In this chapter, the governmental as well as nongovernmental organization of sports in Belgium will be discussed. However, in the framework of this book, it is not possible to present an in-depth analysis. Therefore, this contribution should be considered as a brief overview of the most relevant features …

Half of the geographical areas in Mainland China are currently facing problems of water shortage and water pollution. Both the Chinese government and its private sectors are striving to find viable solutions for this very issue. However, with the enormous population base in China and its fast-growing …

European tourism destinations are confronted with a trend toward increased environmental responsible behaviour. This trend seeks to improve the quality of life within those destinations for residents and tourists equally. Relating this subject to the principle of sustainable development, tourism destination …

This article describes experiences with a qualitative research project into teachers’ learning from innovating their own educational practices. Decades of New Public Management (NPM) in the Netherlands, with its top-down and businesslike approach to areas of public interest, obscured the learning and …

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’ …

Als accountant heb ik ervaren dat veel kleine Stichtingen en Verenigingen jaarrekeningen opstellen die niet deugen. Ze voldoen niet aan de wettelijke voorschriften en richtlijnen titel 9 Boek 2 BW en richtlijn 640. In dit artikel wordt ingegaan op die ondeugdelijkheden: wat wordt niet goed verwerkt op …

De versnippering van de internationale samenleving vermindert de kans op een overkoepelend model van global governance. Meer waarschijnlijk is het ontstaan van bepaalde processen van bestuur die zich ontwikkelen als reactie op specifieke mondiale vraagstukken. Dit artikel beschrijft het proces van implementatie …

The study is aimed to find out whether it is profitable for a London-based healthcare public relations agency, WCG World, to expand into the Austrian healthcare public relations market.

This research was conducted upon request of Minister Oduber of the Ministry of Tourism, Transport and Labor (MTTL). Due to traffic congestion issues Aruba has faced throughout the years, a moratorium was introduced in 1997. This ban serves as a stop on public bus1 (B), taxi (TX), tour operator (T/O) …

The aim of this research is to assess the potential impact of the CO2 Performance Ladder on CO2 emission reduction. The CO2 Performance Ladder is a new green procurement scheme that has been adopted by several public authorities in the Netherlands; it is a staged certification scheme for energy and CO2 …