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Understanding the Drivers of Sustainable Entrepreneurial Practices in Pakistan’s Leather Industry: A Multi-Level Approach [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose: The main objective is to analyse the drivers of sustainable entrepreneurial practices in SMEs operating in a developing economy. The secondary objectives are to explore the relationship between these drivers and to draw out the implications for ...
Anja Schaefer +3 more
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Investigation through questionnaires of the impact of tourist flows on environmental degradation: Case study in the municipality of Mykonos, Greece [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThis paper deals with the environmental impacts of tourism when tourism flows exceed the carrying capacity of a touristic destination by focusing on the island of Mykonos, which, in recent years, has become the most attractive and popular tourist ...
Katsoudas Konstantinos, Kaika Dimitra
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Micromachines, 2020 Fabricating multi-cell constructs in complex geometries is essential in the field of tissue engineering, and three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is widely used for this purpose. To enhance the biological and mechanical integrity of the printed constructs,
Tiffany Cameron +3 more
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Developing enterprise opportunities from placements to graduate consultancy in lean sustainable design [PDF]
, 2010 This paper reports on the adaption of a model for consultancy of using graduates working on a contract basis for Bournemouth University (BU) but within a client organisation, and managed by a member of academic staff.
Humphries-Smith, Tania, Hunt, Clive
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Environmental Sciences EuropeBackground Wastewater discharges from the old pulp and paper industry led to the accumulation of contaminated wood pulping fibers and debris—referred to as fiberbanks (FB)—in the Baltic Sea and freshwater bodies across Sweden and other pulp-producing ...
Gabriela L. Paladino +5 more
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Self build design and construction processes and the future of sustainable design education [PDF]
, 2012 The paper was given during the First Annual International Conference on Construction, 20-23 June2011,in Athens, Greece; it was submitted and peer reviewed after the conference again and selected to be included in a book as a chapter.Research groups ...
Tracada, Eleni
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Designing Sustainable Supply Chains
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2012 The Office of Research and Development within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently put forth a new vision for environmental protection that states that sustainability is our “True North”. In support of this new vision, an effort to design supply chains to be as sustainable as possible has been undertaken.
Young D. +6 more
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Sustainable Urban Habitats: A study of the threads that connect design intentions to practical implementation [PDF]
, 2009 The absence of a shared definition of the variable that is sustainability is a volatile element in the multi factor equation known to us as the urban landscape. The sustainable infrastructure of our urbanised habitats is a fundamental matter for planners
Derbyshire, Alan
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Climate Change and Heritage Management; the case study of the ancient Greek theatre of Lindos in Rhodes, Dodecanese [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThe importance of heritage during the current times of transition to the technological progress has recently obtained much attention, especially for the risks of degradation related with the climate change.
Nastou Marina Panagiota P. +1 more
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Built HeritageInterior thermal insulation has been widely used to improve energy efficiency and indoor comfort of historic buildings. However, traditional vapour-tight insulation materials strongly influence the hygrothermal behaviour of facades, which may lead to ...
Xinyuan Dang +3 more
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