The dissertation explores the role of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), an offset mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol (art. 12) that allows the crediting of emission reductions from Greenhouse Gas (GHG) abatement ...

The main focus of this research thesis is the causal relationship between education and health for children who live in less developed countries - sub-Saharan Africa in particular - since those are the most vulnerable ...

“Development” embodies the yearning of the present time. However, what is understood by development has been varying over time. It can be said that the concept has evolved from a markedly economic meaning to one with a ...

Climate change is an additional challenge that coastal regions have to face nowadays. To address old and new problems, institutional reforms are increasingly required. This research focuses on a case study, namely the ...

Il fondamento di ogni scelta politica riguardante la biodiversità risiede nella possibilità di misurarne lo stato di conservazione e l’evoluzione. Il concetto di biodiversità si presenta come estremamente complesso, pertanto ...