The Green Management of Paper of the Third Age in the Region of Attica. Case Study: The Municipalities of Egaleo and Chaidari

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the determinant factors of recycling and in particular of paper recycling. The research focuses on paper recycling behavior on the part of the elderly in the Region of Attica. Primary research was based on the use of layered data. The survey data was collected through the distribution of questionnaires to senior citizens in the municipalities of Egaleo and Chaidari. The questionnaire was distributed by hand in the region’s O.C.C. (Open Care Centers) for the Elderly Staff Members during the period from November 2017 until February 2018 (11/2017-02/2018). The final sample of the survey amounted to 375 participants. Multiple logistic regressions generate useful conclusions, such as whether participants recycle paper or not appear to be linked to the educational level of the elderly. In addition, through the logistic regressions, it appears that intention to recycle affects significantly the behaviour towards, recycling, and the perceived behavioural control as well. Furthermore, including social and demographic data, it appears that the educational level, monthly family income and residential status are factors that affect whether the participants are recycling paper or not

Foreign direct investment and environmental degradation: Further evidence from Brazil and Singapore.

This paper assesses empirically the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows on environmental quality, measured by CO2 emissions. The cases of Brazil and Singapore are taken as examples for our empirical investigation, on the grounds of their specific similarities and differences. The empirical analysis is carried out in a multivariate setting, using a variety of models (ARDL, FMOLS, OLS) for the early 1970s to 2010. The results indicate that FDI inflows have lead to environmental degradation in Brazil but not in Singapore. Our findings point to the importance of the sectoral composition of FDI as a determinant of its impact on environmental quality. The analysis is supplemented with an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC), our results showing that the EKC hypothesis holds for the case of Singapore but its validity is marginal in Brazil

Foreign direct investment and environmental degradation: Further evidence from Brazil and Singapore.

This paper assesses empirically the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows on environmental quality, measured by CO2 emissions. The cases of Brazil and Singapore are taken as examples for our empirical investigation, on the grounds of their specific similarities and differences. The empirical analysis is carried out in a multivariate setting, using a variety of models (ARDL, FMOLS, OLS) for the early 1970s to 2010. The results indicate that FDI inflows have lead to environmental degradation in Brazil but not in Singapore. Our findings point to the importance of the sectoral composition of FDI as a determinant of its impact on environmental quality. The analysis is supplemented with an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC), our results showing that the EKC hypothesis holds for the case of Singapore but its validity is marginal in Brazil

Perceived barriers to invest in renewable energy sources in the Cretan hotel industry

The paper aims to describe which barriers are encountered within the hotel sector with regards to implementing the use of renewable energy sources (RES) taking into account their expenses on energy as well as annual profits. The empirical analysis is based on binary logistic regression models employing data that influence hoteliers’ decision for investing in RES. Results support that hoteliers consider economic, institutional and human-related factors as barriers for investing on RES. Policy-makers should consider that perceived barriers towards adopting RES differ between hotels with differing financial and energy performances. These variations are very important to consider in order to effectively address the barriers preventing the diffusion of renewable energy sources so as to reduce the impact of the hotel industry in environmental degradation attributed to energy consumption

Energy market dynamics and institutional sustainability: How affect the Europe's circular economy

This paper considers socioeconomic, environmental, institutional and demographic issues necessary for the circular economy (CE) transition, employing a sample of 27 European Union (EU) countries and the UK using panel data method. Environmental degradation, asymmetry and inequality in the recovery conditions from the COVID-19 pandemic, which have been particularly aggravated over the last three years (2019–2022), as well as the energy crisis in the Eurozone raise significant challenges for social cohesion and CE policies. This analysis aims to examine whether a change in the structure of the energy markets, densely populated areas, environmental performance, institutional quality, social protection and innovation affect the CE. The results reveal that circular activity is robustly and positively affected by factors such as institutional quality, resource productivity and entrepreneurship. As the level of social protection increases, the percentage of the population willing to adopt the CE principles increases, while EU countries consume more raw materials than they can actually recycle. An increase of 1% in the market share of the largest electricity production companies and the market share of companies supplying the largest volume of natural gas is linked to a reduction of 0.30% and 0.33%, respectively, in the circularity rate. This suggests that under imperfect competition in energy markets, there are signs of undermining the efforts of EU countries to collect waste for recovery