The Australian Government is about to release Australia’s first sustainable population policy. Sustainable population growth, among other things, implies sustainable energy demand. Current modelling of future energy demand both in Australia and by agencies such as the International Energy Agency sees population growth as one of the key drivers of energy demand. Simply increasing the demand for ...

This paper discusses the concept of sustainable development as a contested paradigm. Issues surrounding growth and sustainability are considered as are definitions and perceptions of sustainable development and the role played by ecological modernization in achieving sustainable development goals. The views expressed are those of the author and are presented to stimulate discussion rather than ...

The private sector has a crucial role in sustainable development internationally. Private investments and public-private partnerships that are sustainable in environmental, social, and economic terms facilitate socially inclusive growth creating jobs and innovation necessary to raise the quality of life. This is especially important in developing countries, where the private sector provides up ...

To visualize or address complex real world problems, eliciting and mapping of a mental model is reasonable approach but it is far from sufficient by itself. In this article we present a system dynamics model. The purpose of the model is to develop a sustainable model for fish population, growth, and harvesting. The model was run through several important tests to determine its sensitivity to ch...

This paper presents and analyzes an endogenous growth model with public capital and public debt. It is assumed that the ratio of the primary surplus to gross domestic income is a positive linear function of the debt income ratio which assures that public debt is sustainable. The paper then derives necessary conditions for the existence of a sustainable balanced growth path for the analytical mo...

Despite the fact that Africa is relatively rich in natural resources, development strategies pursued in the continent have not always been in harmony with the objective of ensuring decent living conditions for the population and maintaining a high level of environmental quality. Over the past four decades of political independence, most African countries have witnessed serious socio-economic an...

Supply chain design has a crucial role in the prosperity and sustainable growth of enterprises. Network and innovation mutual relationship shapes the orientation and design of the supply chain. Networks are means of securing access to the resources, information and support. A number of studies have examined the relationship between networks and innovation, and show a positive relation between t...