The effects of global ageing are mostly felt in the developing world. Older populations are experiencing extreme poverty and cope with financial difficulties that obstruct their access to public health and social care (Shah, 2011). Governments of emerging economies manage the multi pillar system that …

This paper analyses the regional integration possibilities for MERCOSUR, which is a regional integration scheme in South America. The initial goal of MERCOSUR was the creation of a common market. However, MERCOSUR was not able to reach this goal and it created a customs union instead. This paper analyses …

Energy management and carbon accounting schemes are increasingly being adopted as a corporate response to climate change. These schemes often demand the setting of ambitious targets for the reduction of corporate greenhouse gas emissions. There is however only limited empirical insight in the companies’ …

Het veldonderzoek heeft plaatsgevonden op De Schijndelse heide, een voormalig heidegebied. Dit gebied is uitgekozen omdat het een lange traditie van weidevogelbeheer kent en er hier tot een paar jaar terug nog grote aantallen kieviten in kolonies broedden. Verder heeft het gebied een redelijke homogene …

In this paper validity and compatibility of the SAM and KLD screening instruments are the central themes. A screening instrument can be called valid if it identifies performance that is important to society. A screening instrument is called compatible if these instruments can be used interchangeably. …

De problemen in de huidige situatie van het beheer en onderhoud van de het winterbed van de Overijsselse Vecht zijn versnippering, verruiging winterbed, stijging maatschappelijke beheerkosten en een gebrek aan lange-termijn-perspectief voor de landbouw. Het totale winterbed van de Vecht is ongeveer 4400 …

Over the past decades, international terrorism started to reach its ideological peak, challenging and disrupting whole societies and governmental organs. This modern form of terror contains violent implications, psychologically pressing the innocent masses. Initially inspired by occasional, domestically …

The increasing demand for Prunus africana resources is an opportunity for its conservation and commercial use to support livelihoods in Africa. The objective for this study was to investigate major steps to advance production of P. africana for long-term commercial use in Uganda. Specific objectives …