Explorations in the Environment–Development Dilemma

Motel, Pascale Combes; Choumert, Johanna; Minea, Alexandru; Sterner, Thomas

doi:10.1007/s10640-013-9745-9

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“…Despite the high expectation from aiding forests, aid initiatives from outside meet exigencies on the ground. Poor countries with access to valuable forest resources, such as hardwood, are unlikely to prioritise global public goods at the expense of local priorities (Combes Motel et al, 2014). The economic objectives of poor countries often lead to degradation of forests as new lands are opened up for exploitation through agriculture and mining, and the building of public works, roads and urbanisation (Agarwal et al, 2011; Barbier and Tesfaw, 2015).…”

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Lazy thinking, lazy giving? Examining the effects of Norwegian aid on forests in developing countries

Hermanrud

Soysa

2016

International Area Studies Review

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The Norwegian government enthusiastically supports the protection of forests, which are important CO2 sinks. Given all the difficulty surrounding the reduction of greenhouse gases, funding the protection of forests is a sound proposition. Up to the present time, how well has Norwegian aid to forests and Norwegian bilateral aid affected the health of forests? Using World Bank data on forest degradation and change in forest area for roughly 130 developing countries from 1999 to 2013, we find that higher levels of Norwegian forest aid among recipient countries has generally had no effect on reducing degradation, while total Norwegian bilateral aid is associated with increased degradation, results that might very well be causal because they are robust to estimations using instrumental variable techniques. Two-step selection models show that forest aid also increases forest degradation, result that are quite unflattering of Norwegian aid. These results are robust to several alternative specifications of our models and to alternative estimation techniques including country fixed effects. Two clear lessons emerge from our findings; firstly, that Norwegian aid does not seem to be coordinated for addressing the problem of forest degradation; and secondly, aid as a means to solve the climate problem likely faces steep obstacles if even a non-strategic, aid-giving country, such as Norway, is capable of more harm than good.

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Lazy thinking, lazy giving? Examining the effects of Norwegian aid on forests in developing countries

Hermanrud

Soysa

2016

International Area Studies Review

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“…For more than 20 years, research has supported the influence of motivation on pro-environmental behaviors and actions, e.g., Refs. [58][59][60]. Yet, the dilemma of economic benefits or environmental quality comes to the front again for the citizens themselves, e.g., Ref.…”

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Green Cities for Environmental Citizenship: A Systematic Literature Review of Empirical Research from 31 Green Cities of the World

Hadjichambis

Paraskeva-Hadjichambi

Sinakou

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During the last decade, many cities worldwide have implemented various green policies; in this way, they have gradually transformed into “green cities”. The emergence of green cities may provide a promising venue to address cities’ environmental degradation and citizens’ disengagement with current socio-environmental issues, thus giving rise to the notion of Environmental Citizenship (EC). Despite these assumptions, empirical research on the topic is currently emerging. In this study, we examine citizens’ engagement in green cities and its interrelatedness with EC through a systematic literature review. The selected empirical studies (n = 25) were published in peer-reviewed journals during the timespan of the last 12 years (2010–2021). In total, 31 green cities were analyzed in the 25 selected empirical studies. Thematic and frequency analysis revealed that green cities encourage citizens’ engagement with the implemented green policies, while also advancing citizens’ EC. Furthermore, correlational analysis between citizens’ engagement and the Education for Environmental Citizenship (EEC) model revealed that citizens’ engagement with the implemented green policies fosters citizens’ knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, and behaviors, fueling the undertaking of various EC actions. Importantly, green cities have also proved successful in achieving EC’s outcomes leading to sustainability.

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“…Changes in environmental policies worldwide have affected not only natural living conditions but also economic, social, and political consequences [1][2][3]. In this context, environmental protection, social equity, and well-being have become priorities in ensuring the concept of sustainable development [4][5][6]. In this respect, business process management plays an essential role in generating value for every business process, especially environmental sustainability [7][8][9].…”

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Improving the Performance of Entities in the Mining Industry by Optimizing Green Business Processes and Emission Inventories

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Due to environmental considerations, environmental sustainability has become the main target of contemporary organizations, which has a direct influence on increasing their performance. The purpose of this study was to present the efficiency of green business process optimization for the performances of mining entities. Quantitative research was carried out on a sample of 209 people in an economic entity in the mining industry. The results of the study indicated real possibilities to achieve the objectives set in the research undertaken. Using business process management, the authors examined how green business processes can be optimized in a Romanian mining entity. The main results determined the degree of pollution from suspended and sedimentary dust particles due to coal production from the mining entity that was studied. Moreover, the present research proved that certain key environmental indicators underlie the performance and optimization of green business processes. The practical implications of this study are to respect and continually improve the management of the processes of activities, to reduce the costs of depollution and increase the performances.

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Explorations in the Environment–Development Dilemma

Cited by 14 publications

References 26 publications

Lazy thinking, lazy giving? Examining the effects of Norwegian aid on forests in developing countries

Lazy thinking, lazy giving? Examining the effects of Norwegian aid on forests in developing countries

Green Cities for Environmental Citizenship: A Systematic Literature Review of Empirical Research from 31 Green Cities of the World

Improving the Performance of Entities in the Mining Industry by Optimizing Green Business Processes and Emission Inventories

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