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Shedding light on the environmental efficiency of the public light service: minimising light pollution through the global Malmquist–Luenberger index

open access: yesInternational Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract The search for evidence in public management and the implementation of good management by public bodies is becoming increasingly important, and the principles of effectiveness and efficiency should be reinforced. Therefore, this paper aims to analyse the change in efficiency in the provision of public lighting services by local governments ...
Pablo Povedano‐Fernández   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating a Group‐Based Intervention Addressing Fear of Childbirth in Multiparous Pregnant Women: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To assess the feasibility and acceptability of a group‐based intervention for addressing fear of childbirth in multiparous women. Design Single‐arm non‐randomised feasibility trial with a convergent mixed methods design. Methods The intervention, conducted at a central maternity hospital and led by a psychiatric nurse and a midwife ...
Laura Sandström   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional Community Building in Hard Times: Communal and Functional Filtering at EU Borders During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Pandemics are times of closure. States typically restrict the entry of persons to protect their national communities from external health hazards. In this regard, the COVID‐19 pandemic presented the European Union (EU) with a severe challenge. We ask to what extent the border policies of EU member states during the pandemic supported regional ...
Christian Freudlsperger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Theorizing Waste as a Technique of Power in Capitalistic Stakeholder Relations

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Waste is an important socio‐ecological challenge of contemporary capitalism, contributing to climate change and environmental degradation. Despite its pervasiveness and its impacts on diverse stakeholders, it yet remains largely underexplored in management and organization studies.
Elise Lobbedez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategy of Environmental Protection in the Traffic and Tourist Flows

open access: yesPromet (Zagreb), 2012
A whole range of dangerous substances and harmful organicand inorganic materials are transported daily through thesystem of traffic and tourist environment and flows. The use ofthese substances covers a wide range: in the production ofdrugs, agrotechnical protective means, fertilisers, paint and varnish,po(vmers, detergents, fuel, and in other ...
openaire   +1 more source

Location‐Based Accessibility and Innovation Performance

open access: yesJournal of Regional Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While the importance of local characteristics for innovation activities has been studied extensively, it remains largely unknown to which extent better transport‐based accessibilities facilitate innovation. This study builds on data from a Germany‐wide agent‐based transport model to derive local accessibilities for different modes of transport
Linda Bandelow, Hanna Hottenrott
wiley   +1 more source

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