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The contribution of some environmental indicators to sustainable performance of countries
No full textWater and land are essential elements for life that are becoming more and more threatened, hindering their availability for some. The development of measuring tools for water and land consumption is becoming increasingly important to guarantee their appropriate management. In this study, we compare and examine the contribution of some indicators to the environmental sustainability performance of countries. These indicators can play a number of roles in the sustainable policy process. In particular, environmental indicators can help illuminate issues by reducing complexity and diagnosing problems through the analysis of trends or correlations with other indicators, helping analysts discover patterns within and across units of analysis. The research proposes a multiple regression model to test and quantify the contribution of ecological and water footprints to the Environmental Performance Index. Given the results obtained from this study, we can affirm that, in the development of indices related to the environmental sustainability of countries, the weight of the water resource is not adequately considered. As well, the empirical result of the relation between the Environmental Performance Index and the Ecological footprint may appear unexpected because high Environmental Performance Index values for countries are related to high resources consumption
The Contribution of Environmental Indicators to the Sustainable Performance of Countries
No full textWater and land are essential elements for life that are becoming more and more threatened, hindering their
availability for some. The development of measuring tools for water and land consumption is becoming increasingly
important to guarantee their appropriate management. In this study, we compare and examine the contribution of some
indicators to the environmental sustainability performance of countries. These indicators can play a number of roles in
the sustainable policy process. In particular, environmental indicators can help illuminate issues by reducing complexity
and diagnosing problems through the analysis of trends or correlations with other indicators, helping analysts discover
patterns within and across units of analysis. The research proposes a multiple regression model to test and quantify the
contribution of ecological and water footprints to the Environmental Performance Index. Given the results obtained from
this study, we can affirm that, in the development of indices related to the environmental sustainability of countries, the
weight of the water resource is not adequately considered. As well, the empirical result of the relation between the
Environmental Performance Index and the Ecological footprint may appear unexpected because high Environmental Performance Index values for countries are related to high resources consumption
Knowledge Management in agriculture: the impact on the organizational dynamics in the Digital Era
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Environmental Kuznets curve and the water footprint: an empirical analysis
Full text linkWater is an essential element for life, playing an important role in economic devel-opment, although it is threatened by negative externalities that do not make itavailable for everyone. The main purpose of this article is to offer insightful empiri-cal evidence of the nexus between economic growth and water usage. In this arti-cle we investigate the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis using acountry’s water footprint as an indicator of water impact. Using linear and nonlin-ear models we estimate, through the ordinary least square, the relationshipbetween water impact and gross national income (GNI) per capita for 94 Countries.Our study shows an N-shape curve, which does not confirm the EKC hypothesis,both for the relationship between Water Footprint per capita and GNI per capitaand Grey Water Footprint per capita and GNI per capita. From this results, a num-ber of recommendations can be provided to strengthen the water resources poli-cies and management
Crowding out agricultural insurance and the subsidy system in Italy: empirical evidence of the charity hazard phenomenon
No full textPurpose: The term “charity hazard” refers to the issue of the crowding out of insurance by co-existing relief programs in the context of different institutional governmental disaster schemes. In this context, the aim of this paper is to verify if the charity hazard phenomenon exists in the Italian agricultural insurance scheme. Design/methodology/approach: Annual data regarding crop insurance, subsidies and farm structure were extracted from ISMEA, ISTAT and FADN databases. A SYS-GMM dynamic panel model was estimated, considering the 2010–2017 time period and the Italian Regions as units of the analysis. Findings: The empirical results highlight a negative relation between crop subsidies and the farmers' policies and total premium paid. The disincentive and crowd-out effects of public aid and subsidies on the choice of whether or not to take out an agricultural insurance policy ends up being one of the key factors for the low level of penetration of the agricultural insurance in Italy. Practical implications: Since the diffusion of agricultural insurance can contribute to the general objective of sustainability and resilience, the implementation of alternative solutions to subsidies could be needed (e.g. the introduction of mandatory insurance against adversities or financial support for a geographically specific insurance tool). Originality/value: Investigating empirically the determinants of the agricultural insurance policy diffusion among the Italian Regions, this study ensures an original contribution to the scientific progress in the field, demonstrating the existence of charity hazard caused by the public subsidies provision
IL GREEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT – ESPERIENZE DI“ACQUISTO VERDE” NELLA PUBBLICA AMMINISTRAZIONE
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Stakeholder engagement in the public value co-creation process: bibliometric, network and content analyses
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