This open access book presents a new generation multi-criteria, multi-stake holder, decision aide, called an "institutional compass". Based on hard data, the compass tells us what quality-direction we are heading in as an institution, region, system or organisation. The quality is not chosen from the usual scalar qualities of: good, neutral and bad. Instead, it is a quality chosen between: harm…
This book defines the new field of "Bioeconomy" as the sustainable and innovative use of biomass and biological knowledge to provide food, feed, industrial products, bioenergy and ecological services. The chapters highlight the importance of bioeconomy-related concepts in public, scientific, and political discourse. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the authors outline the dimensions of the …
This edited open access volume explores the role of forest bioeconomy in addressing climate change. The authors put a particular focus on planetary boundaries and how the linear, growth-oriented economy, is coupled with climate change and environmental degradation. Biobased products and sustainable production paths have been developed, but how can they be scaled in order to lead to an economic…
This open access book reflects aims of the Blue Circular Economy (BCE) project, which focused on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) aiming to create value using circular economy concepts related to products and services within fishing gear recycling in the Northern Periphery and Arctic (NPA) area. Cluster establishment and operation were carried out in collaboration with academia, indust…
Concerning Divine Wisdom in the Creation of Man is a selected translation and commentary of Imam al-Ghazali's treatise on the human anatomy and physiology. In it, al-Ghazali masterfully provides the seeker of religious knowledge a window into Allah’s creativity through the Islamic study of anatomy. The study of anatomy for the Muslim serves as a potential means to fulfill two distinct goal…
Dalam buku ini, Imam al-Ghazali memberikan gambaran yang mendalam akan hakikat cahaya dan keterkaitannya dengan Cahaya Allah sebagai sumber dari segala kehidupan. Menurut al- Ghazali, tidak ada cahaya yang benar-benar bersinar melainkan itu adalah Cahaya Allah yang memancar ke segala penjuru jagat raya. Adapun cahaya yang kita yakini selama ini sebagai cahaya hanya cahaya semu yang akan padam d…
Jalan Para Pencari Allah (Mi’raj as-Salikin) menjelaskan jalan yang harus dilalui oleh para pencari Allah (salik) untuk sampai pada maqam tertinggi: saat tak ada sekat antara manusia dan Tuhannya. Proses yang harus dilewati ini menanjak. Semakin tinggi, semakin berat. Karena itu, Al-Ghazali menganalogikannya sebagai “tangga” yang harus dilalui satu persatu.
Ilmu laduni adalah ilmu yang langsung diberikan Allah kepada hamba-Nya yang dikehendaki. Tanpa perantara, bahkan terkadang tak disadari oleh si penerima. Menurut Imam al-Ghazali, Ilmu laduni hanya diberikan kepada hamba-Nya yang bersih hatinya dan tinggi takwanya.
The Muslim thinker al-Ghazali (d. 1111) was one of the most influential theologians and philosophers of Islam and has been considered an authority in both Western and Islamic philosophical traditions. Born in northeastern Iran, he held the most prestigious academic post in Islamic theology in Baghdad, only to renounce the position and teach at small schools in the provinces for no money. His co…
Rumah Kertas” adalah sebuah kisah yang menggugah hati tentang seorang pria yang terpesona oleh buku-buku langka dan langganan dari sebuah toko buku tua di Buenos Aires. Ketika pemilik toko tersebut meninggal, pria itu menemukan bahwa ia telah mewarisi koleksi buku yang sangat berharga, termasuk sebuah buku yang dianggap hilang selama beberapa abad. Dalam perjalanannya untuk memahami warisan t…