Multi-scale Sustainability Evaluation
Author | : Santiago López-Ridaura |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
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Author | : Santiago López-Ridaura |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
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Author | : Alan James Bond |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0415598486 |
Currently the writing on the subject is limited and comprises, for the most part, guidance documents and completed assessments.
Author | : Mario Giampietro |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2014-05-30 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1317962087 |
The demands placed on land, water, energy and other natural resources are exacerbated as the world population continues to increase together with the expectations of economic growth. This, combined with concerns over environmental change, presents a set of scientific, policy and management issues that are critical for sustainability. Resource Accounting for Sustainability Assessment: The nexus between energy, food, water and land use offers an approach for multi-scale, integrated assessment of this nexus. It presents a comprehensive and original method of resource accounting for integrated sustainability assessments. The approach is illustrated with three detailed case studies: the islands of Mauritius, the Indian state of Punjab, and the energy economy of South Africa. The relationships between flows of goods, services and materials in these case studies offer valuable insights. The book provides a much needed quality control on the information used in deliberative processes about policy and planning activities. This innovative book will be of interest to researchers, students and practitioners in the fields of sustainability science, international development, industrial ecology, sustainable resource management, geography and ecological economics.
Author | : Baba Barus |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2003 |
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Author | : Daniela C. Schroeter |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 656 |
Release | : 2008 |
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ISBN | : |
Sustainability permeates many levels of human activity. Interest in sustainability is grounded primarily in the sustainable development field which is concerned with the survival of humans on planet earth, and with the growing demands of meeting people's long-term needs. In the North American evaluation literature, however, sustainability is primarily thought of in terms of continuing program activity beyond initial funding cycles via diversification of funding streams or institutionalization. Two distinct perspectives for evaluating sustainability were identified. The first is concerned with micro-level issues related to the continuation of programs, policies, and other types of human action. The second is a macro level perspective concerned with sustaining human, social, and economic development under consideration of protecting the environment. Because both concepts are interdependent, it is argued that sustainability evaluation should incorporate the continuation of human activity and the maintenance of means for mankind to exist on earth. A new evaluation tool, the "Sustainability Evaluation Checklist" (SEC), is introduced to bridge the gap between both perspectives. The tool is divided into two parts. The first elaborates on general considerations in evaluation, while the second emphasizes sustainability concerns specifically. The SEC's accuracy and usefulness was assessed by experts and practitioners who provided critical reactions to the draft checklist's accuracy, its potential, and usefulness for evaluating sustainability. The dissertation is divided into six chapters. In Chapter I, an overview of the dissertation is presented and the topic is introduced to the reader. In Chapter II, the key literature is summarized. In Chapter III, rationales for checklist development are discussed and the SEC is introduced. The methodology for evaluating the SEC using a nonexperimental, exploratory, primarily qualitative, cross-sectional study design is elaborated in Chapter IV. Findings from the study are presented in Chapter V with specific attention to a multi-scale item analysis and qualitative cross-case, cross-item, and cross-section analyses that illuminate the strengths, weaknesses, and recommendations for improving the SEC. The final chapter discusses revisions made to the SEC, limitations of the dissertation and corresponding implications for future work, and contributions of this dissertation.
Author | : D.S. Rothman |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 2005-08-09 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0203971000 |
A collection of papers prepared for the European Forum on Integrated Environmental Assessment's (EFIEA) Policy Workshop on Scaling Issues in Integrated Assessment, held from 12-19 July 2000.
Author | : Claudia R. Binder |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 523 |
Release | : 2020-03-26 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1108655246 |
Our world is becoming more urban. More than fifty percent of the global population now lives in cities, which poses new challenges for sustainable development. This book integrates theory and methods of sustainability assessment with concepts from systems science to provide guidelines for assessing the sustainability of urban systems. It discusses different aspects of urban sustainability, from energy and housing, to mobility and health, covering social, economic and environmental factors, as well as the various stakeholders and actors involved. The book argues for the need to find models and solutions in order to design sustainable cities of the future in light of the complexity of urban social life. Including diverse case studies from the developed and developing world, this book provides a useful reference for researchers and students from a broad range of disciplines working in the field of sustainability, as well as for environmental consultants and policy makers.
Author | : Mario Giampietro |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 471 |
Release | : 2003-11-24 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0203503600 |
Ecologists, agronomists, and others who may question the validity of current models for determining sustainable growth of agroecosystems, need a new set of analytical tools that more effectively address the complex nature of related processes. Those who challenge traditional assumptions of optimization and static factors in agricultural modeling de
Author | : Alexander D. Maples |
Publisher | : Nova Publishers |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781594543470 |
Ecology is the study of the interrelationships between organisms and their environment, including the biotic and abiotic components. There are at least six kinds of ecology: ecosystem, physiological, behavioural, population, and community. specific topics include: Acid Deposition, Acid Rain Revisited, Biodiversity, Biocomplexity, Carbon Sequestration in Soils, Coral Reefs, Ecosystem Services, Environmental Justice, Fire Ecology , Floods, Global Climate Change, Hypoxia, and Invasion. This book presents new research on sustained development from around the world.
Author | : Ruerd Ruben |
Publisher | : CABI |
Total Pages | : 484 |
Release | : 2007-01-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1845932773 |
Less-favored areas with limited agricultural potential or difficult access conditions, support 40 percent of the world's rural population suffering from chronic poverty. While agricultural innovations and rural development programs have begun to be implemented within developing countries, they do not address the specific obstacles faced by this large population. Instead, a targeted approach is needed to identify different resource management strategies for particular types of households and communities as well as creating balanced investments aimed at sustainable intensification of rural livelihoods. Such efforts have been the focus of the research program on Regional Food Security Policies for Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Economies (RESPONSE). Through the study of less-favored areas in Africa, Latin America, and South and East Asia, development pathways allowing for the careful adjustment of resource use strategies at the field, farm-household and village level are explored.