Intellectual Capital and Sustainable Development on Islands: An Application to the Case of Gran Canaria

Sanchez Medina A. J., Melian Gonzalez A. and Garcia Falcon J. M. (2007) Intellectual capital and sustainable development on islands: an application to the case of Gran Canaria, Regional Studies 41, 473–487. Sustainable development is an objective for any territory, especially when the territory is a small island. To achieve the goal of development and conservation of natural resources, the ideal would be to base a good part of the island's economy on intangible assets, such as culture or knowledge, since they neither depreciate nor erode with use. This work proposes a model designed to enable the identification and measurement of the principal intangible assets that contribute to island territories' achievement of sustainable development. In this work, the model is applied to the island of Gran Canaria, Spain. Sanchez Medina A. J., Melian Gonzalez et Garcia Falcon J. M. (2007) Le capital intellectuel et le developpement durable des iles: etude de cas de la Gran Canaria, Regional Studies 41, 473–487. Le de...

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