along with the interactions, linkages and interfaces among those various constituent components (Spigel, 2017 ...
Theodoraki, Christina, Audretsch, David
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Scenarios as collaborative tool empowering the policymaking process. The case of MedTech sector in Europe

open access: yesRozwój Regionalny i Polityka Regionalna, 2022
In the paper, we analyse trends that impact the transition of the MedTech clusters in Europe to formulate growth scenarios and propose associated policy measures addressing the MedTech ecosystems while on their way to supporting Sustainable Development ...
Artur Ochojski, Marcin Baron
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On ecosystems dynamics [PDF]

open access: yesEcological Complexity, 2017
We show how a dynamical system given by a t-score function for some class of monotonic data transformations generates consistent extreme value estimators. The variation of their values increases the uncertainty of proper assessment of climate change. Two important examples illustrate the methodology: mass balance measurements on Guanaco glacier, Chile,
Stehlik, Milan   +7 more
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The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems: motivations, challenges, and applications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In response to growing demand for ecosystem-level risk assessment in biodiversity conservation, and rapid proliferation of locally tailored protocols, the IUCN recently endorsed new Red List criteria as a global standard for ecosystem risk assessment ...
Jason Link   +39 more
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Planning Sustainable Deep Sea Mining

open access: yesMaterials Proceedings, 2021
The increase in world population and the expected global development of the world economy after the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to impose unprecedented pressure on securing the supply of minerals.
Konstantinos I. Vatalis   +2 more
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Grand challenges in marine ecosystems ecology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Borja, A., 2014. Grand Challenges in Marine Ecosystems Ecology.
Angel eBorja, Borja, Angel, Angel Borja
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Monitoring the Kotychi Lagoon in Western Peloponnese, Greece, Using Remote Sensing Techniques and Environmental Assessment

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023
The Kotychi Lagoon (western Peloponnese, Greece), together with other coastal wetlands such as Pappas, Prokopos and Lamia, is part of the wider area of the Strofylia Wetlands National Park and Protected Areas of Western Peloponnese, which has been ...
Dionysios N. Apostolopoulos   +6 more
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The Harm They Inflict When Values Conflict: Why Diversity Does not Matter

open access: yesRelations, 2015
Some policies that manage natural processes have the purpose of conserving and/or promoting the diversity that exists in an ecosystem. On many occasions, these policies conflict with values such as individual wellbeing. This paper looks at this issue. It
Julia Mosquera
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Coastal Lagoons and Climate Change: Ecological and Social Ramifications in U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ecosystems

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2009
Lagoons are highly productive coastal features that provide a range of natural services that society values. Their setting within the coastal landscape leaves them especially vulnerable to profound physical, ecological, and associated societal ...
Abigail Anthony   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental evaluation of family house materials impacts on climate change, land and water use, acidification and ecotoxicity

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Science, 2023
The construction industry plays a significant role in contributing to various environmental impacts, including climate change, acidification, and ecotoxicity, among others.
Martina Fabianova, Adriana Estokova
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