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Policy Instruments towards a Sustainable Waste Management
Finnveden, Göran; Ekvall, Tomas; Arushanyan, Yevgeniya; … - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 3, pp. 841-881
The aim of this paper is to suggest and discuss policy instruments that could lead towards a more sustainable waste management. The paper is based on evaluations from a large scale multi-disciplinary Swedish research program. The evaluations focus on environmental and economic impacts as well as...
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Incineration of Pre-Treated Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) for Energy Co-Generation in a Non-Densely Populated Area
Trulli, Ettore; Torretta, Vincenzo; Raboni, Massimo; … - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 12, pp. 5333-5346
regulations constraint, the energy recovery is limited by the creation of small or medium-sized incineration plants, while … carried out to evaluate the potential energy recovery using a combined cycle for the incineration of mechanically pre … compared to other MSW management solutions (e.g., direct landfilling), also considering the environmental impact in terms of …
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Use of Incineration MSW Ash: A Review
Lam, Charles H. K.; Ip, Alvin W. M.; Barford, John Patrick - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 7, pp. 1943-1968
This study reviews the characteristics of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) ashes, with a main focus on the …
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A New Strategy for Utilizing Rice Forage Production Using a No-Tillage System to Enhance the Self-Sufficient Feed Ratio of Small Scale Dairy Farming in Japan
Zahra, Windi Al; Yasue, Takeshi; Asagi, Naomi; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 4975-4989
Rice forage systems can increase the land use efficiency in paddy fields, improve the self-sufficient feed ratio, and provide environmental benefits for agro-ecosystems. This system often decreased economic benefits compared with those through imported commercial forage feed, particularly in...
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Considerations When Applying Simplified LCA Approaches in the Wine Sector
Arzoumanidis, Ioannis; Raggi, Andrea; Petti, Luigia - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 5018-5028
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been increasingly used to improve the environmental performance of food systems and simplification of LCA appears to be a vital question, especially for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Following a literature review on simplified LCA tools and their...
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Challenges for Sustainable Development and Its Legal Response in China: A Perspective for Social Transformation
Qin, Tianbao - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 5075-5106
With rapid development since the 1970s, China is entering a period of social transformation, which not only creates favorable conditions for sustainable development but also presents new challenges. The transitional period in China is a stage in which two types of social transformation coexist,...
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Enhancing the Effectiveness of Cycle Time Estimation in Wafer Fabrication-Efficient Methodology and Managerial Implications
Chen, Toly; Wang, Yu-Cheng - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 5107-5128
Cycle time management plays an important role in improving the performance of a wafer fabrication factory. It starts from the estimation of the cycle time of each job in the wafer fabrication factory. Although this topic has been widely investigated, several issues still need to be addressed,...
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Border Policies in Dehong Prefecture of Yunnan, China
Bie, Qianlong; Li, Cansong; Zhou, Shangyi - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 5284-5299
With the process of globalization, many political geographers and research institutions have begun to focus on borders and border areas. Faced with the current debate on the border policies, this paper reviews the former research relating to border studies and provides an evaluation of China’s...
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Emergy Synthesis and Regional Sustainability Assessment: Case Study of Pan-Pearl River Delta in China
Li, Guomin; Kuang, Yaoqiu; Huang, Ningsheng; Chang, … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 5203-5230
In this paper, emergy analysis is used in association with the ternary diagrams and geographic information system (GIS) tools to improve the evaluation of sustainability for the Pan-Pearl River Delta (PPRD) region. Emergy accounting of PPRD is estimated, and various emergy-based indicators are...
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The Dynamic Coordinated Development of a Regional Environment-Tourism-Economy System: A Case Study from Western Hunan Province, China
Yuan, Yaoqing; Jin, Maozhu; Ren, Jinfei; Hu, Mingming; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 5231-5251
Based on regional coordination theory and system theory, the authors constructed an evaluation index system for the coordinated development of a regional environment-tourism-economy system with a pressure-state-response (PSR) model. With a coordinated development model, it further empirically...
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