An innovative and integrative modeling strategy for assessing the sustainability resilience of social-ecological systems (SES) is presented by introducing a entropy production (SEEP) method. In analogy to thermodynamic irreversible processes, we discuss theoretical model that relates energy information flow with cultural epistemological peculiarities different communities exploit same natural r...

The contamination of 15 ground water resources of a selected region earmarked for the emergency supply of population has been monitored. The resources have been selected on the basis of previous assessment of natural conditions and the exploitation of territory in their surroundings and infiltration area. Two resources out of 15 have been excluded from further exploitation, because they have no...

In this paper we examine the strategic role of data resources. We contrast the resourcebased view and the relational view theories to examine how data resources can help organizations create and capture value. We use two case studies from two different industries to understand how different types of data resources can provide a competitive advantage. We also examine the role of strategic partne...