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In search of coastal zone sustainability by means of social carrying capacity indicators construction: lessons learned from the Thau lagoon case study (Region Languedoc-Roussillon,...
Roussel, Sebastien; Crinquant, Nicolas; Bourdat, Eva - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 10 (2007) 1/2, pp. 175-194
This paper aims at shedding new light on sustainability in coastal areas while defining a methodology for constructing … set of indicators. We consider that social carrying capacity indicators provide standards for sustainability, and we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010669506
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Sustainability and vulnerability indicators for decision making: lessons learned from Honduras
Winograd, Manuel - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 10 (2007) 1/2, pp. 93-105
sustainability. The information should allow the definition of strategies regionally, the elaboration of policies nationally, and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010669552
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A survey of national sustainable development indicators
Tasaki, Tomohiro; Kameyama, Yasuko; Hashimoto, Seiji; … - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 13 (2010) 4, pp. 337-361
We surveyed sustainable development indicators (SDIs) adopted by 28 national governments, regions, and international organisations and compiled them into a database. The aims of this study were to understand the elements of sustainable development (SD), examine SDIs developed in certain fields...
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How to measure social impacts? A socio-eco-efficiency analysis by the SEEBALANCE® method
Kolsch, Daniela; Saling, Peter; Kicherer, Andreas; … - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 11 (2008) 1, pp. 1-23
three dimensions of sustainability. The objective was to develop a tool, comparable to the BASF eco-efficiency analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754325
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How to measure social impacts? A socio-eco-efficiency analysis by the SEEBALANCE® method
Kolsch, Daniela; Saling, Peter; Kicherer, Andreas; … - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 11 (2008) 1, pp. 1-23
dimensions of sustainability. The objective was to develop a tool, comparable to the BASF eco-efficiency analysis, which is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563733
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(Local) environmental quality versus (global) ecological carrying capacity: what might alternative aggregated indicators bring to the debates about environmental Kuznets curves and...
Boutaud, Aurelien; Gondran, Natacha; Brodhag, Christian - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 9 (2006) 3, pp. 297-310
The Environmental Kuznets Curves (EKC) hypothesis suggests that the environmental impacts of a population increase in the early stages of its development, and decline once a certain level of income is attained. After examining different criticisms that can be addressed to studies that validate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754310
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Domestic energy sustainability of different urban residential patterns: a New Zealand approach
Ghosh, Sumita; Vale, Robert; Vale, Brenda - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 9 (2006) 1, pp. 16-37
A quantitative study was undertaken to calculate the potential sustainability of five residential blocks in Auckland …, New Zealand (NZ) of differing physical densities. The main study considered five attributes of sustainability: domestic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754397
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(Local) environmental quality versus (global) ecological carrying capacity: what might alternative aggregated indicators bring to the debates about environmental Kuznets curves and...
Boutaud, Aurelien; Gondran, Natacha; Brodhag, Christian - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 9 (2006) 3, pp. 297-310
The Environmental Kuznets Curves (EKC) hypothesis suggests that the environmental impacts of a population increase in the early stages of its development, and decline once a certain level of income is attained. After examining different criticisms that can be addressed to studies that validate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563710
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Domestic energy sustainability of different urban residential patterns: a New Zealand approach
Ghosh, Sumita; Vale, Robert; Vale, Brenda - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 9 (2006) 1, pp. 16-37
A quantitative study was undertaken to calculate the potential sustainability of five residential blocks in Auckland …, New Zealand (NZ) of differing physical densities. The main study considered five attributes of sustainability: domestic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563845
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A geospatial approach to sustainability study
Tan, Xiaomei; Rose, Brett - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 10 (2007) 3, pp. 214-232
This article approaches sustainability study via geospatial analysis. By mapping two sustainability datasets … (Ecological Footprint, 2003 and Environmental Sustainability Index, 2005) the article first assesses the current state of … sustainability. To comprehend the conflicts, the article applies a series of thematic maps to further analyse them from the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563880