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Estimation of Real-Time Flood Risk on Roads Based on Rainfall Calculated by the Revised Method of Missing Rainfall

Kim, Eunmi; Ra, Ilkyeun; Rhee, Kyung Hyun; Kim, Chang Soo - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 9, pp. 6418-6431

phenomena and the growth of impermeable areas due to urbanization. This study suggests a method to estimate real-time flood risk … on roads for drivers based on the accumulated rainfall. The amount of rainfall of a road link, which is an intensive type …, is calculated by using the revised method of missing rainfall in meteorology, because the rainfall is not measured on …

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Maize Production Responsiveness to Land Use Change and Climate Trends in Cameroon

Epule, Terence Epule; Bryant, Christopher Robin - In: Sustainability 7 (2014) 1, pp. 384-397

) than rainfall and temperature. However, for the climatic variables, maize production is more responsive to temperature …. Even though the 1990s marked the period of recovering rainfall levels in most of the Sahel, large fluctuations were still …

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Climate and Food Production: Understanding Vulnerability from Past Trends in Africa’s Sudan-Sahel

Yengoh, Genesis T. - In: Sustainability 5 (2012) 1, pp. 52-71

Just how influential is rainfall on agricultural production in the Sudan-Sahel of Africa? And, is there evidence that … support for small-scale farming can reduce the vulnerability of crop yields to rainfall in these sensitive agro … biophysical environment for food crop cultivation, the influence of rainfall in agriculture can be diluted by proactive policies …

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The Growth Delusion

Lloyd, Bob - In: Sustainability 1 (2009) 3, pp. 516-536

the idea of continuing economic growth. In recent times the financial collapse of October 2008 has given rise to yet … another set of pleas from corporations and politicians alike to restart the growth machine. The transition to renewable energy … growth will be curtailed being set. It is possible that the irrational insistence on endless growth as a non negotiable axiom …

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Towards an Integrated Framework for SDGs: Ultimate and Enabling Goals for the Case of Energy

Nilsson, Måns; Lucas, Paul; Yoshida, Tetsuro - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 10, pp. 4124-4151

Discussions on how to define, design, and implement sustainable development goals (SDG) have taken center stage in the United Nations since the Rio+20 summit. Energy is one of the issues that enjoyed consensus, before and after Rio, as an important area for SDGs to address. Many proposals have...

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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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