Publications



On cooperation

Research article by on 6 Sep 2011

In this essay I discuss the role of cooperation in the process of innovation. I argue for a reorientation of the way we conceptualize economic behavior, taking account of … read more »





Should we care about the needs of nonhumans? Needs assessment: A tool for environmental conflict resolution and sustainable organization of living beings

Research article by on 29 Aug 2011

This article extends the Human-scale Development methodology to include non-humans. We found this wider approach to be helpful in analysing the conflict of interest between fish farming and otter protection in the Natural Reserve of the Sado River estuary in Portugal. Our analysis of this environmental conflict goes beyond the anthropocentric view restricted to human […]