The world has changed dramatically. We no longer live in a world relatively empty of
humans and their artifacts. We now live in the “Anthropocene,” era in a full world where …

A OBRA mostra que estamos vivendo uma nova era, já reconhecida como Antropoceno,
pelas mudanças que causamos no planeta Terra, o nosso lar comum. E destaca que as …

The objective of the dissertation was to determine the concept of sustainable development
according to current understanding and to analyze the structuration of sustainable daily life …

In this chapter we describe what an “ecological economy” could look like and how we could
get there. We believe that this future can provide full employment and a high quality of life for …

This paper examines the history and current status of ecosystem services in low-lying
coastal areas (LLCAs), their potential changes because of wider environmental and social …

Abstract 'Additive'goods and services are defined as those that improve with use. They are
not naturally rival, or even non-rival, but are “anti-rival.” Information is an example …

The work attempted to integrate indicators of economic growth, innovation and knowledge
with the quality-of-life indicator. The review of previous studies allowed determining a range …

Universities are systemically implicated in local and global sustainability problems. They,
like many other institutions, face the challenging task of transforming themselves towards …

RESUMO “Aqui vou ser feliz!” ditava um slogan publicitário português de meados da
década de 2000. Na sociedade contemporânea, a norma cultural do consumismo leva as …

ABSTRACT “Here I'll be happy!” said a Portuguese advertising slogan from the mid-2000s.
In modern society, the prevailing cultural norm of consumerism leads people to equate the …