in today's dynamic and uncertain environment, knowledge is a strategic source for organizations to gain the competitive advantage and innovation. in this research, we have investigated mediating role of knowledge management between environmental uncertainty and organizational innovation. data was collected through questionnaire from 89 large and medium sized manufacturing companies in suburb ma...

Introduction It was only recently, about fifteen years ago, that the “precautionary principle” rose to international prominence in environmental policy making. Loosely formulated, the principle states that if there is an indication that a certain activity may be harmful to humans or the environment, that activity should be abandoned. The principle provides politicians with the possibility to in...

most of the analyses and modeling concerning the mountain physical and human environmental changes have been based on theoretical speculation rather than scientific field observations. lack of standard observations and measurements in scattered and case specific monitoring programs offer only partially useful results for planning and management. all propositions and conclusions are hence mingle...

An introductory course in environmental economics typically teaches students that the design and evaluation of a policy to deal with an environmental problem boils down to cost-benefit analysis. The instructor might proceed as follows. Left to their own, humans (i.e., producers and consumers) do bad things to the environment, such as polluting rivers and lakes, spewing sulfur dioxide into the a...

Total war is usually understood as the blurring of erstwhile political distinctions among people, armies, and government. It is more than this. Total war is a modus operandi involving the destruction—from the cellular to the planetary—of an enemy’s environmental life-world. Working through uncertainty and surprise, total war presents itself as environmental terror. Through the concept of resili...