Virtual Water Trade to achieve Sustainable Development

Virtual water trade and development in Africa

A debate has long existed on the relationships between human population, natural resources, and development. Recent research has expanded this debate to include the impacts of trade; specifically, virtual water trade, or the water footprint of traded commodities. We conduct an empirical analysis of the relationships between virtual water trade, population, and development in Africa. We find tha...

Trade and Sustainable Development

Contents 1. Introduction 2. Challenges of sustainability even under maximum cooperation 3. Erosion of social development policy in the rich countries and consequent distress 4. Guidance given by the Earth Summit and its rejection by the rich 5. Asymmetries and systemic biases in the trading system against weaker members 6. Rich country civil societies attack and undermine international intergov...

Zoning of Ecological Vulnerability of Kerman Province to Achieve Sustainable Industrial Development Using AHP Technigue

Introduction: Vulnerability of people and places is a complex phenomenon has been created as a result of human and environment interaction during the ages. The concept of vulnerability addresses the probability of being destructed or damaged of a society, structure, service or a geographical area due to a specific danger. Nowadays there is frequent demand for settling industrial infrastructures...

International Trade, the Environment and Sustainable Development

Contents 1. Introduction 2. The impact of international trade on economic welfare 3. The interaction between international trade, the environment and sustainable development: traditional theoretical approaches 3.1. The impact of environmental quality on international trade 3.2. The impact of international trade and international trade policy on the environment and environmental policies 3.3. Im...

Sustainable Development, Environmental Regulation, and International Trade