Journal of economics and regional development
Year:2016 | Volume:23 | Issue:11|Papers Count:6

Introduction Per capita Ecological Footprint (EF) or Ecological Footprint Analysis (EFA), is a means of comparing the consumption and lifestyles while checking this based on the nature's ability to account for this consumption. The tool can inform the policymakers by examining to what extent a nation uses more or less than what is available within its territory, or to what extent the nation's lifestyle would be replicable worldwide. The footprint can also be a useful tool to educate the people about the nature capacity and over-consumption with the aim of altering personal behaviors. Ecological footprints may be used to argue that many current lifestyles are not sustainable. …

Renewable energy is derived fromthe natural processes that are replenished constantly. In its various forms, it derives directly from the sun, or from the deep heat generated deep within from the earth. It isIncluded in the definition defined as the is electricity and heat being generated from solar, wind, ocean, hydropower, biomass, geothermal resources, and biofuels, and the obtained hydrogen derived from the renewable resources. ...

Introduction One of the economic problems in the developing countries is the debt problem. External debt occurs in the developing countries due to the elimination of the restrictions on the savings gap, the foreign exchange gap, and the fiscal gap in order to form the capitalto accelerate the economic growth (Karakoy et al., 2012, p.491).

Introduction Issues related to environment are one of the most important issues the communities are facing with in the recent decades. On the other hand, the resource scarcity and the necessity of development for Iran and other similar countries makes the issue of efficiency as a solution of the environmental crisis important. In this study, the effects of the variables energy intensity (as one of the most common indicators of efficiency), population, affluence (GDP per capita), and the energy use are examined on the carbon dioxide emission with the method of panel data for the period of 1996- 2010.

Introduction Regional inequality on social and economic grounds is one of the important obstacle in economic development. Thus, one of the main issues for policy making and planning in designing a comprehensive social and economic plan is the balanced development in different regions. The recognition of each region situation in relation to other cases is a necessary factor in decreasing inequalities and the optimal allocation of financial and physical resources to different regions and cities.

Regional agreements can facilitate the integration of world economies by opening the borders to the trade development while accelerating technological changes and maintaining the economic growth. Trade potential is defined as the trade that could be achieved at an optimum trade frontier with the open and frictionless trade possible through regional agreements based on the current level of trade, transport, and institutional technologies. ...