This manifesto describes the notion of sustainable development according to its basic appeal for economic, social and environmental value-creation, together with the implications of its meaning at the level of the individual (the manager), the organisation (the business) and society. As sustainable tourism …

This vademecum allows us to look at landscape in a different way. Landscape here is not considered as a static image, a picture painted by nature or designed by man. It is, instead, considered as the temporary result of social, economic and political movements, as a snapshot in the continuous interaction …

A refugee is a person who, for reasons of persecution (or fear hereto), is forced to leave his home and is outside of his home country. Although the great majority of the world's refugees find themselves in third world countries, also wealthier countries are dealing with considerable numbers of migrants …

Dit paper onderzoekt de oorsprong van Geert Wilders' media-appeal. Geen Nederlandse politicus heeft in de voorbije vijf jaar zoveel journalistieke aandacht gegenereerd als de leider van de Partij voor de Vrijheid (PVV). Althans, dat is een wijdverbreid idee onder politici, academici en journalisten zelf. …

Reuse and remanufacturing of product parts and modules has shown to reduce costs, and also leads to substantial reductions in energy use and material losses during the whole product lifecycle. Furthermore it stimulates in its wake new business opportunities regionally. Together with small and medium …

This research report describes which legal instruments play a role in cases concerning international child abduction with a focus on, the most important legal text, the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, hereinafter the Hague Convention or HCCA. The purpose of this …

"The World of the [open] innovator" described the background of the revolution we are in in innovation and what the consequences are for innovation, changing towards design driven open innovation. We reframed innovation to meet new needs and values of companies and organizations in our work field. We …

One of a number of cities in The Netherlands, which attract a large international community, is Maastricht, the capital of The etherlands most southern Province. Maastricht is internationally, recognized as the European City which lies in the 'heart' of Europe, due to its proximity to both the German, …

Human rights are considered to be very important throughout the world. Without the existence of or the respect for human rights, certain standards of living can not be guaranteed for individuals in our society and nor for specific communities or sub groups living in communities. The European Union (EU) …

In November 2006, SOMO published a report that criticised labour conditions in Nokia's factories in Asia. This report revealed conditions where workers work up to 72 hours a week with compulsory overtime, have insecure employment contracts and work in unsafe factories, where no or inadequate protection …