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Confronting the Climate Crisis: Fossil Fuel Hegemony and the Need for Decarbonization, Degrowth, and Democracy

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract In this Counterpoint, we argue for the importance of social movements in responding to the climate crisis by challenging the taken‐for‐granted practices and policies of corporate capitalism. These challenges politicize what is seen as ‘common sense’ and show that there are alternatives to the dominant social order of fossil‐fuelled economic ...
Daniel Nyberg, Christopher Wright
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing current climate issues in Pakistan: An opportunity for a sustainable future

Environmental Challenges
Climate change is an inevitable phenomenon and is no longer a myth. Climate change is a new rising problem in South Asia; Pakistan suffers from its disastrous effects.
Muhammad Adnan, Baohua Xiao, Shaheen Bibi, Peiwen Xiao, Peng Zhao, Haiyan Wang   +5 more
doaj  

Mark Edward Lewis, The Flood Myths of Early China [PDF]

, 2008
Bernard Formoso
openalex   +1 more source

Physics Informed Data Driven model for Flood Prediction: Application of Deep Learning in prediction of urban flood development [PDF]

arXiv, 2019
Flash floods in urban areas occur with increasing frequency. Detecting these floods would greatlyhelp alleviate human and economic losses. However, current flood prediction methods are eithertoo slow or too simplified to capture the flood development in details.
arxiv  

The Mission (Im)possible of Climate Action through Quixotic Institutional Work

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The ‘iron cage’ of the (neo‐) liberal‐capitalist system prioritizes economic returns over climate protection. Formerly powerful nation‐states are subordinated to the rule of markets, whereas business elites have been freed from substantial responsibility for social and environmental concerns.
Giuseppe Delmestri, Elke S. Schuessler
wiley   +1 more source

Conspiracy Narratives as a Type of Social Myth. [PDF]

Int J Polit Cult Soc, 2023
Chlup R.
europepmc   +1 more source

Kant's Metaphysics of Race, Its Distinctiveness, and Its Normativity

Journal of Social Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on the contemporary taxonomy of the metaphysics of race, this paper shows that Kant's theory of race occupies a distinct metaphysical position on race. Second, it argues that Kant's metaphysics of race inherently produces racist claims.
Reza Mosayebi
wiley   +1 more source

Biopiracy and beauty brands? patent trends of cosmetics and skin care companies

The Journal of World Intellectual Property, EarlyView.
Abstract Concerns about the fairness and equity of ‘biodiscovery’ research endure despite the creation of legal frameworks designed to regulate access and benefit sharing involving genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge. While some industries that engage in biodiscovery have been the subject of sustained scrutiny, others have received ...
David J. Jefferson, Daniel F. Robinson
wiley   +1 more source

The Myth of The Annular Lipids. [PDF]

Biomedicines, 2022
Gómez-Fernández JC, Goñi FM.
europepmc   +1 more source

FloodGenome: Interpretable Machine Learning for Decoding Features Shaping Property Flood Risk Predisposition in Cities [PDF]

arXiv
Understanding the fundamental characteristics that shape the inherent flood risk disposition of urban areas is critical for integrated urban design strategies for flood risk reduction. Flood risk disposition specifies an inherent and event-independent magnitude of property flood risk and measures the extent to which urban areas are susceptible to ...
arxiv