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Recently I was asked a question about what is a green city? Speaking about green... Green cities...  I can assume, that those of us, who have dealt with sustainability topics and know what it is all about don’t have any concern regarding this issue. But if we ask people outside the circle of our friends, families, colleagues and those, who know and care? These are my thoughts for those, who still…

What are the strategies of transition towards eco-tourism? Tourism sector is very important to Texel Island. It is important to protect this source of income and try to develop it in a sustainable way to minimize harm caused by tourists to the island and also try to increase their awareness of sustainability problems. The fact that amount of tourists increase annually causes certain concerns…

What is a sustainabile transition towards eco-tourism? Hotel de Lindeboom, redesigned in 2002 is the first hotel on Texel with energy saving applications like a heat pump and presence detection connected with heating and lighting. In 2008 this representative was followed by Hotel Greenside. Besides a heat pump and presence detection, water saving showers, taps and energy saving central heating…

The text “Construction of an eco-island: A case study of Chongming island, China” explores the applicability of the eco-island concept. According to the author, the sustainable equilibrium can be achieved only if all subsystems perform acceptably and have enough time to adapt to changing conditions. Therefore, sustainable transitions can’t occur if there is disruption of the balance among…

http://library.wur.nl/WebQuery/groenekennis/2029640 Master Thesis: Tourism Island in Transition: The case of the Dutch island Texel. MSc Leisure, Tourism and Environment Wageningen University Guido Klep May 2013  

From sectoral systems of innovation to socio-technical systems  - Insights about dynamics and change from sociology and institutional theory.   The text provides four contributions to the approach of Sectoral systems of innovation: 1: Socio technical systems 2: Analytical distinction between systems, actors and the institutions 3: Making the institutions an integral part of the analysis. 4:…

In many cases, small islands of different countries are important tourist destinations, where number of visitors can exceed number of local people.  For such islands tourism might be the main or one of the man income sources and is strongly supported by local authorities. Tourism also offers an opportunity to introduce more diverse economic activities and employment and have advantages that are…

Awareness of ecological problems and bad impact on our environment is a hot topic today. Sustainable approach towards how we live is essential in order to maintain our needs and life quality. However, sometimes I have a feeling that there are too many words and nothing behind them. Once, one of my friends told me, that if you want to get support from the government, or any other organization, you…