Business

The spatial politics of energy conflicts: How competing constructions of scale shape pipeline and shale gas struggles in Canada

Journal article / This article uses three Canadian case studies to examine how actors use spatial politics to their advantage in energy conflicts.

17 May 2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Fossil fuels, Participation and Public policy

From local surprises to global shocks: building resilience through the planetary boundaries framework

Feature / The destruction of nature endangers both human and environmental health. Nature-based solutions could prove the “Earth’s best bet for the coming decades.”

25 March 2021 / About Adaptation, Behaviour and choice, Business, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Food and agriculture and Public policy

Floating solar panels installed on water supply of neighbouring greenhouses, elevated view, Netherlands. Image: Mischa Keijser / Getty

Defections and death spirals

Perspective / There is great potential for synergies to emerge when gridless technologies for energy and WASH are combined in off-grid settings.

22 March 2021 / About Business, Cities, Disaster risk, Household energy, Innovation, Sanitation, Transport and Water resources

Solar panels and wind turbine near Ijssel river, The Netherlands. Image: Mischa Keijser / Getty

The bigger the better?

Perspective / This piece explores the influence of scale economies on developments in the global electricity sector.

22 March 2021 / About Bioeconomy, Business, Energy access, Innovation, Renewables and Transport

An impossible tangle of things we can’t understand?

Perspective / A look at the development of grid-based technologies in modern society.

22 March 2021 / About Business, Cities, Ecosystems, Energy access, Finance, Household energy, Innovation and Transport

Sanitation, Wastewater Management and Sustainability: from Waste Disposal to Resource Recovery (2nd ed.)

Other publication / This book shows how improved sanitation and wastewater management can benefit both humans and the environment.

19 March 2021 / About Business, Food and agriculture, Innovation, Public policy, Sanitation, Sustainable Development Goals and Water resources

Business in challenged regions: Clean water and safe sanitation for all

Past event / This event will explore decentralized systems and business models, and how to apply them in areas in need of clean water and sanitation

11 February 2021 / About Business, Cities, Disaster risk, Innovation, Public policy, Sanitation, Sustainable Development Goals and Water resources

Management practices and the financial performance of farms

Journal article / This article explores the impact of famers’ business management practices on financial performance, and how policy could be tailored to better meet their needs.

4 February 2021 / About Business, Finance, Food and agriculture, Land use and Public policy

Do footprint indicators support learning about sustainable consumption among Swedish public officials?

Journal article / This paper explores the role of sustainability and footprint indicators in policymaking and in guiding society towards sustainable consumption practices.

27 January 2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles