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Wind energy – new regulations in Poland
The new law ( USTAWAz dnia 20 maja 2016 r. o inwestycjach w zakresie elektrowni wiatrowych ) with regulations for wind farms has been implemented in Poland in July 2016. So far there was no legislation regulating the location and conditions with respect to the location and construction of such...
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A citizen voice for better prioritisation of the area of Denmark in the future
The Danish Board of Technology Foundation is currently working on a project to discuss how the area of Denmark should be best exploited in the future; the project on land use in Denmark that extends from 2014 to 2017. It is necessary to prioritize how the land area of Denmark must be used,...
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Why are we not there yet with sharing economies?
If I asked you “how well sharing economies are really doing?”, would you know ? Obviously, unless you have lived under a rock, you know that something is up. You might have used a bike-sharing service to get around. You might have the Uber app on your phone. You have seen the...
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'Creating Shared Value’ as a step to CASI
Corporate Social Responsibility 2.0 strategies are not only focusing on reducing the negative impact of production, but also on increasing the positive impact of manufacturing through sustainable entrepreneurship, innovation and internationalization. [1] Emmanuel de Béthune [2]...
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Is it a matter of scale?
Is it a matter of scale? Is it a matter of scaling up sustainable innovations in order to transform societal systems of production and consumption into sustainable ones? And if so, how can sustainable innovations increase scale? In the transition management literature, a difference is...
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How do Technological and Social Innovations Merge
In the CASI project at first we intended to divide sustainable innovation (SI) cases in technological and social types. But is it possible to treat technological and social types of sustainable innovation as separate analytical silo’s? Let’s take the example of BIOMASSER...
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A Green Food Community
A small look into the food-loving community ‘Københavns Fødevare Fællesskab’ (Copenhagen Food Community). Since 2008, local and organically grown vegetables have been the focal point of the joint volunteer project Copenhagen Food Community. The idea of a...
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Hand-built and human-powered amusement park hidden in Italian forest: a sustainable alternative to traditional amusement parks
It all began on 15th June 1969 with two jugs of wine, a bag of sausages and a grill. Two men walked by and asked: “What is this?”. Bruno replied: “It’s a restaurant”, and Ai Pioppi was born. Located in Nervesa della Battaglia in the north east of Italy, the family...
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Join me for a ride?
At the beginning of the summer, our minds turn to holidays and summer activities. In Finland, a culture of open-air dance in pavilions is a typical characteristics of the short but intensive nightless night, when the sun does not go down. Especially in the 50ies and 60ies, Finland witnessed a...
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Helsinki city bikes - long-term success or not?
City bikes are breaking all records in Helsinki! The targets for the new city bike system were reached already before summer even really began. There are now more than 10.000 registered users and only few minor problems have been encountered. Each city bike is used on average 6.9 times per...
