Bankrupting Nature: Denying our Planetary Boundaries by Andres Wijkman and Johan Rockström emerges from the original report of The Club of Rome’s The Limits to Growth authored by Meadows and colleagues in 1972. This book demonstrates that an economy built on the …

Sustainable entrepreneurs need to balance social, environmental and economic goals. However, some put sustainable goals first whereas others prioritize economic outcomes. This suggests differences in types of sustainable entrepreneurs. We study sustainable entrepreneur archetypes based on their motivations …

Launching smart city activities and projects requires political support. For sustainable approaches, a concrete strategy, and leadership endorsement from the municipal government is crucial. In accordance with the most prevalent definitions of a smart city, postulating that a city must enhance quality …

There is mounting evidence that efforts to mitigate the adverse effects of human activity on climate and biodiversity have so far been unsuccessful. Explanations for this failure point to a number of factors discussed in this article. While acknowledging cognitive dissonance as a significant contributing …

Oresentation at the regional meeting of REFRAME in Kopenhagen

The Hanze Universitiy of Applied Sciences completed the Coöperative Peat Valley + project after 2,5 year. Goal was to develop a "road map" to pair up the triple helix organisations in a region to create and share knowledge. The Peat Valley + results of a cooperation process are now available. For the …

Martien Visser over hernieuwbare energie in (nieuwe) wijken. Alle basiselementen kwamen ter sprake; de energiebehoefte, keuzes op woningniveau t/m landsniveau, (warmte) opslag en de kosten die daarbij gemoeid zijn.

The first two fases of the BUBO methode (Bottom Up Business Opportunities)

In de Energy Barn van Hanzehogeschool Groningen vond een bijeenkomst plaats met medewerkers en netwerkpartners van de gemeente Groningen. De hoofdlijn van de presentatie was het klimaat en energieverbruik in Nederland en met name hoe het gesteld is met het energieverbruik en energietransitie in Groningen. …

This chapter will introduce the circular economy (CE) and Cradle to Cradle (C2C) models of sustainable production. It will reflect on the key blockages to a meaningful sustainable production and how these could be overcome, particularly in the context of business education. The case study of the course …