… to estimate Southern New England residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for local forest products, clean drinking water from forested watersheds, and access to recreation on private forestland. A survey was …
… The objective of this project was to develop a new economic formula for maximizing present value of net benefits of wind farm investment. This research model … The “Four-Quadrant Component/Subsystem Maintenance Model” was developed to analyze different WT maintenance strategies. Based on this model, strategies were proposed based …
… how expressions of autonomous, intrinsic or self-determined motivation are the driving forces of a sustainability characterised by individual and planetary flourishing in contrast … contribution distinguishes vision (or envisioning) from projections, scenarios, or forecasts in a way that provides access to crafting autonomous motivation for sustainability and transformational leadership. This model for transforming …
… This project explores the mechanisms that allow actors in different settings to coordinate and create the institutions required to sustain a new … the stakeholder groups are similar and stable; the overall desire to create a market –for environmental, political, and/or economic reasons—is considerable; and yet, there is … and level of success observed in different settings, and c) provide enough background information to allow for the careful selection of cases to explore in full depth. A second …
… the 2000s, palm oil had become the most heavily traded edible oil in the world. Golden Agri Resources (GAR) has been in the forefront of this palm oil boom in Indonesia. Founded in 1996 by the influential Widjaja … Or would the company have to take sides in an environment where groups held such markedly different positions? Developed in partnership with the National University of Singapore …
… to climate change, the science is unequivocal: global temperatures will continue to rise for decades, largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities. This will have … effects on human health, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, fisheries, sea levels, natural ecosystems, and more. For many, the consequences have felt distant and theoretical — until now. Unprecedented …
… In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companies signed an agreement to end deforestation, development of peat lands and exploitation of locals not only with their own operations, but also from all of their suppliers. For environmental NGOs, the Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge (as the agreement was named) … as companies ‘convinced’ local and national officials to support their land claims and look away when it came to environmental regulation. In 2013, environmental campaigners …
… Rates of mental health concerns for children and adolescents are high across the United States and potentially rising as, simultaneously, young people are spending less time outdoors than ever before. These trends are especially pronounced for children of color and low-income urban youth, who face multiple barriers to accessing …
… global warming in the absence of immediate action. The U.S. signed—and then left, before rejoining—the Paris Agreement. In this survey of 2,035 global business students, … impactful organizations, and it is incumbent on us to equip them with the knowledge, the resources, and the networks to pursue positive and ambitious change for society. Our schools … and the Environment Learning Community at Yale School of the Environment Staff In the News "The B-schoolers embracing lower pay" - Politico "Overwhelming Demand: Oxford Hit By …
… linear consumption model and promotes the elimination of waste through the continual use of naturalresources. This holistic framework allows companies to evaluate the environmental … naturalresource use and minimizing waste. This framework is particularly salient for industries with limited product life cycles. Images of plastic in the ocean, … can address issues of inefficient resource use and improper waste disposal. This report looks at how the industry is shifting away from the traditional linear consumption model by …